metalwrkr
Senior Member
Encountered an old friend in a seredipitous fashion last week. He mentioned that a close family friend had lost a wedding ring last year at Spanaway Lake. Seems the ring was bought by a Great Grandfather as a wedding ring many years ago and has been used as such by a Grandfather and Father since then. It was given to the Son by the Mother to be his wedding ring when the Father died. Last summer he lost it while swimming off their pier at the lake. They had searched numerous times with metal detectors from a boat. My friend asked if I knew of a detector that had a "Long Shaft". Well, since partner Jack L. and I both had AT Pro's, we both volunteered to hunt for it. Last Sat. we went into belly button deep water and searched. We both found some trash items but then the Pro locked onto a solid 55 and would not budge. The bottom was misc. sized cobbles and silty sand all locked up tight. I dug and dug between breaths. It was much harder than one would expect. As you took a breath and submerged your head and shoulders and tried to push between the rocks, you just bobbed to the surface. Finally I got a hand full of sand and rocks and...Pay Dirt. There was a bright shiny ring sparkling in the bright sun. We were all amazed (me perhaps most of all) and the Mom was crying. The Son was called at work with the good news. Mom Came up to me and said she wanted to give me a hug even though I was soaking wet. All unbeknown to Jack and me, the Son is to be married next week and now has the family heirloom to tie it tight! Best Wishes to them both!.......Russ K