Category: Lost & Found

IFD divers help recover prosthetic leg worth thousands

Lost & Found, Metal Detecting Insight, Treasure Hunting

On Saturday, Indianapolis Fire Department Tactical Team 7 found themselves diving into the murky depths of Geist Reservoir in search of lost treasure. Only it wasn’t gold doubloons or a lost pirate’s chest they sought. It was a titanium/carbon fiber prosthetic leg, said to be worth $20,000. According to IFD, Tactical Team 7 had just finished a two hour training exercise in Geist Reservoir and were loading their boats unto trailers when officers with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources approached and asked the divers for assistance in recovering the leg.

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    Author’s memoir leads to jewels in Stage Fort Park

    Buried Treasure, Lost & Found, Treasure Hunt

    In the dead of winter, hands “frozen as popsicles,”  they combed the woods of Stage Fort Park. They were on a hunt, a treasure hunt, and if they were right, the treasure — a jewel-encrusted bracelet worth $2,200 — was hidden somewhere very near. The couple had come a long way to this ancient rock, all the way from Vermont, driven by cryptically poetic riddles and clues that led them first to Gloucester, then —led further by clues like “Ravenswood” and “Half-moon” — to the shores of historic Stage Fort Park, and to steep paths surrounding the great Tablet Rock, in search of a “many trunked maple” in the midst of a thick “oak grove.”

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      Jeweler creates real treasure hunt with items from his closed store

      Buried Treasure, Lost & Found, Treasure Hunting


      Most newlyweds spend their honeymoon visiting destinations such as Hawaii or the Virgin Islands. Johnny and Amy Perri of Shelby Township, being the more adventurous type and having a jewelry store at their disposal, spent their time getting to know one another while burying treasure around the state. We’re talking diamonds, gold rings, silver coins over a 100 years old and 10 ounce bars of solid silver.

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        Metal detector hobbyist helps woman recover heirloom necklace on Logan River Trail

        Lost & Found, Metal Detecting Insight, Treasure Hunting

        Elizabeth Flammer thought 2020 was looking up. Her grandmother had recently given her a necklace that had been in the family for decades, and they had just moved across town to a quieter neighborhood.

        Flammer and her daughter decided to take advantage of their proximity to the Logan River Trail for an afternoon bike ride. And then, while adjusting her backpack, her necklace broke and the jeweled pendant was flung away.

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          Announcement of Forrest Fenn’s found treasure doesn’t stop speculation

          Lost & Found, Treasure Hunting

          Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure may have been discovered in early June, but that hasn’t stopped fortune hunters from speculating about where it was hidden. When Fenn, a former art dealer from Santa Fe, New Mexico, announced the discovery he did not say who found his cache worth more than $1 million, or where they were from, other than “back East.” Fenn said the discovery was confirmed by a photo the man sent him.

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            Treasure Hunting ‘Scavengers’ Reunite Woman With Engagement Ring She Lost In Ocean At Rockaway Beach

            Buried Treasure, Lost & Found, Lost Ring Found, Metal Detecting Insight

            Pure joy was caught on camera as the “Scavengers” reunited Gina Bopp with her engagement ring. Bopp was enjoying time at Rockaway Beach with friends Monday. “Her son got caught in a wave, so I went to go grab him, and I felt my ring sliding off my finger,” she told CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock. She searched the surf and shore for eight hours with no luck. “I went on Amazon and bought a fake one because I thought there’s no way I’m going to get another one,” Bopp said. She reached to Merrill Kazanjian, of Metal Detecting NYC. He helped her search Tuesday morning. “It was an opporutnity to reconnect somebody with a moment in their lives,” he said.

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