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Florida scuba diver proposes to girlfriend underwater – watch video
Floridians Alex Montgomery and Lauren Schuhle love scuba diving together so much, that when it came to getting hitched, Alex decided the best place in the world to propose would be underwater.
The couple, who met at the University of Florida, have been together for a year and a half.
However, not everything went according to plan.
“There was a leak in Lauren’s regulator, which made it hard for her to breathe,” said Alex. “Also, my dad and I had a little miscommunication, and we almost couldn’t find the ring under the water.”
His father was supposed to place a treasure chest directly under the boat for Schuhle to find, but when they got under water it was not there.
“I was so nervous. I thought I was about to watch my whole engagement proposal fall apart. I had to go back up and ask my dad where the chest was.”
They eventually found the treasure chest 50 yards away.
When Schuhle opened the chest, she found a 14-page flip book her boyfriend made by hand. A poem Alex wrote was also inside.
After she finished looking through book, Alex rolled open a poster, which read: “Will you marry me?”
Although she could not speak under the water, Lauren waved her arms and gave Alex a hug to show that she accepted his proposal.
No wedding date has been set for the happy couple.
Here’s a video of the proposal:
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Have you or anyone you know pop the questions while scuba diving? If so then let us know in the comments section below!
Source: www.wkrn.com
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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