Tony was doing some surf fishing in Lavallette NJ early one Saturday morning with his buddies. It was pretty close to high tide when he realized his phone was missing, but he wasn’t quite sure where it could be. He looked everywhere possible when he figured it must have fallen out somewhere in the water while he was fishing. Loosing a phone can be very devastating with all the pictures, videos, and other information that can be stored on them now. Needless to say this was the situation with Tony, especially the pictures and videos of friends and family that can NEVER be replaced. Luckily I was able to locate his phone during the next low tide, about 20′ down the hill, right where the low tide waves were breaking. It was already buried in the sand over 12″, and prob. very close to being lost for ever. Time is so important when recovering lost items in the surf or ocean, that is why you need to call ASAP when an item is lost.
This ring find began when I got a text from Kai who lives in Aina Haina on Oahu. His text said Happy New Year and if I could help him find his ring in the dry sand at Outrigger Canoe Club Beach. He had it in his hat but at some point it went missing on the beach. I told Kai I could grab my gear and head down. He said he was a guest at the club and that he could get me parking there. I rushed down and Kai met me in the parking garage. We headed down to the beach where I met Kai’s lovely wife Larissa and a few friends. Kai drew a grid in the sand for me to hunt and I began. This area hadn’t been hunted for awhile so I had to clean up some tin, two pennies and a quarter. Then I got a nice solid slightly high tone and after two scoops there was Kai’s White Gold Wedding Band in the scoop. I said this isn’t it is it? Oh yeah that’s it and an applause went up on the beach. Great way to start the New Year. Aloha to Kai & Larissa!
Back up to Tokerau Beach, NZ, for a wedding ring in the tide this time.
Nathan was playing with his daughter in waist deep water, throwing her up and catching her.
As he released her, he saw his wedding ring come off and drop into the water. They searched for some time before accepting the ring was lost.
Back on shore, Nathan took a bearing and paced out an approximate distance to where he thought it was- then gave me a call.
I arrived for the evening low tide, waded out and got to work to find his lost wedding ring.
The sand leveled out below low tide mark, so “waist deep” went out about 50m or so – A huge potential area.
I had searched the indicated area by the time failing light and tide forced me out. Regrettably I advised Nathan that I had been unsuccessful, with nothing more than a handful of lead sinkers and rusty hooks in the pouch.
But I don’t walk away easily…
Up at 4am, I was back in the tide just after 5 – sharing the shallows with the dorsal fins of a dozen Rig sharks, focused on their own search for crabs as the night gave way to dawn.
I reviewed the search area of the previous day and decided that I was generally happy that had the ring been there, I would have likely found it.
I decided to extend the search area.
After about 2Hrs using various search patterns, I got a distinct ‘double thump’ of a shallow target, some 20m from the original area.
I lifted the scoop, sifted the sand out in the water and heard that ‘jangle’ that tells me – Job Done.
I think I woke Nathan up when I phoned him, “I’ve got something of yours here…”
It didn’t take him long to get down to the beach!
If you lose an item at the beach, make a note of where you are. Line up two landmarks, even better, line up another two at right angles to the first. Then give me a call, and I’ll do my utmost to get it back to you.
I received a text late last night from Yvette who told me about how she lost her Blessed Mother medallion while on the beach in Avalon, NJ the day before. The medallion belonged to Yvette’s grandmother and had been blessed by the Pope. I met Yvette and her friends on the beach to get the details and began my search. The beautiful medallion was found a few minutes later. Yvette was very happy to have it back and able to wear it again with great joy.
This ring find began when I got a call from Aloha Security. They had the contact number for Angelo who was on vacation from Half Moon Bay, California and just lost his White Gold Wedding Band at Honu Lagoon. I called Angelo and he told me he was playing volleyball with his daughter Jaymie and he believed his ring had come off while diving for the ball. He assured me it was either in the wet sand or no deeper then ankle height water. I told Angelo I’d pack my gear and head right down. Take a little longer then 1/2 hour. When I arrived Angelo his wife Lauren and Jaymie were waiting. Angelo drew a box in the sand for me so I started dry and worked towards the wet. Just as I worked into the wet shoreline I got a nice “47” scream on the Manticore. I had to scoop three times to get the target out of the hole but when I rinsed the scoop it was empty. As I moved toward the hole I saw the White Gold Band laying on the surface and scooped it up for Angelo who had been watching the hunt. Vacation saved and a big Happy New Year Aloha to Angelo, Lauren & Jaymie
Christina McCree – Ring Finder/Metal Detectorist for northern Alabama and southern/middle Tennessee…call or text ASAP, anytime 24/7…610-504-6135
On Tuesday evening (December 26th, 2023), I received a text message from Amy stating she had gotten my contact info from LeeAlice (I had just found her husband’s wedding band the prior Friday). Amy had lost her wedding band and wanted to arrange a phone call to talk about my ring finding service. I was at dinner, but told her I would call as soon as I was done.
