 How far would you go for love? For a New Zealand local the answer was ‘very far’. After dropping his wedding ring to the bottom of Wellington Harbor, Aleki Taumoepeau swore to his new bride that he would retrieve the sunken treasure… that was 16 months ago. The NIWA ecologist was scouring the harbor for invasive plant species last March when the ring slipped from his finger. He quickly threw an anchor overboard in an attempt to mark the loose whereabouts of the band. He swore to his wife of three months, Rachel, that he would find the token of their bliss. Describing the incident, Rachel said “It flew off into the air and everyone on the boat was looking at it and said it was like a scene from Lord of the Rings in slow motion.” Three months after the incident Aleki Taumoepeau was on the hunt for the ring, but the quest proved to be unsuccessful. Thankfully, Aleki was back on the scene recently for another attempt. After an hour of searching, he came up empty handed. Recounting the frustration, Taumoepeau said “I was getting cold and tired so I said to God it would be really good to find the ring about now.” A moment later he spotted the anchor he tossed overboard. Mere centimeters away he saw a glow in the water. “I couldn’t believe that I could see the ring so perfectly,” Aleki praised, “The whole top surface of the ring was glowing.” Since the incident, friends have been calling Taumoepeau “Lord of the Ring.”
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