An Australian man who didn't notice he lost part of a finger in a bar fight has had the missing digit re-attached.

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A Sydney police spokesman said the man left the pub after being involved in a fight and was walking down the street before realizing the top knuckle of his ring finger was missing.

Inspector Mark Kellert told The Sydney Morning Herald the 42-year-old man went to a nearby hospital while the missing finger was located in the pub's bathroom. The body part taken to the hospital where doctors later re-attached it.

Kellert said no arrests had been made although "police are continuing their inquiries."