🏆 HONORABLE MENTION Lost and Found Wedding Ring

[ANTIQUARIAN]

On Saturday morning at 2am I received an email, which was followed by a text from a man named Dylin in Pickering, ON. He proceeded to explain to me that, "he'd lost his wedding ring on Friday afternoon while building a pond in his backyard." He told me that, "he breeds Coy fish and needed a larger place for them to live, they were currently living in a small kiddie pool." I text him back when I got up at 5:30am, letting him know that "I had to drop my daughter off at the local mall to meet a friend for lunch and that I'd drop by around 1pm."

When I got to his house he and his wife took me around the property showing me numerous spots where he had working on Friday. He told me, "the wedding ring belonged to his father and was given to him by his mother after his father died in 1999." I could see from the desperation on their faces how much this ring meant to both of them. They told me that, "on Friday evening they'd both spent 3 hours crawling through the tall grass on their property looking for the lost wedding ring."

I first checked the front yard and after only finding shredded cans, bottle caps and pieces of aluminum siding, so I headed to the backyard. I detected around the perimeter of the pond finding nothing, then I got a call from my daughter letting me know that she was ready to be picked up at the mall. At this point I had only been there 45 minutes, so I told Dylin, "I'll just grid this area along your back fence before I have to leave." Well, not two minutes later I got an 89 -90 on my Deus and when I probed the ground with my Pinpointer, out popped the wedding ring!

The look of pure joy on Dylin's face was priceless as he raced over to grab the ring and put it back on his finger. At this point, they both came over and gave me a hug. Which I have to say felt rather strange after living through 17 months of Covid and having to be 'socially distant' from everyone except our family dog.

Thanks very much for looking,
Dave

 

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[jewelerguy]

good job!

 

[Blak bart]

Nice work Dave....beautiful ring and happy husband !! Honarable mention stuff !!

 

[smallfoot]

Honorable mention and good job on the find and return!

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, always a good feeling to help return such a precious item to their owner - congrats.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

good job!

Thanks buddy

Nice work Dave....beautiful ring and happy husband !! Honarable mention stuff !!

Thank you Bart, it truly was an amazing feeling.
Thanks for the Honorable Mention suggestion as well.
Dave

Honorable mention and good job on the find and return!

Thanks smallfoot.
I don't get calls like this very often, so it's nice to have found ring for the guy.
Dave

Yeap, always a good feeling to help return such a precious item to their owner - congrats.

Thanks Cru, I was tempted to take more pictures of the guy with his ring, but he got pretty emotional about it.
Hope you and your Dad are well,
Dave

 

[DigToChina]

An excellent gesture of kindness and an excellent outcome! Well done Dave.

 

[CreakyDigger]

You brought a smile to my face reading this, my friend.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Good Job!!! Congrats!!! Honorable Mention!!!

 

[scruggs]

Good job! Loved it!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

The part about the hug is so true, but that was the best payoff. Good job Sir.

 

[Lenrac2]

Great job! Digging joy is the best find!!

 

[Shakakka]

This is a fantastic story, but I have to ask something: Why would you start in the front yard (and dig up cans, piece of siding etc..) if you were already told the ring was lost in the back?

I mean, wouldn't you start at the pond? Especially since you had limited time. Not diminishing your good deed or anything, just wondering.

Congrats, and good karma to you!

 

[UnderMiner]

Excellent!

 

[billb]

Outstanding …Voting Honorable Mention

 

[releventchair]

Bravo!
Great recovery.

 

[Blak bart]

Where's Dave ?? Not sure he knows he got an Honorable Mention ??

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

An excellent gesture of kindness and an excellent outcome! Well done Dave.

Thanks very much Dallas, it was a great feeling to experience.
Did you ever finish staining that deck of yours?
Dave

You brought a smile to my face reading this, my friend.

Thank you for your post Creaky.
It's moments like these that make all of the years we spend learning our detectors worthwhile.
Dave

Very Nice!!! Good Job!!! Congrats!!! Honorable Mention!!!

Thanks for your Honorable Mention vote Randy.
Dave

Good job! Loved it!

Thank you Sir.

The part about the hug is so true, but that was the best payoff. Good job Sir.

I agree about the hug Steve, it felt odd, yet oh so comforting at the same time.
Dave

Great job! Digging joy is the best find!!

That's a great analogy Bob, thanks for your post.
Dave

This is a fantastic story, but I have to ask something: Why would you start in the front yard (and dig up cans, piece of siding etc..) if you were already told the ring was lost in the back?

I mean, wouldn't you start at the pond? Especially since you had limited time. Not diminishing your good deed or anything, just wondering.

Congrats, and good karma to you!

No, I understand what you're saying Shak , but when I arrived at the site the home owner told me that, "he'd been pressure washing a tractor in the front yard that he'd rented from The Home Depot to dig the pond and he felt it might have slipped of there." He also had me search an area of cut brush that he'd dumped across the street in a wood lot that came from his yard as well. It was only after I checked those areas that I moved to the backyard detecting as I went.
Thanks for your post buddy,
Dave

Excellent!

Thank you.

Outstanding ?Voting Honorable Mention

Thanks very much Bill, I appreciate your vote.
Dave

Bravo!
Great recovery.

Thank you WP.
Hope you're doing well these days.
Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Where's Dave ?? Not sure he knows he got an Honorable Mention ??

Good morning Bart.
Sorry to take so long to get back to everyone on their posted support of my wedding ring return.
I've been getting things prepared for my flight to Milwaukee this weekend for my Onboard Training at Generac next week.

The last few days, I've had to get a Covid test, get US cash and do some clothes shopping before I leave for the US.
Hope you and your family are all doing well,
Dave

 

[Blak bart]

I thought you might be a busy man right now dave....glad your well, and congrats on Honorable mention !!