Sterling Silver Ring Lost In The Old Orchard Beach, Maine Sand, Found With A Metal Detector

🌊 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎LD ORCHARD 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐄! 🌊

📱 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐀
I just received a text from Claudia asking, « Hey! I heard about you for a ring lost on the OOB Beach. » I texted right back letting her know that yes, I find rings on the beach, and asked if she had just lost one.

🏖️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐓
Claudia explained that she had taken her beautiful sterling silver ring—a precious Valentine’s Day gift from her partner—off and placed it safely on her beach towel before heading into the ocean for a swim with her daughter. Once they came out of the water, her daughter grabbed the towel to dry off… and you know the rest of the story. The silver ring disappeared instantly into the sand! ⚡

🧠 𝐀 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄
Claudia and her group of family and friends—visiting all the way on vacation from Canada, Québec.—started a quick search. However, they quickly and smartly called the search off. They were afraid of accidentally kicking the ring out of the area or pushing it deeper into the sand out of reach of my metal detector. Truly a smart move! 👏

🚗 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇
I told Claudia I could be at her location in @lOld Orchard Beach in 15 minutes if I could find parking. Cheryl and I loaded up the metal detecting gear and headed straight to OOB. After driving around for 5 minutes looking for a spot, we finally parked about 1/3 of a mile away and walked over to Claudia’s location.

🪑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀
Once we arrived, we saw that Claudia and her group had completely cleared the area and placed their beach chairs in a perfect semi-circle to keep the loss zone clear and identifiable. Another great move! I really like these people. 👍

🎬 𝟓 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘!
I fired up the metal detector and asked 𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑽𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒍, to start rolling the camera. I took exactly two steps and heard the unmistakable tone I was hoping to hear.
Are you serious?! 📸
Just two steps and literally 5 seconds into the search, I believed I had already found it. I put the detector down, reached my hand into the sand, felt around, and pulled Claudia’s sterling silver ring, sparkling with stones, right out of the sand! 💍✨
(Be sure to watch the video below to see the exact moment it happened!)

🤝 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊
This was easily one of the fastest recoveries I have ever had. It happened that fast because Claudia and her group had the foresight not to disturb the area, and instead chose to isolate it perfectly by marking it with their beach chairs.
Claudia and her group were all smiles! I cannot stress enough how much Claudia and her crew really helped themselves and me by doing everything exactly right:
* Time is of the essence: Claudia messaged me within minutes of losing her ring.
* Stop searching: They stopped before disturbing the area.
* Isolate the zone: They marked the spot perfectly while keeping others out. 🛑🌾

🚗 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄!
After the smiles, hugs, and handshakes were over, Cheryl and I grabbed our gear and headed back to our vehicle a third of a mile away.
But the day wasn’t over yet!
As soon as we got into the vehicle, the phone rang. Another lost ring phone call! We threw it in drive and headed straight to Point Sebago on Sebago Lake Maine in Casco, Maine. Little did we know, as we left Old Orchard Beach, our ring-finding adventures for the day were just beginning… 🚗💨

📞 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄? 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐂!
If you lose a ring, keys, or other jewelry on the beach or in the grass, remember: Stop searching, mark the area, and call a professional immediately! Time and moving sand are your biggest enemies.
𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌!
* 📱 Call/Text: 𝟐𝟎𝟕-𝟒𝟐𝟑-𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟕