- Mar 5, 2010
- 7,502
- 11,874
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus, White's DFX
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I was just about to leave the house this morning on a shopping trip with my wife when my buddy called. He said a lady had called him about trying to find her engagement ring and wanted to know if I could help.
So, breathing a sigh of relief, I loaded up my detector and headed for the location. As soon as i got there i knew there would be no need for the detector. The lady's house had burned to the ground and the ring was somewhere in the bedroom area. This was a two story home with a crawl space and heart pine floors. The area where the ring was believed to be was about two feet deep in wet ash, crumbled sheetrock and other construction debris.
So Jim and I, with the help of the county Fire Chief and the lady began to sift through the rubble. We began to work an area about 5'X5', putting shovel fulls of debris into two sifting boxes. As we found an object the homeowner would ID it and tell us where it was in relation to the ring.
After about 30 minutes of sifting I came up with a ceramic sheep's head and the homeowner exclaimed that it was the lamb that the ring had been on.
The fire chief would shovel a load of debris into Jim's sifter and then one into mine. The second deposit into Jim's box did the trick and he found the owner's 1 1/2 carat diamond ring. We were also able to recover a few more rings, bracelets and some figurines that survived the fire.
The homeowner was elated to get her most valued possession back and we were happy that we could help. The first pictures show the extent of damage. The car in the first picture was an almost new Cadillac.
So, breathing a sigh of relief, I loaded up my detector and headed for the location. As soon as i got there i knew there would be no need for the detector. The lady's house had burned to the ground and the ring was somewhere in the bedroom area. This was a two story home with a crawl space and heart pine floors. The area where the ring was believed to be was about two feet deep in wet ash, crumbled sheetrock and other construction debris.
So Jim and I, with the help of the county Fire Chief and the lady began to sift through the rubble. We began to work an area about 5'X5', putting shovel fulls of debris into two sifting boxes. As we found an object the homeowner would ID it and tell us where it was in relation to the ring.
After about 30 minutes of sifting I came up with a ceramic sheep's head and the homeowner exclaimed that it was the lamb that the ring had been on.
The fire chief would shovel a load of debris into Jim's sifter and then one into mine. The second deposit into Jim's box did the trick and he found the owner's 1 1/2 carat diamond ring. We were also able to recover a few more rings, bracelets and some figurines that survived the fire.
The homeowner was elated to get her most valued possession back and we were happy that we could help. The first pictures show the extent of damage. The car in the first picture was an almost new Cadillac.
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? If so You Both Need An Honerable Mention For the Effort and The Find!!!! Chug and Red
We had a house fire in the 90's and lost everything. Getting that ring back had to mean a lot.
Breezie
And so does your buddy. Good for you guys. What caused the fire?