Amy explained that about 4 days prior her hands began swelling, so she took off her engagement ring and wedding band and put them in her pants pocket. The next morning, Amy took her dog for a walk around her neighborhood in Homewood, Alabama. During the walk, Amy was talking on her cell phone and reached in her pocket. She felt the rings in there and took them out. Amy briefly looked at them and then put them back in her pocket. When she got back to her house, she went to put the rings on, but the wedding band was gone. Amy went back out to where she took the rings out of her pocket and tried raking the leaves near the street to find the band, but had no luck. I had the whole week off from work, so I told Amy that I could be out first thing in the morning for a search.
I made the 1 hour and 45-minute drive to Birmingham and met Amy around 9 AM on Wednesday morning. I grabbed my detecting gear, and we walked out to the first spot Amy wanted me to search. There were a few trash pieces among the leaves, but no ring. We then walked to the next spot, which was an alleyway between the neighborhood streets. I covered the entire right side of the alley. This was the side Amy walked her dog on. There was more trash in this area, but again, no ring. I then started searching the leaves on the opposite side in case the ring rolled over there. About half-way down the alley, I spotted Amy’s wedding band laying in plain sight on the asphalt (it had now been there for 6 days)! I pointed at it with my orange Garrett “Carrot” Pro-Pointer AT. Amy caught a glimpse and was so happy and relieved to have her ring back! Amy gave me a big hug and thank you. She told me that she was actually going to have me head back after I searched the first side. I always like expanding my search area and make sure I rule out all possibilities.
We took some pictures and headed back to Amy’s house. We chatted for a few minutes and then I was back on my way to Huntsville. I thank God for another safe trip to Birmingham and back. I also thank Him for directing me to Amy’s ring and give Him all the glory! I wonder what the next adventure will bring…
Christina McCree – Ring Finder/Metal Detectorist for northern Alabama and southern/middle Tennessee…call or text ASAP, anytime 24/7…610-504-6135
On Thursday evening (December 21st, 2023), I received a text message from LeeAlice stating her husband, Jamie, had lost his platinum wedding band again and asked if I could help find it again. I said absolutely! This was actually my first repeat client. Jamie had lost his wedding band over a year ago near the water spigot at their old house in Homewood, Alabama. This time he lost it while laying mulch and bagging leaves at their new house in Hoover, AL. I scheduled Jamie’s ring search for the following afternoon. Coincidentally, I was heading to the Birmingham area in the morning for a different ring search, so this worked perfectly!
I met Jamie Friday afternoon after I finished up the first ring search in Irondale, AL. Unfortunately, that was a no find, but we’re praying that the ring turns up somewhere in their house. Jamie showed me everything that he was doing a few days prior. Raking and bagging leaves, and then laying/throwing down mulch in the flower beds. I felt like the throwing motion would be the most likely cause for his platinum wedding band to slip off, so I decided to start my search there. I got out my Minelab Equinox 900 and got to work.
I covered the mulch on the right side of the house, but only had two signals from the extension cord power supply for their Christmas lights. I then moved to the mulch on the left side of the house. I received a good signal in front of their two cats (Quail and Cotton) that were sitting on the porch. I took out my Garrett Pro-Pointer AT and scanned for the target. About 2-3 inches deep in the freshly laid mulch was Jamie’s platinum ring staring back up at me! I think that Quail and Cotton knew that dad’s ring was there the whole time lol 😊
Both LeeAlice and Jamie were in the house at the time, so I took a picture of Jamie’s ring laying on my hand with the cats in the backdrop. They both ran out of the house and were so relieved and excited that Jamie’s ring was found, again! We took some photos, chatted for a bit, and then I was back on the road to Huntsville. I praise God and thank Him for another successful ring recovery and safe trip to and from Birmingham.
