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| Lost wedding ring found as Marine Lake drained | Lost wedding ring found as Marine Lake drained |
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| A wedding ring that was lost at the bottom of a lake for two months has been found after the water was drained. | A wedding ring that was lost at the bottom of a lake for two months has been found after the water was drained. |
| Two boys spotted the item in mud in Marine Lake, Clevedon, Somerset during cleaning work at the site. | Two boys spotted the item in mud in Marine Lake, Clevedon, Somerset during cleaning work at the site. |
| Steve Watts, the ring's owner, now wants to track the pair down to give them a reward. | Steve Watts, the ring's owner, now wants to track the pair down to give them a reward. |
| Alan Wilson, one of the volunteers helping with the lake's annual clean-up, said Mr Watts wanted to thank the boys for "being so honest". | Alan Wilson, one of the volunteers helping with the lake's annual clean-up, said Mr Watts wanted to thank the boys for "being so honest". |
| Marine lake is drained and cleaned every summer to get rid of silt and clear any rubbish | Marine lake is drained and cleaned every summer to get rid of silt and clear any rubbish |
| Mr Wilson, who helps with its restoration and maintenance, said it was a "chance in a million" the boys spotted the ring in the shallows. | Mr Wilson, who helps with its restoration and maintenance, said it was a "chance in a million" the boys spotted the ring in the shallows. |
| "There's 15,000 sqm of lake bed and they found this ring which is less than 20mm in diameter," he said. | "There's 15,000 sqm of lake bed and they found this ring which is less than 20mm in diameter," he said. |
| "But I didn't really take any details from them and after they gave me the ring, they just wandered off and I didn't see them again." | "But I didn't really take any details from them and after they gave me the ring, they just wandered off and I didn't see them again." |
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| Following an appeal on social media, Mr Wilson said Mr Watts now has his ring "back on his finger after 10 years of marriage". | Following an appeal on social media, Mr Wilson said Mr Watts now has his ring "back on his finger after 10 years of marriage". |
| "We did a little bit of a Cinderella and tried it on and lo and behold it fitted his finger," said Mr Wilson. | |
| "He's not in so much trouble as he was and now he wants to say thank you to the boys for finding it and for being so honest." | "He's not in so much trouble as he was and now he wants to say thank you to the boys for finding it and for being so honest." |