We found £38,000 worth of cash and gold in rotting safe in our garden – and there’s an astonishing twist

A COUPLE has shared how they found £38,000 worth of cash and gold in a rotting safe in their garden- and there is an astonishing twist.

Matthew and Maria Emanuel, stumbled upon the rusted metal box while having new trees planted.

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The pair from Staten Island, New York were shocked when they discovered inside the box there were cash and valuables worth £38,000.

The fortune even included $100 bills and bags stuffed with diamonds, gold and jade.

The incredible discovery was made back in 2018.

Matthew told the Staten Island Advance at the time: “I thought, ‘We found buried treasure!’

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“We were freaked out. It’s something you can’t make up.”

The pair were left in shock with their discovery- however, they didn't get to keep any of their findings.

Alongside the treasure, there was a note with a Brooklyn address inside one of the bags, which the pair linked to their neighbors.

Matthew added: “We realised it must have been them, so Monday morning, I walked on over to their house and knocked on their door.

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"I asked them if they’d ever been robbed.”

The NYPD confirmed that the safe was stolen during a burglary at the neighbors’ home in 2011, according to CBS.

The owners of the safe declined to comment - but are said to be "thrilled" to have their cash returned.

“She was like shaking and hugging me,” Matthew said of the woman.

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Maria added, “A couple of people asked us, ‘Why did you return it?’ It wasn’t even a question. It wasn’t ours.”

The safe’s owners blamed the robbery on Robert Costanzo, the notorious “Ninja Burglar” who was convicted of 160 robberies on Staten Island.

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