Lost Gold Ring at Natatorium War Memorial…FOUND!!
Friday, December 19, 2014
As I was returning from Metal Detecting on Scuba I surfaced in about 10 feet of water and began snorkeling into the beach. As I approached two young ladies I noticed that panicked look one gets when they lose something treasured. I asked the first young lady if they lost something and she responded that her friend Teuila had just lost her Gold ring and she was stressing. That’s when I raised my Excalibur from under water and said « Maybe I can help. Where did she lose it? » They showed me the general area and as I started the box search I asked, « Is this too far towards shore » and Teuila said, « Probably. » so I made a 90 degree turn and on the second sweep of my detector I had what could only be a Gold Ring tone. I knelt down and stuck my head in the water and through my mask the sun was glinting off a pretty gold ring. I stood up with ring in hand and yelled over to Teuila. « I might have your ring. » Shocked it happened so quickly she came over to where I stood and I said, « If you can describe the ring in my hand it’s yours. » She immediately described the ring and I reached out and dropped it into her hand. Then without hesitation she gave me the biggest hug I’ve had in a long time. A few cheers went up from the tourists in the water that realized I just found her ring. She said, « What are the odds that you would be here exactly when I needed your talents? » I pointed up and said « The Big Guy upstairs must of wanted you to have that ring. Glad I could help. »
Then after 20 minutes I looked into my scoop and saw the sweet site of gold! I love that feeling because I know good that young man and his wife would feel…These were two very nice people who were in love and I know how much they wanted their ring back where it belonged. These rings travel 12,000 km from Iran to Vancouver for that wedding day, only two months ago 
I truly have the greatest job in the world…I get to find peoples lost smiles… thank you so much for reading my post… until the next one!Lost your ring…Call me ASAPBest, Chris TurnerYou can watch the video of the search below…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mY2fdKIbuk
I got call and an email and a text message in regards to a lost Rolex Watch at 3rd beach in Stanley Park last night. The young man as you could imagine was pretty upset and found my service on the internet a day after he lost his watch. He went back with a rake and searched the water but no luck.I called Patrick and told him that low tide was around 4 am and I’d like to meet him at 2am to start the search as the tide was going out.I met patrick in North Vancouver at 2am and we drove to 3rd beach to search for his Rolex. When we got to the beach Patrick showed me the area he thought the watch was at. It was a pretty big area and the fact it was black out it was hard for him to pinpoint the exact area.I started the grid search with the help of Patrick who stood on the shoreline with a flashlight so I could use that as my reference point…After 45 minutes in about waste deep water we were rewarded with a beautifully Rolex watch in my water scoop!
I let out a yell that got Patrick very excited and when I got to shore I put the watch in his hand… This watch was very special as he bought it after he graduated from carpentry school 3 years ago…Thank you very much Patrick for the generous reward! I will be donating 15 % of the reward money to Children’s Hospital as I do with all my recoveries.I love my job!Lost something?Call me ASAP!Watch the video of the recovery on the link below… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9mzGpf7mc