- Sign of Jersey Shore realtors Diane Turton was lost in Hurricane Sandy in 2012
- A walker in France discovered the real estate sign on Bordeaux beach last month
- Property company joked the episode made them a ‘truly global’ real estate outfit
The signs of destruction from Hurricane Sandy are still surfacing, even thousands of miles off the east coast where the storm wreaked havoc in 2012.
A New Jersey realtor shared on social media how an advertising board once attached to one of its properties has washed up almost 4,000 miles away on a beach in France.
The discovery was made by a man named Hannes Frank in Bordeaux who reached out to Diane Turton, Realtors, who in turn confirmed the sign belonged to them.
The sign of Diane Turton, Realtors washed up on a Bordeaux beach after blowing away from a Jersey Shore property over half a decade ago
Hannes Frank discovered the advertising board and called the real estate agents to confirm the sign belonged to them
Hurricane Sandy battered the United States in 2012, claiming at least 12 lives in New Jersey alone
The sign that was washed away in the Atlantic Ocean is reported to be from a waterfront listing on the Jersey Shore.
A spokesperson from the agency confirmed the home survived the storm over half a decade ago although the advertising board was found broken.
The remarkable episode was shared on the company’s Facebook page, with the post garnering over 500 shares at the time of writing.
The company headquartered in Point Pleasant proudly declared how the incident ‘truly proves’ they are a ‘global real estate company’.
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