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Magnet fisherman makes shocking discovery while casting for treasures: ‘Why was it in the water?’

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Downing, J. (2026, October 26). Magnet fisherman makes shocking discovery while casting for treasures: ‘Why was it in the water?’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/us-news/magnet-fisherman-makes-shocking-discovery-why-was-it-in-the-water/

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Lucas McGuire, a 24-year-old magnet fisherman from Rome, Georgia, found a cremation box containing human remains while searching for his lost fishing equipment in the Oostanaula River. The box had been accidentally dropped by the deceased woman’s husband who was trying to scatter her ashes according to Hindu tradition. Using an ID tag on the box and help from his family's funeral business connections, McGuire identified the deceased and returned the remains to her family months after finding them. The family expressed gratitude for McGuire’s efforts in reuniting them with their loved one’s remains.

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A 24-year-old man named Lucas McGuire, who works in the funeral business with his father in Rome, Georgia, made a shocking discovery while searching for his lost fishing magnet at the bottom of the Oostanaula River. He found a cremation box containing the remains of a woman, the matriarch of a Hindu family. Her husband had accidentally dropped the box into the river while attempting to scatter her ashes according to tradition. McGuire tracked down the family using an ID tag on the box and returned it exactly one year after her death in 2022.

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A family that lost their loved one’s cremation box in a river was finally reunited with it — thanks to a magnet fisherman. asserted

that → lose → fisherman

Lucas McGuire, 24, of Rome, Georgia, made the shocking discovery while rooting around the water for his lost line and magnet, which he had accidentally dropped while casting for metallic treasures at the bottom of the Oostanaula River. asserted

he → make → River

“I was really upset because it was a $400 magnet. asserted

it → upset → ?

So I got my wet suit on, got in, and that’s when I found this box,” McGuire told The Post last week. asserted

McGuire → get → Post

McGuire then set out to track down the dead person’s family. asserted

McGuire → set → family

“I got this feeling, this is someone’s loved one. asserted

this → get → feeling

I felt like I had to find them,” he said. asserted

he → feel → them

McGuire’s family happens to be in the funeral business and used an ID tag from the box to eventually locate the deceased woman’s kin. asserted

family → happen → kin

The dead woman had been the matriarch of a Hindu family, and her husband had accidentally dropped the box containing her remains in the river while trying to scatter her ashes according to tradition. uncertain

husband → drop → tradition

“I found her obituary,” McGuire said. asserted

McGuire → find → obituary

“What’s crazy is, I actually found the box exactly one year from the day she died.” asserted

she → ’ → day

The fisherman had discovered the box in 2022 and got it back in the right hands months later, but only recently posted about the ordeal on his OutdoorsWithLucas Facebook page. asserted

fisherman → discover → page

The woman’s family declined to speak to The Post, but her daughter told McGuire they were overjoyed to have the remains located. asserted

remains → decline → McGuire

“I am still so incredibly grateful for your honesty and kindness,” she told McGuire in a recent text message. asserted

she → tell → message

McGuire — who now works in the funeral business with his dad — said he is just happy he could be in the right place at the right time. uncertain

he → work → time

“When I posted this, I was like, ‘They’re going to think we planted this. asserted

we → post → this

But it’s real,” he said. asserted

he → ’ → ?

“It made me feel at peace, knowing they got closure.” asserted

they → make → closure

Magnet fisherman makes shocking discovery while casting for treasures: ‘Why was it in the water?’

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