Justin was spending time in the ocean along the Surf City beach and told me he noticed something in the sand. The waves were rough that day and as he tried to grab the item, he felt his wedding ring slide off to be lost in the surf. I attempted a recovery that same day against the rising tide and stronger waves but it wasn’t safe and my attempts were not productive. I told Justin, I’d return the next day and try again.
The waves were rough and the wind was strong but not as bad as the previous day. I completed many passes both in and out of the water with my CTX-3030 with only shreds of aluminum and 1 can pull-tab for my efforts. I then started to go over the areas I missed in the water using my GPS map and in ankle deep water at low tide I received a faint signal. After about 4 scoops into the surf, the signal was gone and I still didn’t know what I had removed. I dumped the pile of sand and shells on the beach and used a pinpointed to find Justin’s ring hiding under the pile. This beach was recently replenished with sand from a quarry and heavier items sink quickly in the surf. I think after another high tide, I would not have been able to find his deeply buried ring.
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Great Job Stevie Ray. I understand that mean ocean. I did the metal detectorist roll of shame 5 or 6 times Saturday. No fun!
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