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Marriage proposal ends in 20ft plunge
ic Wales ^
| 09/06/2003
| Sarah Cade
Posted on 09/06/2003 9:18:43 AM PDT by dighton
A couple were rescued by coastguards after falling 20ft into muddy water when they lost their balance on a harbour wall celebrating their engagement.
Millford Haven Coastguard said the man picked up his girlfriend in a romantic embrace after she accepted his marriage proposal last night then lost his balance sending them both plunging into the mud 20ft below.
A coastguard spokesman described the location on the harbour wall at Saundersfoot, on the West Wales coast, as the perfect spot to pop the question.
He said: “It is a beautiful, picturesque spot but all the coastguards could see when they looked down off the harbour wall were four white eyes looking up at them from the mud.
“It was a romantic plan that certainly went pear-shaped.”
The embarrassed couple, who were on holiday in the area, were rescued just after 8pm by coastguards from Tenby who used a ladder to retrieve them from the mud as the tide was out.
The spokesman added: “No-one was hurt apart from their pride and maybe their love. No-one knows if the engagement is still on.”
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: marriage; wales
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posted on
09/06/2003 9:18:43 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: mhking; aculeus; general_re; BlueLancer; hellinahandcart; Thinkin' Gal; Constitution Day
Pear-shaped ping.
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posted on
09/06/2003 9:23:53 AM PDT
by
dighton
(NLC™)
To: dighton; general_re
“It was a romantic plan that certainly went pear-shaped.” Bosc or anjou?
3
posted on
09/06/2003 9:25:01 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus; dighton
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett.
4
posted on
09/06/2003 9:29:45 AM PDT
by
general_re
(Today is a day for firm decisions! Or is it?)
To: dighton
Well, this relationship has only one direction to go.
Up.
To: dighton
Took me twenty years to fall off the cliff...
To: dighton
I've heard of taking the plunge into marriage but wasn't this a bit much? :-} Here's to the happy couple anyway!
7
posted on
09/06/2003 9:31:49 AM PDT
by
Arpege92
To: general_re; Chancellor Palpatine
A lovely pair. The two of them, I mean. You know.
8
posted on
09/06/2003 9:33:31 AM PDT
by
dighton
(Paronomasiacs Anonymous)
To: dighton
I am operating without the benefit of glasses today, and I thought the title said "marriage proposal ends in soft plunge".
It sounded romantic.
To: hellinahandcart
I thought the title said "marriage proposal ends in soft plunge". It sounded romantic. Or pornographic. :-)
10
posted on
09/06/2003 9:57:17 AM PDT
by
jlogajan
To: dighton
It was certainly a daring test of their love! ;-)
11
posted on
09/06/2003 10:17:19 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: dighton
Now
that is what I call falling for one another. Who said that love is not dirty business?
Arrowhead>>>----big government---->
To: dighton
Wonder if they'll be having kids...
13
posted on
09/06/2003 12:10:15 PM PDT
by
inquest
(We are NOT the world)
To: inquest
...mudpuppies.
14
posted on
09/06/2003 2:18:13 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Regime change in the Courts. - Impeach Activist Judges!)
To: dighton
I hate when that happens.
15
posted on
09/06/2003 2:39:42 PM PDT
by
reformed_dem
(You can fool all the people some of the time, some people all the time, but you can't fool mom.)
To: dighton
Pear-shaped ping. Strangely enough, I was actually picking pears on my grandma's farm when you pinged me.
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