Daughter whose parents died in a plane crash 55 years ago is reunited with her mom's wedding ring by hiker who found it in a TREE

Hugh and Hazel Wharton, (right) went missing while flying their four-seater plane over western Washington in 1959. Their daughter Joyce Wharton (left) says only her father's wallet and some buttons were found. In 1997 Nick Buchanan, a logger, was hiking when he saw a small cedar tree. 'I'm digging in the roots and flipped that ring out,' he said. Buchanan said he realized it belonged to the couple and for nearly 20 years he kept the ring (inset) safe until his nephew helped him track Joyce Waron down recently.