I had another successful search for Amy’s (friend of LeeAlice) lost wedding band the following Wednesday, blog post coming shortly…
Scott was kayaking back in August, and while paddling close to shore, his dog decided to jump out of his kayak and into the water. In the process of getting his dog back inside, Scott’s wedding ring came off and into the drink. He tried to find it, but, with a mucky bottom and poor visibility, we know how that ended. He and his wife Caitlin found me online and asked for help. We met at the site during a minus low tide at 11:30pm. Even though it was a small area to search, there was tons of metal junk and some deep silt/mud at that spot in the bay. Try as I might, I couldn’t come up with it after an extensive search. They thanked me for trying and I told them that I would keep it on my list and would try again whenever I was in the area. My next opportunity came about a month later at another minus low tide at night. Again, I found all sorts of junk, but, no ring. I was thinking it might be in deeper water, but, in walking out deeper, you would sink up to your knees in mud. Not going to be possible to search out there. Fast forward to November and another opportunity to hit the area during a daytime low tide. Went back over the same area and found tons more junk targets, but, after a half hour or so, success!, Scott’s wedding ring came up from a foot deep and into my scoop. A text later to an incredulous Scott and Caitlin where I found that they would be visiting again in town around Christmas. They asked me to hold on to it until then which I gladly agreed to. They came by the day after Christmas and picked up the ring. A pleasure to meet you both and thank you for the reward.
Dock Drop Car Keys 30 Feet Deep Lake Union Seattle WA
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Watch this video of SeattleRingHunter recover a set of car keys from thirty feet of water under a dock.
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Aziz called asking for assistance in recovering his dropped car keys. He was in quite the situation as this was his only set of car keys and his car could not be moved from the down town public parking space until he got his keys back or an expensive replacement from the lock smith. Having experience with Lake Union and knowing first hand how deep many of the docks can be even when close to the shore I knew this mission could easily turn into a SCUBA dive recovery. However having many recovery tools on hand I always try to find the most efficient methods possible.
As a first attempt I meet Aziz with my magnet fishing and fishing camera kit to see if we could recover the keys without having to make a dive. With Aziz having lost the keys the night before and having him in person to point out exactly where the keys went into the water I was confident that we may have a strong possibility of recovery on our first attempt. However that being said recovering anything with a magnet fishing kit can take a lot of patients and skill. Most times it is extremely disappointing especially when using a magnet without any kind of underwater camera system. Working blind with a magnet on a rope is often times a huge wast of time. Even with a camera system and having developed some experience doing this quite a few times its never a guarantee and more than once has turned into a SCUBA dive recovery in the end. The encouraging thing is I have many options at my disposal giving me the highest rate of recovery for items lost in the water. Honestly we don’t get them all back but a very high percentage of items are recovered and it all starts with a phone conversation about your specific situation. To add to this challenge the keys dropped though the dock slats and landed on the bottom of the lake at thirty feet deep.
Come along for an exciting underwater classic water recovery as we get Aziz back on the road of life with a smile on his face.
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Cayla was enjoying the summer playing with her young daughter in the shallows at Tokerau Beach, soon realising that the special gold bangle had slipped off her toddlers wrist.
Her partner did all the right things by marking above the high tide mark where they were on the beach and called me straight away, time is always against us with ocean recoveries…
As soon as I got his message I gave my apologies to family, loaded the kit in the car and headed off on the 90km drive to Doubtless Bay.
We arrived at the beach only to find that out of the available 13km of beach, a family had parked a half dozen utes right on top of ground zero. Cayla persuaded them to relocate one of them in a prime area so I could search.
A few false starts with beer can pull tabs and a couple of longline fishing traces (removing several hooks out of the sand in the process) and I had reached the utes.
I changed the direction of the grid to start working parallel to the vehicles to maximise coverage before we needed to ask a little firmer if they wouldn’t mind shuffling along a bit. On the first run at the outer line of the first pattern, I got a clear and shallow signal.
My fingers dipped into the wet sand and lifted the tiniest most delicate gold bracelet.
I turned and held it up to Cayla and Scott who were a few metres away, smiles all round.
Tony was doing some surf fishing in Lavallette NJ early one Saturday morning with his buddies. It was pretty close to high tide when he realized his phone was missing, but he wasn’t quite sure where it could be. He looked everywhere possible when he figured it must have fallen out somewhere in the water while he was fishing. Loosing a phone can be very devastating with all the pictures, videos, and other information that can be stored on them now. Needless to say this was the situation with Tony, especially the pictures and videos of friends and family that can NEVER be replaced. Luckily I was able to locate his phone during the next low tide, about 20′ down the hill, right where the low tide waves were breaking. It was already buried in the sand over 12″, and prob. very close to being lost for ever. Time is so important when recovering lost items in the surf or ocean, that is why you need to call ASAP when an item is lost.
