Special Watch Found at VT Ski Area
3/14/25
I got a phone call February 26th from a woman whose daughter had lost a very special watch while visiting a Vermont ski area on February 8th. She was walking through a parking lot at the end of the day and was looking for her car keys in her backpack. She had put her watch in a backpack to keep it safe, but unfortunately it apparently fell out. She searched the parking lot, but it got dark and the snow was adding up, she sadly gave up. The following day she searched again. A couple weeks later, her mom discovered The Ring Finders service, called and made arrangements for me to do a search the next day.
Unfortunately, it had snowed twice since she lost it and the snowbanks were 6-8’ high. I searched for several hours, well into the night and gave up for that trip. I had found 2 earrings that belonged to other people and turned them in to the Customer Service desk.
After 2 weeks and several warm days I decided to go do a followup search. (I figured it might take 3 searches while the snowbanks recede) The snowbanks today were half the size as before. I searched for about 2 hours, found lots of pieces of foil, and then, when I was nearing the end of the search area, I got a signal that sounded good. I dug down carefully with my plastic trowel and about 8” into the snow one of the clasps appeared. I nearly had a heart attack! There it was!!
I immediately sent her a picture and she immediately responded with joy! I offered to meet her in Massachusetts, about half way to her home, because I wanted to give it to her in person. No way was I going to mail it!
This watch was a gift from her dad, who is no longer here with us, to her mother and then to given to her. I’m so happy it’s going to be home soon where it belongs.
