Thank you for finding my precious
Treasure hunter finds hubby’s ring on remote beach
A MAN who lost his wedding ring was stunned when it was found by a treasure hunter – who returned it on the couple’s anniversary.
Daryll Leslie, 31, married wife Carey, 37, on September 28, 2019, and the couple spent a day handmaking each other’s rings.
But the gold band slipped off when Daryll went for a dip with a pal on a beach at the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, on September 4.
He used social media to try to track down the ring – which was found by Stephen MacLeod, 31, who lives on the island. Stephen arranged for it to be delivered in person in Edinburgh to the couple, which coincidentally was on their second wedding anniversary.
Daryll, an interior designer, said: “We decided to swim in this little cove which was really beautiful. As we were walking back to the car, I realised I didn’t have my wedding ring.
“I looked at my hand and I was gutted. It’s kind of a material thing but it’s even more important because me and my wife spent a day making each others’ wedding rings. It’s not easily replaceable.”
Stephen, who has found a hoard of coins from the reign of Henry III and a coin from George III’s rule using his metal detector, said: “I thought it was long gone, even while we were looking, we didn’t really expect to find it.
“Once I got the signal, it came up on my machine saying it had found gold and I knew straight away before I started digging that was it.
“I mostly detect on crofts and fields, I rarely do beaches. I would have thought the tide would have taken it out. It was an amazing feeling.”
Carey said: “I didn’t think there was any chance we would get it back.
“I was really over the moon when it was found because I knew Daryll would be so happy.
“What a lovely thing to do, to go out and look for a wedding ring for someone you don’t know.”