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Received a call from Sharla that her rings were lost in Lake Elsinore. I could tell this was not an ordinary loss by the tone of her voice… She sounded so discouraged on the phone,these rings meant so much to her. These are my favorite hunts, where there is a lot on the line.

I met her and her husband at the lake at 6am. There were already fisherman out with their lines in the water. Kindly, they accommodated us and let us search near their poles. After a brief discussion of how and where the rings were lost, I began my search in the water. Fishing weight, bottle cap, penny, more fishing weights. There were targets everywhere making the search somewhat difficult.

After 25 or 30 minutes, I got a shallow tone that sounded much like everything else. Scooped it out and dumped the pile of rocks and black sand on the beach. Out popped a little wedding band!! Woo hoo!!!! I carefully walked it over to Sharla and placed it in her hand. She melted and couldn’t believe it. We had found the smaller ring.

Now, time to find the engagement ring. I went right back to the spot of the other band, and another shallow target right next to it. I scooped it out and dumped it on the beach. I Couldn’t believe it, there was the engagement ring with a big beautiful diamond. I put it in my hand and walked over to Sharla. I dropped it in her hand and there was so much joy on her face. This is one moment and hunt I won’t forget. Even the fishermen left their poles to come and celebrate with us, giving fist bumps and applauding the moment. The rings had been found and put back on the hand where they belong.

I was then told by the couple that they have a pending divorce in court. They said if I didn’t find the ring, they would let the divorce go through. But if I did find it, it would be a sign to try again.

So glad we found the rings. Shawn and Sharla are the nicest people and so glad to be a part of their story. You couldn’t find two nicer people. Wishing them a lasting and beautiful marriage, strengthened by this experience.

Casey Davis

1. Hi folks. This is Sharon Nelson from Reno Nv….last night I got my very first call out from Jessyca to find her husband’s ring in Donner Lake Ca. The couple are newly weds from Texas. I was out of town so I sent my partner Dewey to search. Turned out the ring had fallen in nearly 6 feet of water. So Dewey hung on to the side of the pier, put his detector as far as he could reach underwater and within 30 minutes had found the ring. Everyone was smiling…a very happy ending.
   

   

   

Helen & Tom from Worcester had a splendid day out on Studland Beach recently but from Helens finger slipped her grandmothers wedding band. The ring , like many, was very precious to her & had been passed down since the 1930’s. At first we assumed it was most likely ‘out there’, somewhere in the sea after she’d gone swimming.

Preparing myself for a very long sea search, I firstly searched the beach area where they’d camped. Do the easiest area first, get it out of the way- ‘prepare for the big search’ so to speak.

I was amazed that after only 10 minutes up came the ring! We met the next day to reunite her with her ring & she was relieved & thrilled to have it back. They made a very kind donation to the Margaret Green Animal Charity as a sign of their gratitude.

Jay, wife & children, from London, enjoying a splendid day on Sandbanks Beach. What could go wrong? Watching your wedding ring slip from your finger out to sea, seeing it & desperately trying to recover it for an hour before finally its consumed by sand, sea & tide.

Lengthy discussions between us, photographs & even some maths on my behalf narrowed the area down to two tennis court size areas whereby when the tides were right, I’d have just wet sand to deal with. My first 2 hour attempt using the CTX 3030 found nothing. I was confused. Why wasn’t it there?! Second time, 2 hours, same area using a Whites PI, nothing again! I had concluded with my attempts & the machines I had used I was in the wrong area. Third time, push further out, extend the search area even if the so called facts ‘didn’t add up’!

After 2 hours with barely any signals I heard a faint beep & then another! Scooping the sand  furiously there it was! Big, bright, solid with diamonds twinkling at me like a million photographers flashes.  Jay was probably still in shock as I was to receive the ring back a few days later. The sand is renown for its softness in that area & items barely lay detectable sometimes a matter of hours!  Jay made a grateful & generous donation to the Margaret Green Animal charity.