Lost Tungsten Wedding Band Kuhio Beach Waikiki…FOUND!!!
This ring find began just as I finished dinner when Giovanni who was on vacation from Maryland texted, “Are you available to retrieve a lost ring on Oahu? We are here until Friday.” I immediately called knowing the sundown hunters would be combing the beach. Gio told me he was in waist deep water at the Kuhio Beach lagoon when while catching a football his silver colored tungsten Wedding Band came off and disappeared in the sand. A few beachgoers pitched in but were unsuccessful in finding the ring. I told Gio I would grab my gear and head down to the zoo to park and we could meet at the beach. After I parked Gio and his lovely wife Shelia met me in the parking lot and we drove to a near by parking spot near where the ring came off at Kuhio Beach. Gio directed me to the spot he was thinking 5 feet from the breakwater. It was pitch dark but I was able to use the hotel windows and the wall as markers. I hunted along the wall to about 15 feet from the wall. On the return leg I found a screaming 14K Rose Gold Wedding band but not Gio’s ring. I went back ashore and discussed the depth of the water and Gio figured he must have been farther away from the wall. It was pitch dark but the Manticore light was enough to see what I was doing and I decided to try an in and out grid to get more distance from the wall. On about the fourth leg I got a screamer on the Beast and in two scoops Gio’s large size Tungsten Band was in the scoop. Gio and Shelia were very appreciative of the successful hunt and drove me back to my car at the zoo. We had a few laughs and a hug and they promised me a selfie when they got back to their room. See those smiles above…its what I love! Aloha to Giovanni and Shelia!
I received a call from Jay about locating his wedding ring that had flown off his hand while brushing some sand off his son earlier in the day. He was positive of the location, which was just behind where their chairs and stuff were set up on the beach. I told him I would head right out, and would be there ASAP, but the traffic was pretty bad, and to just be patient. About 30 min. later he met me in the parking lot, we talked a bit about the events leading up to the ring flying of his hand as we walked down the path to the area where they were it happened. He showed me the circle where he believed the ring should be, which was about 20′ in diameter, but he had no luck locating it prior to me arriving. I did a complete search of the area Jay had pointed out, but the ring was not there, so I asked him to duplicate the exact motions when the ring slipped off his finger. He was facing the water, and with his demonstration I immediately knew which direction to expand my search. On a narrow path about 5′ from the original search area, the ring was in my scoop. Jay was very surprised how far the ring had traveled, but very grateful to have it back. Many times when recovering items you have to look beyond the obvious.
