Lady’s white gold 3-ring set lost in Hudson, WI while kayaking – Now found!
Marie and her husband Zack were on a guided kayaking trip down a small river in WI when Marie got swept into a swift and deep part of the river that had low-hanging branches blocking the way. She had no choice but to go through and duck as best she could to avoid getting hurt by the branches.
As Marie was doing her best to get herself and her kayak out of trouble, the kayak tipped over and she went sprawling into the river. She made it to shore, dumped the water out of her kayak and started again on her journey down the river.
A few hundred yards past the spot where she went in, Marie discovered that her 3 rings welded together were missing and let Zack know the bad news. She was certain that the most likely spot the rings were lost was back up stream where she went in.
Zack call me 6 days later and told me the story. I knew that the hunt wasn’t going to be an easy one and Zack said it was a bit of a hike to get to the site, so I contacted two buddies who also have a lot of experience searching for rings. The more people searching, the better the chances a ring will be found – especially in a river.
Zack met us in town near the river and we followed him to the a parking spot about 3/4 mile away from the search site. We got on our waders, got our gear together and walked through some little-used trails and across the river to the spot where Marie’s kayak tipped over. I was surprised how fast and how deep the water was at this particular spot. We knew some of the water was too deep to search, but we covered every bit we could.
It was Mike who eventually found the rings by taking off his waders and going deeper into the river. He found it right where the kayak likely tipped over: immediately after the low-hanging branches. Zack was thrilled and gave us a generous reward.
I was really impressed by Zack’s effort to get his wife’s rings back. He was very determined and really thought things through. Below are pictures of Zack and the rings.
Most people who lose their rings will do most anything to get them back; including going and buying a metal detector. I am not trying to discourage anyone from doing this because metal detecting is a great hobby. However, many of the ring finders on this site are willing to find your rings for free. They will more than likely have a lot more success at finding the ring than someone who is new to the hobby. There is a lot of work involved in learning to use a detector correctly. No mater what your experience level, I recommend using any new metal detector for at least forty hours before you can use it with confidence and proficiency. Another thing to realize is that it takes a lot of patience to find rings, and I mean a lot of patience. It has been said that to find a ring you will have to dig up at least one hundred pull tabs, but sometimes it’s more like a thousand. This is another reason you should defiantly take advantage or these friendly strangers at Ring Finders who are willing to do this work for you at little to no cost. For anyone still interested in starting a new hobby call up a Ring Finder they are knowledgeable about equipment and can get you pointed in the right direction and help you get started. 
