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A wedding ring lodged between two rocks in Gorey has been returned to its owner... 12 years after its owner lost it whilst out kayaking.
While out fishing in Gorey, Leventhe Toth came across a silver wedding ring lodged between two rocks.
When he found it, it was covered in "all sorts of miniature sea life", leading him to suspect it has been there for some time.
'Forever N & A' was engraved on the inside of the ring (pictured top), alongside the date the couple was presumably married.
Hopeful that he could track down the owner, he posted a photo of the ring on Facebook urging anyone to contact him if they knew who the owner was.
Just two days later, the owner got in touch. The ring had been lost in 2011...12 years prior.
Pictured: The lost ring came in a pair. The other is worn by Nicole Moecking and contains the same inscription, with the initials the other way around.
Nicole Moecking, whose husband Alastair had lost the ring, explained that the ring went missing about six months after they were married.
"We were doing a lot of outdoorsy things at the time. One day my husband went kayaking," she recalled.
"He called me, and I knew he was to kayaking so I was really worried. He said: 'something terrible has happened... I lost the ring.'
"At the time, I was relieved, I thought it was going to be much worse! I was gutted, though."
She continued: "A week ago, he called me again and asked me when we got married! Can you believe it? He said: 'Do you remember that ring? I think they've found it!' I immediately knew what he meant."
Thanks to the Facebook post, which Nicole said had been shared over 600 times, the ring was brought back to its owner a decade after it was lost in the sea.
Nicole added: "My husband is too scared to wear it.
"It's funny, really – deep down in my heart, I always thought we'd get it back."
It's not the only recent ring-hunting success story. Just this week, Steven Andrews – aka 'Jersey Lost Ring Metal Detecting' – also managed to reunite an islander with a lost ring.
After searching for two hours in heavy rain near La Frégate, he was able to track down the ring, which came off when its owner went swimming.
Steven, who is a firefighter with the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service, has been tracking down lost jewellery for the last two years.
Anyone who has lost an item is invited to contact Steve via his Facebook page HERE.
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