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How to make a spooky Halloween charcuterie board complete with prop skull

Take your Halloween party up a notch with this spooky charcuterie board.

“I was inspired to make a DIY Halloween charcuterie board on a budget to help others see how fun and creative you can get with the grazing trend,” Michelle Madison of Michelle Madison Lifestyle tells Fox News. 

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“Hosting Halloween doesn’t have to be expensive if you get creative,” she says. “Most of my supplies were $1, which is great for your pockets or if you just want to experiment. It’s something both kids and adults can do!”

Feel free to mix and match ingredients based on your personal preferences. 

Get the full recipe — and get creative — below.

Take your Halloween party up a notch with a spooky charcuterie board from Michelle Madison of Michelle Madison Lifestyle. (Michelle Madison Lifestyle TV)

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DIY Halloween Charcuterie Board

Serves 3-4

Prep Time 15 minutes

Ingredients | Supplies:

Serving Board/Tray

Prop skull

4 oz prosciutto, sliced 

1 lb moon grapes

1 bag (8 oz) of cubed mild cheddar cheese

10 oz cracker-cut Swiss cheese 

8 oz salami, sliced

2 oz bag of Brownie Brittle 

10 oz bag of cut black licorice

1 box of entertainment crackers

2 oz almonds

8 oz spreadable smoked Gouda

1 bottle of purple food coloring

1 prop syringe 

“I was inspired to make a DIY Halloween charcuterie board on a budget to help others see how fun and creative you can get with the grazing trend,” Madison tells Fox News. (Michelle Madison Lifestyle TV)

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Instructions:

1. Clean and dry prop skull before placing it towards the center back on the desired serving tray. 

2. Place prosciutto slices individually on the skull. Tear slices as needed to cover face of the skull. Keep the eyes uncovered (optional). Place crackers towards one side of the serving tray, making sure to separate them into a line. Place cheddar cubes on the opposite side of the serving tray. Place grapes towards the front of the serving tray in front of the skull. Place salami slices beside the skull, making sure to separate them in a line. Add cheese slices behind salami, making sure to separate and layer them.

3. Add almonds, brittle, licorice and/or any additional items of choice to open space on board. Adjust items as needed for attractive display.

4. In a bowl, combine spreadable smoked Gouda cheese and one drop of purple food coloring. Mix well until purple food coloring is evenly distributed. Dip the prop syringe in the bowl and pull the retractable backing until mixture fills the syringe.

5. Place in front of crackers on a serving tray and enjoy.

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Red Vines spider web mini cheesecakes for Halloween: Get the recipe

Looking for some knockout Halloween treats? If cheesecake and red licorice sound right up your alley, you’ll definitely want to keep reading.

“Red Vines Spider Web Mini Cheesecakes is a recipe designed to be kid-friendly (or help bring out the kid in you!) this Halloween season,” says Kristi Shafer, VP of marketing for the American Licorice Company. She urges fans to visit the special Halloween hub on the candy company’s website for spooky recipes, giveaways, activities and more.

“We hope our Red Vines Spider Web Mini Cheesecakes provide a festive start to your fall season!” she says.

Get the full recipe below.

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Looking for some knockout Halloween treats? The American Licorice Company has got you covered with their cheesecake and red licorice cupcakes. (Kate Kasbee/American Licorice Company)

Red Vines Spider Web Mini Cheesecakes 

Serves 5-8

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

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  • Start your spider web cupcakes off by crushing 12 chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor. (Kate Kasbee/American Licorice Company)

  • Mix your cheesecake batter in a separate bowl. (Kate Kasbee/American Licorice Company)

  • Make your spider web patterns with a toothpick and Red Vines frosting. (Kate Kasbee/American Licorice Company)

Ingredients:

  • 12 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed in a food processor
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 8-oz package of cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 12 Red Vines twists, chopped into pieces
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup vanilla frosting

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Bake your mini cheesecake cupcakes and let them cool. (Kate Kasbee/American Licorice Company)

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Directions: 

1. Bake crushed cookies: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Combine the crushed cookies and melted butter in a bowl and mix. Add a heaping tablespoon to each muffin tin slot and use a spoon or your fingers to press down. Bake for 6 minutes, then set aside to cool.

