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Big reward: Fireman finds Paris Hilton’s missing ring

HILTON lost a ring worth $499,000 when she was in Poland, but an honest fireman found it and handed it in. Now he’s going to be handsomely rewarded.

(FILE) A file picture taken on August 28, 2015 shows US celebrity Paris Hilton at a press meeting during the second edition of the International Fashion Fair in Ptak Fashion City in Rzgow near Lodz, Poland. The well-known hotel empire heiress lost, an approx. 100 thousand dollar worth ring with diamonds, which she lost on her return journey to the airport after the International Fashion Fair in Ptak Fashion City in Rzgow near Lodz. The Ring was found in an airport bus by Mieczyslaw Cieslaczyk, a firefighter working in the Lodz airport. The Ring, in compliance with all safety procedures, will be delivered to Paris by the Ptak Holding head of security where it will be pick by representatives of the artist's management. AFP PHOTO / PAP / GRZEGORZ MICHALOWSKI +++ POLAND OUT EASTNEWS OUT
(FILE) A file picture taken on August 28, 2015 shows US celebrity Paris Hilton at a press meeting during the second edition of the International Fashion Fair in Ptak Fashion City in Rzgow near Lodz, Poland. The well-known hotel empire heiress lost, an approx. 100 thousand dollar worth ring with diamonds, which she lost on her return journey to the airport after the International Fashion Fair in Ptak Fashion City in Rzgow near Lodz. The Ring was found in an airport bus by Mieczyslaw Cieslaczyk, a firefighter working in the Lodz airport. The Ring, in compliance with all safety procedures, will be delivered to Paris by the Ptak Holding head of security where it will be pick by representatives of the artist's management. AFP PHOTO / PAP / GRZEGORZ MICHALOWSKI +++ POLAND OUT EASTNEWS OUT

PARIS Hilton is getting back a diamond-topped gold ring lost in Poland thanks to an honest fireman, airport officials in the central city of Lodz said.

The 34-year-old heiress to the Hilton hotel empire, known for her wildly extravagant lifestyle, was in the city last week for a fashion show when she lost a large ring between the seats of a VIP airport shuttle.

Finder Mieczyslaw Cieslaczyk “took it to the airport lost-and-found without knowing it belonged to the celebrity,” Lodz airport spokeswoman Ewa Bienkowska told AFP.

TMZ alleges it was no ordinary bling, but an engagement ring worth $499,000.

Under Polish law Cieslaczyk is entitled to a finder’s fee of ten per cent of the ring’s value.

He told Polish media he could use the funds to do a bit of his own jetsetting on a tropical vacation with his wife.

How would you feel if you lost a ring worth $499,000? Ouch.
How would you feel if you lost a ring worth $499,000? Ouch.

Originally published as Big reward: Fireman finds Paris Hilton’s missing ring

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/big-reward-fireman-finds-paris-hiltons-missing-ring/news-story/50ebb6ba5e9058d0802ab8745643679a