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Three Italian 'Hobbits' Find Irishman's Lost Wedding Ring in Tuscan…
The ring slipped off during a family holiday near Lucca, and the men, aged thirty to thirty-five, searched by kayak, rope and mask; the reward was a nickname.
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At a glance
- First reported by Good News Network: “3 Italian ‘Hobbits’ Searched for Irishman’s ‘Precious’ Wedding Ring for Days Before Bringing it to His Home”, with reporting from Not the Bee, HypeFresh, Sheets.works and Bytes Europe (CBC As It Happens).
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 5:38 PM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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- Good News Network3 Italian ‘Hobbits’ Searched for Irishman’s ‘Precious’ Wedding Ring for Days Before Bringing it to His Home
- Not the BeeItalian men return wedding ring while dressed as hobbits facts used on air
- HypeFreshMan Recovers Lost Wedding Ring on Italian Vacation After Fearing It Was Gone Forever - HypeFresh Inc facts used on air
- Sheets.worksItalians find Irishman's wedding ring in a river, return it as hobbits facts used on air
- Bytes Europe (CBC As It Happens)Three Italian ‘hobbits’ flew to Ireland to return this man’s ring — and it was precious - Bytes Europe facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree men in Tuscany spent days diving in rapids to find an Irishman's wedding ring and then returned it, the Good News Network reports.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, that's lovely. The ring slipped off in the Serchio river on a family holiday, and these three strangers just decided it wasn't staying there.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey started from a kayak for two days. Then they roped themselves to boulders and dived in masks where the current was strongest.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRoped to boulders. For a stranger's ring. I'm sorry, I'm fine, I just need a second.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe ring is an eighteen-carat band, and the owner is Patrick Mohr from Dun Laoghaire.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe said he stood there a little bit paralyzed, knowing it was gone.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a man who had fully processed the loss, and then three strangers in diving masks reopened the case.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd they texted him a photo with the message, Hi Sméagol, look what we found.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHa! Hmm. I laughed. I'd like that noted as supportive of the story, not of you.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour hours in the rapids, a week of waiting between visits, and the first thing they sent him was Sméagol.
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