2. Make cheesecake filling and Red Vines topping: Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl and beat at medium speed until completely smooth. Add the egg and beat on low until just combined; do not overmix. Divide the cheesecake filling between the muffin tin slots and set aside.

3. In a small skillet, combine the red licorice twists and ¼ cup of water and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Stir frequently, adding more water as needed to prevent the candy from sticking to the pan. Continue to simmer the Red Vines until sticky and soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.

4. Create spider web toppings: Place the vanilla frosting in a large bowl along with the melted Red Vines. Beat on high until completely smooth. If any large chunks remain, transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor and blend. Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a small tip.

5. To create spider webs, make a spiral on top of each cheesecake – it’s okay if they’re not perfect. Then use a toothpick to make lines, dragging the Red Vines frosting from the center of the cheesecake outwards.

6. Bake the mini cheesecakes for 18 to 20 minutes, until just the center of each cheesecake jiggles when you shake the muffin tin.

7. Cool on a wire rack for an hour, then transfer the mini cheesecakes to the fridge to chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight.

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Mini Boston cream pies for dessert: Try the recipe

Please palates this Thanksgiving with mini Boston cream pies in chocolate-covered Phyllo shells.

“When coming up with the recipe for mini Boston cream pies, I wanted something that was simple to make and used staple kitchen ingredients,” Bernice Baran, the baker and blogger behind Baran Bakery tells Fox News. 

“I love that they can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge until you are ready to host guests or want dessert for your family,” Baran continues. “Because they are mini, they are fun to eat and versatile. They are great for serving with coffee or tea, as dessert, or even a sweet treat in the middle of the day.” 

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If you like what you see below, get more of Baran’s recipes in her new cookbook, Frosted: Take Your Baked Goods to the Next Level with Decadent Buttercreams, Meringues, Ganaches and More.

Bernice Baran, the baker and blogger behind Baran Bakery, shared her Mini Boston Cream Pie recipe with Fox News. (Courtesy of Bernice Baran)

Mini Boston Cream Pies by Bernice Baran, Baran Bakery

Makes 30 mini pies

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Cooling time: 1 hour

Total time: 1 hour 30 mins

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Ingredients:

For Chocolate-Covered Phyllo Shells:

30 count Athens Phyllo Shells

½  cup (3oz) dark chocolate chips

1 tsp coconut oil

“Because they are mini, they are fun to eat and versatile,” Baran tells Fox News. “They are great for serving with coffee or tea, as dessert, or even a sweet treat in the middle of the day.” (Courtesy of Bernice Baran)

For Vanilla Custard:

3 large egg yolks

¼  cup (50g) granulated sugar

1 Tbsp (8g) cornstarch

1 cup (237mL) milk

2 Tbsp (28g) unsalted butter, softened

½  tsp vanilla bean paste (or high quality vanilla extract) 

For Chocolate Ganache:

½  cup (3oz) dark chocolate chips

3 Tbsp heavy whipping cream

Cocoa powder and/or powdered sugar for dusting

“I love that they can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge until you are ready to host guests or want dessert for your family,” Baran says. (Courtesy of Bernice Baran)

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Instructions:

1. Begin by making the custard, so it has time to cool. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar and cornstarch until they’re smooth.

2. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter into the milk. When the milk is simmering, slowly pour it into the egg mixture while whisking the eggs.

3. Return the whole mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, whisking continuously, until it begins to thicken.

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4. Once it’s thick and you see the first bubble, whisk over the heat for one more minute. Remove it from the heat, add the vanilla, and pour the custard back into the bowl, and cover the surface with plastic wrap and allow it to cool completely.

