| Porthole 13 Sep 22

NOT quite a message in a bottle, but more poignant, is the story of the aquatic recovery of a wedding ring lost for 17 years in a Canadian river.

Police in Kelowna released a statement saying they were searching for a couple named Stephanie and Noel, after a local resident found the ring – engraved with the two names – while swimming in British Columbia’s Penticton Channel.

It turned out to be the property of Noel Nissan, who lost it while floating down the waterway with friends in 2005.

“I was in complete shock,” he said, with the recovery coming just in time for the couple’s 20th anniversary – looks like a few bucks was just saved on a gift!