"Tanya Pelly thought her wedding ring had vanished forever when it flew off her finger while she was swimming at Sydney's Freshwater beach, far out in the surf. The gold band, originally exchanged by Tanya's grandparents in 1930s Germany, flicked through the sky in a perfect parabolic arch before disappearing into the waves. Inside the band were engravings marking two marriages: Tanya's grandparents in 1933 and her own to her husband, Warwick, in 2003."
"Oliver, AKA the Lord of Lost Rings, says he was on the scene at Freshwater beach for four hours, but the conditions were too rough and he was repeatedly wiped out, unable to scoop the ring despite his detector indicating its presence. His diving mask was swept away and one of the steel poles used for triangulating the search area was twisted by the waves. It's there, he says. But I just can't get it."
"The network's website features detectorists from all over the world along with their success stories and search locations: a pair of Ukrainian detectorists who live in Ireland, reuniting silver chains and wedding rings with their rightful owners; an heirloom coin and a gold charm recovered by a member in Florida; jewellery lost in the water by holidaymakers in Ibiza and found again."
Tanya Pelly lost a gold wedding band when it flew off her finger while she was swimming at Freshwater beach. The band had been exchanged by her grandparents in 1930s Germany and bore engravings marking their 1933 marriage and Tanya's 2003 marriage to Warwick. A global network of metal detectorists associated with the Lost Jewellery Recovery directory responded. Michael Oliver searched for hours but rough surf hampered recovery, and he called in experienced local detectorists. The ring was located days later under about 50cm of sand and retrieved, reuniting the family with the heirloom. The network lists international success stories.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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