5. Bake the Athens Phyllo Shells at 400 °F for 5 minutes. While they’re cooling, place the chocolate and coconut oil in a small bowl and microwave them for 15 seconds, 2-3 times, mixing in between, until the chocolate is smooth.

6. Dip the shells, tops or bottoms, into the chocolate. Place them with the chocolate upright until they set.

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7. For the chocolate ganache, use another small bowl to melt the chocolate with the cream in the microwave for 15 seconds, 2-3 times, mixing in between until it’s smooth. Cover the chocolate and let it set until it’s pipe-able.

8. When the custard has cooled after about an hour, use a piping bag, fitted with your favorite tip, (or a spoon) to fill the shells. Pipe some chocolate ganache on top and dust with cocoa powder and/or powdered sugar. Mini Boston cream pies are best served slightly chilled.

Notes

Store refrigerated in an airtight container.

Fish caught with live, tongue-eating parasite in its mouth

Every once in a while, nature reveals something that looks like it came straight out of a horror movie. 

State park workers in Texas recently revealed an image of a fish with a living parasite in its mouth, in place of its tongue.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife posted the photo to the Facebook page for the Galveston Island State Park. (Galveston Island State Park – Texas Parks and WIldlife)

Texas Parks and Wildlife posted the photo to the Facebook page for Galveston Island State Park. The image shows a fish with its mouth being held open, showing a grotesque parasite.

According to the state, the creature is a tongue-eating louse.

“Martian spotted at Galveston Island State Park,” the post begins.

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It continues, “Ok, so not really… but this is still pretty spooky! Inside this Atlantic Croaker’s mouth is a parasitic isopod called a tongue-eating louse. This parasite detaches the fish’s tongue, attaches itself to the fish’s mouth, and becomes its tongue.”

The post concludes, “It also happens to be the only known case where a parasite functionally replaces a host’s organ. It does not kill the fish or affect humans.”

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The louse apparently feeds off the fish’s mucus. Gross, but true.

On the Parks and Wildlife post, many commenters seemed alarmed by the photo.

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One person wrote: “I know that some say it won’t hurt you but I would never eat any fish if this thing was found inside it.”

Nevada animal shelter helps domestic-violence survivors stay united with their pets

LAS VEGAS – When domestic violence survivors think about leaving their abusers, one deterrent is leaving their pets behind. Very few women’s shelters allow pets, but one Nevada nonprofit aims to break that barrier.

Noah’s Animal House’s goal is to keep domestic violence survivors united with their pets in partnership with a women’s shelter next door. One survivor drove hours halfway across the country to stay there.

Fox News is calling her “Sarah” to protect her privacy.

“Can you do a high five? Now say please. Good job. Good boy,” Sarah says as she plays with her dog Baxter.

Baxter is family. And leaving him behind wasn’t an option for Sarah. She was in an abusive relationship for 10 years.

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One day she decided she and her children and Baxter were leaving.

“For about three weeks, we slept in a car with Baxter because I had no idea there was a place,” Sarah said. “And I was doing some calls and they said you can go to Noah’s, and we’ve been here ever since.”

Noah’s Animal House provides shelter to pets of domestic violence survivors while their family stays next door at a shelter for women and children. Baxter and his family have been there for four months. (Ashley Soriano/Fox News)

Noah’s Animal House formed in 2007 in partnership with The Shade Tree shelter for homeless and abused women and children.

It was the first combination shelter of its kind.

As of this month, Noah’s Animal House has helped 2,021 pets from 34 different states.

“Your dog or cat is such an important part of your family that so many women wouldn’t leave their abuser because they couldn’t leave their animal behind,” said Lori Kraft, a board member. 

At the time the pet shelter opened, there were only 3% of women’s shelters that provided pet services. That has since climbed to about 20%.

“We wanted to make sure there was no barrier to a woman facing domestic violence and to allow them to leave their abuser.”

Between its two locations in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, Noah’s Animal House can care for 80 pets at one time, providing veterinary care, food, toys and private cuddle rooms.

