In a remarkable tale of resilience and serendipity, a camera lost in a shipwreck off the west coast of Vancouver Island two years ago is set to be reunited with its owner, carrying its memory card and cherished images untouched.

The camera belonged to Vancouver artist Paul Burgoyne, who faced the devastating loss in 2012 when his boat, the Bootlegger, was shipwrecked during a 500-kilometer journey from Vancouver to his summer home in Tahsis, B.C. The camera, along with precious photos, sank with the vessel, leaving Burgoyne in disbelief.

“That just shocked me,” expressed Burgoyne. “Getting the camera or the photos back, that’s really quite wonderful.”