Stephen Jones, who was born and educated in the island, is back for a family holiday. Earlier this week he lost his wedding ring, which he believed happened while he was swimming at the bathing pools.
With the ring suspected to have fallen off in children’s pool on Wednesday, the community came together to help him find the ring – but currently to no avail.
‘The main pool was closed for cleaning, so everyone was swimming in this one [the children’s pool], and it was only afterwards in the changing room that I realised it was gone,’ he said.
‘It must have fallen off in the pool because of the cold water.’
While his wife, son and family friends enjoyed the day in Herm on Thursday, Mr Jones spent his time searching the pool with a mask and snorkel.
‘There was a lovely lady in the cafe called Sheila, who came down and spoke to the cleaning contractor, who said that the children’s pool would be next to be emptied,’ he said.
‘I was born on the island, I went to school here, and thought maybe I could find someone with a metal detector.’
The family live in Oxfordshire and Mr Jones has been married since 2012.
He spent most of the day anxiously waiting for the water to drain before Shane Le Page was able to start metal detecting.
Mr Le Page systematically searched the pool, but with no luck.
It is hoped that the pool will be searched for a last time this weekend before Mr Jones and his family return home to the UK.
‘I think the chances of finding it are pretty small, but for me it was simple, if I’ve spent all day looking for it then I can go home with a clean conscience,’ said Mr Jones.
‘It feels like looking with the eyeball is a waste of time, but I just wanted to be doing something.’
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