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Published 18:38 11 May 2021 GMT
A snorkeler found a man's $1,000 wedding ring after spotting it around the body of a fish.
Per the Daily Mail, over the Christmas period, Suzie Quintal and her husband Nathan Reeves had visited family on Australia's Norfolk Island.
After going for a swim in Emily Bay, Reeves noticed that his ring was missing. After some time, it seemed as though the wedding band was lost for good.
Quintal told the publication that Reeves had searched everywhere for the precious ring but was not able to recover it.
She said: "He tried to look for it and then broke the news to me and I was not happy. I always tell him to take it off before he goes for a swim. He lost it a day before our second wedding anniversary."
Months later, a snorkeller by the name of Susan Prior spotted the missing ring around the body of a mullet fish.
Prior had heard that someone has lost their wedding ring some months ago and against the odds, was able to track the pair down via a community Facebook page.
This is the moment a fisherman carries a dolphin to safety:Speaking to the Daily Mail, Prior, who runs Norfolk Island's Reef website, said the sight of the poor fish stuck in the wedding band was "gut-wrenching".
She told the newspaper that she had spotted other fish trapped in plastic rings but to see a tiny fish being weighed down by metal was very concerning.
The diver added: "The metal can only be removed by catching the fish in a net and gently removing it. The fish seems to be OK so far but as it grows, the ring will cut into it."
Quintal was in disbelief when she learned that her husband's ring had been found - a whole five months after it had first gone missing.
She told the publication: "I just couldn't believe it. I've got a few friends on the island and they're pretty adamant that they'll find it. It doesn't worry my husband, he doesn't understand all the fuss. I'm just worried about the poor little fish."
Now, there's still the issue of how to remove the ring from the fish without harming it. The pair are currently waiting to see how their predicament will unfold.
