Jewelry worth $100K lost in trash, recovered at Hall landfill - Gainesville Times

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Jewelry worth $100K lost in trash, recovered at Hall landfill

Trash brought in by civilians is collected at the Hall County landfill in Gainesville, on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Last Friday, an individual called the landfill saying a friend, who wished to remain anonymous, lost $100,000 worth of jewelry after accidentally throwing it away. Several hours later, the pieces of jewelry were recovered. - photo by David Barnes

03142018 JEWELRY 01.jpg — Trash brought in by civilians is collected at the Hall County landfill in Gainesville, on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Last Friday, an individual called the landfill saying a friend, who wished to remain anonymous, lost $100,000 worth of jewelry after accidentally throwing it away. Several hours later, the pieces of jewelry were recovered. - photo by David Barnes

Precise information, perfect timing and hours of hard work led to the recovery of jewelry worth $100,000 at the Hall County landfill on Friday, March 9.