Lost ring in Lake McConaughy recoverd.
Katie contacted me about her husband’s ring that went missing while enjoying a vacation at Lake McConaughy here in Nebraska. It was the longest I would end up driving to do a recovery but they lived 2 states away and had been married for only 2 months so I felt it needed to be done. We agreed about what time I would show up at the lake. I actually drove through a time change so I was there an hour early. They had given me good information including pictures so I set up a grid in the water and got to work. After Bradon showed up he help me narrow down the area. Not long after that I got a distinct signal among the mineralized lake bottom noise. They cooked me lunch and we enjoyed the afternoon together. GBR
Phillip called me about midday asking if I would help him locate his wife’s engagement ring. It was lost in the water close to the shore line, ankle to calf deep and they had been searching for it by hand, snorkeling and they purchased a metal detector to no avail. It had been a couple days since lost and it was high tide at the time. He said because of emotional and sentimental reasons, the ring just had to be found. I said I would help and showed up late that same afternoon. This was my first visit and ring recovery at Fort Morgan so I wasn’t familiar with conditions and packed my equipment for all conditions. I searched an areas about 100 foot square with no Luck. There was only one target and when I dug it Phillip thought I had found it only to be disappointed when I pulled up a piece of wire. After performing a second search with no success I decided to first expand the search another 50 ft to the west. Now, remember the ring was lost at high tide and the beach had a gradual slope, for ever 1 foot drop of tide the horizontal distance was probably 15 or more feet. It’s was now low tide so I concentrated on the wet sand with no standing water. Within 10 minutes I got a good but weak signal, dug it and there it was. I felt it was lucky I came right out after called because the sand shifts about quickly around here and I’m afraid in another day or two it may have been buried to deep to detect. Phillip and the family were all smiles and grateful and now they can finish their vacation with no regrets. I am alway glad to help. 
