๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐๐๏ธ
With Point Sebago now in our rearview mirror, Cheryl and I were heading to Goose Rocks Beach (GRB) in Kennebunkport Maine. I was on the phone with Brody, who explained the situation. He, his wife, and their young child had been enjoying a beautiful day at GRB. Before heading into the water for a swim, Brody took off his gold wedding ring and placed it safely inside the cupholder of his beach chair.
Once he finished swimming, the family spent several more hours relaxing on the shore before finally packing up their gear. They loaded everything into their vehicle and began the drive back home to the Boston area, preparing for work the next morning.
Then came that all-too-familiar moment of panic. ๐ Brody remembered his wedding ring. He checked the chair, but the cupholder was completely empty. He rushed back to the beach to search his old setup spot, but as we all know, once under the sand, these rings are very difficult to find.
๐งญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Brody then gave me the exact location on GRB and told me the ring should be somewhere between the seaweed from the high tide mark and the kayaks, closer to the dune grass. This gave me a solid, specific search window to target.
The late afternoon sun was casting long shadows across Goose Rocks Beach by the time Cheryl and I arrived. Because Brodyโs setup had been high up on the dry sand, we didn’t have to worry about incoming tides or shifting water, but the soft, powdery sand of GRB can swallow a gold ring instantly.
I decided to start the grid search near the seaweed and grid search horizontally to the water. I would search north to south and work my way towards the kayaks. There were not many targets at all, that high up on the beach
โก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!
The area wasn’t large and after 10 minutes or so, I heard the low tone I had been hoping for and anticipating! ๐ง
As I kept swinging the coil over the area, trying to pinpoint the exact spot under the M15 coil, I could see the outline of a gold ring in the sand. I told Cheryl, “I can see the ring, in the sand,” to which she replied from 10โ15 feet away, “I can see it from here!” ๐ฎ
I removed the ring from the sand and verified it was actually Brody’s gold wedding ring. I immediately recorded a video for Brody, telling him I was leaving the beach because I found the ring, panning the camera down to reveal his beautiful gold band. ๐ฑโจ
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐.๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
I sent the video to Brody, who called me back instantly, expressing his immense gratitude. Since he and his family had already left the area, we made plans to return the ring the following weekend. He would make the 1.5-hour drive right back to Kennebunkport Maine to get his ring back.
The next weekend, I drove down to GRB and met Brody for the very first time. I returned his wedding ring with those exact same kayaks in the background! Brody and his wife thanked me immensely, and as we shook hands to say goodbye, all I could think of was: ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. โค๏ธ๐ค
๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ฉโ๏ธ Ring Finders of Maine #258, #259, #260
Cheryl and I were finally ready for a little down time. After rushing down to Old Orchard Beach to recover a sentimental Valentine’s gifted ring, to then rushing to Point Sebago for a successful water recovery, to finally rushing to Kennebunkport for another successful wedding ring recovery… we were absolutely pooped! ๐จ
The final stats for an unforgettable afternoon:
๐ Approximately 4.5 hours
๐ 110 miles driven
๐ 3 successful ring recoveries!
We were officially ready to relax.
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐ฒ
If you or someone you know has lost a wedding ring, heirloom, keys, or any other metal object of sentimental value, don’t lose hope! The Ring Finders of Maine offer professional metal detecting recovery services across the state. Whether your item was lost deep in the Maine woods, buried in the soft beach sand, or dropped underwater in one of our beautiful lakes, we have the specialized high-end gear and experience to track it down. Time is often of the essenceโespecially with shifting sands and tidesโso don’t wait to reach out! Send us a direct message right here on Facebook or call/text us immediately at 207-423-3027 to get a search scheduled.
“๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐.” โค๏ธ
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