Tom Tanner, Author at The Ring Finders

Del Monte Beach Ring found / recovery

  • from Monterey (California, United States)
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A nice fellow and his wife were vacationing here in Monterey, for his wife’s birthday weekend.   The fellow went down to the water’s edge at Del Monte Beach, to wash off his kid’s sandy hands , in the ebbing surf.  To rinse off his kids’ hands.   As he did so, his ring slips off into the cold surf.   But he was momentarily unaware of this.   Then he went up to where the tidal zone meets the dry sand, and began to shake the water drops/sand off his own hands.   And it was at that point he realized his ring was gone.   He figured it must have “flung” when he’d made motions with his arms there.

 

I got the call and met him within 15 minutes on the beach.  He showed me the suspected zone.   But alas, nothing there.   Then he casually mentioned how he’d been at the water’s edge for a brief moment with his kid.   So we gave it a try further down there, and presto :  There was the ring.  Buried in the sand closer down towards the water.

 

Glad I could help.   Thanx for the tip .  

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Ring recovery on Monterey Beach

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Was able to help recover this 14k wedding ring, on Monterey Beach, Del Monte Beach yesterday.  “Jessica” had been standing in the ebbing surf, with wet sandy hands.  She felt her ring come off , in the surf’s edge, roiling ebbing foamy water.   The sand and water immediately “swallow” the ring.  So that when the water/wave pulls out:  All they see is sand.  No ring 🙁

 

A full day’s high tide came and went before we connected.   She had the approx area to describe via text pix and map.   And with a little study of the tide charts, was able to determine a probable parallel in the wet inter-tidal zone.   After 14 other targets (pennies, pulltabs, etc….), the ring surfaced.

 

Glad to help.  Your heirloom is safe in your family  🙂   Thanx for the tip.

 

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Palm Beach Watsonville ring recovery

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Watsonvill, Palm Beach.   14k class ring recovered for these folks.   The young man was wearing his father’s hefty 14k class ring.  As he was throwing a football back and forth to another person on the beach, he felt his ring launch .   Via the throwing motion force/velocity.   But couldn’t see exactly where it went, or how far it launched.   The dry sand immediately swallows it.

 

They went to the local Big Box store and bought a few $89 beginner model detectors, but :   Couldn’t figure out how to use them properly, and weren’t finding their ring.   I got the call, and was on the beach within the hour .   Very familiar with that beach, since I’ve hunted it since 1980.   Within a few minutes, it was my first target.  I think the heavy minerals were affecting their machine’s operations.   And despite having just been lost earlier that day, the ring was surprisingly deep.   D/t the heavy gold density weight of the gold, & the foot traffic foot steps in the area pushing it deeper.

 

The family heirloom, passed from father to son, is safe in the family’s keepsakes.   Glad I could help.  Thanx for the tip.

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Ring recovered Carmel Beach

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This couple was visiting Carmel Beach from Sacramento.   The fellow proposed to his girlfriend with this 1 carat diamond ring.   But a mere 30 minutes later, she felt the new ring slip off her finger in the dark.   Getting flung in the direction of her hand movement.   The dry sand immediately “swallowed up/covered” the ring.  Not visible from the surface.  After raking around with their fingers in the suspected zone for awhile, they figured a metal detector would solve this problem.  Thanks to the Ring Finder directory, we were able to hook up.  I was there within 30 minutes.   And within 30 seconds, they had their ring back.

 

Best Wishes for your marriage.  Congratz on your engagement.   Glad I could help.   Thanks for the tip.

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Carmel beach. Lost ring found.

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Got a call from some folks, who had a wedding coming up in just a couple of days.  They lost the bride-to-be ring just days before the planned event.   She had taken the ring off , and stashed it for safe-keeping, in their belongings that they’d set at their beach blanket area.     When they went to leave, somehow it got lost in the sand.   They looked up Lost Ring + Carmel beach, etc… on the web.

 

Found this Ring Finders directory listing, and we hooked up to look for it.  Found the ring in 5 minutes.  Right in their suspected foot-path zone.

Thanx for letting me post the re-union story here.  Glad to have helped.  Thanx for the tip.  Congratz on the upcoming wedding !

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Seascape Beach ring found

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Got a call from a person who lost their gold ring on Seascape Beach, near Aptos and Watsonville area.   She had her ring for safe-keeping in a bag with other belongings.  At a certain point, the bag tipped over .  She steadied the bag, put the thermos back inside, and was unaware that her ring must have slipped out at that time.  It was not till she got home that she realized her ring wasn’t in the bag.   She figured it must have slipped out when the bag had tipped earlier.   She went back to the spot, as best she could remember that exact spot.  But the dry loose sand had swallowed the ring.  It was not visible , and no amount of feeling around produced results.   She called me, and we were  able to help reunite a family heirloom ring to the owner.   Glad to help.     An added note :  This beach has extremely black mineralized sand, and the ring was very dainty, so I had actually missed it on the first pass through the suspect zone.   Going back through the 2nd time, I gave double scrutiny for whispers trying to come in over the static produced by the black sand conditions.  This time, got the signal I had missed on the first pass through. 

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Lost ring recovered at upper Del Monte Beach, near Seaside

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Got a call last night from 2 nice College students.   They were playing volleyball on the beach, when one of them felt (and got a glimpse of) their ring launching away from them.  A nice hefty gold ring with emerald stone.    The dry loose sand immediately swallows it, and they don’t know where it is.   Was able to meet with them immediately, and to locate it in about 30 seconds.  Glad to help !

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Monterey Del Monte beach lost ring rescued .

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Got a call from a lady who had lost her ring, while playing with her kids at Monterey Del Monte beach here.  She had a rough idea/suspicion of where it had gone missing.  But the sand was obscuring her ring from view.  In a couple of minutes, was able to reunite this to her & her husband (on assignment to the military here).

 

Glad to help, and thank you for your service to our country !

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Lost Ring in Carmel reunited

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Got a call from “Mary”.   Tourists visiting Carmel, realized her ring was missing.    They narrowed it down to suspecting it might have fallen out of their vehicle as they began their walk through the tourist district of Carmel.  It was a long shot, since :  There’s only a teensy planter tree-strip box there along the sidewalk.   Not much use for a metal detector.  But we thought:  Maybe obscured in the pine needles there ?

 

Before turning on my machine to hunt, I noticed that the street sweeper had not passed by there for awhile .  Evidence of leaf and duff buildup on the street, so perhaps cars perpetually parked , that keep the street sweeper from reaching the curb in the recent past.  So on a hunch, I began studying the street curb/gutter area.  Twitching aside leaves and duff.   Nothing.  Then on my hands and knees to study under the car that was currently parked there.   And there it was !   Run over a time or two (needs a jeweler’s adjustment), but the stone still intact.  Didn’t even need my metal detector after all.  🙂

 

She shared with me the effort and workload her fiance had gone through to afford the ring, so … to them it had a lot of sentimental value.   Will be going out in today’s mail to southern CA for another happy reunion.   Glad I could help !

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Lost Ring found on Carmel Beach

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A lady from Fresno was visiting Carmel beach.   When she went to shake out the sand from her beach gear, her engagement ring flew off.  And gets swallowed up by the dry sand.  Despite sifting the sand at length, could not locate the ring.   She looked up “metal detector rental” and was able to find the Ring finder directory.   Was able to reunite the ring with her.  

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