I received a text from a woman who had lost her wedding ring during a family weekend at a lake cabin. She had been talked into playing volleyball with her kids down by the water. She normally wouldn’t play with jewelry on, but figured it would only be for a short time. While hitting the ball, her ring flew off and disappeared into the grass. She and her family searched for two days, even borrowing a metal detector from a neighbor and checking the water, but had no luck. Her mom found my Ringfinders page and reached out. I cleared my schedule and headed up the next day. When I arrived, she showed me exactly where she had been standing. I began a careful grid search of the grass area. After clearing most of it, I expanded outward into the taller grass in the neighboring yard — about 20 feet from where she thought the ring had landed. That’s where I found it. She was out searching with the borrowed detector at the time, so I called her over and had her swing over the spot so she could hear what a ring sounds like. She looked down, spotted it, and picked it up. The relief and happiness on her face said it all. She was shocked that the ring had traveled so far from where she expected it to be. These recoveries are always special, especially when the ring means so much to the owner.
If you’ve lost a ring or piece of jewelry in Western Wisconsin, feel free to reach out. I’m happy to help you out.
Paul Nolan
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