Man accidentally drops engagement ring in sea while proposing to his girlfriend on surfboard (photos)

A man who decided to get creative with his engagement plan by popping the 'will you marry me' question to his lover while they were surfing on sea, got more than he bargained for when he accidentally dropped the ring in the sea.

When surfer couple Christopher Garth, 38, and Lauren Oiye, 32, recently went surfing in Honolulu, Hawaii, no one would gave believed that Garth would propose to the love of his life while on top of his surf board while on water.

As Lauren and Garth surfed on the exact spot where they met years back, Mr Garth dropped down on one knee on his surfboard, taking out the ring he had been keeping in the pocket of his swimming trunks and then asked her to marry him.

Garth had positioned photographers to capture the moment, but was left stunned when his ring fell into the water. However, it turned out the ring used in the proposal was a spare fake one, with the real ring kept safe on shore.