A Metal Detector Led This Hobbyist To Uncover Something He Never Anticipated

Now or Never

Mike patiently awaited their arrival. Honestly, there wasn't much of choice, he was trapped down there! Climbing out had proven to be harder than he anticipated, so he trapped himself with the haunted remains. When the officials and professionals arrived at the site, they were totally in shock. In a later interview, Mike said that "the look on their faces when they saw it said it all."

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The More You Know

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