321/22 Car Keys and Wallet lost on beach, Asbury Park NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder
Late in the evening, I received a text from Yunni asking if I could help locate her lost car keys. She explained that she had been at the beach the previous day, and when it was time to leave, she realized her keys were missing. Despite searching thoroughly before leaving, they had no success.
Since it was already dark and she had returned home, we agreed to meet early the next morning.
I arrived bright and early and reached out to get a better idea of where she had been set up on the beach. Based on her description, I created a search path leading straight out toward the water, where they had spent most of their time.
After working the area back and forth for a short time, I received a strong, clear signal. One scoop later, her car keys—with the key fob—were recovered.
Continuing the search nearby, I picked up another signal. This time, it turned out to be a small purse buried in the sand. Inside were all of her important belongings—credit cards, driver’s license, insurance cards, and even cash.
Shortly after, Yunni returned to the beach with friends and walked over as I was finishing up. She was surprised and extremely relieved—not only were her keys recovered, but also a purse she hadn’t even realized was missing.
This recovery is a perfect example of how acting quickly and hiring a professional can lead to the best possible outcome.
Gregg called and asked if I would be able to help him find his wedding ring he had lost on the dune walkover in Holgate NJ. We were having some unusual swarming mosquitos, and when he was heading over to the ocean they bombarded him when he was almost at the top. When he tried to swat them away, unfortunately his wedding ring flew off his hand and most likely landed up on the dunes somewhere. We arranged to meet the next afternoon, knowing his ring would be safe in that location. I had read on one of the local Facebook pages how bad they were after days of heavy rain, but never experienced anything quite this like this. I pulled up in the driveway, and no sooner had my door opened, I would venture to say, there were 20 or more in my truck. With that said, out came the sweatshirt and bug spray. I really hate mosquitos. Greg and I went over again exactly what had happened, as we walked quickly to the spot he had marked with some little sticks and stuff. I turned on my machine, put on the headphones, and for whatever reason it would not quiet down. I asked him to stand facing exactly the way he was, and to demonstrate the swatting motion he used when the ring went flying. It looked like it probably could have flown up in the dune grass, but with the motion he showed me, my hunch was it went straight down. So, as these nuisance bugs are like a cloud around us, I moved back to where I turned on the machine, which was also the spot he was when the ring came off. And now I know why the machine was so noisy!!!!! Bingo!!!! It was sitting right on top of his ring. The more detective work one can do the better. The entire hunt only lasted about 10 minutes at best. Making memories again on LBI.
