Florida man dives into ocean to retrieve dropped ring while proposing to girlfriend (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — A man had to dive into the ocean to retrieve an engagement ring that he dropped while proposing to his girlfriend on a boat.

Scott Clyne, of Sarasota, Florida and then girlfriend Suzie Tucker were admiring the view when Clyne attempted to propose... only for him to drop the ring into the ocean.

The 35-year-old quickly dived into the waters to retrieve the ring while Tucker laughed, New York Post reported.

"Dropped the ring in the gulf during my proposal,” captioned the video text.

A friend — who was on the boat with the couple — captured the moment and shared it on social media.

Thankfully, Clyne managed to retrieve the ring and completed his proposal, to which Tucker agreed.

Clyne said his fiancé went into "full panic mode”.

He said the reason the ring fell was it got caught at the top of his shorts pocket.

"I had the ring in my back pocket and when I went to reach for it, the corner of the ring box got caught on the top of my pocket and slipped out of my hands,” Clyne told the portal.

"Everything was an absolute blur from that point on! All I remember thinking was ‘this can’t be happening!’ and next thing I knew I was in the water.”

He added he did not hesitate to jump in because he envisioned it sinking quickly and he was not taking a chance.

"I saw it bounce off the deck and hit the water and thankfully it floated for a split second, giving me the chance to grab it as I dove in,” continued Clyne.

"Everything was a blur after that. I panicked and reacted by lunging for the ring box before it could sink, not caring if I fell into the water. Luckily, I was able to recover the ring!”

The clip has since been viewed 8.5 million times and received 1.6 million likes.