“Staying at a domestic violence shelter doesn’t really feel normal, but being in a cuddle room, cuddling with your cat or dog, and that feels like home,” Kraft said.

Noah’s Animal House was founded in 2007 to help domestic violence survivors stay united with their pets. (Ashley Soriano/Fox News)

Sarah and her children have lived at The Shade Tree for four months, and they’re able to visit with Baxter at any time.

“He’s just like my child. I’m not leaving him behind anywhere. He’s my everything just like my kids, and it’s my job to keep him safe, too,” Sarah said.

She wants other victims and survivors to know there is a way out.

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“When you’re going through it, it’s sad. It’s scary,” Sarah said. “But we’re gonna get a home soon and have my dog back.”

Noah’s Animal House has even taken care of snakes, rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises, parrots, tarantulas, ferrets and goldfish.

They accept women and children from any city or state.

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October and its milestone of serving 2,021 pets in 2021, Noah’s Animal House is asking for donations of $20.21.

That amount can provide treats for shelter pets for one month.

Test drive: The 2021 BMW M4 keeps it old school

Test Drive: 2021 BMW M4

The 2021 BMW M4 comes with a manual transmission, unlike many of its competitors to make it more fun to drive, even though it doesn’t make it faster, says Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu.

From their cold, blistered hands.

BMW’s future may be electric, but it’s in no hurry to give up the old ways.

The Bavarian brand has all but promised to keep the manual transmission alive as long as it keeps making cars that can use them, which should be for the next decade or so. This, despite the fact that today’s automatics are far superior in terms of performance and efficiency. 

Fun is another matter.

(BMW)

BMW’s latest slogan is Sheer Driving Pleasure, and that explains why the M4, its signature sports car, comes with a six-speed stick, which many of its competitors don’t offer at all. 

The $73,100 coupe is powered by a 473 hp 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six-cylinder that sends its power to the rear wheels. An upgrade to a 503 hp version of the engine is available by opting for the M4 Competition, but you can only get it with an 8-speed automatic, which some would not consider a fair trade.

(BMW)

The challenge of operating a manual with perfection remains one of the great joys of motoring, especially in a car like this. The M4 does let you cheat a little bit, however, with a function that matches revs when you downshift so you don’t have to brake and blip the throttle at the same time for a smooth transition. Fortunately, this can be deactivated if you want to tackle expert level.

The M4 offers several electronic adjustments, in fact, that include the stiffness of its adaptive suspension, the exhaust volume, throttle action and even the responsiveness of the brake pedal, which you can use to squeeze a set of fade-free carbon ceramic discs that are a track-minded $8,150 option. However you set things up, a pair of red M buttons on the steering wheel allow you to call up your favorite configuration with a press of your thumb.

(BMW)

The M4 is also equipped with automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring and lane departure prevention systems, but that’s the extent of the self-driving tech you can get with the manual transmission, which is more of DIY (Drive-It-Yourself) proposition.

BMW says the M4 can accelerate to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and its smooth, but long-travel clutch makes it easy to apply the power, which comes on with a fervor. The turbos go to work quickly and the neck-snapping power delivery is nearly as instantaneous as what you get from an electric motor.

(BMW)

Shift action is clean and direct, and you’ll never get anywhere near the M4’s cornering limits on a public road without violating all sorts of laws as it seems to defy physical ones with its perfect balance and grip. 

Oddly, the M4 reminded me a lot of the Ford Mustang Mach 1 that I recently tested, and not just because both cars were battleship grey. Both have similar power and poise, although the Mustang does it with an old-fashioned American V8 under the hood and the BMW with much more finesse. This isn’t so much a dig at the M4 as recognition of the fact that it has been one of Ford’s performance targets for the Mustang in recent years.

