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Memories scattered in ashes Ile du Grand Calumet / Souvenirs cachés dans les cendres Ile du Grand Calumet
Good day everyone,
On the 27th March I received an email from Isabelle to help her find lost jewelry lost in a horrible fire. Tragedy struck the family on the 3rd of January 2012, when playing dogs knocked over the christmas tree on a candle. Martin who is a volunteer firefighter for the municipality of Ile du Grand Calumet grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the flames and succeeded, but almost immediately the couch caught fire, now with the fire extinguisher empty….there was nothing to be done, although the fire department was fast to respond…the house was a total lost. Searching through the ashes and debris ( all the metal and dangerous items wereremoved from the basement), I was on a mission to look for her metal jewelry box and to find her 5 year old daughters jewelry. I searched the ashes over a 2 day period. Clumps of silver were found near her daughters room, please note this fire was intense and burned at times at over 2000 degrees, melting everything in its path. Alot of change was found, some sentimental value items were also found, and her daughters ring and chain. These were all eye ball finds. The challenge was that there was alot of nails and other metal debris. Although Isabelle jewelry box was not found and Martin heirloom wedding band was not found either, a Swiss Army gold watch was found, her daughters ring was found, and other non metallic items. I would personnaly like to thank my brother in law Aymeric, Isabelle and Martin , the Ile du Grand Calumet volunteer firefighters, and Isabelle et Martin family for helping me search through the ashes to look for these valuable items. I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart and soul for your help. Merci !
I use a White’s XLT for my ring searches please visit www.whiteselectronics.com for great detectors and accessories.
Bonne journée à tous,
Le 27 Mars, j’ai reçu un courriel de part d’Isabelle pour l’aider à trouver des bijoux perdus dans un incendie horrible. La tragédie a frappé la famille le 3 Janvier 2012, lorsque les chiens jouait dans le salon ils ont renversés l’arbre de Noël sur une bougie. Martin, qui est un pompier volontaire pour la municipalité de l’île du Grand Calumet saisi un extincteur pour éteindre les flammes et a réussi, mais presque immédiatement après le canapé a pris feu, l’extincteur était vide …. il n’y avait rien à faire , bien que le service d’incendie a été rapide à répondre … la maison a été une perte totale.La recherche a débuter à travers les cendres et les débris (tous les éléments métalliques et dangereux ont été retirés du sous-sol), j’étais en mission pour trouver sa boîte à bijoux en métal et de lui trouver les bijoux de sa petite fille de 5 ans. J’ai cherché dans les cendres sur une période de deux jours. Un lots de monnaie ont été trouvés ou etait situer la chambre de sa fille, prenes note que les flammes on été tres intense et brûlé à plus que 2000 degrés, et a fait fondre tout sur son passage. Certains articles de grande valeur sentimentale ont également été trouvés, et la bague de sa filles et une petite chaîne. Tout les items trouvé ont etait trouver a l’oeil nue. Le défi, c’est qu’il y avait beaucoup de clous et d’autres métaux. Bien que la boîte à bijoux d’Isabelle n’a pas été trouvé et la bague de mariage d’héritage a Martin n’a pas été trouvé, La montre en or de Martin Swiss Army a été trouvé, la bague de sa fille a été trouvé, et d’autres items non métalliques, qui avait une grosse valeur sentimentale. Je voudrais personnellement remercier mon beau-frère Aymeric, Isabelle et Martin, les pompiers volontaire du Ile du Grand Calumet, et la famille de Isabelle et Martin de m’avoir aidé à faire la recherche à travers les cendres pour trouver ces objets de valeur sentimentale . Je remercie tous du fond de mon cœur et l’âme de votre aide. Merci!
Lost Rings & Jewellery in Saskatchewan
The 2012 ring and jewelery finding season is underway! If you have lost something of personal value and want to get it back, please give me a call, I will be glad to help you.
Cheers,
PJ
Platinum Wedding Ring Recovered from The Gulf of Mexico, off SANIBEL ISLAND, FL
While checking-out of The Sundial Resort on Sanibel Island, Mike realized his platinum wedding ring was missing! It had rarely left his finger since his marriage to Erika, ten years ago. But, now, it was GONE!
