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Luis and I walked down the beach and into the tidal zone. He stuck a stick in the sand and said, “I was standing right here. I threw the football in that direction and felt the ring come off. I saw it in my peripheral vision for a brief moment, then it was gone!” And so the search was on!
Three days earlier the event took place and he had made a number of attempts to find his 14K white gold ring with inset diamonds. He even posted a Lost and Found ad on Craigslist to seek out help. It was at this time I got involved by sending him a link to THERINGFINDERS.COM site and offering up assistance. Up until then, the only correspondence had been through an email and a few short text messages. He later admitted to being a bit skeptical that the ring could be recovered. I, however, was packed and ready for the hour long trip to the coast knowing that the next day a storm would hit the area decreasing the chances of a positive outcome. Having a meeting for work and little confidence that the ring could be located, Luis text me to call off the search effort. I text him back. “Don’t give up just yet…unless someone else found it, it is still there!”
Those words changed the course of the search and breathed new energy into Luis. We spoke for a few minutes on the phone and we were back on track to meet up an hour later that evening.
We set up a grid of the area just in front of the placed stick. I worked East-West from the shore to the water first. I armed Luis with a pin-pointer and he meticulously scanned the area directly in front of the stick. I had completed the grid and decided to turn and work North-South while also expanding the grid. I was less than 12 feet to the right of the stick Luis had placed. This was the area that the ring should have been, but had not been discovered on the East-West grid. I got a perfect signal about 6 to 8 inches down. A perfect 10 VDI for the Nox 800 in Beach 1. Moments later Luis and I were giving each other a high-five… We had MADE THE RECOVERY!
It was almost sunset, the wind was picking up and the temperature was dropping. The moments after the recovery were exciting and it was beautiful at the beach. We talked and celebrated a bit before returning to the car to head home.
Luis had done a number of things that contributed to a successful recovery. When the ring came off, he didn’t immediately panic. He and his friend took notice of their surroundings and Luis, after 3 days, was able to put me less than 12 feet from the ring despite an enormous beach. The other thing that was critical was to seek help. Luis has stated several times that the right equipment in the right hands was the recipe for success. Thank you Luis for trusting in me and my process. It was great to meet you and I wish you the very best in the future!
Luis moments after the recovery!
The ring back in it’s correct place.
The custom 14K white gold band with inset diamonds
A beautiful setting for the recovery!
Working the Grid in front of the placed stick!
A happy couple with both their custom matching rings!
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Truly an amazing story and wonderful end! My testimony to those that are skeptical is that with the right equipment and expertise your chances are greatly improved. I would never had been able to find the ring without it, even standing so close to the exact spot it was lost. Thank you Brendon again for keeping the faith it could be found, and showing up with the right equipment to give us the greatest chance to find it, AND WE DID!
Wonderful story and an amazing ending! For those that are skeptical, I would say that having the right equipment and expertise makes A HUGE the difference. I was standing literally just over 10ft from where I lost the ring and would never have been able to find it without Brandon’s expertise and specialized equipment. Thanks to you again for reuniting our rings!