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BOUNTIFUL — Putting a wedding ring in some Halloween candy would be quite the way to pop the question — if it was on purpose.
But for a Bountiful woman who lost her brand-new ring on Halloween, it was all tricks and no treats.
Nicole Graveley spent Monday night before Halloween putting together bags of Halloween candy, fidget toys and puzzles to hand out to neighborhood trick-or-treaters. Somehow, whether it slipped off the table into a bag or fell off her finger, Graveley's wedding ring ended up in one of those bags.
She didn't wear the ring on Halloween, and didn't realize until Wednesday morning that it was missing.
"I tore my living room apart. I thought it was gone," Graveley told KSL.com.
It wasn't just any wedding ring — it was brand-new, with a gold band. After 19 years of marriage, Graveley and her husband upgraded her silver band to a gold ring in July, so Graveley had only had the ring for about four months.
"It was not a good day," she said of Wednesday.
Graveley moved to her Bountiful neighborhood just under two years ago and is still getting to know her neighbors. But she turned to a community Facebook page for help with her dilemma and her neighbors rallied together to help spread the word.
One neighbor offered the use of a metal detector while others responded that they were checking their children's bags and offered other suggestions.
That night, a neighbor came over with the ring. Her young daughters had found it in their Halloween candy.
"I was super excited," Graveley said.
"It's a miracle," she posted in the Facebook group.
She emphasized how relieved and amazed she is that her neighbor's daughters had returned the ring instead of keeping it for themselves.
"Her little girls are amazing, because they could have just kept it and not said anything," Graveley said.
"This made my cry, actually sobbing," one neighbor posted in response to the good news. "I am so happy for you and so thankful for the honest/kind family that found your ring."
