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Diver recovers lost diamond ring from Texas lake

A professional diver plunged into a Texas lake and was able to recover a diamond ring lost by a woman who went out on the water.

JackO'Lynn Page said she and her son's baseball team were visiting the Sandy Beach area of Possum Kingdom when she realized her diamond wedding ring, which dates back to 1910, had fallen into Possum Kingdom Lake.

The baseball team searched the area with their parents and grandparents, but couldn't find the missing jewelry.

Page enlisted the help of Ryan Prigmore of Blue Diver Search and Recovery.

Prigmore said high winds caused rough waters, making the search difficult.

He called off the hunt after a few hours, but returned the next day to search under calmer conditions.

By the time evening arrived, Prigmore had sent Page a photo of her recovered ring.

"I had been preparing myself for the last few days that it was lost, and I wouldn't see it again. My ring is so special to me and I had no idea how I'd get over this. I'm over the moon knowing it's coming home to me," Page wrote on social media.

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Chinese hotel ordered to cease red panda wake-up call encounters

A hotel in China was ordered to halt its offered red panda wake-up call service, which brought red pandas into guests' rooms and allowed them to climb onto the beds.

The Chongqing Forestry Bureau ordered the Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel to cease all activities that bring visitors into close contact with wild animals.

The hotel had gone viral for its red panda wake-up calls, which gave guests, including young children, hands-on encounters with red pandas in their rooms.

Hotel officials said there are four red pandas at the facility, and they would take turns making the visits to guest rooms. How long they spent with guests depended on the animal's mood and temperament on the day.

Red pandas are second-class protected animals in China and they are listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.

Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection organization, said the red panda wake-up call service could be considered animal abuse, as red pandas are sensitive animals with stress responses that could endanger themselves or the humans in their presence.

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