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Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

Ann Aulakh holds up her necklace at her home in San Rafael, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Aulakh has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. San Rafael sanitation district employees were performing routine cleaning work on a pipeline last month when they came across Ann Aulakh's necklace. AP Photo/Marin Independent Journal, Meghan Roberts) MANDATORY CREDIT

Ann Aulakh looks at her necklace in her bathroom in San Rafael, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Aulakh has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. San Rafael sanitation district employees were performing routine cleaning work on a pipeline last month when they came across Ann Aulakh's necklace. AP Photo/Marin Independent Journal, Meghan Roberts) MANDATORY CREDIT

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The Associated Press Updated 4:56 PM Thursday, February 9, 2012

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

San Rafael sanitation district employees were performing routine cleaning work on a pipeline last month when they came across Ann Aulakh's necklace.

Aulakh's friend had left a message with the district after the chain was lost.

Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Kris Ozaki said workers remembered the message and used it to trace the necklace back to Aulakh.

A worker dropped it off at her home.

Aulakh told the Marin Independent Journal (http://bit.ly/yB9mQ6) the necklace was a gift from her husband on their first Christmas together in 1993. She said she was convinced it was gone for good after she inadvertently flushed it down the toilet in October.

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Information from: Marin Independent Journal, http://www.marinij.com

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February 09, 2012 09:50 PM EST

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