January 29th, 2009 by Brad Lovell

Rodney Reunited With His Lost Wedding Ring

Rodney lost his wedding ring at Freshwater beach, on what was an incredibly hot day in Sydney. Infact it was a day that reached over 40 degrees celsius. I recieved an email from Rodney the night he lost his wedding ring, and I had organised to search for it the following morning. When dealing with beach drops, time is critical. Unfortunately for us, the following morning at Freshwater beach was a large surf competition, so we we’re unable to start searching for the ring until later that afternoon. By 4pm, the crowd was beginning to dispurse. Rodney and his wife showed me the area they we’re sitting the day before, and we began to mark an area where they beleived the ring to be. I added a few more meters in each direction as a safety buffer zone. As it turns out, the buffer zone was a good move, as I found the ring within about 5 minutes of searching. It was in a different spot to where Rodney and his wife remembered they were sitting. The ring could have moved throughout the day with people walking over the top of it. Rodney and his wife we’re estatic to have the wedding ring back. This was Rodney’s second wedding ring, and he was not planning on buying another one if I was unable to find his current lost one. It was incredibly rewarding to receive a hug from Rodneys wife, and a man hug from Rodney himself… And not to mention a kiss for his beautiful baby daughter. It was an honour recover the wedding ring for such a lovely family.