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Ring Found in Loveland CO after 2 years

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I was contacted by Ric about his ring that was lost 2 year ago. He wondered if  it was still possible to locate the ring. He told me that it was lost on private property and I replied that it was very likely that it could be recovered.

Ric, along with his wife Mary and I met at the farm. They did not own the property any longer but had been granted permission to search by the new owner. They told me that they had matching rings and it would be wonderful if we could find Ric’s ring. The area was a garden when they owned the property but had not been used lately and was somewhat overgrown with weeds. Ric was cautiously optimistic but Mary didn’t think there was much of a chance of success.

I broke the old garden into quarters and began a grid search of each one. The day was warming up and we had been searching for well over an hour when I had started into the last quarter.  Ric’s optimism was beginning to wane but I assured them both that it wasn’t over yet. A short time later I got a strong hit from a target at 2 inches in depth. With my small spade I dug down and came up with Ric’s gold ring. It always amazes me how gold can be buried for years and still come out so shinny. Ric and Mary were overwhelmed with joy at the successful recovery.  We all smiled and hugged, took some pictures and walked back to the truck where we shared our success with the land owner.

We said our goodbyes and I left knowing  that I had helped to give them a good memory to share and had put a smile on their faces.

 

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Found Lost Duplicate Wedding Ring in Windsor Colorado

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In the Spring of the year I received a call from Emily saying that she had lost her ring in the back yard of her house. Emily said she had been doing a Spring cleaning up of the yard and then noticed that her ring was missing. She stated that she and her husband had searched the yard, the trash bags and everywhere else that they could think to look. I agreed to come over to search too. I made 5 trips there to search  with different detectors and different coils but with no success. We all agreed that the ring probably was not there. Emily thanked me for my effort and we said our goodbyes.

Then on New Years Day Emily contacted me again. She said  » You are not going to believe this and I’m almost embarrassed to tell you but my husband had a duplicate ring made for me and I have lost it also. » She said that the ring was lost in the snow in the park adjacent to her house, The area was marked and would I mind coming over to try again.

When I arrived Emily, her two children, and I walked to the area that was marked with stakes and yellow caution tape. It was not a large area and I quickly covered it  but did not find the ring. So then I expanded my search area to outside the caution tape and quickly got a good signal. Emily, with the pin pointer, found the ring and stood up to hug me with tears in her eyes and the biggest smile on her face. We took pictures and said goodbye and I drove home knowing we all had a great day.

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Found Wedding Ring in Terry Lake Ft. Collins CO

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I received a call from Laura saying that she had lost her wedding ring in about five feet of water. She had marked the spot and could I help. We set up a time to meet.

When I arrived I was met by Laura and her two children along with her mother and father. The house was situated on Terry Lake in North Ft. Collins, Colorado. We introduced one another and  talked about the beautiful view of the lake with the Rocky Mountains in the background. As we walked towards the lake shore Laura told me that she had been swimming with her children. She said that she had a mosquito bite on her ring finger and when she moved the ring to scratch the spot the ring came off. That is when she put one foot down on the lake bottom and did not move it again. Laura called to her mom to bring out a 6 foot long T post to drive in to mark the spot right in front of her toes. That quick thinking had saved the day.

We waded out to the T post to where the water was almost chest high to me. With my left hand on the T post and my detector in my right hand I began making a circle searching the bottom very slowly. About three quarters of the way around the post I hit a good signal. Laura had called to her son to bring out a paddle board and a net. As I brought up scoop after scoop of muddy lake bottom I would dump it into the net on the paddle board for Laura to search through. The bottom was obscured by the silt that I was stirring up so I was going by feel only. After about 20 minutes and many scoops the target was still on the bottom. Finally I took a scoop, dumped it in the net and before I could get the coil back down to the lake bottom Laura let out a scream. I turned to see her holding her beautiful ring. We hugged while she cried, so happy to have her ring back on her finger again. The entire family was amazed that we were able to recover the ring from the lake bottom in 5 feet of water. We walked back to the patio where we talked more and they thanked me while I cleaned my gear before I headed home.

The next day Laura asked me if she could come by my house because she had something for me. She brought over some delicious baked goods and a beautiful arrangement of flowers for my wife. Such a kind gesture from a grateful lady.

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Found Ring at Huntington Beach, CA

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I was working in Southern California for a few months so I had the opportunity to Metal Detect at Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach had been my beach of choice when I grew up in Southern California. Lots of good memories there.

I was detecting just on the North side of the pier at low tide on Sunday and found a class ring. San Gabriel Mission High School Class of 2018. The name on the ring was Maddi and it had an inscription inside the band that said…Breathing dreams like air.  A line from The Great Gatsby poem by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The next day, Monday, I called the school to tell them I had found a students’ ring. The person on the phone said we have Maddi working in the office this Summer. Let me have her call you back. My phone rang right away. Maddi said « I can’t believe you found my ring. I wasn’t supposed to be at the beach and my Mom said to not wear it at the beach. I’ve only had it 2 weeks and I’d already lost it. I’m in so much trouble. »  I asked her what the inscription said. « Breathing dreams like air » was her answer. I said Maddi I have your ring and I will bring it to the school at lunch time. The San Gabriel Mission HS was only 15 minutes from my work. Maddi was so happy and grateful to have her class ring back. She would be a senior when school began in the Fall. Good Luck Maddi

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