Reunited with Engagement Ring - after 54 Years
May 06, 24(IDEX Online) - Marilyn Birch has been reunited with her long-lost engagement ring, 54 years after it slipped from her finger.
She was feeding hay to cattle on her family's farm in south Wales at the time, back in 1970.
She and husband Peter looked long and hard, but eventually game up hope of finding it.
That was until Keith Phillips, a local metal detectorist, decided to explore the land, with their permission - and unearthed the ring, buried under eight inches of soil.
""It took me a couple of days to fully get round to the idea that he's actually found it," Marilyn, 76, told the South Wales Guardian.
"It was unbelievable, I was so pleased. It felt as if my engagement ring had finally come home."
She said husband Peter, 80, was pleased for her because he knew how upset she was when she lost it.
Pic courtesy Marilyn Birch.