In 1977, a Canadian student lost his class ring in the Barbados surf; 47 years later, a metal detectorist recovered it from the ocean and traced him down
A Canadian university graduate's long-lost gold signet ring was recovered after 47 years by a diver in storm recovery efforts. The ring, lost during a family excursion in 1977, was successfully returned to Frederick Morgan Perigo with the help of McMaster University.