This ring find began when I got a call from Tiare who lives on Oahu and was staying at the Aulani Resort. She said the evening before her husband Jesse while playing with his children in the shallow waters of the lagoon he noticed when he got back to the room his yellow gold wedding band was gone. He went back to the beach and looked and it was hopelessly gone. Even snorkeling the area is really impossible. The sand is so soft the heavy gold ring melts into it and disappears. I told Tiare I was getting ready to go to church and when it was complete I’d grab my gear and come down to the lagoon to hunt. When I arrived I texted Tiare & Jesse and said I would be in the water hunting the area in the photo they sent. I immediately got a high tone that was a dime then a low tone that was a child’s play ring. Then the next ten minutes was silent. I was on the last leg of the between the buoys hunt when I got a nice 47-50 on the Manticore and finally after three scoops there was a yellow gold ring in the scoop. Tiare was finally walking down to the beach and she waved at me. When she got there I asked to see Jesse’s ring again and it was a match. I showed her the ring and she said, « No you didn’t » Yep! I found it in the time it took her to get ready & come dow to the beach. She took the ring and ran back to give Jesse the good news and they both came down the beach to thank me for the recovery. A few hugs & handshakes and another vacation saved! Aloha to Tiare & Jesse!
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