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| Diver retrieves £10k heirloom ring in Majorca | Diver retrieves £10k heirloom ring in Majorca |
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| A veteran diver who retrieved a holidaymaker's lost ring - worth £10,000 - from the Mediterranean seabed said it was "fairly easy" to find. | |
| George Edmunds, 75, from Weymouth, Dorset was flown to Majorca by Katie Patterson, 24, after she had lost the heirloom while swimming in the sea. | George Edmunds, 75, from Weymouth, Dorset was flown to Majorca by Katie Patterson, 24, after she had lost the heirloom while swimming in the sea. |
| The expert in underwater metal detecting found it within an hour. | The expert in underwater metal detecting found it within an hour. |
| Describing Ms Patterson's reaction when reunited with the ring, he said: "You should have seen her face". | Describing Ms Patterson's reaction when reunited with the ring, he said: "You should have seen her face". |
| Ms Patterson, from Belfast but is a student living in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, had contacted the diver when she returned to the UK earlier this month. | Ms Patterson, from Belfast but is a student living in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, had contacted the diver when she returned to the UK earlier this month. |
| The ring had belonged to Ms Patterson's grandmother and been passed down through the family. | The ring had belonged to Ms Patterson's grandmother and been passed down through the family. |
| She flew Mr Edmunds out to the Balearic island in the hope of finding it. | She flew Mr Edmunds out to the Balearic island in the hope of finding it. |
| He said: "It was fairly easy - Katie showed me the exact spot where she thought she'd lost it. It took me just under an hour. | He said: "It was fairly easy - Katie showed me the exact spot where she thought she'd lost it. It took me just under an hour. |
| "In the meantime I found a handful of coins and another ring, believe it or not." | "In the meantime I found a handful of coins and another ring, believe it or not." |
| He admitted he showed a "bit of a wicked streak" when reuniting Ms Patterson with the ring. | He admitted he showed a "bit of a wicked streak" when reuniting Ms Patterson with the ring. |
| "When we got back to the beach I tipped out the coins and the other ring and Katie's face was a bit crestfallen," he said. | "When we got back to the beach I tipped out the coins and the other ring and Katie's face was a bit crestfallen," he said. |
| "And then I said, 'you know those Mickey Mouse rings kids buy at the fair? I found one of those as well'. I showed it to her, and that was it." | "And then I said, 'you know those Mickey Mouse rings kids buy at the fair? I found one of those as well'. I showed it to her, and that was it." |