5 Diamond Ring Found! Huge! UPDATED AGAIN!

[rtde3]

I met a lady that saw my detector in my truck as I was loading some things & she ask me if it worked in water. I said yes & she then ask if I would come to her work to look for a ring in the water that a lady's husband had lost last week. She works at a local marina that has a small swimming area roped off. She said the lady was sooo upset that she cried for hours as they looked & looked for that ring. They even went some where & rented a detector but had no luck finding it. So they went back home to New York without his wedding ring. I told her I would give it a shot when I got off work. So I went home after work & got my gear and camera and headed over there. I looked for about 1 hour &1/2 & then I hit it! Man, I knew right then why she cried so much! This ring was thick & had 5 big Diamonds! When I went in the office to show her I found the man's ring, everyone in there freaked out! They all had looked for it with the lady and felt bad for her. They all were so happy that I found it! The bad part about it (besides I can't keep it) is when we went to call the lady, all she had written down on the paper was her address & she's not listed with 411! I did not find much else that I got to keep (See last Pic below) but I was happy to find it for her.

UPDATE TO THIS STORY! I just talked to the lady that works at the marina who ask me to look for the ring. She tracked down the couples phone # in N.Y. & called them to tell them the good news. The husband answered the phone & was blown away at the news his ring had been found!! He said that he was not going to tell his wife. (the one who cried for hours) He said their wedding anniversary was coming up in a few weeks & that they had planned to go buy him a new ring on their anniversary. So now he is going to suprise her with the ring on that day! Pretty Cool! He thanked the lady at the marina who gave him my address & said he would send me a thank you for finding it for them. He sent his Aunt over who lives local & is going to N.Y. next weekend, to pick the ring up so it don't get lost in the mail. Also, the lady at the Marina said I can now hunt that beach anytime I want & no one else is allowed! Just wanted to update you guys!

UPDATE #2 Just wanted to up date this story like I said I would.
Well, the man from NY called me and thanked me for finding his ring and giving it back. He told me he knows most people would have stuck it in their pocket. He said that his whole family wanted to make sure that he gave me a nice reward & he made me promise that I would take it. After about 2 seconds I said "well, OK". He was true to his word & sent me a nice letter from him & his wife with a check for 324.00! He told me to buy myself something nice that would be reminder of the good deed.
And to top it all off, The local paper put the story of how I found this ring on the FRONT page with a big mug shot of me on it! I bought every copy the 7-11 by my house had & sent them to my Mom! I guess that's my 15 minutes of fame!

Scroll way down to see a copy of the letter & newspaper aticle.

[JakePhelps]

Great job!! At least you got to keep all the other stuff Whats the gold colored thing in the middle, costume jewelry?

[ClonedSIM]

Nice! You never fail to amaze me, Rob. And what is that dangly thing in the middle, an earring?

[DetectoDude]

Great find, good thing you did for her. I know how wonderful it can feel when you find a ring for someone, also it looks good for the detectorists. Congrtats

[mchamby]

Wow Rob what a great find, I bet her husband is still out in the dog house having lost something that valuable. I'm sure you will make their day many times over if you can get a hold of them. Way to go.
Mchamby

[muddyknees]

you are an honest man Rob. well done.
muddyknees

[rtde3]

Nice!? You never fail to amaze me, Rob.? And what is that dangly thing in the middle, an earring?

Great job!!? At least you got to keep all the other stuff ? Whats the gold colored thing in the middle, costume jewelry?

Yep, Junk earring & clad.

Wow Rob what a great find, I bet her husband is still out in the dog house having lost something that valuable. I'm sure you will make their day many times over if you can get a hold of them. Way to go.
Mchamby

Yeah, I think I just made his Christmas card list! I can't wait to talk to them.

Thanks all!

[jeff of pa]

CONGRATS ROB :

GREAT JOB

jeff

[Joe88]

Awesome!! Great Job!!

[Nana40]

Now see....all that practice in the Shark Pit paid off! Tis a great person that enjoys helping others!

Ya did good!

[Monty]

Yes, but regardless of what else you found you have opened some big doors for you and others of us when the word gets around! Nice going! JIM

[Mona Lisa]

Nice job, R2D2. Bonus: you got to take a whopping big ugly earring home for your wife.

It always feels so good to find something like that for someone. Congratulations.

[Floater]

Your The Man Rob. Great Job and what a feeling. You made the Christmas card list allright. LOL

[comfyinvermont]

Great job Rob. You make us all proud...Lance

[weldermark]

sweet, you did a great thing.



HH Mark

[dave-enc]

congrats on the good deed wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

[Chester Copper Pot]

MY PRECIOUS!! One for practice, next for keeps right?? Thanks for giving the MD people a good name.

[birdman]

Yea, I think I would cry also,that thing is a bit flashy! Great job and thanks for your honesty.

[Bavaria Mike]

Outstanding work! That is a beauty. Nice nail, LOL! I'm 2 finds for 4 losses on helping people find lost items. HH, Mike

[Gabbit]

Great job!! -- very honest of you. Many people would have done the wrong thing in that situation.