It started with a call from a very upset young lady. She asked if we could help her find a recently lost engagement ring. It is a story we hear far too often. She had placed the ring in the side pocket of a beach chair to keep it safe, but by the end of the day she forgot it was there. While walking back to the parking area, it slipped out somewhere along a long stretch of sand, about three to four hundred feet.
She and her family searched for hours, going over the same ground again and again, hoping to catch even the smallest glint of gold. By the time we arrived, she was almost ready to give up completely.
We began our grid search and slowly worked our way along the path. After what felt like a long time with no luck, we decided to make one last attempt before calling it for the night. That final pass turned out to be the one that mattered. The detector signaled, we dug down, and there it was. Her engagement ring, safely recovered.
She was at work when we called her with the news, and the moment she heard the words she could not hold back the tears of joy. Another great recovery and another special memory saved.
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