High School Ring Found In Lake Winnipesaukee

GFP · 10-13-2012, 09:53 PM

Senter Cove Guy,
That is quite a wonderful story. I love your persistence.

Diver1111 · 10-15-2012, 09:54 PM

Outstanding! What a great ending after all these years. I returned a purse I found diving at the Alton docks to a woman who had had been robbed. I felt good too. You're the Man!

XJLPS · 10-16-2012, 06:59 AM

Great story , i have a simalar story. I worked at a junk yard in boston back in the 80s . I was walking to coffee break when i noticed a gold object stuck in the roadway dug it out and low and behold it was a class ring from MIT class of 60 something . I held onto it ended up in a change glass and eventually into a drawer . About 6 years ago i came across the ring and took the initials on line to MIT alum. I found the guys name and looked it up in phone book there was ten people with same name and started calling on the 3rd call i reached him . He thought it was a joke until i explained how i found it . It was about 20 years since he had seen it . We figure he either lost it in an old car or a washer and dryer that was junked .

Senter Cove Guy · 10-23-2012, 04:49 PM

Much to my surprise, I was contacted this morning by a digital reporter with Good Morning America. We did a phone interview and she posted this story at gma.yahoo.com

Steveo · 10-24-2012, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy

Much to my surprise, I was contacted this morning by a digital reporter with Good Morning America. We did a phone interview and she posted this story at gma.yahoo.com

Very cool Brad, nice job!!

Grant · 10-24-2012, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy

Much to my surprise, I was contacted this morning by a digital reporter with Good Morning America. We did a phone interview and she posted this story at gma.yahoo.com

It's gone viral. The ABC piece was picked up and tweeted by Scuba Diving Magazine this morning.

ghfromaltonbay · 10-24-2012, 11:32 AM

I posted this story back in 2008 and was reminded of it by this thread.

Your story reminded me of another great finding in Alton Bay. Someone asked 2 guys I know to dive for a lost brass boat lamp just north of Light #23 near Sandy Point. One of them found a men's wallet in the silty bottom and brought it back to shore. The wallet contained money, license, etc. for someone from Mass. and based on the license date it had been there for a few years. The diver called this gentleman who hung up on him. He called again, said it wasn't a hoax and mentioned that there was a half of a $1 bill in the wallet. This kept the man on the line who told the diver that he had lost the wallet out of his back pocket while sitting on the side of his friend's boat. Over the years many of his buddies made prank calls pretending that they had found the wallet and he thought this was another prankster. When he heard about the 1/2 $1 bill, he then knew my friend was not trying to pull his leg. He explained that he and his wife had cut a $1 bill and each carried a half. His wife passed away shortly after he lost his wallet and he still kept the half she had carried. Now he had his half back as well as the money that had been in the wallet. I seem to remember it was quite a large amount and since it had been in the water so long it had to be separated carefully with tweezers. The story of this discovery was carried on CNN and featured the young hero.

SharkBaitDiving · 10-25-2012, 08:04 AM

Great work Brad!! I carpool with someone from Beverly, MA and I just printed this forum for her.

GTO · 10-26-2012, 09:03 AM

I just read the story online as it was in the Union Leader

Senter Cove Guy · 10-26-2012, 03:02 PM

I apologize if you're tired of reading about this story but there is some new information. A Manchester Union Leader correspondent contacted me yesterday for a phone interview. An updated story appears on the front page of today's paper. A .PDF of the story is attached.

LIforrelaxin · 10-26-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy

I apologize if you're tired of reading about this story but there is some new information. A Manchester Union Leader correspondent contacted me yesterday for a phone interview. An updated story appears on the front page of today's paper. A .PDF of the story is attached.

No Worries SCG.... it is a wonderful Story, you should be proud of yourself.... And quite honestly it is nice to see the press spending so much time on this story.... That reminds us all what really matters.

ishoot308 · 10-26-2012, 03:56 PM

S.C.G.;

Your story is incredible and in my opinion is what this forum is all about. What better story than this for all lakes region residents to read about, one of their own doing a great deed like this! Your a good man SCG and you should be dam proud!!

Sure beats the hell out of the 6:00 o:clock news and finding out what Lindsay Lohan is up to!!

Nicely done S.C.G.!!

Dan

glennsteely · 11-13-2012, 08:05 AM

I think it is an awesome story and I am glad that you finally got it to an end after all your years of trying. You def reap what you sow, and kharma will pay you back I'm sure!! Great job!!

John A. Birdsall · 11-15-2012, 04:32 PM

A few years ago our next door neighbors daughter and her husband was up and she lost her diamond ring. Everybody was looking in the area where it went but no luck. I'm not sure just how but Dad went down to the dock with his flashlight and the light hit the diamond and she got her ring back. I don't think anybody could be as happy.

