Legend has it that a Cornish pisky will bring you luck – and so it proved for one holidaymaker who lost his wedding ring on the beach near Coverack, only for it to be found buried in the sand two weeks’ later.

The astonishing turn of events began when the man was staying at Coverack with his family and they visited the nearby Porthbeer Cove.

However, while changing on the beach, disaster struck. His wedding ring fell out of his pocket and was swallowed up by the sand. Despite a few hours of sifting through, to no avail, they were forced to return to London at the end of their stay without the precious wedding band.

In desperation he emailed the Coverack Village Community page on Facebook, on what he described as the “very remote chance” that someone found it, but nothing more was heard.

That is until Thursday, when Caroline Beadle, co-creator of Cornish Pisky Pals in the village – handmade piskies that are sold in various shops and also form a children’s trail around the village during many school holidays – was walking along the same beach, with one of her creations in her pocket.

Glancing down onto the sand she spotted what appeared to be a circular shape, only to discover it was the edge of the lost ring.

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The wedding ring exposed in the sand

Caroline said: “We can't guarantee that our little Cornish Pisky Pals are lucky but it is certainly looking like it.

“We had walked on the beach previously, but on this morning the sand had moved a lot and as I looked down I saw the outline of a circle. It was only when I actually moved it I could see it was the top edge of the ring lying flat in the sand.

“As one of the creators of Cornish Pisky Pals I always carry a pot of our pals with me, so I can take photographs of them out and about, but I didn’t expect them to bring this much luck.”

She said went on to carry out a two-minute beach clean like usual, but added: “This was by far the most interesting find of the morning!”

The man who had lost the ring was so pleased to hear that it had been discovered that he went on to send a “generous” donation to the Coverack Space 2000 community group, of which Caroline is events co-ordinator, to show is gratitude.