Diver finds gold ring in ocean in Barbados, reunites it with owner who lost it 47 years ago [Video]

In 1977, Morgan Perigo’s gold college graduation ring was lost to the ocean while on a trip to Barbados with his wife and two young sons. Perigo, who graduated from McMaster University in Canada in 1965, searched for the ring in vain.

“One day I took my younger son and waded into the ocean. He was knocked over by a wave, so I reached to grab hold of him. He pulled on my hand and my Mac Alumni ring came off,” Perigo, now 83, said in an email to the university. “We searched for it but were unsuccessful.”

Forty-seven years later, Perigo got his ring back. The surprise reunion unfolded thanks to Alex Davis, a professional freediver who recently discovered the jewelry while using an underwater metal detector. There were three clues inscribed on the ring — the name of the school, the year 1965 and the initials FMP, …