Hero Edinburgh magnet fishers rescue woman's keys from canal after she fell in

AuthorIona Young
Published date16 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Graeme McShane came to the rescue with fellow magnet fishing pal James Pearson to recover the lost keys from the Union Canal

The magnet fishers were contacted from a friend after a woman fell into the canal on her bike losing her keys and other items. She had tried to get them back by diving in wearing a wetsuit but couldn't reach them.

The lady took to a local Facebook group to seek help to recover her house keys from the local water body.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live Graeme explained: "We've found a few things before and managed to return them to their owners.

"I got a message from my friend Jennifer with a screenshot of the post put up on Facebook, asking if we could help, she got the woman's number and passed it on.

"I gave her a call and got some details about the location and description of the keys."

He continued: "James and I then headed down, we were fishing for about 20-30 mins, then the keys popped up...

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