Valentine’s Day ring return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On February 13, I received a text message from Lauren who had lost her three rings (now fused into a single piece) either “in the water, on the beach, on the path up from the beach or on the grass in the picnic area. Can you help?”

My initial reaction was, well at least she’s honest; no idea where really but I like a challenge.

A look at the tide chart for the next day revealed that the best time to search the water was about 1300 the next day which was Valentines Day. This necessitated an early start for work at 0400 so I could get to Salwater Lagoon at low tide.

I met Paul, Lauren’s husband, at the creek that connects the lagoon to the sea and discussed the situation. We decided that the ring was most likely in the creek and a search area was marked out.

I did a comprehensive search of the area and came up with nothing so I started on the “dry” sand where the couple had been based the day before and again nothing.

Up the path to the beach and the picnic area and still nothing and the look on Paul’s face said it all.

Paul had to leave but I told him that failure was not an option and that I was far more confident that the ring was in the creek.

On returning to the creek I re-covered the initial search area and then extended the area upstream where, about four meters from where I had searched earlier, the Minelab Excalibur II screamed at me and a few minutes later I felt the unmistakeable round, solid object buried about eight inches in very soft sand.

I did what I do a lot when I find my targets and the owners are not with me and sent a photograph to both Paul and Lauren. I’m told that Lauren, who was visiting her Mother in hospital at the time, screamed when she saw the photograph.

Lauren and Paul mad a donation to their favorite charity that funds research into cancer in kids. A great result for everyone and another pair of satisfied Ring Finder customers.

Lauren and Paul arranged for he Manning River Times to do a story on the find which ran the next day and again in the Great Lakes Advocate a week later.

 

 

 

Gold wedding ring thought lost forever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I uncovered this wedding ring while searching for another one in the local ocean pool in Forster on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It was in sand approximately two meters underwater.

On returning home I was able to read the inscription “Love Karen 18-4-2015 inside the ring. The guy didn’t even manage to keep it a year!

A description of the ring and its location were placed on Facebook and approximately two days later a call from a local beautician who knew a couple from Dubbo (approximately 500km away) who had lost a ring while holidaying in Forster in January. The girl’s name was Karen.

A short time later I received a call from a slightly confused Karen who gave me the exact inscription inside the ring and the parts of the story that were missing. The ring went back to the happy couple the next day in the post with instructions on who to call next time. Yet another happy customer and a demonstration of the power of social media.

 

Gold wedding ring Seal Rocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This plain yellow wedding band was lost in the dry sand at Seal Rocks on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The ring’s owners were unable to lactate it after several hours of searching and returned home.

They found The Ringfinders and contacted me and were able to send Google Earth maps good enough for me to get the job done. After approximately an hour of searching I heard the sweet tone of yellow gold and sent the photo. The ring went into the post the next day and The Ringfinders had another two very satisfied customers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The local life guards called as they do a lot lately and I headed to Elizabeth Beach to search for Josh’s platinum and gold wedding ring that he had lost on the beach. On arrival I met Josh’s very enthusiastic daughter and gave her my trusty scoop “Alice” (Alice Scooper).

Ten minutes later and that sweet sound of high quality non-ferrous metal erupted through the Minelab Excalubur II headphones.

The young one went to work with Alice and dug Josh’s ring out of the sand. The look on her face made it all worthwhile and the lifeguards received a donation.

Another very happy Ringfinders client.

Platinum ring found on SCUBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This platinum ring was lost in Wallis Lake in New South Wales, Australia and was recovered three weeks later after three hours of SCUBA diving with the Minelab Excalibur II.

Friends of the ring’s owner, who had given up seeing it again, engaged me to search for the ring without his knowledge and arranged it’s return in an unofficial “ceremony” on Australia Day. Loads of fun and a satisfying result.

White gold engagement ring found in back yard

This beautiful engagement ring was located in a back yard in Forster NSW, Australia after a self-appointed expert searched and declared it not to be in the area.

Twenty minutes with the Minelab Excalibur II located it in thick vegetation and had it back in the hands of the wearer.

Gold ring recovered after five months in the mud

This 18ct yellow gold ring with tiger’s eye chrystal was recoverd five months after it was lost in deep mud in Wallis Lake in New South Wales, Australia.

A systematic search with the Minelab Excalibur II located it after about an hour of searching after it was lost from a hire boat on the lake.

Two very happy people and one very satisfied Ring Finder.