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NYPD hunt couple who lost ring during romantic proposal NYPD find UK couple who lost ring during romantic proposal
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Police in New York are hunting a couple who got engaged in Times Square on Friday but lost the ring down a grate. Police in New York have found the couple who got engaged in Times Square on Friday but lost the ring down a grate.
CCTV images show the romantic proposal going wrong and the pair unsuccessfully trying to retrieve the piece of jewellery. The NYPD tweeted on Sunday that arrangements were being made to return the ring to the pair, who are from the UK.
After seeing the footage officers managed to rescue the ring, clean it up and now want to find its owners. CCTV images showed the couple unsuccessfully trying to retrieve the piece of jewellery.
They have put out a plea for the man and woman to come forward. But police officers later managed to rescue and clean it.
The footage was taken just before midnight on Friday night and was released by police shortly after. The BBC has been in touch with the couple and understands they are from the UK, but they have yet to comment publicly on the incident.
They have been named by NYPD as John and Daniella, who said they had now returned home.
The footage was taken just before midnight on Friday and was released by police shortly after.
It doesn't show the moment the man pops the question but we do see him getting down on one knee in an attempt to find the ring.It doesn't show the moment the man pops the question but we do see him getting down on one knee in an attempt to find the ring.
His fiancée (although we don't know if she actually said yes) puts her hands to her face when she realises what has happened. His fiancée, who police confirmed said "Yes", puts her hands to her face when she realises what has happened.
She crouches down next to him, trying to help but they are unsuccessful.She crouches down next to him, trying to help but they are unsuccessful.
The man then lies down on the floor by the grate, trying to reach the piece of jewellery but again they are unable to retrieve it.The man then lies down on the floor by the grate, trying to reach the piece of jewellery but again they are unable to retrieve it.
The good news is that officers from the New York Police Department clearly have a romantic side and, more importantly, access to the grate, so could get it out quite easily. Officers from the New York Police Department clearly have a romantic side and, more importantly, access to the grate, so could get it out quite easily.
As well as the footage of the couple they released an image of the cleaned-up ring on their Twitter account with the caption: "Here's a photo of the ring our officers recovered (and cleaned!) Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM @NYPDTips if you know the happy couple so we can return it to them!" Earlier, they had put out a plea for the man and woman to come forward.
Sadly, staff at the NYPD Deputy Commissioner's Office say nobody has come forward yet but they are hoping to reunite the couple with the ring and find out if she actually did say yes. Later on Sunday they released an image of the cleaned-up ring on their Twitter account with the caption: "Here's a photo of the ring our officers recovered (and cleaned!) Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM @NYPDTips if you know the happy couple so we can return it to them!"
Well-wishers were quick respond on social media. One wrote: "I hope the couple is grate-ful."
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