A man who lost his prosthetic leg while browsing in Florida has actually got it back after a boy discovered it throughout a treasure hunt.

Army veteran Carter Hess had actually been surfing at St Andrews Bay on Panama City Beach on 11 April when a wave knocked off his $3,000 (₤ 2,457) titanium prosthetic limb, which was tailor-made for browsing.

“I knew immediately it was off of me,” Mr Hess informed The Panama City News Herald. “I’ve surfed in much bigger waves and it never came off like that.”

Mr Hess attempted looking for 2 days however was not successful, and weeks passed with no sightings of the leg.

Then, 13- year-old Sebastian Morris identified the prosthetic while diving the Panama City jetties as part of a treasure hunt with his daddy Bobby.

The pair established a Facebook interest assist reunite the leg with its owner, composing: “While diving the Panama City Jetties Sebastian Morris discovered somebody’s prosthetic leg.

“We are searching for the owner in hopes to return it. Please contact us through this Facebook page.”

Less than a week later on, they handled to find Mr Hess and return the prosthetic to him.

An upgrade on the Facebook page stated Mr Hess and Sebastian had actually met for supper and got along remarkably.

” Sebastian gladly reunited [Mr Hess] with his unique leg and was really thrilled to discover that Carter lost it while surfing a couple weeks prior to he discovered it,” the post read.

” I am so pleased with Sebastian and I believe he has actually made a brand-new good friend with Carter Hess.

” Carter was really generous by spending for supper and provided Sebastian a benefit for returning his leg.”

Mr Hess likewise posted an upgrade applauding Sebastian and calling him an “exceptional young man”.

“Legends come in all shapes and sizes but if he keeps calling me Cinderella we gonna have problems,” he joked.

“On a more for real note, I’m so thankful for Sebastian and the huge effort he and his family put in to returning my surf leg to me this week.”

Mr Hess had his leg cut off in 2012 after he was hurt while serving in Afghanistan.

According to The Panama City News Herald, he prepares to return to browsing – and might even sign up with Sebastian on a scuba objective.

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