It is one golden ring that is worth going to the ocean floor for, for the sake of the symbol of his lifetime devotion to his wife-his wedding band.
Jay Bradford lost his wedding ring near near Long Branch, New Jersey on Dec. 12 while searching for blackfish.
In an interview with The Ashbury Park Press, Bradford recalled, "My hand hit the bow rail, and the ring came up off my knuckle. The ring slid off, hit the tow rail and went into the water."
With the help of the boat captain and long time friend Capt. Nick Barsa, they went on a needle in a haystack search (or something similar). The two have been friends for a long time.
The day did not really start well for Bradford as the blackfish was not biting-bottom species that dwells in the rock crevices on the ocean floor.
When the ring fell, he could only watch it with a sinking feeling, literally. He texted his wife that he wasn't having a good day and she replied not to worry about the fish too much. He then informed her that he was talking about his wedding ring, and she nearly threw up, she also told The Ashbury Park Press.
"I wasn't worried about the cost of the ring I was more concerned with what it meant and what it symbolized," she said.
When the ring got lost, Barsa, a good friend that he is, called a diver company to arrange a dive so they can find the ring. It's owned by Mark Thompson. He is used to finding people's lost items including cellphones and watches, the The Ashbury Park Press adds.
People thought Barsa was crazy. It's a vast ocean after all. But the ring was found and the owner could not be more happy about it. It only took Thompson 10 minutes to reclaim it from the ocean.
Yet another proof that love does conquer all.
