Necklace Lost in the Ocean, Ship Bottom New Jersey, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder
Lost Necklace Recovered in the Ocean – GPS Location Saves the Day | Long Beach Island, NJ
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I received a text while I was at work from Dieter, asking if I could help recover a necklace that had been lost in the ocean. As always, I started by asking the most important question: Do you know exactly when and where it came off?
Fortunately, Dieter did. His son had ducked under a wave during high tide, and as he came up, the necklace flew right off—he even saw it go sailing over his head. That detail is huge when it comes to ocean recoveries.
Since he contacted me immediately after it happened, I had him walk back out to the exact location and mark it using his phone’s GPS.
I headed out that same evening at low tide to give it a shot. Unfortunately, I wasn’t getting any signals at all—a sign that the sand had likely shifted and buried the necklace deeper. But I knew I was in the right area, and the conditions were calm, so I decided to return the next day for another attempt.
The following evening at low tide, I walked back out, placed a marker at the GPS spot, and started my grid search again. Within just a few sweeps of the coil—boom—I got a signal. About six inches down, there it was: the necklace, still in excellent condition.
This successful ocean recovery proves just how critical it is to mark the location immediately with GPS and a photo reference. Timing and location are everything in the water.
If you lose something in the ocean, don’t wait—reach out right away. The faster we act, the better the chances of recovery.
Edward Trapper – NJ Ring Finder
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