Lost Gold Angel Cameo Ring…Found in Point Richmond, CA!!!
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It was a beautiful Saturday morning when we arrived at the community garden area in Point Richmond, CA. Late on Friday evening I received a voice message from Frances stating that she had lost a very sentimental ring and wondered if I might assist in searching. I called her back shortly after listening to her message and assured her that I would do everything I could to help find the ring.
We met in the garden the following day. She did not know the exact moment the ring was lost, but was almost certain it had been in the garden. She walked us around the garden area showing us the route and events that were revealed to have taken place 14 days earlier. Since that time, the cycle of rain and sun meant new tall foliage had sprung up everywhere and to make matters more esoteric several areas had been covered with new wood chips.
My two young boys and I, armed with our metal detectors, set out to perform a hasty search of the garden area. This did not result in the recovery of the ring and the area was expanded to additional areas that were thought to perhaps be hiding her golden Angel cameo ring. As the day warmed up and it got closer to the lunch hour, Frances excused herself back home to meet up with a close friend for a bite to eat. The boys, who had now lost all interest in the search and were helping other residence pull weeds and searching for bugs, were now getting restless and hungry. I had just finished a complete grid search of the previously searched areas and although I can never say 100% certain, I was fairly well certain the ring was not in the garden area as supposed.
Moments later Frances pulled up in her vehicle with her friend and a smile. As the story goes, while sitting at the dining table, her friend who was well aware of the missing ring and had helped with previous searches of the garden area and other spaces, had glanced down and noticed something under the table. It was the ring…they had MADE THE RECOVERY!!!
After 2 plus hours of metal detecting in a pretty garden on a gorgeous day, we were all glad for a positive result. Frances looked quite relieved to have the ring back on her hand were it rightfully belonged.
Frances, thank you for contacting me and The Bay Area Ring Finders for assistance. The boys were very pleased with the $5.00 each you gave them for their part in the search. You were great company and I very much enjoyed meeting you. Best Wishes!
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Gregg called and asked if I would be able to help him find his wedding ring he had lost on the dune walkover in Holgate NJ. We were having some unusual swarming mosquitos, and when he was heading over to the ocean they bombarded him when he was almost at the top. When he tried to swat them away, unfortunately his wedding ring flew off his hand and most likely landed up on the dunes somewhere. We arranged to meet the next afternoon, knowing his ring would be safe in that location. I had read on one of the local Facebook pages how bad they were after days of heavy rain, but never experienced anything quite this like this. I pulled up in the driveway, and no sooner had my door opened, I would venture to say, there were 20 or more in my truck. With that said, out came the sweatshirt and bug spray. I really hate mosquitos. Greg and I went over again exactly what had happened, as we walked quickly to the spot he had marked with some little sticks and stuff. I turned on my machine, put on the headphones, and for whatever reason it would not quiet down. I asked him to stand facing exactly the way he was, and to demonstrate the swatting motion he used when the ring went flying. It looked like it probably could have flown up in the dune grass, but with the motion he showed me, my hunch was it went straight down. So, as these nuisance bugs are like a cloud around us, I moved back to where I turned on the machine, which was also the spot he was when the ring came off. And now I know why the machine was so noisy!!!!! Bingo!!!! It was sitting right on top of his ring. The more detective work one can do the better. The entire hunt only lasted about 10 minutes at best. Making memories again on LBI.
