In the most unlikely of outcomes, a Wisconsin man who lost his dentures in the Gulf of Mexico will be getting them back thanks to a stroke of luck.
A Mississippi man, vacationing in Gulf Shores later the same week just happened to find them while snorkeling near the shore.
"And I went to grab my hat and I was sideways, and a wave just came in and hit me alongside the head and I felt them," recalled Randy Williams during a phone interview from Wisconsin."I felt them when I went in the water and I had them in my hand for a second in the ocean and away they went." A closer inspection revealed a name imprinted on the dentures. Now, the challenge was on. Find the right Randy Williams and reunite him with his lost uppers. Welborn went to Facebook and posted pictures of the teeth and it quickly got attention. Someone on the thread searched out Randy Williams in Gulf Shores and a hit came back. Contact was made and within 20 minutes, the right Randy was found.
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