Gold Necklace Pendant Lost From Broken Chain Found In Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Jim was walking along a wooden pathway near the Pine Knoll Shores coastline and stopped to stretch his aching back. While bending over the railing to stretch out his muscles. As he raised up, his gold necklace snagged part of the railing. This caused his sentimental gold cross to fall about ten feet into the shrubbery and sand below. Jim had a couple of guys go in and look for the missing cross unfortunately, they were unsuccessful. One of the nice gentlemen, reached out to Crystal Coast Ring Finders to see if a metal detector would locate the lost gold.
Because of scheduling conflicts and weather conditions, the search was postponed for a few days. I met Jim in the morning and he showed me the location. This was a difficult area to even squeeze into for searching and once I arrived below the railing, I began my search using my metal detector as well as my Garrett hand held pinpointer. I came across many nails, screws and some fencing wire during the search and eventually worked my way down hill to where the men, who searched previously before me, had worked some of the sand into a pile. This was below the obvious area just below the railing. A few passes with my detector showed more nails and then a very good signal. After I grabbed a handful of the sand & debris, I spotted a very dirty golden cross in the pile. I met Jim at my truck and he declined having his picture taken so you see a picture of me after a very dirty, sweaty search.
