Mortifying video shows man dropping expensive ring into lake while trying to propose to girlfriend

Ross Bamber, 26, from Norfolk, wanted to propose to his girlfriend Geri Ashforth, 23 The young couple had gone to a romantic spot by a candlelit lake As Ross took the box out of his pocket, the ring s flew away and fell into the waterVideo shows the dejected man putting his face in his hands after losing the ring Updated: 29 Jun 2022 10:09 BST

This mortifying video shows the moment a groom-to-be dropped his £1,000 engagement ring in a lake at a marriage proposal gone wrong.

Ross Bamber, 26, of Costessey in Norfolk, was kneeling for his partner Geri Ashforth, 23, when the ring fell through the bridge and into the water below.

A video meant to document the candlelight proposal instead captured the moment the ring fell out of its box before falling into the lake.

Ross looked in horror at Geri, who said, "That's not what I thought, was it?" while covering their eyes with their hands.

The couple's engagement video, filmed during a romantic trip to a seaside retreat lake in Watton, Norfolk, on June 15, went viral on TikTok with over three million views.