Wedding ring returned 13 years after it was stolen

A man has had his wedding ring returned on the 13th anniversary of when it was stolen.

An eagle-eyed truck driver spotted the silver band on the side of the road.

The ring, with 'eternally yours' engraved on its inside, was stolen in June 1998 after thieves broke into an unnamed couple's home in Lithgow, northwest of Sydney, Australia.

In June this year, the trucker found the ring when he stopped on the Great Western Highway road near Katoomba, about 40km south of the couple's house, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.

Realizing the ring must have great sentimental value, he handed the ring to New South Wales Police.

Officers then searched through old records and managed to track down its rightful owner using details of the distinctive inscription.

They handed it to the man's wife and she presented it to him on the 13th anniversary of when it was stolen.