Man in China accidentally drops $190k ring for son’s fiancee into ditch, hires salvage team to scour drains, China News

Restore employees looking for the ring which had actually vanished into the dirty depths of a drain channel.

How far would you go to recover a lost product?

A guy in China went to fantastic lengths, employing a salvage group to recuperate a costly jade ring after unintentionally dropping it into a drain ditch 9 floorings listed below in Guangdong on Jan 5according to South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Monday (Jan 22).

The accident supposedly took place while the guy was trying to movie a video of the one million yuan (S$ 190,103) ring by the window.

The ring was a tailor-made present from the guy, a dad, planned to be offered to his future daughter-in-law at his boy’s upcoming wedding event, stated the child on Douyin.

The salvage group’s look for the ring took more than 72 hours and drew the attention of lots of observers.

After 3 days and 3 nights of search efforts, the jade ring was lastly discovered on Jan 8, reported Red Star News.

A member of the group, surnamed Fan, supposedly stated he and his coworkers were each paid 500 yuan a day to look for it.

Commemorating the healing, the dad triggered fireworks, generating cheers from the observers.

Regardless of falling under a drain ditch, the ring was thankfully intact apart from being covered in some sludge.

The dad revealed his delight at recovering the ring in ideal condition, stating that the ring had actually indicated more to him than its financial worth.

According to the area committee, the drain ditch was going through desilting work at that minute, which assisted make the search much easier.

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