Good going for finding that ring and sending it back, even though they came from beverly

tis · 11-15-2012, 07:06 PM

It is strange how it happens that you find something in the lake sometimes that you never expect to see again. My sister lost her wedding ring and my father found it. She also lost an earring in the lake and found it in the sand. Who would believe it? Sometimes they get so buried you never see them again. She was just lucky.

10-16-2012, 06:59 AM	#3
XJLPS Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Ring Great story , i have a simalar story. I worked at a junk yard in boston back in the 80s . I was walking to coffee break when i noticed a gold object stuck in the roadway dug it out and low and behold it was a class ring from MIT class of 60 something . I held onto it ended up in a change glass and eventually into a drawer . About 6 years ago i came across the ring and took the initials on line to MIT alum. I found the guys name and looked it up in phone book there was ten people with same name and started calling on the 3rd call i reached him . He thought it was a joke until i explained how i found it . It was about 20 years since he had seen it . We figure he either lost it in an old car or a washer and dryer that was junked .

10-23-2012, 04:49 PM	#4
Senter Cove Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 599 Thanks: 294 Thanked 430 Times in 141 Posts	Internet Story Much to my surprise, I was contacted this morning by a digital reporter with Good Morning America. We did a phone interview and she posted this story at gma.yahoo.com __________________ Lake Winni - The only place I want to be during the summer. Last edited by Senter Cove Guy; 02-15-2025 at 06:40 PM.

10-24-2012, 11:32 AM	#7
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Reminder of previous good deed on the lake I posted this story back in 2008 and was reminded of it by this thread. Your story reminded me of another great finding in Alton Bay. Someone asked 2 guys I know to dive for a lost brass boat lamp just north of Light #23 near Sandy Point. One of them found a men's wallet in the silty bottom and brought it back to shore. The wallet contained money, license, etc. for someone from Mass. and based on the license date it had been there for a few years. The diver called this gentleman who hung up on him. He called again, said it wasn't a hoax and mentioned that there was a half of a $1 bill in the wallet. This kept the man on the line who told the diver that he had lost the wallet out of his back pocket while sitting on the side of his friend's boat. Over the years many of his buddies made prank calls pretending that they had found the wallet and he thought this was another prankster. When he heard about the 1/2 $1 bill, he then knew my friend was not trying to pull his leg. He explained that he and his wife had cut a $1 bill and each carried a half. His wife passed away shortly after he lost his wallet and he still kept the half she had carried. Now he had his half back as well as the money that had been in the wallet. I seem to remember it was quite a large amount and since it had been in the water so long it had to be separated carefully with tweezers. The story of this discovery was carried on CNN and featured the young hero.

10-25-2012, 08:04 AM	#8
SharkBaitDiving Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Malden, MA & Fay's Boat Yard Gilford, NH Posts: 58 Thanks: 121 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Lost Class Ring Great work Brad!! I carpool with someone from Beverly, MA and I just printed this forum for her.

10-26-2012, 09:03 AM	#9
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 338 Thanked 349 Times in 161 Posts	nice find I just read the story online as it was in the Union Leader __________________ GTO

10-13-2012, 09:53 PM	#1
GFP Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 58 Thanks: 48 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Senter Cove Guy, That is quite a wonderful story. I love your persistence.

10-15-2012, 09:54 PM	#2
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 604 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Outstanding! What a great ending after all these years. I returned a purse I found diving at the Alton docks to a woman who had had been robbed. I felt good too. You're the Man!

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10-26-2012, 03:56 PM	#12
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,281 Thanks: 2,401 Thanked 5,291 Times in 2,062 Posts	Great Story! S.C.G.; Your story is incredible and in my opinion is what this forum is all about. What better story than this for all lakes region residents to read about, one of their own doing a great deed like this! Your a good man SCG and you should be dam proud!! Sure beats the hell out of the 6:00 o:clock news and finding out what Lindsay Lohan is up to!! Nicely done S.C.G.!! Dan

11-13-2012, 08:05 AM	#13
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	Awesome!! I think it is an awesome story and I am glad that you finally got it to an end after all your years of trying. You def reap what you sow, and kharma will pay you back I'm sure!! Great job!! __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......

11-15-2012, 04:32 PM	#14
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	rings A few years ago our next door neighbors daughter and her husband was up and she lost her diamond ring. Everybody was looking in the area where it went but no luck. I'm not sure just how but Dad went down to the dock with his flashlight and the light hit the diamond and she got her ring back. I don't think anybody could be as happy. Good going for finding that ring and sending it back, even though they came from beverly

11-15-2012, 07:06 PM	#15
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,749 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,459 Times in 1,016 Posts	It is strange how it happens that you find something in the lake sometimes that you never expect to see again. My sister lost her wedding ring and my father found it. She also lost an earring in the lake and found it in the sand. Who would believe it? Sometimes they get so buried you never see them again. She was just lucky.