Diver recovers diamond ring in river

Sandy Wells -

It was the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, sunny and hot, perfect for boating. Danielle Campbell sat on the docks and started slathering her boys with sun block. She didn't want that goop on her diamond ring, so she took it off and laid it in her lap.

You know where this is going, right?

Later, she glanced at her hand. Her heart stopped. No ring! She realized immediately what she'd done.

"We looked everywhere," Tony Campbell said, "but we knew it was gone. When she got up, it fell through the cracks of the dock."

It was a big ring, just under 2 carats. She was devastated. "I burst into tears," she said.

They pulled out of their slip at Lou Wendell Marine and tried to enjoy their day on the river. Thoughts of the lost diamond hovered over them like a fog.

"We talked to a diver who hung around the docks," Tony said. "He told us finding that ring would be like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"With the current in the river, I never dreamed anyone could find it," Danielle said.

Tony manages Love Nissan. He was off on Memorial Day. On Tuesday, he returned to work. After the sales meeting, he ran into Mike Wendell at a gas station across the street and told him about the ring.

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