Woman's Necklace Containing Son's Ashes Lost At Norwalk Beach

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“I walked for an hour and I had a meeting, so I had to leave,” Soyland said, “and then I went back as soon as I figured out that I didn’t have [the necklace] anymore.”

Soyland said she parked at Shady Beach around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 and walked along the sidewalk next to the sand through Calf Pasture Beach.

“It was one of those days where it was cold in the morning and then it got warmer, so I took my sweatshirt off over my head,” Soyland said. “I was right about in front of the playground there. That’s where I would think it came off, but I tied the sweatshirt around my waist, so if it got caught in there…it could be anywhere [at the beach].”

Soyland noted she followed the sidewalk on the beach out to the pier and back during her walk that morning.

She described the necklace as silver plated on a 30-inch chain holding a tear drop with a heart through the center of it, which measures about 2.5 inches long.

After she was unable to find her necklace at the beach, Soyland posted about it being lost on social media. The response she received was unexpectedly overwhelming and compassionate, with many people sharing the post on their own social media and even reaching out offering to help her find it.

“It’s been so amazing the outpouring and the attention it has gotten,” Soyland said. “It’s really renewed my faith in humanity. It really has been beautiful and a little overwhelming.”

Soyland said she has since heard from a number of people who have gone searching for the necklace at the beach, including two different people who used metal detectors to comb the beach for about four hours.
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Some members of Soyland’s church even helped her rake leaves around the beach and look through the piles in an attempt to find her prized jewelry.

“I always say out of something bad, something good happens,” Soyland said, “and the community outpouring has been amazing.”

Soyland said she never could have imagined the response she has received from so many people over the past couple of weeks, many of whom are strangers to her.

“I figured maybe a few people would say ‘yeah, I walk the beach too, if I see it I’ll let you know.’ I didn’t expect hundreds of people reaching out and contacting me and telling me their stories,” Soyland said. “I feel so blessed to have had this outpouring of emotion and people caring. It’s been beautiful, and I can’t even tell people how much that has meant to me.”

Soyland has even checked a few area pawn shops to see if anyone has brought in the necklace, however it remains missing as of Friday afternoon.

When asked if she could sum up what getting her missing necklace back would mean to her, Soyland’s answer was simple: it would mean everything.

“It’s a piece of him that I hold close to me all the time,” Soyland said. “Nothing can bring him back, but that gives me comfort.”

Anyone who finds the missing necklace is asked to contact Soyland at 203-219-2994.

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