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Lost Lady’s Diamond Engagement Ring – OBX– Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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Heather called me around 1:30 today.  Are you Ed Duffey?  “Yes,” I answered.  We need your help.  I’ve lost my engagement ring on the beach.  We’ve looked and looked and even got a metal detector but it just beeps at everything.  Her voice was quivering somewhat as she describe the facts of how it was lost.  She was distraught.  Why shouldn’t’ she be? She had only been given the ring two days ago.

I said, don’t worry, we have a very good chance of finding it.  I’m in my truck now so I have to head home to pick up my gear and I will be there as soon as possible.

When I arrived Heather was waiting and led me down to where here and her fiancé Steven thought it was lost.  They had put a canopy over the area to mark it.  It was 93 and the sand was very hot!!

I began my sweeps.  I got and immediate hit but it was very deep so I decided to go on.  I covered the entire canopy area and that same area down to the water.  No luck!  I then check out the area around their chairs…nothing!

I went back to the deep target.  I took a scoop full of sand out and it was still in…next scoop got it.

The dazzling diamond display lit up the sand.  I picked it up and they asked did you find it.  I held it up and Heather and Steven were ecstatic!

As the neighboring canopies rang out in applause,  I decided to give the ring to Steven so he could present it to her again…formally.  Romance on the beach!!!

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Lost Lady’s Gold Ring with Red Heart – Duck– Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I got a call from after 6 pm from Keith.  His daughter Emily had lost her gold ring when a sudden thunderstorm came up and they had to hurry off of the beach.  The ring had been in the cup holder with her phone but as they ran off of the beach…It was lost in the sand.

I asked the normal questions about if they knew approximately where they had lost it and if it was possibly in the water.  He was sure of where it was lost and it was not in the water.  However, it was low tide and if I waited, it could be in the water before morning.  I told him that I would come right out.

When I arrived Keith showed me where he thought they lost it and Emily showed me a picture of it.  I fired up the Equinox 800 and began sweeping.  I cover the entire area and then went from there to the beach access.  I found sinkers, hot wheel cars, bottle caps, but no ring.  I decided to start over.

When I did I got a hit…weak and deep.  As I dug the target two children approached me and asked what I was doing.  I explained that I was looking for a ring…just then, as I shook my extreme scoop…a tell-tale rattle.  The ring appeared and I showed it to the little girl.  She said, “can I have it?”  I said, I’m sorry, it belongs to the girl right over there…pointing to Emily.

Emily began shouting, “he found it!”  Overjoyed, she and her dad came over for pictures.  Another happy family.

 

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Lost Lady’s Gold Engagement Ring – Corolla Beach – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I had just returned from doing some detecting on Kitty Hawk beach.  I hadn’t gotten out of the truck when I received a call from Monica.  She said that her sister-in-law had lost her wedding set on the beach.  They had found the wedding band but could not find the engagement ring.  I asked her to describe the situation and after she did I realized that I better go right away…a storm was closing in.

As I drove up through Southern Shores and Duck, it began  raining, very hard.  I was concerned that with the rain we might lose our advantage of finding the ring quickly or that we couldn’t get out on the beach due to lightning!

As I left the Duck area and started up through Corolla the storm subsided.  Laura met me at the beach house and led me to the beach where Monica and her husband Fred where waiting.  They had not moved from the spot.

As I fired up the Minelab Equinox 800, I told them that I would begin where the wedding band was found and spread out the search from there.  15 seconds later, I had a solid 11 on the machine and a very good signal.  I reached down with my hand and grabbed a fistful of sand.  Just then the clear sparkle of 5 diamonds appeared and Laura began shouting and jumping around.

Another happy family.

 

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Lost Men’s Custom Gold Wedding Band – Southern Shores – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I received a call from Fred who said he had lost his ring on the beach.  I asked him if he was in the water?  He replied maybe on the edge.  I asked if he know approximately where he lost it and he said that he had a good idea.

Fred was in Southern Shores, which is only about 2 miles away.  I told him that I would be there ASAP.  I arrived and Fred led me to the area on the beach where they had a cabana set up with several chairs.  He walked off an area about 20ft square that ended near the water.

I fired up the equinox 800 and did a few sweeps in the area that he thought was most likely.  On the third sweep the Minelab machine rang up a very solid signal.  I thought I had gotten too close to the cabana pole.   The target was relatively deep so I did not think it was the ring.

I was wrong.  Congratulations Fred and Paula!

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Lost Platinum Diamond Engagement Ring – Southern Shores – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I received a call from Molly in Southern Shores.  She had lost her Platinum Diamond ring on the beach.  I told Molly that I was in Kitty Hawk, which is very close, and I could be there in about 20 minutes.

When I arrived, Molly took me to the beach.  The family had marked off the spot that they thought the ring had ended up.   In the center of the spot was their umbrella and it was bounded by beach chairs.

I fired up the Equinox 800 and began a grid search.  The sand was very course and unlevel.  I covered the area with no hits.  I asked them if they had walked down the  beach or gone in the water.  They answered that they did not.  I decided to sweep the area from the walkway to the chair area…Nothing!

