ALTADENA, Calif. — Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena home once stood to see what they could salvage from the destructive Eaton Fire. While Raynor looked for any items that survived the fire, McShea was looking for a specific item he hoped was still intact.

Brian McShea proposed to Stephanie Raynor after recovering the engagement ring he had previously purchased in the rubble of their burned-down home.

One Altadena couple has found a welcome bright spot amid devastating recent loss. Stephanie Raynor and Brian McShea lost their Altadena bungalow in the Eaton Fire that ravaged the Southern California foothills community earlier this month,

"I was thinking, 'Well, maybe the stone can survive and maybe we'll find the little stone,' " Brian McShea recalled

A California couple who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires has since gotten engaged after the engagement ring […] The post He Proposed After Finding The Engagement Ring He Bought For His Girlfriend In Their Burned Down Home appeared first on Chip Chick.

Brian McShea thought he lost the engagement ring he bought for his girlfriend when their Altadena home was destroyed in the Eaton Fire. When he miraculously found it in the rubble, he immediately got down on one knee and proposed on the spot!

Brian McShea had already bought an engagement ring, planning to propose to his girlfriend Stephanie Raynor. McShea was afraid the ring had been destroyed by the fire, but as they were going through the rubble, he found it in a charred desk drawer. Shortly afterward, he got down on one knee and proposed, which she accepted.

A man found the engagement ring he was about to use to propose to his partner under the rubble of his Altadena home. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena home once stood to see what they could salvage from the destructive Eaton Fire.