It's officially cuffing season, which means that couples are popping the question left and right. I mean, literally everyone, from Miley Cyrus to Zac Brown, is getting engaged. Honestly, I used to think that your greatest fear in this situation would be your partner saying "no." However, after hearing this engagement story, I have unfortunately realized that's not the case.
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Mainly because, how are you supposed to propose if you drop the ring 118 feet below on an elevated surface? That's a question for Trevor Van Camp, who planned on proposing to his girlfriend on the slopes this week. Obviously, the gesture didn't go as hoped.
It all started when Camp and his soon-to-be fiancée Danielle Jenkins chose to embark on a weekend getaway at Michigan's Boyne Mountain, a resort known for its ski slopes and golf courses.
While on the skybridge, which is a contraption that hangs high above the snowy ground, he popped the question. Honestly, I see why he thought it would be a romantic place to propose. The only problem? His nerves made him a little shaky, which didn't pair well with the ring-sized holes in the bridge's infrastructure.
"I'm shaking because I'm scared of heights, and I'm afraid she's going to say no, this, that, and the other, just a domino effect of things really," Camp told WXYZ. Danielle shared, "I didn't even get to see the ring. I just knew it fell, I went, 'uh oh.'"
This video, posted by the news site, captures the full moment, and honestly, both Camp and Jenkins' reactions are priceless.
How the Resort's Staff Came to the Rescue
About two and a half hours after the ring dropped, Camp told WXYZ that the couple recovered it with the help of metal detectors and resort staff. Pat Harper, a snowmaking supervisor at Boyne, put in a valiant effort to find the ring, searching for quite a while. Then, around 10:00 p.m., his metal detector picked up something in the snow.
"I kind of dug some of the dirt up, scooped it back with a little bit of snow away with my hand, and then the edge of the ring stuck out, and I kind of sat there for a minute, and I was like, there's no way you just found that," he shared. Following his discovery, Pat called the newly engaged couple immediately.
Luckily, even though the afternoon didn't go as planned, Danielle and Trevor seem to have a generally positive outlook on the situation. "I give big props and kudos to Pat for doing that for us, because he saved the day, he really did," Danielle shared. "It was an experience that we now have; a story to tell of our engagement."
