Agustin Aliaga's marriage to Juani Sanchez has lasted 37 years, even though he lost his wedding ring just months after they tied the knot - but now the ring has been found.

Jessy Nisos said she found a gold wedding ring while scuba diving last month off Benidorm in Spain.

She posted a photo of it on Facebook and gave the wedding date inscribed on it: February 17, 1979.

She asked people to share the post, saying "it got lost a long, long time ago because it was covered with sediment".

More than 80,000 people did share the post, with word finally reaching Mr Aliaga and Ms Sanchez in the north-east city of Zaragoza. Ms Sanchez said she telephoned Ms Nisos and both of them burst into tears.

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