(BMW)

The Mustang’s interior is no match for the M4’s, which is clad in the high style you’d expect of a car in its price range and has a rear seating area that is actually comfortable for people up to 5’ 10″ or so. Anyone in need of even more room can always opt for the four-door M3 that share’s its platform, while Mustang fans have to make the jump to the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, which isn’t exactly the same thing.

As for the exterior styling, the M4 is a muscular-looking car with a functional carbon fiber roof to help lower its center of gravity and a dual kidney grille that appears to be large enough to filter impurities out of a Brontosaurus, let alone provide cooling for the engine. One thing’s for certain, you’ll know it’s a BMW from a mile away.

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BMW may no longer call itself the Ultimate Driving Machine, but if its ultimate – as in “last” – driving machine is anything like the M4, it will be a fine way to ride off into the sunset to the sound of a raucous exhaust.

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2021 BMW M4

Base price: $73,100

As tested: $97,545

Type: 2-door, 4-passenger, rear-wheel-drive coupe

Engine: 3.0L turbocharged inline-6-cylinder

Power 473 hp, 406 lb-ft torque

Transmission: 6-speed manual

MPG: 16 city/23 hwy

Georgia mom gives birth to rare quadruplets: ‘Going to be a wild ride’

When Madison Collier got pregnant earlier this year, she thought she was expecting just one baby.

Instead, at her eight-week appointment in April, Collier, 33, from Marietta, Georgia, learned she was pregnant with quadruplets.

“I don’t think I’ll ever fully get over the shock,” Collier, who’s also mom to 4-year-old Isla told Fox News. 

Collier said she wasn’t on fertility treatments and she doesn’t have a history of multiples in her family, so when the ultrasound technician told her she was going to have four babies, it was quite a surprise.

According to Jackson Health System, the chances of naturally conceiving quadruplets is one in 700,000, while a majority of quadruplets are conceived with the help of medical technology.

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Collier told Fox News that she and her husband Justin, 34, had planned to have only two kids, but that changed when she went to her doctor’s appointment.

At first, Collier said, the technician was quiet, so Collier asked if the baby was alright. 

Madison and Justin Collier are pictured with their 4-year-old daughter Isla. (Courtesy of Madison Collier)

“He said, ‘Yeah, the baby’s OK.’ And then he said, ‘There’s just more than one,’” Collier recalled.

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“I started kind of panicking,” Collier said. Then, she said, she told the technician it wasn’t a funny joke. 

“He was like, ‘I’m not joking.’ And he counted them on the screen for me,” Collier added. “And there they were.”

Collier said she was unprepared to welcome four new babies. “We don’t have a big enough car, a big enough house,” she said.

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Collier said her husband Justin had to lay down on the floor when he heard the news about the quadruplets because he was feeling faint. 

As for big sister Isla, her response was: “Well… that gives me lots of kids to play with.”

Wilder Collier is pictured. (Courtesy of Madison Collier)

Calloway Collier is pictured. (Courtesy of Madison Collier)

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Collier gave birth to the quadruplets on Sept. 3, three months before her original due date, she said.

The two boys, Calloway and Wilder, and two girls, Iris and Eliza, are still at the hospital where they’ll be until November. Collier said her newborns are doing well.

Iris (left) and Eliza (right) Collier are pictured. (Courtesy of Madison Collier)

“They’re very, very sweet. They get lots of love,” she said.

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Calloway, Wilder, Iris and Eliza Collier are pictured.  (Madison Collier)

“It’s definitely going to be a wild ride. I think when they come home, it’s going to take an adjustment, but we’ll get it,” Collier added.

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As the Colliers continue to wait for their four new bundles of joy to come home, Collier said she’s most excited for Isla to meet her new siblings.

Alligator on leash walked by police officers in North Carolina

Walks aren’t just for dogs.

A North Carolina police department posted a picture to social media that shows police officers walking an alligator on a leash. According to the department, the officers were removing the gator from a public pool.

The Sunset Beach Police Department in North Carolina posted a picture to social media that shows police officers walking an alligator on a leash.  (Sunset Beach Police Department)

The Sunset Beach Police Department posted the image to its Facebook page. The gator had been spotted near a community pool and had broken into a porch at a nearby reservation office.

