A woman who was left devastated after losing her wedding ring in the sea while surfing has finally been reunited with it - on her wedding anniversary.
Jenny Urquhart 45, lost her white gold band, given to her by her husband Stuart, at Saunton Sands in Devon in May and wondered if she'd ever see it again.
She was surfing at waist height when she dropped the ring while trying to put it in her wetsuit pocket.
Jenny said: "I realised I still had both my engagement and wedding rings on.
"I tried to take them off and managed to get my engagement ring in the pocket - but my wedding ring missed and went to the bottom of the sea.
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"I just thought that's it, it's going to be swallowed by a big fish."
After calling out to her friends to help look for it, the group realised it was a lost cause after about five minutes of searching.
However, not wanting to give up hope, she made a drawing of the ring and took it into all the cafes on the beach and appealed for anyone who had seen it to get in touch.
She also put an appeal out on social media in the hope anyone who might have seen the ring would reach out.
She wrote: "I lost my wedding ring in the sea at Saunton Sands on Friday 7th May.
"It's white gold (silvery colour) & I watched it float to the bottom in 2ft water. PLEASE, PLEASE."
And 11 weeks later, Jenny received a message from a metal detectorist called Mark with some incredible news.
Not only had Mark seen her appeal, but he'd also found her ring.
And the date he chose to give Jenny the good news was a very special occasion for her and her husband - although she might not quite have remembered.
She said: "Metal detectors do find rings all the time, but the chances of finding this were unbelievable.
"I showed my husband Mark's message and he said it was our wedding anniversary - I'd completely forgotten!"
She added: "Because I designed the earring, it's a really specific shape, and I knew it was definitely mine.
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"Stuart looked as amazed as me. It's just a thing, it's not a terribly valuable ring - but losing it was gutting really.
"I'm just so grateful."
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