Jewellery Rescue Metal Detector Hire

Brisbane to Surfer’s Paradise to recover a lost wedding ring for the Australia wide Jewellery Rescue.  It was 6:15 on a Saturday evening. A call came in from a family holidaying  at Surfers  Paradise staying not too far  from Sea World. It was a  lovely autumn evening and they decided to have an evening meal on the beach at sunset.  During the sunset it was noticed the ring had  slipped off the wife’s finger where they where sitting. Due  to the cooler air our hands reduce size in the cold.  The  good news is they  knew  exactly where the ring came off and they then understandably spent two hours sieving the sand  with their fingers in the hope of  a quick recovery.   I really applaud their efforts and  wish they found the ring of their own accord.  However it is my every-day experience that you can be holding  a hand full of sand with the ring in it and unless you are carefull you wont feel it in your hand and might move it away from the drop zone.  Filtering the sand out between your fingers is the best way or use your hand like a rake moving  approx 30 mm of sand  depth at a time. 

The closest Jewellery Rescue Network member was  a real decent guy called Kim in South Brisbane  approximatly 1H 15 Mins away.  They had their grand-daughter over for the  evening enjoying dinner when I called.  Kim being really understanding and  knew what it was like to loose something, agreed to join the  family’s search as they said were not leaving the beach until it was found.  On Kim’s behalf, I asked the family for an extra $20 for fuel given the drive involved. They agreed  and understood  it might cost  extra if the  detectorist  is willing to travel further to search sites.  Sadly  the  petroleum companies  get the  money not us.

On arrival Kim  wasted no time and made short work of the beach search area approximatly 5 m square and the ring was found  within 3 minutes about 60 mms under the sand. The  family where very thankful that Kim came out, at very short notice (which isnt always possible). We thank the family for inviting  us to assist them with our  metal detector experience.  Kim  is  one of  the many good detectorists in many towns and cities across Australia who help  people find their lost  jewellery, by hooking them up  with skilled local detectorists.

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