14k Gold Wedding Band recovered in Waupaca County
Kevin was making memories, tossing his kids off the swimming raft into the lake when a unwelcome memory intervened – his wedding band also decided to take a plunge. The bottom was 12 – 15 down with limited visibility. Luckily, Jeff Wettstein was available with his hookah technology. Tom Caldie was the aquanaut, and he recovered the ring perched on top of some invasive milfoil plants after almost two hours of gently sweeping over the top. Lucky for that, as deep silt was under the plants, and the ring could have been dislodged and sunk down too deep for recovery. It took a light touch to detect a signal without losing the ring forever, but it was well worth the effort. This is why they call this the “Book of Smiles!”
Andrew lost his ring in Lake Michigan while swimming at a 4th of July picnic. He discovered Ring Finders a few days later and arranged for a hunt. I traveled with Brian Pasterski, fellow detectorist, because he is a good detectorist and seasoned diver if we need to go deep. Luckily, we only had to search in neck-deep water, which is very refreshing on a hot, sunny day. We used Garrett AT Pros. There were large limestone rocks, which could have been bad if the ring slipped between some large ones. Luckily, Brian detected it under a small rock and dove down to retrieve it. There was no junk in the rocks which made it much easier. The only signals we found were the ring, and one high signal buried deep. Andrew was overjoyed to have it returned. 