Engagement ring falls from 118-foot bridge during proposal but is recovered

A man dropped an engagement ring through the grate on Boyne Mountain’s SkyBridge and it fell about 118 feet into the snow; resort staff searched with metal detectors and recovered the ring after roughly two and a half hours.

A proposal on the SkyBridge at Boyne Mountain in Northern Michigan took an unexpected turn when an engagement ring slipped through the bridge’s grate and fell about 118 feet into the snow below. Trevor Van Camp had just asked his long-time girlfriend Danielle Jenkins to marry him under the bridge’s Christmas lights when the ring fell as he knelt. The couple got permission from the resort to go down the snowy slope and searched with metal detectors alongside resort staff. Pat Harper, the resort’s night shift snowmaking supervisor, used a detector and located the ring around 10 p.m. Key details: - The ring dropped through a grate on the SkyBridge and fell roughly 118 feet into snow. - The proposal took place under Christmas lights and involved Trevor Van Camp and Danielle Jenkins. - The resort granted permission for the search and the group used metal detectors. - The search lasted about two and a half hours before Pat Harper’s detector located the ring. - The ring was recovered and placed back on Jenkins’ finger; the couple said they plan to return to finish their walk across the SkyBridge. Summary: Resort staff located the ring after an extended search, allowing the couple to continue their engagement with the ring returned. The couple described the recovery as a memorable part of their engagement story and said they will return to Boyne Mountain to finish their walk across the SkyBridge.