Surf City, NC: Lost Wedding Ring Found By Crystal Coast Ring Finders

Justin was spending time in the ocean along the Surf City beach and told me he noticed something in the sand. The waves were rough that day and as he tried to grab the item, he felt his wedding ring slide off to be lost in the surf. I attempted a recovery that same day against the rising tide and stronger waves but it wasn’t safe and my attempts were not productive. I told Justin, I’d return the next day and try again.
The waves were rough and the wind was strong but not as bad as the previous day. I completed many passes both in and out of the water with my CTX-3030 with only shreds of aluminum and 1 can pull-tab for my efforts. I then started to go over the areas I missed in the water using my GPS map and in ankle deep water at low tide I received a faint signal. After about 4 scoops into the surf, the signal was gone and I still didn’t know what I had removed. I dumped the pile of sand and shells on the beach and used a pinpointed to find Justin’s ring hiding under the pile. This beach was recently replenished with sand from a quarry and heavier items sink quickly in the surf. I think after another high tide, I would not have been able to find his deeply buried ring.







Samit called about a beautiful pendant his daughter had lost, just minutes before, when when she noticed her chain had broken. He was very concerned, there were storms all around, the tide was rising, and they were getting ready to head home after a nice day at the beach. I was at a family party, but arranged to meet him in 45 minutes. Once I arrived he showed me the exact area she was in when she noticed her broken chain, and missing pendant. I searched that area pretty quickly with no luck. Samit then showed me the small area in the water where it could have possibly fallen, and I started in the deepest area, working small tight sweeps. About 5 paths up the hill I got a real nice faint signal, and it sounded pretty promising. I dug one DEEP hole hoping to have it in the first scoop. Sure enough, I dumped it out, kicked away some sand, and the bright red ruby was poking out. The entire family was shocked I was able to find it. Luckily it stayed very close to the spot it fell. Another happy ending. 





