Wedding Ring Found – N. Raleigh
I got a text from David, who had been playing ball with his dog in the yard. After an errant throw, David went to a bush to retrieve the ball and after getting the ball, he realized that his gold wedding ring was gone. He knew where he was when he realized it was gone, but didn’t know if the ball-throwing or the rooting around in the bush had caused the ring to come off. He’d searched the area himself, but had not been able to find the ring. The yard was covered in thick grass and the non-grassy area (under the bushes) was covered in black shredded rubber mulch. He showed me the bush in question and also showed me where he had been standing for his throws to the dog.
I brought out my detector and decided to start under the bush. I turned it on, made a few minor adjustments, and started to swing. I don’t think I swung the detector more than 4 or 5 seconds when I got a solid hit. I expected it to be a nail or some kind of garden spike, so I was genuinely surprised when I cleared away the top layer of mulch and exposed his ring. I think the ring came off when he was retrieving the ball, and when he went back to search for it, he inadvertently moved the black mulch just enough to cover it. David said he’d had the ring on his finger for more than 40 years, so he was extremely happy to get it back where it belonged. Another happy ending!