His best guess was that it was lost at sea… a casualty of playing football on a sandbar, 20-30 feet off the beach. He emailed us a map outlining where he thought it might be, and when the wind and tide were right, I drove out to the island and got to work.
Hours of thoroughly searching the area, in knee-to-waist-deep water, turned up nothing but junk. But, I wasn’t about to give up and returned to give it another go, finding it in the dip between the beach and the sandbar.
Funny thing is, when it happens… when you find yourself staring down into your scoop at that ring… time tends to stop in it’s tracks! You blink a lot, as if to make sure your eyes are working right, and then you just stand there for a minute, in awe.
Minutes later, I’m on the phone for the best part of all… Mike’s reaction when I tell him, “I found your ring”!
The inscription: Love Always, Erika!
(This was my favorite wet find of 2010… 2011 & 2012 will follow.)
Lost Platinum Wedding Band Recovered in Ashburn, Virginia!
I’m very proud of my perfect recovery record thus far as a member of The Ring Finders. The most recent recovery gives me a perfect 4 for 4 record! I must admit, this time it was my detecting buddy who I asked to come along with me that actually found the lost platinum ring we were looking for, but nonetheless the recovery was a success! Being able to make a couple’s St. Patty’s Day extra special sure was nice. I’ll let Sarah tell you the rest of the story in her own words….
My husband was out in our yard doing some gardening including spreading grass seed and pulling up weeds and throwing them over an embankment in a wooded area behind our house. A few hours after finishing the yard work, he noticed that his ring was missing. Even though he wasn’t sure he had lost it in the yard, he immediately went out there searching for hours with no luck. He was even able to rent a metal detector and searched the area and still had no success. He finally gave up and decided that the ring was lost for good. When he told me, I wasn’t sure that a metal detector would pick up platinum so I did a search online for lost platinum ring and I stumbled upon Jim’s blog. I sent him a quick e-mail asking if it would be worth it for him to come out if my husband had already searched with a metal detector. Jim wrote back right away saying that the skill of the detector had a lot to do with the ability to find things, so I figured we’d give him a try. Jim came out about a week later on St. Patrick’s day with his friend Lance. They both brought their metal detectors and after my husband gave them a description of his yard work activities they began searching in what they thought were the most likely areas to find the ring: over in the area where he was throwing weeds and in the area he had been planting the grass. Maybe 15 minutes after they arrived, I started to head out to meet them and my husband said to me “I hope you don’t get your hopes up.” I said I hadn’t, but I really had! I stepped outside and asked if they had any luck yet and they said they had found it already!! It was located in the area where my husband had been planting grass and was under about an inch of dirt. My husband and I couldn’t believe that they had found it so quickly! I think it took longer to write this letter than it took for them to find the ring. I later realized that it was the 5th anniversary of us getting engaged. So five St. Patrick’s days ago he had given me an engagement ring and on this one, he had gotten his wedding ring back! Now St. Patrick’s day is twice as lucky for us. Thanks again Jim and Lance!
There she is!
Lance and one happy camper!
Back where it belongs!
Lost Class Ring in small suburban park..found
On Feb 9th I received an email from Pat needing my services to find a lost class ring of his daughter Eileen, in a little suburban park. Playing fetch with the family dog the ring flew off her finger into the open grass. Eileen devastated losing her new class ring, searched for hours with her family, but no ring was found. So, Feb 11th the 1st day of my search, wind-chill in the 20’s. Pat’s wife Antoniette graciously made hot coco for my wife and I, and snacks for my kids who were with us at the time. Thinking this would be a quick find, (I should know better) it was not.
The following weekend Feb 18th was my 2nd search, I arrived early in the morning to put in a good grid search. I had to find it today knowing that there were snow storms predicted for the next two days. I was doing about a 30ft x 30ft grid pattern, and on my third grid as I was bending down to pick up my small orange cone that I use, I noticed a silver sparkle a foot from the cone (fist pump!). Yup, there it was Eileen’s beautiful class ring with a blue stone. This would mark the third time finding a piece of jewelry for someone without passing my detector over it. “Game of Inches” as Mr. Chris Turner would say. “Making the call” I think is the most rewarding for the Detectorist to the customer. So, I called Pat with the good news that Eileen’s ring was found, he was astatic.
