Lost wedding ring in the sand, Ocean Grove NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)

Ally called and said her husband lost his wedding ring about an hour prior, throwing a football down by the waters edge with his son.  She knew the general area and had it marked well, but was concerned because the tide was rising, and there was a rough surf from the south east winds that were blowing. I told her I could  be there in about 30 minutes, and rather than waiting for the next low tide, we needed to get moving  ASAP, or it would most likely get pulled down past the drop off where it would get buried and out of reach of my machine.  When I arrived Ally and Tom discussed how the ring flew off, and that she had briefly seen it while looking, but the waves made it quickly disappear.  There was quite a huge audience of sunbathers watching, as I started my search in waste deep water, figuring that was the most likely spot the ring would have settled.  The waves were making this a very challenging recovery, but in just a short while the ring was in my scoop.   All eyes were on me and I knew I had to get it on the first scoop, or it would possibly slide down below the drop-off. I walked up out of the waves, held up the scoop, and Ally, Tom, and their family were shocked, along with the audience patiently waiting to see the ring.  Another fantastic recovery.

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2 Replies to “Lost wedding ring in the sand, Ocean Grove NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder”

  1. Alison Marchitelli says:

    What a life saver!! Ed came to the rescue after my husband lost his wedding ring throwing a football to our son at Ocean Grove beach. Neither saw exactly where it went, we searched the sand for 45 min before I found Ed’s metal detector services and called (the busy Friday of 4th of July weekend!!). He dropped everything and arrived 40 min later with the tide quickly coming up the beach. We felt it was deep underwater at this point, so Ed waded in waist deep with the waves crashing…after 10-12 minutes he pulled the ring out from under the water on the first scoop! He was an absolute miracle worker!!

    1. Thank you Allison, perfect example of calling ASAP. Some wait days allowing the ocean to swallow it up

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