I dived into water to find friends lost ring – but made deadly discovery

A group of friends discovered more than they bargained for while cliff-jumping into a pool of water below.

Tiktoker Colty, aka coltyyandcombo, was taking turns diving into the water when one of his friends lost her ring.

Colty and his friend Austin decided to try and help the devastated girl by diving in to search for the sunken treasure.

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Posting on TikTok they videoed themselves throwing their phone off the cliff before diving in to begin their hunt.

Speaking in the social media footage, he said: "Our friend Zoe jumped in the water and lost her ring.

“So, of course, my friend Austin and I jumped in the water to see if we could find the ring.

"After 30 minutes of searching, we didn't find the ring. But we did discover something else”.

Initially, their mysterious find appears to be nothing more than a muddy box but hidden gems were trapped inside.

He continued: "We found a circular metal box stuck in the rocky mud. On the third dive, we got it unstuck and brought it back to the surface.

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"The metal tape was rusted shut, so we brought it back to our house to open up with some tools”.

Once they managed to open the safe, they discovered old coins and a firearm.

They added that they plan to return to the site to dive for Zoe’s lost ring – and any other hidden treasure – soon.

After uploading the image to the video-sharing app, it has attracted endless attention over 6.3 million times, with over 160K likes, and thousands more shares, comments and saves.

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Intrigued viewers jumped to the comments to share their thoughts on the bizarre discovery, one joked: “That is an ancient ghost inside there and you’re about to let it loose”.

"Can you find out more about the coins? How old are they and from where?" another wrote, according to The Sun.

"Gun thrown into a locked box in a lake? Seems a little fishy if you ask me," another added.

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"This is likely a weapon used in a crime," a third commented. "You should turn it into the police."

"Bro those coins can possibly rare and worth thousands. Clean it up and go straight to pawn shop," yet another wrote.

"This is likely a weapon used in a crime. You should turn it in to the police," one more said.

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