| Porthole 10 Mar 23

A diamond engagement ring, which was lost two years ago in Sydney Harbour, has been found by renowned metal detectorist Nick Richards.

The ring was uncovered by his team after a six-hour search of an area just 20m2 in size, in Five Dock Bay.

It had sunk about 10 inches into the mud and was resting with a consortium of crabs.

The ring was initially lost during the pandemic in 2021, when it slipped off the wearer’s finger while the woman and her husband were aboard their boat.

After several failed search attempts, including the commissioning of scuba divers, the couple had given up hope, until their story made it to Richards.