Taggart and Holby City star John Michie has thanked a metal detectorist who found a precious memento of his late daughter on a beach.
The Scots actor had lost a pendant featuring an image of daughter Louella's face while he was swimming in the sea at Mermaid beach in Folkestone, Kent.
Model and yoga instructor Louella was tragically found dead aged 25 in woodland at the Bestival music festival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset in 2017.
Michie, 64, was left devastated by the loss of the pendant earlier this year but it was later discovered by metal detectorist Kris Rodgers, a Youtube star who goes by the name Addicted to Bleeps.
Rodgers often scours beaches in the south of England for lost treasures and contacted Michie online after making his discovery.
He wrote on Twitter: "Hi, John. I'm a Metal Detectorist from Folkestone and have found a pendant with Louella's picture on it and birthday/death on the back.
"Thought it responsible to reach out to you, and tell you I have it if you need it back."
The actor replied: "Bless you that's fantastic news - was so upset to have lost it. I'll be in touch thank you."
In a further tweet, he added: "Thanks a million @AddictedToBleep for tracking me down after finding my precious Louella pendant on Mermaid Beach which I lost swimming in the sea. Bless you for your kindness and bleeps!"
Louella died after boyfriend Ceon Broughton gave her a "bumped up" dose of the hallucinogenic class A drug 2-CP at the Bestival music festival in September 2017.
He was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter and jailed for eight-and-a-half years following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.
During his trial, the court heard how Broughton, 32, filmed Louella as she lay dying rather than seeking help from a nearby medical tent.
However his conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal last year after his lawyers successfully argued that the jury could not be sure Louella would have survived if she had received medical attention
Following the decision, Michie posted a photo online of his daughter holding a rose alongside the caption: "Truth stands / When The Law falls / Love is eternal."
