An amateur treasure hunter has become an overnight hero after coming to the rescue of a woman who had lost her wedding and engagement rings on Kerrera.
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| Metal Detectorist Ewan McDougall with his White's Classic ID. |
Metal detectorist Ewan McDougall (above), a shellfish sampling officer for Argyll and Bute council, was the last chance for a distraught Pauline Evans who lost her rings while taking part in Kerrera's recent Craggy Island Triathlon, A two-week search for the rings involving her family and friends and island residents and visitors had proved fruitless.
After hearing of Ewan through a mutual friend, Pauline called on his 45 years' experience and in just two hours the Taynuilt man had unearthed the priceless prossessions.
Pauline, a youth worker at Stirling council, said: "Ewan phoned me at work to say he was standing on Kerrera holding two platinum rings and I just started jumping around the office."
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