Lost GoPro Camera in Meredith

thinkxingu · 07-07-2016, 10:55 AM

Just rollin' through the L&F and was wondering if this was ever recovered?

webmaster · 07-07-2016, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Just rollin' through the L&F and was wondering if this was ever recovered?

Not yet. Diver1111 contacted me recently and told me he'd give it a try this season. I've got my fingers crossed but it's been sitting on the bottom for almost a year. If the waterproof case kept it dry for all that time I'll be really impressed!

webmaster · 09-19-2016, 08:30 AM

I got some great news this weekend that Diver1111 found my camera after about 390 days on the bottom of Meredith Bay! You can see from the picture that it is in good shape and there is no water inside of the enclosure. It's hard to see if the discoloration is just on the case or the camera.

Thanks Hans! I'm still shocked and amazed that you were able to locate it. You're the best!

Diver1111 · 09-19-2016, 08:35 AM

Last week I had the time and made 3 trips to the area and flew around on my scooter for about 90 minutes each time covering a large area in a consistent pattern similar to what I do running a sonar scan (called "mowing the lawn").

Entire bottom was perfect for a search-18 to 36 feet deep with the thermocline at 40 feet, level, with hard sand, short light grass and almost no silt. No way this would disappear unless it was down in a rock pile.

I enjoyed bottle hunting while I was there so it wasn't as if finding the cam was the only reason to be there. Found large aluminum swim ladder, the curved poles for a wind surfer, some neat old bottles among other stuff.

GoPro was still sealed, dry and intact as I expected it would be. Light rust colored film on left exterior, prob. from the stainless button which rubs off.

09-19-2016, 08:30 AM	#3
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,460 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 459 Thanked 3,942 Times in 843 Posts	Found! I got some great news this weekend that Diver1111 found my camera after about 390 days on the bottom of Meredith Bay! You can see from the picture that it is in good shape and there is no water inside of the enclosure. It's hard to see if the discoloration is just on the case or the camera. Thanks Hans! I'm still shocked and amazed that you were able to locate it. You're the best! Attached Images

09-19-2016, 08:35 AM	#4
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 604 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Recovered Last week I had the time and made 3 trips to the area and flew around on my scooter for about 90 minutes each time covering a large area in a consistent pattern similar to what I do running a sonar scan (called "mowing the lawn"). Entire bottom was perfect for a search-18 to 36 feet deep with the thermocline at 40 feet, level, with hard sand, short light grass and almost no silt. No way this would disappear unless it was down in a rock pile. I enjoyed bottle hunting while I was there so it wasn't as if finding the cam was the only reason to be there. Found large aluminum swim ladder, the curved poles for a wind surfer, some neat old bottles among other stuff. GoPro was still sealed, dry and intact as I expected it would be. Light rust colored film on left exterior, prob. from the stainless button which rubs off. Attached Images

07-07-2016, 10:55 AM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,357 Thanks: 1,177 Thanked 2,111 Times in 1,306 Posts	Just rollin' through the L&F and was wondering if this was ever recovered?

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