Perth Tag
Lost gold wedding ring found at Perth beach
Jeremy called me this afternoon as his gold wedding ring had been lost at the beach yesterday. He had put it to one side before venturing into the water but as he was packing up all of his beach belongings, the ring was accidentally left behind in the sand somewhere ?
I headed down this afternoon as I wanted to get to the area before the local kids with metal detectors hit the spot.
Jeremy had marked the area where he had set up a beach tent with his family so the location we were searching was no bigger then 100 square metres, surely the ring would be found ! I’ve done “easy” hunts before and have gone away unsuccessful so until the item is found then it is still “lost”.
Well the beer caps were plentiful (Corona seems to be very popular down here) on this section of beach but after about 10 minutes, I got a nice signal with my White’s detector. I scraped away just a couple of inches of sand and there lay Jeremy’s very nice gold wedding ring.
Thanks for the nice finders reward and I’m glad you got in contact with TheRingFinders.
Regards,
Tony.
Lost platinum wedding ring has been found at Cottesloe beach, Perth
Well today it hit about 30C so summer is just around the corner. The beaches were busy on the webcams so it came as no surprise to me that my phone rang with someone seeking help with finding their lost items.
Paul had left platinum wedding ring on his beach towel as he was aware that it was slightly large on his finger and he wasn’t going to venture into the water with it on. Well we all know what happened next, so with a firm shake of the beach towel, Paul’s ring flew off somewhere into the dry, sugary sand.
Paul contacted his wife immediately and she Googled for help and fortunately TheRingFinders website came to the rescue. I grabbed my metal detector and gear and drove down to the search area which is about a 45 minute drive from home. I didn’t want to postpone the hunt as the young kid’s armed with their metal detectors would surely find the ring that evening and it would likely end up in their own treasure stash.
We quickly marked out a large square in the sand and proceeded to hunt for his ring. There is never a 100% guarantee with finding lost items but I was 99.9% confident that the ring would be found. A $2 coin popped up almost immediately and my next signal (low tone for Platinum?) was indeed Paul’s ring. It is really nice to get a quick result especially after my last hunt was unsuccessful.
Thanks Paul for the nice reward and it is great to see the ring back on your finger.
Please feel free to post any comments and if you want to include a photo of yourself with the ring then that would be great.
Tony.
Lost white gold wedding ring has been found in Perth
I received a call from Tracy earlier this week regarding her husband’s lost gold ring. The big white gold ring was lost in a corner of her property, amongst thick grass and bushes. Tracy was confident that the ring was in an area of about 10 metres by 10 metres.
I arrived yesterday morning feeling confident that the ring would be found easily but as we all know, “if you miss it by an inch you miss it by a mile”.
The weather wasn’t going to plan and sure enough, the rain really set in. I joked that I should have brought along my underwater detector as the puddles began to form in the search area. Tracy managed to get me a pair of rubber boots which were definitely going to be needed today. I wrapped my newly purchased Tesoro detector in a plastic bag and set off to find the ring, full of hope and optimism.
Well, let’s fast forward 2 hours and see what we have found. Yep, I had found a piece of wire and a bottle cap for my efforts! I had searched the area 100% and the ring was no where to be seen. The ground was a heavy, mineralised clay that my detector didn’t like one bit but I had tested my gold ring and it signalled through nice and clear. Where the @#*&% was this ring? I had doubled the search area and still nothing. All I knew was that I hadn’t swept my coil over it.
The property boundary fence wasn’t really close to the search zone and the metal wire fence meant that I couldn’t get within two feet either side of it without the detector screaming at me. I made the decision to cease using the metal detector and started eye-balling along the fence line. The amount of roadside metal junk also made using the metal detector pointless if the ring was nearby. I decided that there wasn’t much more to be done with this search so I trudged off inform Tracy of the bad news.
Tracy was naturally disappointed but very appreciative of my efforts. I thanked her for the fuel money and the very nice gift of an old Garrett Groundhog metal detector which showed signs of life after I switched it on.
I told Tracy that I would return during the summer as by this time the thick grass that impeded my searching somewhat would have died off. It was really frustrating leaving without finding the ring…….a large 18K white gold ring was out there somewhere.
As I was about to turn onto the main road and head home, the rain decided to stop and the sun broke through the heavy clouds……”ah, what the heck, one last quick walk along the fence line”, I said to myself. I hopped out of the car and walked the same ground that I had covered only 30 minutes ago. As I started my way back to the car, I was casually scanning the ground and then suddenly, peeking through the gravel and clay was a silvery object that just flashed at me. I immediately thought it was a beer cap or similar junk object but on closer inspection it was indeed a very large and heavy white gold ring…..unbelievable. That is two consecutive searches where rings have been found within the last seconds of searching.
