NEW YORK — The once anonymous English couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate thanked the New York Police Department for finding it.
John Drennan and Daniella Anthony tweeted on Sunday how happy and grateful they were that officers found the ring, which they thought had been lost forever.
Thank you, Twitter. Case closed!
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 2, 2018
Love,
John, Daniella, and the NYPD. pic.twitter.com/G7eB1Ds7vP
The NYPD had been looking for them since Saturday, after getting the ring out of the grate. He proposed to her in Central Park and she said it slipped off her finger and fell into the Times Square grate late Friday night.
“I was devastated,” Anthony told The New York Times. “I was literally crying. It was the worst moment of my life.”
WANTED for dropping his fiancée’s ring in @TimesSquareNYC!
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 1, 2018
She said Yes - but he was so excited that he dropped the ring in a grate. Our @NYPDSpecialops officers rescued it & would like to return it to the happy couple. Help us find them? 💍 call 800-577-TIPS @NYPDTIPS @NYPDMTN pic.twitter.com/tPWg8OE0MQ
They asked for help, but police officers were initially unsuccessful at getting the ring out and the couple left for England without leaving their names or contact information. Drennan even bought a second ring shortly after arriving at the airport.
Meanwhile, NYPD officers continued their search and on Saturday morning they finally located the ring on top of the garbage about eight feet (2.4 meters) underground.
In an effort to identify the anonymous couple, the NYPD put out a video message on social media showing them searching for the ring before police had arrived. Drennan is seen on his stomach peering through the grate.
Drennan told the newspaper they had planned to keep the lost ring a secret, but a friend forwarded him the police Twitter message. Drennan then called New York police on Sunday.
We would like to thank everyone who shared this story! The (now) happy couple is back in their home country, but thanks to your retweets they heard we were looking for them! We’re making arrangements to get them their ring back. Congratulations! https://t.co/rXHxxkwClm
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 2, 2018