IDigVirginia
Jr. Member
- May 5, 2016
- 34
- 55
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro, Fisher F4, Bounty Hunter Discovery 2200
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I had some free time today so I went out to a vacant lot that used to be the local High school (my grandparents went there) then it was the middle school that I attended. They demolished it about 8 years ago and I have hunted around a couple of times out there. Today I found some clad (1965 quarter, don't ya hate that?) and some random trash. I was walking along in the tall grass and my AT Pro started going crazy with varying signals. I could tell the object wasn't deep by the sound it was making and as I pushed the grass aside I saw a little blue rectangle. I pulled it out and saw it was a small action camera. I stuck it in my pocket and kept hunting.
When I got home I looked it over and peeled back a piece of electric tape that was on the camera. There was a slot with a 32gb micro sd card inside. I popped the sd card in my laptop and saw several videos someone had taken with a drone. The last 4 videos were about 2 min long shots of the sky through the tall grass where the camera landed. I guess it automatically started recording. The last video with actually arial footage showed the craft take off and fly around the field before hitting a pine tree branch, which caused the camera to flip about 10 times and land in the grass. The date on the videos was 8/23/2015.
There was a "Read Me" file that I almost ignored, but decided to check it out in hopes I could gather some more information to return this camera and memory card to its owner. All of his contact info was listed in the read me file! What a great idea. I gave him a call and he was shocked and thrilled that I found his camera. I just got home from meeting up with him to return it, he said he had spent hours that day looking for the camera. Super nice guy and VERY grateful for what I had done. He was amazed that the camera survived since we got about 3 ft of snow this last winter. Obviously every treasure hunter would love to run over a cache of gold and silver worth a ton of money, but this was a great experience for me and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to return an item to its rightful owner. Just wanted to share my story and wish everyone happy hunting!
When I got home I looked it over and peeled back a piece of electric tape that was on the camera. There was a slot with a 32gb micro sd card inside. I popped the sd card in my laptop and saw several videos someone had taken with a drone. The last 4 videos were about 2 min long shots of the sky through the tall grass where the camera landed. I guess it automatically started recording. The last video with actually arial footage showed the craft take off and fly around the field before hitting a pine tree branch, which caused the camera to flip about 10 times and land in the grass. The date on the videos was 8/23/2015.
There was a "Read Me" file that I almost ignored, but decided to check it out in hopes I could gather some more information to return this camera and memory card to its owner. All of his contact info was listed in the read me file! What a great idea. I gave him a call and he was shocked and thrilled that I found his camera. I just got home from meeting up with him to return it, he said he had spent hours that day looking for the camera. Super nice guy and VERY grateful for what I had done. He was amazed that the camera survived since we got about 3 ft of snow this last winter. Obviously every treasure hunter would love to run over a cache of gold and silver worth a ton of money, but this was a great experience for me and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to return an item to its rightful owner. Just wanted to share my story and wish everyone happy hunting!
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