Woman Reunited with Diamond Wedding Ring After Losing It at Nashville Hockey Arena: 'I Never Gave Up Hope'

Mar. 15, 2025

Billie Hammer and her wedding ring.Photo:WKRN ABC 2 (2)

WKRN ABC 2 (2)

A woman was reunited with her wedding ring after it was lost in a Nashville stadium.Billie Hammer was attending a Nashville Predators hockey game on Feb. 23. at Bridgestone Arena, where her daughter works as the home team’s rink reporter, perWKRN. But the gleeful occasion quickly turned fraught when she realized her wedding ring had gone missing during the game.Since her wedding 49 years ago, she’s never taken the precious piece of jewelry off.Billie wasn’t sure exactly when — or where or how — her ring fell off, though a video clip from during the game saw Billie’s hand without the ring, roughly at the end of the first period. She and her family searched the entire arena — whichseats about 17,500— but found nothing.Billie Hammer’s wedding ring.WKRN ABC 2The Hammer family then filed a report for the missing ring. Kara, Billie’s daughter, made anappeal on social mediathe next morning, seeking out any information regarding her mother’s wedding ring and adding that the family is “praying for a miracle!"“I knew [my mom] was panicked, I knew she was stressed, but she had so much belief it was going to come back to her,” Kara told the local outlet. “I told her that night, ‘Mom, if you were ever going to lose it, Nashville is the place because this is such a special city that I truly believe someone here will return it.'”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Two days later on Feb. 25, Kara showed up to work at the arena and learned that the ring had been turned in. The family doesn’t know who found it and returned the special piece, but they’re incredibly grateful for their actions.“I just appreciate everybody so much for their support. I never gave up hope because everyone else was so hopeful for me too,” Billie said.

A woman was reunited with her wedding ring after it was lost in a Nashville stadium.

Billie Hammer was attending a Nashville Predators hockey game on Feb. 23. at Bridgestone Arena, where her daughter works as the home team’s rink reporter, perWKRN. But the gleeful occasion quickly turned fraught when she realized her wedding ring had gone missing during the game.

Since her wedding 49 years ago, she’s never taken the precious piece of jewelry off.

Billie wasn’t sure exactly when — or where or how — her ring fell off, though a video clip from during the game saw Billie’s hand without the ring, roughly at the end of the first period. She and her family searched the entire arena — whichseats about 17,500— but found nothing.

Billie Hammer’s wedding ring.WKRN ABC 2

WKRN ABC 2

The Hammer family then filed a report for the missing ring. Kara, Billie’s daughter, made anappeal on social mediathe next morning, seeking out any information regarding her mother’s wedding ring and adding that the family is “praying for a miracle!”

“I knew [my mom] was panicked, I knew she was stressed, but she had so much belief it was going to come back to her,” Kara told the local outlet. “I told her that night, ‘Mom, if you were ever going to lose it, Nashville is the place because this is such a special city that I truly believe someone here will return it.'”

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Two days later on Feb. 25, Kara showed up to work at the arena and learned that the ring had been turned in. The family doesn’t know who found it and returned the special piece, but they’re incredibly grateful for their actions.

“I just appreciate everybody so much for their support. I never gave up hope because everyone else was so hopeful for me too,” Billie said.

source: people.com