Name: Malcolm

Type of object lost: Ring

Location: Belterra rec baseball field

How long ago was item lost? Two days ago

Message and comments: Lost ring on 9/8 at Belterra baseball field. White gold wedding band.

Recovery: Jim Lawhon accepted the search challenge from search team leader, Scott Hegel, and set up the search for 10 am on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. In Jim's email to the team he offered to share the hunt even though he expected it to be easy. Fred Toewe offered to help Jim, hoping that gaining access to the Belterra recreation area might yield more treasure than just the lost ring.

After Jim and Fred met Malcolm at the Belterra ball field, he explained that he had carefully put his wedding ring in his pants pocket along with his phone and other items while playing ball with two of his children. During the play he had both pitched and caught as well as rested at two picnic tables located in the grove of trees behind the backstop.

Jim initally headed for the backstop and Fred for the pitcher's mound. After about two minutes of searching, Fred visually located the ring about 2 feet into the grass behind the mound.

Malcolm was amazed but very happy that we had found his ring so quickly. He further offered that his wife would probably be even happier.

After Malcolm left, Jim hunted the picnic grove and totlot finding a few coins almost achieving a foursome, and a whatsit with a large 'T'. Fred searched around the baseball field and the basketball court and found only a dime, so neither hunter got rich.