A modest token of love and family that meant the world to the Desantis family was discovered by firefighters among the debris and rubble that had engulfed the area where an Altadena home previously stood.
The wedding band belonging to Victoria Desantis, whose house burned down in the Eaton Fire, was found by firefighters. During the evacuation order, Desantis, who has spent the last eighteen years in Altadena, unintentionally left her wedding band and ring behind.
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Desantis remarked, “I removed all of my rings because it was so dry.” I continued to apply hand lotion, and as my rings began to come loose, I reasoned that I didn’t need to check for that in case the power went out. I’ll simply place it by the front door with my keys so I can get to it as I leave.
Unfortunately, she failed to get her rings while she was leaving during the pandemonium of the evacuation as the flames approached her neighborhood. She requested firefighters to assist her locate her wedding bands, according to Desantis.
When one of the guys remarked, “I found a ring, but it’s not gold,” they were scurrying around in the ash. “Oh my God, that’s my wedding band,” Desantis said. The fact that this tiny object was discovered among ashes and rubble was unbelievable to me.
The Altadena resident stated that her mother’s wedding band, which she claims is trapped in the debris, is still being sought after by her family.
She claimed that discovering the wedding band represented her family.
According to Desantis, it’s our love. Everything was lost. However, we have one another.