Found Graduation Ring
I was contacted by Khamren Friday afternoon, 26 September 2025 regarding his graduation ring that was lost some two weeks prior. I agreed to meet him at the location of the lost ring the following day at 2:00 PM. Khamren explained he and his girlfriend were walking along the sidewalk and he was swinging his arm when his ring flew off his hand into a row of ground cover vines. He searched the area, but could not locate the ring. His girlfriend trimmed the area with some clippers and continued the search, but still to no avail. Khamren also rented a Garrett Ace 400 detector and after searching the area was only able to find a metal spoon and a chime from a small wind chime that had fallen to the ground.
I arrived at the location of the lost ring at the agreed time. Khamren met me at the site and pointed out the general location where he thought the ring might be. He told me he had to leave for work and if the ring was found, to let him know and to give the ring to his girlfriend who was inside.
I set up my search areas and methodically searched each area. I got a hit in my third search area. Based on the readings from my detector, I didn’t think it would be the ring, but because there was a strong signal near the surface, I decided to try. It took awhile to sort through the roots and thatch and using my soft probe rather than shovel (to avoid damage to the ring) I was able to locate the target. The target turned out to be a galvanized roofing tack. The search continued.
I moved to the next search area, and got another strong surface hit. This time with numbers more to my liking. Using my hands to work my way through the roots, I saw something shining through the roots. I was able to isolate the object and at 2:45 PM, the ring was recovered.
I took a pic of the ring and sent it Khamren who excitedly texted back with a big “Thank Y0u!” I then knocked on the door and presented his girlfriend with the ring who returned the gesture with a big smile and another “Thank You”.
It made my day!
