09/22/2025
“My precious…” said the fish, probably.
Back in 2021, a snorkeler noticed a sand mullet cruising around with a wedding ring stuck around its neck like a shiny little collar. Turns out, the ring belonged to Nathan Reeves, who had lost it while swimming at Emily Bay in Australia during Christmas.
Susan Prior, the snorkeler who spotted it, managed to track down the couple on Facebook and even helped organize a search party to carefully catch the fish and free it from its unexpected jewelry.
The poor mullet had no clue it was rocking a thousand-dollar accessory while just trying to mind its business. From ordinary fish to the ocean’s most accidentally “blinged-out” resident—it never even asked for the spotlight.
Proof that treasure shows up in the strangest places.
