okara gold Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Eight weeks ago, a lady lost one of her rings that went to her wedding set. She posted on Facebook approximately where it was lost, and it was right where the surf was breaking. The ring was part of a 3-ring set, all with diamonds and marked 19K, and they all came off at once. She was able to recover 2 of them immediately but couldn't find the last ring. The diamonds were from her mother's wedding ring, and she was devastated. I was there the next morning in a very rough surf, hunting the shoreline and nothing turned up. It was a short hunt as the waves were blasting me into the shore and I thought I am going to break my machine if I keep going. The surf was bad for a few days, and nothing was to be found. I told her not to give up as we can find rings that were lost for years. Every so often I would go to this beach and hunt that particular area, but no ring. Last night there was a nice low tide and a 2-foot cut in the sand. I went hunting just with the intention of hopefully finding something good not even thinking about her ring. The water was too rough to get in and as I was walking the wet sand, in the general area where her ring was lost. I got a nice "10" reading on the Manticore and a ring was in the scoop. It was only several inches under the sand and could have been found by just about any other machine. It was the lost ring from 8 weeks ago. So, I would say that it had probably sank almost 2 feet in the surf and sand and because of the 2-foot cut and extra low tide it was now found. Quite a few people had searched for it earlier but gave up. I found a few green coins and a heavily encrusted silver cross too. Went back this morning but it was pretty much sanded in. Here are a few pictures of the ring and return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Love that smile effect when you find something they thought they would never see again..NICE WORK!! strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okara gold Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, strick said: Love that smile effect when you find something they thought they would never see again..NICE WORK!! strick She was absolutely "over the moon" that it had been found. I messaged her this morning with a couple pics, and she couldn't wait to get out of work to come and get it. Real happy lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 That was meant to be. Good on you Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Great recovery and return, so glad that someone else didn't find it and scrap it out for the money. Good luck and good hunting on your next outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Nice one Okara! You really put in the persistence on that one. 🏆 Probably not thinking about it helped. Great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 That's awesome. The smile says it all! Good karma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 That's quite a display for just one finger ! Well done. WTG. Your "karma honker" is waiting for you😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim tn Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Good going and a happy ending to a sad loss. HH jim tn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerrj Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Awesome ring and story! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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