Two Very Important Lost Rings Found After Kids Day At The Beach


NORTH TOPSAIL, NC By: Crystal Coast Ring Finders
I was taking advantage of the calm Atlantic Ocean waves by metal detecting the waist deep waters of Emerald Isle, NC. My phone, in it’s waterproof case, rang and I came out of the water to return the call. Jeff informed me his wife Kim had lost 2 of her rings on the beach about an hour away from my current location. I told Jeff I would load up the truck and head that way as soon as possible.
Upon arrival, Kim & Jeff informed me she was spending the day at the beach and removed her rings to apply sunscreen to the kids. She became distracted and wasn’t sure where she placed them but feels they were on the beach blanket. It wasn’t until she returned home to shower that she noticed her rings were missing. Kim went back to the location and tried to search and found the area (because of a dead crab nearby). Kim was unable to dig out the rings from the sand. Marking the location was very important as I started to grid search the area and after one pass, I turned to start a second search line, and my metal detector sounded off very loudly. I looked up at Jeff & Kim and smiled. I was almost certain I had found them under the sand. My pinpointer confirmed the location and I used my hand to scoop the rings to the surface. Kim came a running after spotting the large cigar style ring.
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Miranda was spending the day enjoying the North Carolina sun and removed her ring before going for a dip into the Atlantic Ocean. It wasn’t until after they had left she realized the ring was lost. When she returned to search, someone told her there was a detectorist hunting the same area she had set up earlier. After an online search she messaged me and asked if
Rhonda and her friends were having a Girls Getaway week at Emerald Isle, NC. The young women were soaking their toes along the coastline and moving their chairs back with the incoming tides. Trying to be safe, the rings were placed in a zipper pouch before heading into the water. It wasn’t long after that the pouch had a hole in the bottom and the rings slipped away into the surf. Ashlee, a friend in the group, found my metal detecting service and gave me a call. After I heard the description, and knew the tide was now receding, I decided to give it a try. Upon arrival, the beach had a steep slope leading down into some powerful waves. I did my best to cover the area and was tossed off balance more than once. After not finding the rings, I told the party I will return about 1 hour before low tide and try again. Trying once again at this time period was very beneficial. With some directional help from the girls, I walked straight down towards the waterline and found both rings in the wet sand and within 5 minutes of each other! I know more than one of them thought the rings were gone forever!