January 23rd, 2010 by Brad Lovell

The last couple of weeks have been tough.. many recovery jobs have been unsuccessful due to various circumstances…

• Emma from Coogee had her sentimental Silver Ring thrown out of the window of her apartment by a toddler. I tried without success searching the garden below her apartment. When throwing a coin out of the window to replicate where her ring may have landed, we noticed the coin had to wiggle its way down between lots of trees/branches/leaves. I have a feeling the ring may have hooked itself in the leaves on the way down.
• Jason may have lost his platinum wedding band in the sand of a lagoon at Narabeen. He recalls removing the ring when putting on sunscreen before leaving home. He thinks he may have put the ring in his pocket, and the ring may have fallen out while changing into swimmers. I covered the area Jason and his family we’re situated in the sand, but regretfully I came up empty handed.
• Nathan lost his platinum wedding ring at Balmoral Beach while swimming opposite to the Bathers Pavillion. Nathan was not conscious of the ring falling of his finger, so there was a large area the ring may have dropped. After two attempts at searching the water I had given up hope. If anyone is to find a platinum wedding ring with a heart shape engraving please contact me. Nathan is offering a $500 reward.
• Joanne sadly lost her diamond engagement ring somewhere close to the north end of Coogee Beach. The ring went missing from her bag which also contained 2 other rings. I am not sure if someone has stolen the ring, as you would think they would take all 3 rings. But it is strange that just the diamond ring went missing. After a long careful search of the area I was not able to find Joanne’s engagement ring
• Ryan lost his platinum wedding ring while swimming in a waterhole out near Wedderburn, south west of Sydney. After a trek through the bush we eventually found the water hole, which was quite spectacular. What wasn’t so spectacular we’re the conditions at the bottom of the water hole. No visibility, rocks, crevices, huge logs and tree branches. It was impossible to scan the bottom with the metal detector with any sort of efficiency. But as always I gave it my best shot. It was great meeting Ryan and his friend Shaun, was definitely an adventure.

In summary, recovering something as  small as a ring can be both easy and impossible depending on the circumstances and conditions. The reason for updating the website with unsuccessful recovery jobs is to be upfront with new customers that I am not a miracle worker. Although, sometimes miracles do happen