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Wedding Ring Found in Central Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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June 17, 2024

Got a call from a lady who’s husband had just lost his platinum wedding ring. He had been exercising a retriever by throwing a ball into a small pond when his ring flew off. He wasn’t sure whether the ring was on the ground or out in the water. To make it worse for him, he had lost his first wedding ring in a different pond several years earlier. Also, the pressure was on because it was just a few days until their anniversary!

I went right over and he showed me the area. He was thinking it was most likely in shallow water, but I figured I might as well try the shoreline first. After only a few swings and one poor signal, I got a nice loud signal about a foot from the edge. I spread the tall grass apart and there it was! Not quite a record, but it sure was a quick hunt!! Didn’t have to put the wet suit on, thankfully, because it might be a little tight this Spring!

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Found Man’s Wedding Ring in Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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June 16, 2024

A couple years ago, I got a call from a guy who’s wedding ring was lost. He, his wife and daughter, who was a toddler, were out doing things in their back yard. His daughter asked if she could wear his ring, and being a bit of a softy, he let her have it for a few minutes. He got distracted, and they all went up the hill to see their newly planted fruit trees, and lost track of time. On the way back down the hill they realized that she no longer had his ring. The grass was a little too deep to find it.

So, I went to their house, they explained that it could potentially be anywhere. The grass was very deep everywhere except part of the back lawn and the sandbox area. The ground was just loaded with signals, their neighbors told them that their entire property had been a private farm’s junkyard. All the broken down cars, trucks and farm equipment had been removed, so it looks nice, but it was going to be a real test of patience to find a little ring there. Patience is a requirement to belong to The Ring Finders!!

No luck that day. I went back a couple more times last year, as they cleared grass from different areas. Still no luck. I knew this one could take time.

They had a lot more mowing done, so I went to try it again today. When I got there, there was a new back door and a long wooden ramp to it. I got a real shock when his wife came to the door and said he had been in a serious accident and is now in a wheelchair. A young, healthy dad, on his way to work last Winter, was hit head on by a huge utility truck.

I started the search. After hearing hundreds of signals and digging dozens of targets, one being a horseshoe, I dug down with my finger expecting it to be just another piece if shreaded aluminum can or another car part, but it was something very smooth!! There it was, his shiny ring with roots growing through it!

He and his wife were in shock, they thought it was gone forever! I love these moments, a really good feeling to see it back on his hand. I sure hope he walks again someday. They also have a new addition to the family, a little boy!

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  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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5/18/24

I got a call a couple days ago from a lady in Colorado. Her son and daughter in law live in Vermont. A year and a half ago her husband was visiting Vermont helping to build an office in the “kids” barn, when he realized his wedding ring had fallen off. He had been working with insulation, hanging drywall, painting boards, etc.

It was a beautiful, engraved ring that he had worn for 40 years. They searched and after leaving, the son went through everything with no luck.

So, I went over today to do a search between the house and barn. Literally 2 minutes into the search, got a great signal, dug into the grass a little with my finger, and there it was. Still in perfect condition!

I love these searches !!

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Found Wedding Ring in Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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5/13/24

Got a call this afternoon from a gentleman who lost his platinum wedding ring while mulching around his shrubs. So I went straight home from work, grabbed my detectors and headed to his house.

He and his wife took me around the yard showing me the likely areas to search. His ring fits loose in the chilly weather, so he thought it may have fallen off and got shoveled out into the woods with the old mulch.

After searching the yard for about an hour, dusk started to settle in. They suggested taking a look in the garage and in a large barrel where he had been discarding empty mulch bags. I ran my Goldmaster around the base of the plastic barrel and got a banging loud signal with the right numbers. So I started removing trash and putting it in another container. Right in the very bottom was a fantastic sight, his ring!!

We were all very surprised and happy! I love this hobby.

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Found Lost Ring on his Anniversary!!

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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3/22/24
Last night I got a call from a guy who had lost his custom made white gold wedding ring. It’s a beautiful ring with trees and mountains on it. He had been cutting branches and trees that had fallen into his road. He had set the chainsaw down and was brushing the snow and sawdust from his pants when his ring went flying off. It was quite cold out, so naturally his fingers had shrunk a little .

He searched the area for a long time, but was unable to find it because the snow on the ground was probably hiding it, or it had ended up in the muddy ditch with running water in it. He later found my name on The Ring Finders website and called me instead of trying a rental, which might not even work right.

So, today after work I went over to help. I got a signal right off, but thought it might be from the large metal culvert under the road. I checked it with the pinpointer and there it was, barely covered with snow. We were happy to find it this evening because there’s a huge snowstorm predicted for tonight and tomorrow. We definitely didn’t want a snowplow to drag it down the road!

The best part of this story was that tonight is his wedding ANNIVERSARY !!

I love this hobby!