Tracy was elated with the discovery and just so satisfying to know that the ring isn’t lying somewhere, lost forever?
Thank you Tracy for the nice reward and the Garrett detector. I may have to send it in for servicing. Please feel free to add a comment to this post.
Regards,
Tony.
Lost gold and sapphire ring has been found in Perth
Caroline contacted me recently via TheRingFinders. She had lost a very sentimental ring that belonged to her mother who had passed away last year.
The gold and sapphire ring was lost about 9 months ago in her back yard. Caroline thinks she was hanging out washing at the time when the ring disappeared. This scenario is all too common with wet fingers and the shaking of damp clothes sending rings flying anywhere.
Caroline has to vacate the house as soon as possible and the thought of leaving without her mother’s ring was weighing heavily on her.
With winter finished and warm spring weather here, the green grass was quite thick and knee high in places. I started a systematic grid search at the far end of the yard and proceeded to flatten the grass down and sweep very slowly with only iron discriminated out. The ring was quite small with three sapphires so no signal could be ignored with fear of leaving it behind.
About 45 minutes later, I was literally down to my last few seconds of searching the back yard and was resigned to the fact that the ring wasn’t going to be found and this is something I really hate. One last crisp signal was heard and I carefully dig into the damp grass…….a glint of gold shone in the bright sunshine and I quickly grabbed the partly muddy ring. Caroline wasn’t around so I quickly gave it a rinse under the tap. Caroline came down the back steps asking if she could move some items that were impeding my search. I informed her that I had searched the back yard thoroughly and there was “no need to move any items……because I have just found your ring!”
To say that Caroline was beyond happy is an understatement. The reaction on her face was what makes this job so satisfying.
Thank you Caroline for your generous reward and wishing you all the best in the future.
Tony.
Lost gold and sapphire wedding ring at Mandurah, Perth (Part 1)
I recently spent a few hours looking for an expensive and highly sentimental white gold and sapphire wedding ring that was lost by Peter. Peter informed me that it was most likely lost in one of two locations when he was carrying out some backyard clearing. The ring has come loose from his finger within his leather gloves and has not been seen since. Peter recalls taking his gloves off on several occasions and the big ring has gone zinging off without him noticing. Peter’s wife has a matching ring but much smaller so he is desperate to retrieve his ring.
The first search area was where the gardening was done so we were hoping that it would turn up as the area was now nice and clear from thick grass and bushes. Try as we might, the ring was nowhere to be seen. Peter was now sure that the ring was probably at the other location where all the garden cuttings has been dumped so off we went to the next location.
Upon seeing the huge pile of wet grass, branches and general garden waste, I reluctantly informed Peter that a metal detector was the least useful tool we could use. The mound of vegetation was several metres long on both sides and three metres high ! The prospect of finding this ring was unlikely unless the pile was raked flat…..a daunting prospect. Peter also informed me that the huge pile was going to be burnt down when it dried out. I was fairly confident that the ring would survive the heat of the fire and it was then a matter of detecting over a pile of ashes. I gave Peter the two options and after he sought some advice from his jeweller regarding the ring withstanding the fire, we agreed that I would come back after the material has been burnt.
I hope to return next month after their bonfire night….hopefully the ring is there and in one piece. Stay tuned for Part 2 !!!
Thanks for reading,
Tony.
Lost ring found at Perth sand quarry
Justin contacted me recently as he had lost his gold and platinum wedding ring at a nearby building site and sand quarry. Fortunately, the area was clean of any rubbish as it is being prepared for a future industrial area. Justin was brushing sand off his hands when the ring went flying off his finger. I decided that this job required urgent attention as the concrete trucks would be moving in very soon to pour the concrete building pads, which would mean his ring would be gone forever.
Justin was very confident in the area that he felt the ring come off, in fact, he had the spot down to about 1 square meter as I could see where he had been digging.
I got out my trusty detector and within 30 seconds I had my first nice signal and sure enough there was Justin’s ring packed into the wet sand, probably buried less than an inch deep. He just couldn’t believe that he didn’t find it as he was right on the spot. The wet yellow building sand did a good job of hiding the glint from the ring plus it has been cold, dark and wet down here in Perth. As luck would have it, the weather today was sunny and cool.
It was great to have helped you out Justin, keep that ring safe.
Tony.
