A couple have paid tribute to a diver after he retrieved an engagement ring from Windermere.
Diver
Viki Patel proposed to his partner Rebecca Chaukria during a trip to the Lake District over the weekend and gave her a white gold and diamond ring to mark the special occasion, but she lost it just two days later when it slipped off her finger and fell into the water.
The pair feared it would be lost forever but turned to free diver Angus Hosking and his underwater metal detector for assistance.
Patel told BBC News: "We got up and her hand went forward a bit and the ring completely slipped off and plopped into the lake about two metres ahead.
"We saw it sink and could just about see it shining at the bottom.
"I lost all hope once I saw how the bottom was all mushy."
Patel admits that it was a nervous wait but the couple were delighted when Hosking spotted the ring.
He said: "He was scouting around for a while, and I was starting to get worried then he emerged from the water with a smile, saying 'I think we have it.'"