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Expensive Car Keys Found in the Snow in Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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1/17/24
Got a phone call from a gentleman who lost his car keys in the snow. He said that because it’s a leased car, the dealership said when the lease was up, he would have to turn in the car with 2 keys. They said it would cost him $250 for a replacement key! (Actually, some manufacturers are even higher….disgusting).

So, after work I went right over to his town. He and his wife showed me the area to search, and I got started. Unfortunately, their snowplow guy had come, so I figured this could be a long search! I scanned all the edges and the 2 big piles, and got no signals. So, out comes the shovel, to dig away at the piles. Still didn’t find it. I decided to search beyond the piles in the fresh powder, and soon got a good signal! There it was, about a foot down! I don’t really know how it got to that spot, must’ve grown wings!

I went inside and gave it to them. A very nice couple, and they just happened to know my father and mother in law. I was so glad to help them out.

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Lost Keys Found by The Ring Finders Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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11/22/23

Got a call today from a guy who had lost his car keys. Very slippery conditions had caused he and his Volvo to go off the road and into a very deep ditch. Somehow the key became lost, probably when trying to climb up out of the car. The wrecker came and towed the car away. He searched all his pockets and inside the car. He even tried a magnet and renting a metal detector.

He and many others I have found keys for, all say the same thing, to replace their keys was going to cost over $300, some have even told me much higher amounts!

I was available today, but he was driving a UPS route. He told me where the accident had happened and I went over to do the search. I brought a pick axe and jugs of hot water because it was only 20 degrees out and it had been lost for 5 or 6 days and nights of extremely cold weather. I expected the key to be frozen into hard mud or ice.

I got a few junk signals and then a good signal came from the little brook which had an inch of ice on it. After chopping through the ice, I was finally able to get the key out. The key had been under water for so long, I took it apart, cleaned and dried it. I pray it still worked after I returned to him.

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Wedding Ring Found By The Ring Finders in Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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11/25/23
Went on a cold ring search today, brrrrr only 18 degrees!

Got a call yesterday from a guy who was visiting Vermont on a Thanksgiving get together. He, his wife, their 3 little ones, some brothers, uncles and aunts had rented a lodge near a local skiing mountain. He and his brothers went outdoors to get some air and burn off some calories. They had a snowball fight and threw knives at some logs. After awhile he realized his wedding ring was missing. It was loose fitting to begin with and the cold snow made his fingers shrink a little.

He had to go back to their home today, but he gave me the address to go to. His brother was their searching with a metal detector that they just bought. He was learning it real well, but it was an extremely difficult yard to detect. There was scrap metal all through the soil, and crusty snow and ice to contend with as well. There was also a load of EMI in the air (glad I took 2 detectors with me!). After a couple hours, his brother had to leave. About another 3/4 hour later, I got a clean signal. I moved some ice and there it was, partially pressed into the dirt below. Wow, what a blessing!!!

I called his brother, he hadn’t driven too far, and brought him the ring so he could deliver it to his brother.


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Found Wedding Ring in Central Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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9/21/23

Got a call from a woman who had lost her wedding ring earlier today. She had been outside pulling weeds and moving brush at her home. After taking a load through the mud and out to the woods, she realized her ring was missing. She figured it had to be where she was throwing the weeds, so she spent several hours on her hands and knees looking for it there.

Her ring is beautiful, a custom made ring with mountains on it. Unfortunately, it fit a little loose, so she had always tried to be careful not to lose it. Even so, it had been lost once before doing the same thing!

I went to her home right away. She showed me the area where she thought it would be and I found it in about 15 seconds! It was in the only spot she hadn’t looked. Easy to tell that because the rest of the area was trampled by her knees! I was very happy to be able to help her out!

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Found Wedding Ring at a Vermont Beach

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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8/7/23

I got a voicemail and text this morning from a guy who had lost his wedding ring yesterday at a local public beach. He had started into the water when he realized he was still wearing it. When swimming he normally takes it off so it won’t get lost. So he went back and put it in a shoe with his cell phone. He was trying to do the right thing!

After swimming he got his phone out and the ring was missing. So, he and his entire family searched through the sand for a long time, with no luck. They went back again today, used a rake and still no luck. He was feeling very discouraged, and figured it was gone forever, even wondering if someone had stolen it.

So, we met as soon as I could get there, his kids helped pointing out the correct area to search, and I got started. The sand was absolutely packed with signals. People have used it heavily for a hundred years, and had lots of campfires on it. Every swing had many signals, so I had to go super slow and really listen for good tones. Finally I got a signal that sounded good and had the right numbers for platinum.

There it was, 2 or 3 inches down, someone must’ve stepped on it with their heel. It felt so good to hand him his ring. He was out of the doghouse!! I figure that someone must have accidentally tripped over his shoe causing it to fall out.

Now, he can enjoy the rest of his visit with his dad, and their vacation a little better!

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