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Catch of the Day: Magnet Fisherman Pulls Meters-Long Stolen Fish Statue From Pond

Summary by NL Times
A magnet fisherman pulled quite the catch from a pond in Werkendam last weekend. He found a meters-long metal fish artwork that had been stolen from a village in the same municipality a month ago. The artist who made the metal sturgeon is utterly astonished and quite delighted by the turn of events, Omroep Brabant reported.

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The man, who practiced magnetic fishing with his children in Werkendam, managed to draw the three-metre sculpture out of the water thanks to a hook after the magnet could not bear the weight of the piece, disappeared in strange circumstances in Hank's locality.

·Madrid, Spain
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The artwork stood on a dike in Hank for years. The iron artwork is about 3 meters long and weighs about 60 to 70 kilos.

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A magnet fisherman from Werkendam has retrieved an iron sturgeon of about three meters from the Dokvijver. The artwork… Stolen artwork from Hank surfaces in Werkendam pond

Gerbert van der Stelt from Werkendam made an unusual discovery on Saturday while magnet fishing: a heavy metal sturgeon suddenly appeared on his hook. It turned out to be a work of art that had been stolen in Hank about a month ago. Gerbert found the sturgeon in the Dokvijver in Werkendam. At the time, he was fishing with his children. He keeps a magnet fishing rod in the car as standard equipment, so he decided to use that too. "The magnet sudd…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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