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Friday, 1st May 2009 (4480 views)

An angler on the Isle of Wight has come across a gold ring in the belly of a fish.

The fisherman discovered the item when preparing the animal after catching it while fishing off Fort Victoria, near Yarmouth.

He took it to a gold dealer in Newport, who described it as one of the strangest jewellery discoveries he has come across.

Jamie Bowley of Gold Rush explained that the fish is likely to have been attracted by the "sparkly" nature of the item.

"This was the craziest story we'd ever heard but 100 per cent true … Goodness knows how long it had been in its belly," he said.

Meanwhile, the Canwest News Service has reported that a gold sports ring dating from 1893 has sold for more than C$60,000 (£33,834) at auction.

The item was presented to a member of the Montreal Hockey Club when the side won the first Stanley Cup.

 

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