saanich2018
Sr. Member
- Apr 25, 2018
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- Detector(s) used
- Equinox 800
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Currently at the beach on the gulf coast, Seaside FL
Have had great luck here in this coast in the past
After hurricane Zera went ashore last night we have been having massive waves all night and today with blowing sand exposing new sand
So I decided to give my detector a work out.
Several dollars of coins popped up rather quickly plus some other trash
Then I hit a single of 24 tone and found a dime
In the same hole deeper down I had a strong 21 tone and pulled up an IPhone 10. The glass was cracked on the front of the phone. The phone was in a clear plastic case. When I turned the phone over I could see a twenty and a five dollar bill through the case
I was excited and it was a great find!
When I got back in to my condo I took the case off and there was $57 in money!!
I gently cleaned the sand out of the phone7
By chance I decided to plug the phone in and see if it actually worked. The battery was dead but was taking a charge It finally turned on and accepted a full charge. But I still just hard A locked phone
I then started reading and confirmed there was no way I could get access to this phone and it was basically useless to me.
However, In looking at the phone in the upper left corner their were two names. I had originally thought it was part of the desktop image or the case name. However looking closely I realized it might be a persons name, I checked Facebook, Twitter and then finally Instagram and found the name. Then when looking at some of her images I saw where she had been in this areas in early October.
Long story short I was able to contact the girl, who is in high school,and she was thrilled. She lost the phone on October 11th so it had been through to major storms.
She was nice and I told her I would return the phone and money. She said for me to use some of the money for postage and then just keep the rest of the money
Since it is not the right thing to do to keep the money, I am going to return the phone and send her all of her money back. It is just the right thing to do
Disappointed but the right thing to do. I would want someone to do this for me if the situation was reversed
Comments and thoughts
Have had great luck here in this coast in the past
After hurricane Zera went ashore last night we have been having massive waves all night and today with blowing sand exposing new sand
So I decided to give my detector a work out.
Several dollars of coins popped up rather quickly plus some other trash
Then I hit a single of 24 tone and found a dime
In the same hole deeper down I had a strong 21 tone and pulled up an IPhone 10. The glass was cracked on the front of the phone. The phone was in a clear plastic case. When I turned the phone over I could see a twenty and a five dollar bill through the case
I was excited and it was a great find!
When I got back in to my condo I took the case off and there was $57 in money!!
I gently cleaned the sand out of the phone7
By chance I decided to plug the phone in and see if it actually worked. The battery was dead but was taking a charge It finally turned on and accepted a full charge. But I still just hard A locked phone
I then started reading and confirmed there was no way I could get access to this phone and it was basically useless to me.
However, In looking at the phone in the upper left corner their were two names. I had originally thought it was part of the desktop image or the case name. However looking closely I realized it might be a persons name, I checked Facebook, Twitter and then finally Instagram and found the name. Then when looking at some of her images I saw where she had been in this areas in early October.
Long story short I was able to contact the girl, who is in high school,and she was thrilled. She lost the phone on October 11th so it had been through to major storms.
She was nice and I told her I would return the phone and money. She said for me to use some of the money for postage and then just keep the rest of the money
Since it is not the right thing to do to keep the money, I am going to return the phone and send her all of her money back. It is just the right thing to do
Disappointed but the right thing to do. I would want someone to do this for me if the situation was reversed
Comments and thoughts
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