I want to thank Pat and Antoniette for their kindness to my wife and kids on that cold Feb. day, my search wouldn’t have lasted as long as it did without the hot coco. Eileen, I am so happy to have found your ring for you.
Best,
Dan
Found Tennis Bracelet Chelsea (Best Search Ever) / Trouvé Bracelet de Tennis Chelsea (Meilleur Trouvaille a ce Jour)
Good Evening Everyone,
Noone wants to have to make that call when it happens..when you lose that ring, or bracelet, or chain. Louise had to make that call to me on Wednesday night. Louise loves the outdoors and loves to walk a beautiful path in the woods behind her Chelsea home. On Wednesday afternoon she went for a walk with a friend and while walking she removed her a mitts a few times to fix her toque. The last time she did it her tennis bracelet got snagged on her mitts and it fell onto the snow covered pathway. She didn’t realize until an hour later she had lost her bracelet when she got home. She took several hours walking a snail-like pace to search for her bracelet but to no avail. That evening she Googled for metal detectors and found my profile page and blog and that is when she made that phone call. I had arranged to search the next day but the rain decided to not stop, so arrangements were made to search friday morning. Friday morning we met at Louise beautiful home and she showed me the pathway. I grabbed my trusting sidekick White’s XLT and we started the search. After 2 and half hours and almost reaching the end of the path ( the path is shaped like a noose), I received a strong hit, after pinpointing I moved the coil away, and there in the sunlight I saw what look liked a piece of broken shoelace. I took my pinpointer and tested the snow around it. The pinpointer shook strongly, I removed the snow and picked it up the beautiful tennis bracelet. Louise was behind me, I told her ” I ‘ve got it” and swung around and showed to her. A loud yell echoed through the woods as she took the bracelet and gave me a huge bear hug squeezing the air out of my lungs and telling me Thank You. She thought her tennis bracelet that her husband gave to her was gone forever, but she found Stéphane the best Metal Detectorists of the East Coast ! She was in good hands. I love my hobby and what I do by returning lost jewelry to people who have lost them. If you lnow anyone who has lost a piece of jewelry, or needs to find a property stake, or you need an estate search to look for that hidden booty, please don’t hesitate and call Stéphane the Ring Finder at 819-205-2290. I love my work Hope to hear from you soon. Thank You ! I use a White’s XLT for my ring searches please visit www.whiteselectronics.com for great detectors and accessories.
Bonsoir à tous,
Personne ne veut avoir à faire cet appel quand ceci arrive .. quand vous perdez une bague, ou un bracelet, ou une chaîne. Louise a dû faire appel à moi dans la soirée de mercredi. Louise aime le plein air et aime marcher sur un chemin magnifique dans les bois derrière sa maison a Chelsea. Le mercredi après-midi, elle alla se promener avec une amie et en marchant elle a enlevé c’est mitaines à quelques reprises pour fixer sa tuque. La dernière fois qu’elle l’a fait son bracelet de tennis s’est accroché à sa mitaines et il est tombé sur la piste couvert de neige. Elle c’est pas rendu compte que juste une heure plus tard, qu’elle avait perdu son bracelet . Elle a pris plusieurs heures de marche un rythme d’escargot à la recherche de son bracelet, mais en vain. Ce soir-là, elle fait une recherche sur Google pour les détecteurs de métaux et a trouvé mon profile et mon blog et c’est cette soirée la qu’elle allait faire cette appel et que sa peine allait disparaitre. Je m’étais arrangé pour chercher le lendemain, mais la pluie a décidé de ne pas arrêter, alors on a décider de faire la recherche vendredi matin. Vendredi matin, j’ai rencontré Louise a sa belle maison et elle m’a montré le sentier. J’ai attrapé mon acolyte de confiance mon White’s XLT et nous avons commencé la recherche. Après 2 heures et demie et presque atteint la fin du sentier (le chemin est façonné comme un noeud coulant), j’ai reçu une forte tonalité dans mes oreilles, et là, dans la lumière du soleil, j’ai vu ce que ressemblait un morceau de lacet cassé. J’ai pris mon Pinpointer et testé la neige autour du lacet. Le Pinpointer secoua fortement, j’ai enlevé la neige et le ramassa le bracelet de tennis. Louise était derrière moi, je lui ai dit” Je l’ai trouvé” et je me suis retourné vers elle pour lui montrer le bracelet. Un grand cri retentit dans les bois,elle a pris le bracelet et me donna une forte caresse a faire sortir l’air de mes poumons et des larmes de joie coulait sur sa joue. Elle pensait que son bracelet de tennis que son mari a donné etait disparu à jamais, mais elle a trouvé le chercheur de bijoux sur la côte Est! Elle était en de bonnes mains. J’aime mon passe-temps et ce que je fais en trouvant les bijoux perdus pour les personnes qui les ont perdus. Si vous connaissez quelq’un ou si c’est vous quiconque a perdu un morceau de bijoux, ou a besoin de trouver un piquet de propriété, ou vous avez besoin d’une recherche immobilière pour trouver ce butin caché, s’il vous plaît n’hésitez pas et appelez Stéphane le Chercheur de Bijoux (The Ring Finder) à 819-205-2290 . J’aime mon travail J’espère avoir de vos nouvelles bientôt. Merci!
