Heavy Gold Ring Recovered in Land O’ Lakes, FL
Item recovered May 6, 2024. I received a message from Jennifer, who was referred to me by Steve Thomas, who happened to be out of town.
Jennifer lost a valuable and sentimental ring in a lake in Land O’ Lakes while skipping stones on the water with her son. Her son did own a metal detector and tried to locate the ring, but unfortunately the detector was not waterproof and quit functioning. It was late in the day and we had made arrangements to meet at the lake the following day.
I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous venturing into a lake in FL due to the presence of alligators, especially during mating season. However, the lake conditions were great – clear visibility and calm waters. I started methodically gridding the area from ankle to chest deep water and from right to left. The search area was about 50 yards in length.
It took about 30-40 minutes to find the ring in about 2.5 feet of water.
Thank you to Steve Thomas for trusting me with Jennifer’s request for help in your absence!