Mother’s Day was a perfect day and my wife, Myrna, and I topped it off with a bike ride to our community pool. When we returned, I was putting away the bikes when I got the call from Yanaia. She said that they were at the beach and lost a ring. I could sense the distress in the tone of her voice. I hopped into the car and headed her way.
When I arrived, the beach was packed, and Yan was waving me down. I found out that her husband, Eddy, was the one who lost the ring…a heavy gold Cartier wedding band. I thought to myself, “this should be easy!”
Eddy was standing in the middle of a tidal pool that was roughly 20ft in diameter. He was holding a metal stick to mark where he thought he lost the ring, and his expression was very worried.
I fired up the Manticore and began the search. I swepted over the middle spot of the tidal pool where it was obvious, they had been digging. Nothing. I expanded the search in a spiral outward until I had covered the entire tidal pool. Nothing but a penny, a trash item, and a very small screw.
I began to grid off around the water and toward the beach, going into the surf somewhat. I stopped and prayed. This search should not be this difficult! As I expanded toward the driving lanes, I got a great hit and suspected success. I heard the tell-tale jangle in the scoop and saw gold!
As I handed the ring to Eddy, his expression changed in an instant from desperation to exuberance. I was the recipient of hugs from Yanaia and Ariana. Cheers from Jose, Joshua, and people all around! The item that was lost was found.
