I got a call from Keith early Sunday afternoon. He and his wife of less than a year, Kaylee, were enjoying Memorial Day weekend on Daytona Beach when a strong wave hit him in the surf. Instantly, he felt his wedding ring slip from his finger. He saw it briefly in the water and tried to grab it before another wave buried it beneath the sand.
I told him I’d head that way shortly. On the drive over, I said a prayer asking for guidance.
When I arrived, the conditions were rough. Strong waves, rising wind, and a hard northerly current made it difficult to stand in the waist-deep water. I fired up my Minelab Manticore and searched the area Keith described, but after several passes I decided to return Monday at low tide.
The next day I carefully gridded the exposed beach and searched north with the current, but still no ring.
On Tuesday, after another nearby search, I decided to give it one more try. When I arrived, Keith was there with a borrowed Nokta Triple Score detector. I gave him a quick tutorial and we both started searching.
A short time later, just south of the original area, I got a beautiful signal. Only a few inches down, after all the wind and pounding surf, was Keith’s wedding ring.
I held it up and shouted to Keith.
“No way!” he yelled as he ran toward me.
After three days, the ring was finally back home. Praise God
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