Last week Stephanie Hobbs received a message via The Ring Finders from Liana about her family heirloom ring that she lost while running to her car during a hailstorm that afternoon. Stephanie was working so ee made arrangements to do the search after she was done. We made it to the search location just a couple of hours after the storm ended to begin our search. There was mulch and mud on the roads and sidewalk from the down pour of rain and hail that had occurred. Liana took us through her route of travel and explained what she was doing when her ring went missing.
Stephanie and I began our search, each starting at opposite ends of the search area. After an hour of searching, we began to double check each other’s area and we had even searched her vehicle. We were close to giving up and I decided to check one last area that was not where she said she had been, but I had a feeling that it would be worth the one-minute search. Sure enough, as I was swinging my coil I happen to see an emerald stone and gold band sticking out of the mulch that had washed down during the storm. I shouted out that I found the ring. Liana couldn’t believe that I found it where I did as she hadn’t been near that area. I believe that the amount of water that had come down had washed the ring several feet down along the side of the sidewalk. Liana and I shared a few tears of joy.
Ring recovered 8-13-2026
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