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| Metal detectorists find lost wedding ring in minutes | Metal detectorists find lost wedding ring in minutes |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| Watch: Moment detectorists find wedding ring | |
| Watch: Moment detectorists find wedding ring | |
| A man whose wedding ring slipped off his finger during a Tough Mudder race said he is delighted after detectorists helped find it. | A man whose wedding ring slipped off his finger during a Tough Mudder race said he is delighted after detectorists helped find it. |
| Lee Armstrong noticed his ring was gone while running the obstacle course at Belvoir Castle on Saturday. | Lee Armstrong noticed his ring was gone while running the obstacle course at Belvoir Castle on Saturday. |
| After he and wife Nicki issued a plea for help unearthing the treasured platinum band, BBC Radio Lincolnshire rallied detectorists to help relocate it. | After he and wife Nicki issued a plea for help unearthing the treasured platinum band, BBC Radio Lincolnshire rallied detectorists to help relocate it. |
| It was found on Friday morning. | It was found on Friday morning. |
| Nicki Armstrong and her husband Lee were competing in a Tough Mudder race when Lee lost his wedding ring | Nicki Armstrong and her husband Lee were competing in a Tough Mudder race when Lee lost his wedding ring |
| Detectorists answered the plea for help and offered their services | Detectorists answered the plea for help and offered their services |
| Ten metal detectorists were sent by the radio station to help with the effort to find the missing ring. | Ten metal detectorists were sent by the radio station to help with the effort to find the missing ring. |
| The Armstrongs, from Tutbury in Staffordshire, and their allies had only one hour to search the castle grounds, where it was discovered after only a few minutes of searching. | The Armstrongs, from Tutbury in Staffordshire, and their allies had only one hour to search the castle grounds, where it was discovered after only a few minutes of searching. |
| They said they did not expect to uncover the ring in such a short span of time, and thanked everyone who came to their aid. | They said they did not expect to uncover the ring in such a short span of time, and thanked everyone who came to their aid. |
| "I'm stunned that we found it," said Mr Armstrong. | "I'm stunned that we found it," said Mr Armstrong. |
| "In such a wide area to find this tiny little thing that's so precious to us - it's just incredible really." | "In such a wide area to find this tiny little thing that's so precious to us - it's just incredible really." |
| The wedding ring was found early on during the search on Friday | |
| Mrs Armstrong said she was "really chuffed" the search for the ring came to a happy ending. | Mrs Armstrong said she was "really chuffed" the search for the ring came to a happy ending. |
| "I'm just so, so pleased - I can't stop smiling," she said. | "I'm just so, so pleased - I can't stop smiling," she said. |
| "I was hoping, but I didn't think we'd get it, and I'm delighted that we have." | "I was hoping, but I didn't think we'd get it, and I'm delighted that we have." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Belvoir | Belvoir |
| Tutbury | Tutbury |
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