August 29, 2024
Almost five weeks ago, Caeleigh was enjoying a day on the beach. She was wearing a very sentimental Celtic cross that her parents had bestowed upon her on the day of her first confirmation.
I am not positive on just how the chain with the cross became separated and lost in the fine sand.
Today I was out testing a new detecting scoop grip and found only pull tabs and a screw. About to give up for the day, I got out of the water and headed to my car. Gerry had been watching me and was inquisitive about my detector and could find a hearing aid. Yes it is possible, but unlikely unless the detector is “tuned” to react to the hearing aid’s metallic characteristics. When our conversation was about over and I was about to start searching for the hearing aid, Katie approached and asked the same question ecept her item of interest was a gold Celtic cross. The answer was the same.
The first area I covered was for the hearing aid. The detector I had been using in the water was just too sensitive over the 18 inch sweep to locate the hearing aid, but I tried. I moved over to the area of the cross and chain. I knew the cross could be located, but the fine chain would be very difficult. I was correct, the cross was retrieved from the sand with no problem
My second detector in the car did not have programming capabilities. One of my detectors at home would fit the needs perfectly. So I left the beach to get my best detector for the items I was searching for, a hearing aid and a gold chain in salty beach sand environment. I returned an hour later to complete the search. At the beach I was in luck with the adjustments I made to the third detector, it would react equally well to either object with the same settings.
As good as the detector that I chose for the situation and adjusting it for the objects to find, I did not find either one. There are possibilities that; either object may have been found, the beach cleaning rake buried them beyond my detector’s depth range, or I just missed detecting them. Also, the hearing aid may have been lost elsewhere.
I had talked to all involved and took pictures of Caeleigh and her cross before going home to get the third detector just in case what I feared happened, which it did. The active search for the chain and hearing aid have ended for now, but the information will be retained per chance I do find either one at a later date or hearing of another detectorist finding one of the still missing belongings.
Thank you so much for finding my cross!! It meant the world to me and I was so upset when I lost it. I am very grateful for Richard and the ring finders and the work they do.
We can not thank you enough Richard. Timing is everything. We were lucky enough to be at South Middle Beach that day youwere doing you thing. GOD bless and keeping what you do.
Timing is EVERYTHING Richard. We were so lucky to be at South Middle Beach that day while you were doing your thing. We cannot thank you enough for finding Caeleigh’s cross for her. Keep doing what you do. GOD bless.
Rick!!!!! We can’t Thank you enough!!! Every weekend we would hope to find Caeleigh’s cross. We are so grateful that you were on the beach August 29th same time and place we were ❤️❤️