This was a very special wedding band. Peter’s great grandfather wore it when he was married in 1917, and it passed down through Peter’s grandfather, and father, to him. It was inscribed with initials and dates and had been through two World Wars and, now, four marriages. It went onto Peter’s left ring finger when he was married in 2017, 100 years after his great grandfather tied the knot. Needless to say, this was a ring that, once lost, needed to be found!
The ring left Peter’s finger when his hand bumped a rock as he was floating down the channel with his young daughter at Woodneck Beach. He had a good idea of where the ring probably came off and felt certain of the limits where it might be. He learned of the RingFinders through the Fabulous Falmouth group on Facebook and called me on the evening of the loss. I met him and his friend Dave the next morning at low tide to do the search.
I covered the prime area thoroughly with no result, and then extended the search in increments beyond the limits of where Peter felt the ring should be. After two hours with no target it was starting to look pretty discouraging. But, as is not uncommonly the case, the ring could be farther afield than expected, so I widened the search even more. Fortunately this soon produced the desired result, and it was accompanied by lots of happy exclamations and smiles as the heirloom ring was returned to Peter’s finger. I’m really pleased that I was able to recover this unique treasure and to know that it will continue to be held and cherished in the family where it belongs!
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