wedding band found Tag

Lost Wedding Ring Retrieved From Community Pond in Northern Virginia!

February 27th, 2011 by

On 2/21/11, I was contacted by a woman named Susan about her recently lost wedding ring.  She told me how she was at her neighborhood park the day beforer and when she went to throw some bread crumbs to the geese in the pond….you guessed it, off flew her wedding band! We made arrangements to meet and a few days later I found myself at the edge of a well maintained pond in a beautiful community. Immediately I slipped into my waders and got to work. After fifty minutes, 3 old cans, a beat up minnow trap and  a coax cable connector, I hit pay dirt!

Back where it belongs!

The look on Susan’s face was one of amazement and joy.  By contacting me quickly and taking note of exactly where she was when the ring came off, Susan made my job that much easier. Being able to return something that is so precious to someone sure is a great feeling!

Success!

Found 22k gold ring at Mettam’s Pool, Perth

December 18th, 2010 by

I have recently come back from an underwater metal detector hunt. Water metal detecting is by far the most enjoyable form of this hobby.

It was a perfect summer morning with crystal clear and calm Indian Ocean waters and a blazing sun. I decided to hunt a popular swimming area and kitted myself with mask, snorkel and weight belt….and my trusty White’s detector.

This time I decided to push out a little deeper to about 7 feet depth of water. I look like a submarine as all you can see is about 6″ of snorkel moving slowly through the water. Within 30 minutes I had located a pile of old coins and fishing sinkers but shortly after, I managed to find my first 22k gold ring. The weight is unbelievable. I had to fan away the sand to reveal the target as a scoop is useless in a rocky/sandy sea floor. The ring has unique markings on the inside of the band so if anyone from Perth (or possibly a visitor) can describe what is inscribed then the ring can be back on your finger. I have a strong feeling that the ring has been lost a long time as all other nearby targets were showing signs of salt water corrosion. The 22k ring was flawless and was a beautiful deep gold colour.

I have captured the discovery on video but can’t upload for a few more days as the SD card is unavailable. I will post the video when I get the chance.

HH and hoping everyone has a safe and merry Christmas,

Tony.

Update *** Here is the video….

Wedding band found in grass parking strip – Denver, Colorado

July 23rd, 2010 by

Adam lost his white gold wedding band one night while walking to a friends house after a night of festivities at one of the local “watering holes”. Due to the amount of libations consumed the true path to the residence was not know for sure. Best guesses as to locations of stopping points to try to rid himself of severe hiccups seemed to be the likely spots of the rings disappearance. The search area could have been several blocks worth of grass strips within the public right of way. But with the information that I had in hand I began my search in what seemed to me the most likely of all the spots. I started my search in a grass strip that Adam had searched on his hands and knees for several hours. Within 10 mintues of search time the ring had reappeard under my search coil. I called Adam who was doing a visual search in one of the alleyways near by. He was a very happy man to get his ring back.

Ring recover June 29, 2010.

Heirloom ring found in yard in Longmont, Colorado

June 9th, 2010 by

Recently I was contacted by Sheila, who lives in Florida. In February, she came to Colorado to visit her friend Barri from Longmont. While Sheila was here in Colorado, we received several inches of new snow. Since she is from Florida and snow is a rarity, she went outside to play around in the snow, throwing some snow balls and such. Apparently while gathering snow the ring fell off her pinky finger (it is a small ring). When they noticed later that evening that her ring was missing they searched in earnest for it but without success. After that several other people had visually looked for the ring but they also ended their searches without success.

As background information, Sheila’s mother passed away in 1998 and her father then kept her ring for the next 10 years until he passed away in 2008. There was a small battle between the 10 children of the couple as to who would get their mother’s wedding band. Well, Sheila was the one who ended up with the cherished ring.

When I arrived at the house, Barri and I looked over pictures and watched a couple short videos that were taken the day the ring was lost. In one of the videos you can clearly see the ring on her figure. There was a short series of photos that were taken moments later and the ring was missing in the last photo.  Thus we knew exactly when the ring was lost.

I put my detector together and began my search. Within 10 minutes of starting I had found the ring. We called Sheila to tell her the good news. To say she was happy would be a HUGE understatement. She was crying, almost uncontrollably, for longer than it took to find the ring.

Sheila's ring