A romantic proposal failed spectacularly after a £1,000 engagement ring ended up in the lake.
The gesture, in a picturesque setting, was supposed to be something Ross Bamber and partner Geri Ashforth would remember for the rest of their lives.
But groom-to-be Ross could not believe it when his months of careful planning were ruined when the engagement ring bounced through the gaps in the wood and into the water.