Saugerties New York Class Ring Found in Cape Cod
In July 2011 I was with a few friends Detecting the Cape Cod waters and found a silver school ring. On the ring was written Saugerties, Grace and 2010. A few days later I started emailing a few of the resource offices at the school along with the Principle. In November i resent some emails and finally got a response from the Principle. He stated that he would try to help. The middle of February came and i received an email stating that Grace had been found and that I will be receiving and email soon. With in a half an hour the email came from Glenn stating that he couldn’t believe that I had found it and was going to return it for only a thank you and a picture. He said she was devastated about loosing it and thought it was gone forever. We made arrangements for me to send it to him ( after I had it cleaned) for she was in college and he would give it to her during spring break. As you can see in the photo she was great full to have it back . It’s by far the longest I’ve taken to track down an owner, I’m just happy i was able too.
Found Ring Gatineau / Trouvé Bague Gatineau
Hello everyone it’s been a while since I’ve written and had a ring search. Finally a ring search. Elyse loves to horse back ride, and that day she had an appointment to go. A few days before Elyse had received a family heirloom a beautiful diamond and pearl ring. She was careful not to lose it, she removed the ring and put in her coat pocket. While galloping with the horse her jacket zip opened and her ring fell out. She was in a corral practicing so the search was confined in one area. I started the search and 15 minutes later a nice tone rang in my headphones, I removed a top layer of snow and proceeded to pinpoint. There layed a beautiful ring. A mother who was extremely happy and a teared eye daughter. I love my work, I love the searches, and absolutely love the reaction of the person once you find that lost item and watching their reaction. If you know anyone who has lost a ring, bracelet, or any sentimental item don’t wait, call an expert. Call the Ring Finders metal detecting specialist a phone call away. Ask for Stéphane at 819 205 2290. Have a great day everyone. (Please note at the request of the family no pictures were taken of the ring and Elyse).
Lost Wedding Band in Coquitlam, BC..Found
I received a call in regards to a lost wedding band a couple of weeks ago and we set a time to meet to do the search today. This young man was taking down the Christmas lights and at some point while doing that and playing with the neighbours dogs he lost his wedding band.
He searched for days and had no luck in finding the ring so he went on line and found ”The Ring Finders Directory” and made the call…He explained to me that it might be a couple of weeks before I could come out to do the search due to his wife who was expecting any day.
Well he’s the proud father of a baby daughter, he called me to say to come over to find the ring and I knocked at his door this morning and we met.
While he was filling in the contract I stood on his front steps looking at the potential search area and as I was looking around I caught a glimpse of white gold in the red rocks that was in his garden under a small tree. I went over and pulled out his ring form the rocks and looked at him and said…Found it! He was pretty amazed as was I.
Sometimes you get lucky and my first find of the year was just that! I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to use my V3i but I’m sure there will be another search soon.
Thanks for reading my blog and you can watch the video on the link below…Unfortunately my GoPro was having some troubles so I lost most of the coverage…
I Love my Job!