This is the moment a marriage proposal almost went very wrong after a man dropped the wedding ring off a jetty and into the sea.

Filmed on September 6 in Torquay, Australia, the footage features Luke Aukuso, 26, on one knee asking his partner Stephanie lamb, 25, to marry him.

"My boyfriend asked me to marry him whilst wanting to ask my daughter Harper at the same time," Lamb said.

When opening the box Aukuso and Harper, 2, dropped the ring and it fell through a gap in the jetty's decking.

The 26-year-old immediately dived into the water despite being told "it's too shallow" by the filmer.

After a few moments, with the help of Lamb's parents, Aukuso managed to locate the ring.

Lamb said: "Luke jumped up and emptied his pockets, and jumped 6 metres into 1-metre-shallow tidewater. Landing on his left side and losing his ear spacer.

"My father then got down and helped spot the ring, and led luke to the ring. The ring was located and was safely put on my finger after he made it back to shore."

Proposal gone wrong until fiancé jumps in water and finds the ring

My boyfriend asked me to marry him whilst wanting to ask my daughter Harper at the same time, when getting down on one knee and asking, Harper tried to help and give me (Stephanie) the ring, when it slipped and bounced down into the cracks on the pier into the ocean.
Luke jumped up and emptied his pockets, and jumped 6m into 1m low tide water. Landing on his left side and losing his ear spacer. My father then got down and helped spot the ring, and help lead luke to the ring. Ring was located and safety put on my finger after he made it back to shore.
Luke Aukuso (26 year old)
Stephanie lamb (25 years old)
Harper (2 years old)
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6.9.2022
Mums friend (Andrea)