Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found with Metal Detector in Springfield, TN
Yesterday Noel lost his gold wedding band in his yard while building a fence on his property in Springfield, TN. The ring was made from the gold sourced from his wife’s family, so it was very sentimental to him. I gathered my gear and arrived at his property within an hour. Noel briefed me how he thought he lost his ring, however he didn’t feel the ring come off his finger, so he pointed out all areas of the property where he’d been working. After about one hour and fifteen minutes into the search I got the signal that I had been working for. There was ring, hidden deep in the grass and fallen leaves. Noel explained that he had thought about buying a cheap metal detector after he lost the ring, but came to his senses and looked for help from an experienced detectorist. Bluebird clear skies, cool crisp air, meeting nice people and re-uniting them with their lost treasures, it doesn’t get much better than this.
A local surf shop in Pensacola, Waterboyz, celebrated its 30 year anniversary since opening its doors. They celebrated by having a special ring make for the founders. Since the founders surfed, one of them lost his ring in the water at a break west of the Pensacola Pier. The ring was solid silver and my detector literally screamed when I passed the coil over it. The ring was found and returned to its happy owner who was amazed it was recovered from the surf. I was more than satisfied to have been of service, and had a long shot recovery success. 
I got a call from Kelli about noon on Wednesday asking if I could find her wedding ring. She and her husband had been married for nine months and the ring was designed by her husband and custom made. She first called my son in law, David Cartee, who wasn’t able to help because of other obligations that day but he recommended She give me a call. Kelli’s ring was lost in a lake off a dock in Andalusia Alabama. It had been a couple day since she lost it. She got in the water up to about neck deep and tried doing a visual search but the bottom was muddy and she had no luck. Listening to her story I felt sure the ring had sunk out of sight in the mud. I told her I would help. I was in the Pensacola area at the time and Andalusia was about 2 hours away. I felt time was of the essence because I didn’t know that lake and fearing the ring might settle deeper in the muddy bottom over time. The lake turned out to be a reservoir used by the power company to generate electricity and the bank was very steep. When I saw how quickly the grade dropped off I began to worry about it having vanished in the deep water or my recovery activity dislodging it to deeper water. It was most important to plan carefully so that would not happen. I took my time making sure the search coil didn’t touch the bottom and to carefully completely search the area before moving my feet to deeper water. Fortunately I got a good signal, the ring had settled on a slope in about 5 foot of water. I set my recovery scoop and both husband and wife stood by in anticipation. I peered into the scoop then looked up at them and smiled, her beautiful precious ring was recovered and returned to her finger. Smiling faces and no more worries all around!
