Yellow Gold Bracelet Lost in the Surf, Found and Returned North Myrtle Beach SC
On August 22, 2026, and just after 11 a.m., I received the following text on my business suite. “Hi! I’m ISO someone with a metal detector. My precious gold bracelet my late mom got me was lost at the beach near the Ocean Garden Villas. If anyone is in the area happens to be out there with one and you see my bracelet, please contact me. I am desperate.” I replied with a text saying, “Call me, with my phone number.” A quick check of the tide tables showed low tide was at 9:30 a.m. So, if she had just lost it then it’d be underwater by the time I got there. When she called, I asked her what time she lost it and how deep she was. When she responded that it was lost at 5 a.m. and maybe knee deep, I had hope. I told her I’d be there in about 20 minutes and was on my way.
When I arrived, I met Madison on the beach, and she showed me the area. I thought that after about 6 hours, her bracelet should be in the wet sand and easily reachable. I started an east/west grid search from the high tide line working out to about knee deep. As I’m working the area, another guy came walking by with a detector. I didn’t approach him, but I did watch him in case he started digging a target. He walked on by and headed down the beach. So, I continued with my grid. About my 6th line, I hit a solid target and dug it. As I’m pulling out my third scoop of sand, I saw her bracelet fall out of the scoop and back into the water filled hole. I reached down in the hole, felt the bracelet and pulled it out. I got lucky because the guy with the detector had to of walked close enough to get a signal from it. Anyway, Madison and her friend were lying on the beach getting a little sun. I walked up to where they were and held the bracelet up for Madison to see. She flew off the towel and met me on the fly. She hugged my neck and her tears were flowing down her cheeks. I love making happy returns.
Madison – Thank you for contacting me and allowing me to help find you precious treasure.
Jim
