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Nearly 12,000 people have retweeted the video since Saturday, drawing numerous puns from the publicJust before midnight, a man standing on a
sidewalk near the Olive Garden in Times Square decided that the spot was romantic enough.The sidewalk itself is nondescript
It is wide enough for shoppers to hustle down the street
The gutters sparkle with trash.And then, the proposal turned south.His girlfriend said yes, the New York Police Department said Saturday,
but the unidentified man fumbled the engagement ring
It bounced eight feet into a utility grate.A short surveillance video released by the department show the apparently flustered man, his
hands thrust out like a comedian pleading with a crowd after a bad joke
The unidentified woman bent down to assess the fall
The man lay down to peer into the abyss.Times Square, New York: Officers returned to the scene on Saturday morning, removed the grate and
recovered the ring, then launched a social media campaign to find the coupleThe couple flagged down officers in the area for help, Sgt
Lee Jones, a department spokeswoman, told The Washington Post on Sunday
But they could not retrieve the ring
The couple left without filing a police report or providing their contact information.Officers returned to the scene on Saturday morning,
removed the grate and recovered the ring, then launched a social media campaign to find the couple.Nearly 12,000 people have retweeted the
video since Saturday, drawing numerous puns from the public
One choice response, channeling Beyonce: "He should have put a string on it."The department cleaned the ring and posted photos of it taped
to a chair on social media, along with surveillance photos of the couple
But there have not been any promising leads, Jones said.The woman is just over 5 feet tall and has blond hair, the department said
The man is about 5-foot-10 with a "manicured beard."The story has grabbed headlines, with one calling it a "romantic" proposal.It's also
2018, when prosecutors alleged that the tale of a generous homeless man giving his last few dollars to a stranded couple - captivating the
nation and cajoling it into giving him $400,000 - was an elaborate hoax.There was room for doubt early on
The moment would be groan-worthy in a made-for-TV rom-com.And maybe just as predictably, their story has a happy ending.On Sunday afternoon,
New York police said the unfortunate pair, who are from England, had heard the authorities "were looking for them.""We're making
arrangements to get them their ring back
Congratulations!" the police tweeted.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is
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