In the images, several officers can be seen walking with the gator, albeit at a safe distance. A long leash has been attached to the animal around its neck as well.

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The post states, “On Friday October 15, 2021, Officers from the Sunset Beach Police Department were dispatched to Oyster Bay Drive for complaints of a 9 foot alligator walking through the neighborhood. The alligator had also attempted entry into the community pool area. When officers arrived, the alligator had broken through porch lattice at the reservation office. Out of concern for the safety of property owners and neighborhood residents, the gator was relocated to a nearby pond.”

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This is just the latest photo involving police officers and alligators.

Fox News previously reported that the Palm Bay Police Department shared a photo to its Twitter page in September that shows an officer taking a selfie with the gator. Normally, this would not be safe, but the gator had apparently become stuck in a storm drain.

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 Palm Bay Police Department shared a photo to its Twitter page in September that shows an officer taking a selfie with the gator. (Palm Bay PD)

In the photo, an officer can be seen standing a safe distance away from the animal, whose face is sticking out of the storm drain. It appears that the gator’s back or tail had become stuck.

This viral paper towel hack will double your roll and blow your mind

You never know what you have until it’s gone. We’re talking about paper towels. 

A TikTok gone viral is the simplest way to double the life of your paper towel roll. Just cut it in half. That’s it. 

User @Shessunday simply takes a large knife to the paper towel roll and saws it in half. One person commented “I jumped up and did this! Genius.” Another offered the advice, “I tried this, you need a really really sharp knife.” 

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Many viewers mistakenly thought the paper towels were going to be used as toilet paper, but that isn’t @shesssunday’s intention. 

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“I had to try it, great for kids because mine take like three at a time,” she captioned the video.

The TikTok video has so far garnered more than two million views.

Fisher finds WWII tags and returns to veteran’s family 50 years after they were lost

History can be buried anywhere.

A magnet fisher in Michigan came across an unusual find when he pulled a set of WWII-era dog tags from the Grand River. After looking up the owner of the tags, he was able to track down the family and return the family heirloom that had been considered lost for decades.

During a recent magnet-fishing expedition off the Leonard Street bridge in Grand Rapids, however, Gross pulled out a set of World War 2 dog tags that belonged to a soldier named Clifford J. Voight. (Adam Gross/Ferrous Fishing)

Adam Gross spoke with Fox News and explained that he’s used to pulling strange items from the water with his magnet. According to him, the majority of what he finds is typically scrap metal of some kind, although he has found “a ton of bikes” and even a lawnmower once.

He says he even found an old grenade one time, but it was fortunately just a training grenade and wasn’t explosive.

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During the recent magnet-fishing expedition off the Leonard Street bridge in Grand Rapids, however, Gross pulled out the tags that belonged to a soldier named Clifford J. Voight. He shared footage of himself pulling the dog tags from the water on his Youtube page.

The tags must have been in the water a long time because Voight’s family said that Clifford hadn’t been to Michigan since he last lived there in 1956. (Adam Gross/ Ferrous Fishing)

Gross was able to track down Voight’s family, who live in Arizona and were “super excited” to find the tags. Voight’s family told Gross that they had just assumed that the tags were long gone. Voight died some time ago, so the family was happy to have a part of his history back.

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The tags must have been in the water a long time because Voight’s family said that Voight hadn’t been to Michigan since he last lived there in 1956. Despite likely being in the water for many decades, the tags were still in good shape.

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Adam Gross spoke with Fox News and explained that he’s used to pulling strange items from the water with his magnet. (Adam Gross/Ferrous Fishing)

Voight’s family explained to Gross that he didn’t talk about the war much and would only really discuss it with specific family members. Voight had stormed the beach at Normandy and was one of the first platoon’s to enter Auschwitz. 

Gross confirmed that he mailed the tags to the family.