Firefighters are working to determine if a found ring was a donation or an accidental loss during a “Fill The Boot” event last week, officials said Thursday.

Each year, firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department participate in an annual campaign to raise money for muscular dystrophy, according to Maria Grycan, community service liaison with the department.

This year, while firefighters were collecting money near Via Princessa and Sierra Highway, they discovered an unusual item among the donations.

Upon returning to the station and “emptying the boot,” firefighters found a ring mixed in with the cash collected, according to Fire officials.

“We do not know if this ring fell off the finger of the person donating to us, or if this ring was meant to be a donation,” Grycan said.

In years past, people have donated things other than cash during the campaign, but told the firefighters they were doing so, according to officials.

If an individual did accidentally lose the ring and can accurately describe it, the Fire Department will return it to its rightful owner, officials said.

For more information, contact Maria Grycan with the Los Angeles County Fire Department at (661) 250-2710.

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