Two Lost Gold Rings Found at Nevada Beach, Lake Tahoe
Received a phone call at 12:23PM regarding a lost family heirloom ring at Nevada Beach. The caller was from LA County and wouldn’t be able to meet me at the ring loss location since they were currently driving back home. The client explained that their grandmother—wearer of the ring—noted the very moment she lost it and they all noted the location. That bit of info was encouraging. They returned the next morning to search for the lost ring, but were unsuccessful.
As I drove to Nevada Beach, further details were revealed. The grandmother had taken two rings off and intended to put them in her purse. As she was about to place the rings into here purse, they slipped out of her hands falling and disappearing into the deep sand.
Wait a minute …..TWO RINGS! Yes, she lost two gold rings the previous evening around 6:00PM and Nevada Beach was exceptionally crowded prior to the July 4th fireworks.
Two gold rings, one an irreplaceable family heirloom. Okay, now my big worry was whether the rings had been found by a treasure hunting metal detectorist earlier that morning—July 5th.
Arriving at Nevada beach I headed straight to the described ring loss location—seven to ten feet behind a bench to the left of the boardwalk. After searching for 10 minutes with no success, I remembered that the boardwalk to the south also had a bench immediately to the left. There are 3 boardwalks at Nevada Beach, but only 2 with a bench immediately to the left. So I headed straight to the south boardwalk.
After a couple of swings, I got a strong target, but it turned out to be a pull-tab. The second target was a solid VDI of 60 on my XP Deus 2 metal detector. At 2:48PM, I sifted my scoop revealing two gold rings. The client and client’s grandmother were very happy.
Two gold rings recovered in 2 hours and 25 minutes from being notified.
