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While vacationing one year, a man lost his camera

Kyle Puelston, from Minnesota, lost his camera while swimming in a river. Sadly, it was full of family moments that he thought he'd never see again.

It happened when he jumped from here.

Which, looking at this cliff jump, isn't very hard to believe.

The camera was knocked off of his head.

He was wearing the GoPro around his head to document his jump, but sadly, it just wasn't on there as tight as it should have been.

He swam around for half an hour trying to find it.

Finally, he gave up, and figured he'd just never see the camera (or the pictures) ever again.

A year later, something crazy happened.

Two brothers were snorkeling in the very same river, and they actually found the camera.

The GoPro case is durable, and it kept the camera safe.

Somehow, it had lasted through the winter ice and spring thaw. One of the brothers decided to figure out who the camera belonged to.

The guy who found the camera, Chris Flores, realized that the camera owner was on the SWAT team.

He was able to identify him through his badge.

Returning the camera was close to Flores' heart.

A father himself, he'd almost lost his baby daughter to an illness the previous year.

That's why Flores knew how valuable those precious memories were.

He contacted the owner of the camera to give it back.

Reuniting the camera with its owner meant a lot to everyone.

“It’s all so fleeting, we’re not guaranteed tomorrow,” Flores said. Thankfully, his daughter is well now.

Puelston was obviously thrilled (and shocked) to get the camera back.

He ended up keeping just the memory card, giving the camera to Flores as a thank you.

Puelston was able to retrieve his memories and relive that magical day at the river.

"What he did was a testament to his character," Puelston said about Flores' act of kindness.

In the end, this story has the best possible conclusion.

A twist of fate led to a cool connection, the preservation of family memories, and one of those stories they'll be telling for years to come.

Man Found Lost Camera At The Bottom Of River, The Photos Moved Him Deeply.