Then I decide to expand the search area outward in the direction of the surf, which was coming up.  Bingo!  Almost immediately I got a strong signal that was right on top.  I reached down with my hand and brushed the sand away.  Diamonds shown in the bright OBX sunlight and I recognized the ring from the picture that Molly had shown me.  Congratulations Molly and family for finding your exquisite ring.

 

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Lost Men’s White Gold Wedding Ring – Nags Head – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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While I was on the beach looking for a ring that was lost last week, a lady named Katie approached me and told me that her party had lost a ring on the beach earlier in the day.  She showed me an area about 20ft square that she thought her brother-in-law Will had lost the ring.  I covered the area pretty quickly and thoroughly but only found a few bottle caps.  I then asked her if there were any other areas she could think of.

She walked over to an area and asked me if I could make a diagonal from there to a sand mound on the beach.  I put my Equinox 800 to quick work starting at the sand mound.  I got a hit that was strong, but a number that is not normally associated with a ring.  I dug it anyway.

I saw the ring and picked it up with my closed hand.  Sidney, Will’s wife, asked me did you find it.  I said, “could you describe it?”  She described the ring and I handed it to her.  Both Sidney and Katie were overjoyed.   The EQ800

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Lost Women’s Diamond White Gold Wedding Ring – Nags Head – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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Got a call from Brooks who said that he and his wife were visiting from western NC.  While she was on the beach he said that she was doing something and felt her ring flick off of her hand.  They looked and looked…even sifting the sand with a colander to try to find the ring.  No luck.

I told Brooks that I would be right over and loaded the Equinox 800 in the truck.  It took me a while to get down to Nags Head but once I did, I met Brooks at the access point and he filled me in on the details.

I fired up the Minelab machine and went to work.  Almost immediately I got a good 9 to ring up but it was deeper that I expected the ring to be…so I continued on the sweep for a while.  Getting no other hits, I returned to the 9 and dug around in the sand with my hands.  Low and behold a ring popped out.

I asked Brooks if that was it.  Yes, Yes it was, and what a beautiful ring.  His wife met us at the access parking lot and they were both overjoyed.  I love getting rings back to their owners.

 

 

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Lost Men’s Tantalum Wedding Band- Duck– Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I received a call from Brian early this morning.  I was doing my sunrise walk on the beach, which I do every day.  Brian informed me that he had lost his tantalum wedding ring.  I told him that it would take me about 30 minutes to make it up to Duck.

When I arrived I met Brian.  He told me that he had only gotten married 4 days ago!!  I told him that it’s never a good thing to lose a wedding ring but even worse when it’s in the first week.  I told him that I would do my best.

We headed for the beach and as we crossed the walk-over his wife Sophie was setting on a bench.  When I got down to the sand he indicated what he was doing and where he thought he might have lost the ring.

I fired up the Equinox 800 and on my second sweep…beep.  The detector rang up a solid 20.  I scooped up the ring and gave it to Brian.

What a wonderful couple.  I’m so glad to be able to return the ring to it’s owner!!

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Lost Men’s Gold Wedding Band- Corolla – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I received a call from a gentleman this afternoon.  He said that he had lost his gold wedding band on the beach at Corolla. He was concerned that the tide was coming in.  I got some basic information and headed that way.  When I arrived I asked him if he thought it was in the water.  He replied yes.  So I got my waterproof headphones and we headed down to the beach with my Equinox 800.

As I passed the back deck several people started cheering.  I replied, “not yet!”  He got me lined up on where he thought he lost it and I ask him how far he thought the tide had come in.  He said he though it would be 15 to 15 yards in the water.  I started the search.

I hadn’t gone far…maybe a few feet…the sand was barely wet and I got a hit.  It was a strong signal but by his description of where he thought it was, this couldn’t be it.  I dug it anyway and took it up to the dry sand.  Low and behold a gold ring appeared.  We made sure it was the right ring and when I was going passed the deck the people began to cheer again…

I took a bow. 🙂

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Lost Family Heirloom Gold Ring- Jockey’s Ridge State Park – Nags Head – Outer Banks, NC – Found

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I got a call from a young lady Wednesday evening.  She said that she had lost her gold ring, which was a family heirloom, handed down to her from her grandma.  She was devastated because she had worn it swimming at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nag’s Head, NC.

I explained to her that metal detecting is not allowed in NC State Parks.  I advised her to call Jockey’s Ridge and explain the situation.  She called me a few minutes later saying that the Park Ranger Manager would allow it provided that I turn in any other items found during the search and that we could look the next morning.

I met her at the gate when it opened the next morning.  She took me down the path that they had taken to the beach and I first checked all the dry sand in the area that they set up.  No luck.  I began a grid search in the water that spanned about 50 yards…going deeper and deeper.

I found a few items that we not the target item (which I turned in at the Ranger station on the way out) and then on the 3rd pass…It rang up on the Minelab Equinox 800!!!

Congratulations on finding Grandma’s ring!!

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