West Allis resident, Preston Witt, was repairing a storm-damaged fence in his backyard when he threw a tennis ball for his dog. That’s when his black-tungsten wedding ring flew off his hand. He felt it leave, saw it fly and believed it couldn’t have landed too far away. But despite his and his wife’s best search efforts, the ring’s hiding place eluded them. The couple carefully checked the alleyway behind the house and all around the patio; still no ring. When Preston rented a metal detector, he discovered the yard was alive with metallic signals, nails, foil and bottle caps! But he was still not able to find his missing wedding ring.
I received a text from Preston on Tuesday, April 28th asking if I could assist. We arranged a search a couple days later. On my arrival, Preston’s wife, Steph, showed me the area and explained their search efforts to date. After calibrating my equipment, I quickly scanned the lawn area to rule it out. Although full of metallic targets, Preston’s tungsten ring was clearly not in their lawn.
Moving into the paved alleyway I did a visual search up and down to no avail. Did someone else already find it? The question was troubling. I noticed a small patch of grass across the alley near a neighbor’s mailbox and made a mental note to check it with my detector before leaving the alley. When I did, I heard an unmistakable tungsten signal in my headset. Carefully parting the blades of grass, Preston’s ring appeared! And the smile on Steph’s face tells the rest of the story!
If you or someone you know has lost a ring, don’t let its story end. It’s more than a ring! Call me; I’d love to add your smile to my growing list of over 150 clients who are so glad they did.
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