A ring lost to the Deschutes finds its way back to its owner

On her last day of treatment for breast cancer, in September, Bridget Evans received a gift from her friends — a mother of pearl ring.

Evans never took it off. To her, the ring symbolized a hopeful end to her struggle with cancer. But two weeks ago, the ring vanished. "I just didn't know where my ring went," said Evans, a 48-year-old mother of two. "And I didn't want to tell anybody."

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Bridget Evans wears the ring she had lost in the Deschutes River in Bend. Her daily plunges helped her deal with cancer treatment.

Bridget Evans shows the ring that she had lost while plunging in the Deschutes River in Bend.

Evans gets a kiss from her friend Beth Davies as they celebrate the recovery of the ring that Evans lost. She said the ring was found on the same day she received good news on her cancer scan.

Bridget Evans, center, visits with family and friends in the Deschutes River where they celebrate the recovery of the ring that she lost during a daily plunge in the river in Bend.

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Joe Siess is a GA reporter for the Bulletin. Joe previously reported for the Klamath Falls Herald and News and the Malheur Enterprise. He was born and raised in the Kansas City area, and holds a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.

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