February 7th, 2009 by Brad Lovell

Andrew Happy To Have His Ring Back

Andrew lost his Platinum Wedding Ring at Shark Bay Beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. He felt the ring slide off his finger whilst swimming…so he had a fair idea where it could be. I arrived at Shark Bay with my Whites DFX detector which is not water proof. Unfortunately this means I can only go knee to waist deep in water. My first attempt to find Andrews wedding ring was unsuccessful, but I had not given up yet. I knew I would be purchasing a waterproof detector very soon. After purchasing the underwater Excalibur II detector, I headed back down to Shark Bay with my friend Matt. Matt is into Scuba Diving, and also has a fascination for metal detecting…so as you can imagine he makes the perfect partner for recovering under water items. While I was hunting for signals, Matt was scooping the sand with his snorkeling gear on. This proved to be a successful system, as we found Andrew’s lost Wedding Ring after about 30 minutes of hunting. A crowd of bikini clad women had gathered around, wanting to see and hold Andrews beautiful platinum wedding band. After a phone call to Andrew, he was on his way down to Shark Bay to collect his lost wedding ring. This was a great confidence booster for me, as this is the first time I have recovered a lost item underwater successfully. And to say Andrew was elated to have his wedding ring back would be a gross understatement. Andrew was incredibly appreciative of the work that had gone into recovering his lost ring, and handed me a very generous reward. I thank you kindly for this Andrew, and it is always a pleasure helping out a man of his word :)