LawrencetheMDer
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- Feb 22, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Woke up at 4:30 to go metal detecting Clearwater beach. Got there around 6:00am and spent 1 hr on the dry sand and 6 hrs in the quiet surf starting at sun rise. Felt like I really needed a work-out and I got one – I swing a CTX 3030 with 17” coil in the water. In the surf, the targets were as rare as Hen’s teeth. Found a few coins, a junk ring and a Galaxy 9 cell phone. The rest of the coins were found on dry sand. I stuck the phone in my junk purse figuring it was water-logged. I was really surprised when I got home; when I dumped the junk out, the phone hit the ground and the menu page appeared. It works! The waterproof case, by Lifeproof, obviously saved the phone.
The phone is locked and in airline mode so can’t receive or send calls or messages. I tried various techniques found on-line to change the phone from airline mode to normal so I could possibly contact the owner but to no avail. While working w the phone, I discovered the carrier – Sprint. I’m about the take the phone to the nearest Sprint store so they can return it to the owner. I placed a note in the case telling the owner that a Metal Detectorist found the phone under 3” of sand in 2 ft of water. And, that he can read a thread of the phone’s find on Treasurenet.com by LawrencetheMDer.
Happy Hunting
The phone is locked and in airline mode so can’t receive or send calls or messages. I tried various techniques found on-line to change the phone from airline mode to normal so I could possibly contact the owner but to no avail. While working w the phone, I discovered the carrier – Sprint. I’m about the take the phone to the nearest Sprint store so they can return it to the owner. I placed a note in the case telling the owner that a Metal Detectorist found the phone under 3” of sand in 2 ft of water. And, that he can read a thread of the phone’s find on Treasurenet.com by LawrencetheMDer.
Happy Hunting
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