Lost unique white gold ring with diamond…Found at Baker Beach!!!
The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP 925-580-2590
I contacted Debra early on Wednesday after reviewing a Craigslist post about a lost white gold ring with a diamond. She had been on Baker Beach when the ring went missing and after talking with her I could tell that it was troubling her.
I sent her a link to THERINGFINDERS.COM site and agreed to search for the ring the following Saturday. She agreed and was very thankful for my offer. Later that evening my good friend Jes Muse, founder of The Bay Area Bleepers (check it out) sent over the post suggesting that I perform the search as she would be out of town.
I woke up at 4:30 Saturday morning, packed my gear, and made the hour drive to the coast. When I arrived, there were few people on the beach and at one point I shared the beach with no one but three coyotes. The fog was thick, so much so that it fell like rain and the sand had a thin wet layer on top. I opened up a photo that Debra was kind enough to mark up of the area that would become the search zone. The detecting was difficult with seemingly never ending targets hid beneath my grid pattern. I cleared handfuls of trash from the beach as I searched. And then, a ring! Sadly not the ring I was there for, but a happy consolation.
After about two hours of searching, I decided to call Debra and give her an update and to get a better account of where she might have been. As it turned out, I was working away from where she had been and after a 20 yard course correction and pockets full of trash, I hit an 8-9 VDI (visual display indicator) that sounded very promising on the equinox. In one scoop I had the item, but it had not revealed itself. I’m happy to announce, WE MADE THE RECOVERY!!!
The exciting part was yet to come. I took a few photographs of the ring and the beach and sent them on to Debra. The next thing I did was gave her a call and when she answered I simply asked if she had gotten my photos. She admitted she had not but went straight to them. That is when I got my payout!!! She was so extremely excited that I could feel it through the phone. It’s a feeling like no other.
After our celebration over the phone, I agreed to drop off the ring on my way home. She lived along the route I would travel home and I was excited to get to meet her. I quickly packed the gear and 45 minutes later the ring was back with Mrs. Debra.
It takes a lot of trust for someone to disclose a bunch of details about their missing valuables, especially when they are so sentimental. Thank you Debra for putting your trust in me to assist you in the recovery of your unique and beautiful ring and for your generosity! It was a pleasure to meet you and I wish you the very best in your future!
The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP 925-580-2590
It was another fantastic day in New Jersey so Denise and her family decided to pack up and head to the beach. Denise’s nephew loves the beach, especially flying kites when the wind is just right. Prior to flying the kite, she removed her necklace and engagement ring. Denise slipped the necklace through her ring and secured the clasp, then placed them both in her top pocket for safe keeping. They both had ran all over the soft white sand, almost covering the entire block, well about 2/3 of it anyhow. It was later on when she looked in the pocket and , OH NO, both were missing. Everyone searched the area for quite some time when they decided a metal detector was needed. They headed down to the local store and purchased one, figuring the necklace would soon be located. Well, unfortunately that did not work, so they decided to call in a professional. Once I arrived and got all the details, I covered the entire area where they were flying the kite, figuring that was the most likely area they would have fallen out of her top pocket. With nothing to show for my effort, we decided the next most traveled area was the top of the tide line, and down a bit to the low tide mark. After a few passes, I asked them to move back a little, and sure enough, very close to the chairs, was the spot my metal detector sniffed out the ring and necklace. Everyone was totally amazed, and the best I can figure, either the necklace never made it into her top pocket, or coincidently it fell out right in the area they had set up the chairs and stuff. Regardless another happy ending !!!!
On a nice hot day Anton and his family were enjoying the day on at beach. This can be some of the most sought after relaxation one could ask for after a long day at work. And while people are on the beach there are many things they will do like , swimming, running, relaxing, picnicking, throwing footballs, volley ball, wrestling, etc. OH NO did I say wrestling ? That’s when things went wrong for Anton. In one of the 3 areas he was wrestling around that day his cherished cross was pulled from his necklace and lost in the sand. They searched for a few hours, even with their metal detector, without any luck. That’s when Nicole decided to give me a call to see if I was available to locate the cross. I met them on the beach a little while later and they showed me everything that transpired up to realizing the cross was missing. I started in the most likely spot and within a few moments I had his cross in my scoop. Another fantastic ending to a great day on the Jersey Shore.
