Lost Necklace Recovered in Tampa Park

Item recovered on February 1st, 2024. Recovery requests tend to slow a bit in the winter months in Florida. Fewer people in the water and at the beach when the temperature cools and water temps dip in December and January.

At the end of January, I did see a post on a local facebook group about a boy who lost a brand new silver necklace in the woods at a local park that is just a 10 minute walk from my house. The necklace was a recent Christmas gift from his grandma and he had been searching for it every day after school for a week. I offered to meet up with the boy and his mother at the park later that day so they could show me the general area where it was lost.

At the park, we retraced the path the boy took through the woods on his bike (to the best of his recollection). I had found a few coins and other metallic junk, but no necklace. After 20-30 minutes, we were back to where we had started when I got a very good signal that had a high target id consistent with silver.

Pulling back a few leaves revealed the shiny silver necklace that was lost. The young man had recalled pulling a « wheelie » heading into the woods and that must have been when the necklace fell out of his pocket. His face lit up when he saw his necklace had been found!