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Lost heirloom necklace found! – Okauchee Lake, Wisconsin

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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June 6th proved to be a delightful day for a boat ride on picturesque, Okauchee Lake in Southeast Wisconsin. But the day turned to sadness when a man’s gold-braided necklace disappeared into the lake’s depths. But it wasn’t any necklace; it had once belonged to the owner’s grandfather.

It happened when Milwaukee resident, Maggie House, was transferring a cooler from the boat to the dock. Ben, Maggie’s boyfriend and owner of the necklace, had removed it for safe keeping. He placed it into the pocket of a knapsack. But as fate would have it, the knapsack was sitting on the cooler when Maggie lifted it onto the dock. In the process, the heavy gold chain slipped out of the pocket in what can only be described as an inconceivable turn of events. But it didn’t make the loss any less acute.

Later, someone told Maggie about my ring-finding services. She soon found me on the Ring Finder’s directory of metal-detecting specialists and we arranged to meet at the lake on June 15th, 9 days after the necklace went missing.

Upon arrival, Maggie showed me the location where the incident took place. I donned my search-and-rescue drysuit and waded out to the site in chest-deep water. Maggie hovered close by on the pontoon boat.

The underwater frame of an aluminum boatlift crisscrossed the area. Its proximaty to the necklace made it almost impossible to use a metal detector. However, Maggie’s precise description about where the necklace landed helped pinpoint the location. Using a metal scoop designed for this purpose, I was able to excavate and explore the contents of several scoops; mud, aquatic plants, rocks and shells. Finally, as I brought up another full scoop up out of the water, Maggie was the first to spot the glint of gold—Ben’s heirloom necklace! And the smile on Maggie’s face tells the rest of the story!

If you, or someone you know, has lost a ring or other piece of jewelry, on land or in a lake, don’t let its story end. Give me a call. I would love to add another smile to my list of over 160 happy clients.

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Lost Tungsten Wedding Ring Found – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

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Unbeknown to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin resident, Doug Krupp, his tungsten wedding ring was lost while enjoying a game of water football with friends at Elkhart Lake Fireman’s Park. Doug later discovered the loss and subsequently contacted me through The Ring Finder’s international directory of metal detecting specialists. I made the 72-mile journey from my home in Waukesha and arrived at the park late in the afternoon of what was a very hot, humid day. The beach was crowded with people cooling off in the pristine lake water.

Doug sent me a satellite image of the swimming area, marking the general area where he had been. A grid search was challenging. This was because of the many people enjoying the cool water in the hot afternoon. Children, as usual, were inquisitive about what I was doing. They gathered close around me and dove with their goggles to inspect my search coil with their little fingers, thus hampering my ability to sweep the lake bottom accurately. Finally, curiosity satisfied; the little ones eventually redirected their interests elsewhere and I was able to continue a straight course. Shoreline structures served as guides.

An assortment of signals announced the presence of the usual coins and pull tabs. Finally, about an hour and half into the search, the unmistakable conductivity values for tungsten invited further investigation. A few moments later, Doug’s wedding ring lay nestled amongst the sand and clay in my scoop.

I took a couple photos and texted them to Doug saying, “I’m thinking this is your ring.” He replied with an emphatic, “Yes!!!!!!!”

We later met up at a service station near Fond du Lac. Doug and his wife Amy were so thrilled to take possession of what they thought was possibly lost forever. The smiles on their faces tell the rest of the story.

If you or someone you know has lost a ring, don’t let its story end! Even if it was lost a long time ago, chances are the ring may yet be found. Contact a member of The Ring Finders near you.

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Wedding Rings Found! – Big Cedar Lake, West Bend, Wisconsin

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Big Cedar Lake, near West Bend, Wisconsin, covers 937 acres. By comparison Graftton, Wisconsin, resident Danielle Danbrea’s wedding rings, soldered together, covered less than a square inch. The prospects of finding her ring in such a large body of water were daunting.

Danielle and her husband, Ryan, were celebrating the 4th of July with friends on the lake while anchored at a popular sand bar. That’s when the unthinkable happened! Unbeknown to her, Danielle’s rings quietly slipped of her hand into the murky water.

The following day, Saturday, I received a text message from Ryan advising of the unfortunate circumstances. Could I help?

As it turned out, the weather turned to rain and overcast skies on Sunday. This meant fewer boats and swimmers in the area, ideal for setting out buoy markers and conducting a grid search. After a 45-minute drive, I arrived at the lake and hiked a third of a mile through the woods to the shore pulling a large wagonload of equipment. Armed with photos taken from the boat on the day Danielle’s rings went missing, I was able to position my buoy markers close to where they had been anchored.

Using a large XP Deus search coil, I systematically scanned the lake bottom for the next three hours. The usual pull tabs, bottle caps and shotgun-shell casings (leftovers from duck hunters) filled my pouch. By this time, I was outside the search zone. Returning to the start point, I began searching in the opposite direction when a promising signal invited investigation. Sure enough, Danielle’s beautiful rings soon lay gleaming in my scoop!

Despite the many challenges of finding a small ring in such a large lake and under these circumstances, the obstacles were no match for state-of-the-art metal-detecting technology, forensics and experience. If you or someone you know has lost ring, don’t let its story end. Contact me. Who knows, we just might be able to put a smile on someone else’s face.

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