Carol was swimming with her family at Whangaumu Bay (Wellingtons Bay) a week ago, play-fighting with her son in the water, when her treasured gold bangle of 15 years slipped off her wrist and sank into the sand at their feet.
However, she didn’t actually realise it had been lost until later in the day, long after leaving the beach.
With bad weather forecast, I started the search earlier than planned, progressively working deeper as I followed the breakers back and forth along the beach.
After some time—and a lot of can pull tabs—a good signal came through. Seconds later, I was looking at a beautiful solid gold bangle in the scoop. A little worse for wear after being scoured by sand for a week, but it was now safely secured.
A few days later, I met up with Carol and handed over her bangle. Surprisingly, it was, and apparently had always been, a tight fit to get on and off her wrist. So, how it slipped off is still a mystery, even allowing for the usual “ring-removal effects” of cold water.
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