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Lost Wedding and Engagement Rings Found in Wildwood Crest, NJ by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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A family vacation at the Jersey Shore can create wonderful memories for years.
Unfortunately, one beach day in Wildwood Crest suddenly became very stressful for Karen.
Two of her most meaningful pieces of jewelry disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.
The rings were lost while Karen and her family enjoyed Diamond Beach.
Their vacation location was near The Grand in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.

Karen’s child accidentally pulled the rings from her finger during their beach outing.
Both an engagement ring and wedding band were suddenly missing.
The family knew finding them without professional equipment would be extremely difficult.
Karen contacted Ring Finders South Jersey for assistance.

I responded immediately and arrived approximately twenty minutes after receiving the call.
My first step was learning as much as possible about the accident.
Karen explained where she believed the rings entered the ocean.
Those details helped establish a practical search zone for the recovery effort.

I then entered the water with a professional metal detector.
The search required patience, concentration, and a systematic approach.
I began working the suspected area using a careful grid pattern.
Grid searching helps ensure important sections are covered during a recovery.
Ocean conditions can also shift sand and change where jewelry may rest.
That makes organized searching especially important when recovering lost rings underwater.

Eventually, the metal detector delivered the signal everyone wanted.
I located Karen’s engagement ring beneath the water.
It was an incredible moment, but one ring was still missing.

The wedding band remained somewhere within the search area.
I continued working the surrounding section rather than ending the search early.
A short time later, another promising signal appeared on the detector.
The target was Karen’s missing wedding band.

Both rings had been recovered from the ocean at Diamond Beach.

Karen and her family were understandably thrilled with the result.
Their sentimental jewelry was back where it belonged.
More importantly, their family could continue enjoying their Wildwood Crest vacation.

This recovery demonstrates why quick action can matter after losing jewelry.
Moving around the suspected area can potentially make a difficult search harder.
If possible, remember exactly where the loss occurred and limit unnecessary disturbance.
Contacting a professional detectorist quickly can improve the opportunity for recovery.

Ring Finders South Jersey specializes in lost ring and jewelry recovery throughout South Jersey.
More than 585 successful recoveries demonstrate extensive hands-on experience with these searches.
Every recovery presents different conditions, locations, targets, and challenges.
Experience helps create a structured approach when valuable jewelry disappears.

Services cover Wildwood Crest, Diamond Beach, Wildwood, North Wildwood, and Cape May.
Recovery areas also include Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, and Ocean City.
Service extends northward to Brigantine and other South Jersey shore communities.

Lost an engagement ring at Diamond Beach or another Jersey Shore beach?
Don’t assume your ring is gone forever.
A professional metal detecting search may locate what you thought was lost permanently.

For lost ring recovery assistance, contact Ring Finders South Jersey today.
Your lost ring could still be waiting beneath the sand or water.

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Lost and Found 14K Gold Ring, Punta Gorda Babcock Ranch

  • from Vanderbilt Beach (Florida, United States)
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14 Karat Gold Wedding Ring Found in Grass by Backyard Pond

Neil was bass fishing in his backyard pond right before sunset. Typical for South Florida, mosquitoes began landing on his legs. As he swiped at them, his 14 karat gold wedding ring slipped from his finger and landed in the short grass along the pond’s edge. He had yet to realize that the ring had gone missing. Once he realized it was gone, panic set in. He searched the grassy area for about 30 minutes before going inside of his house to call his mother for support. His mother did a quick Google search and found my Ring Finders page. Neil called me and we discussed the situation and every detail of the hour leading up to his realization that the ring went missing

After receiving the call to help locate the ring, I arrived at the residence in 45 minutes. The young man placed me in the vicinity of where he thought he lost it, and I began searching the grassy area with my metal detector. Mosquitoes were coming from all directions! We were both covered with them. Luckily, I had taken precautions against them prior to leaving my house as my legs were covered with thick sweat pants and I wore a long sleeve shirt. After one solid target turned out to be a coin, I slowly moved forward. Then, that savory tone we all love hearing!

Within five minutes, I recovered the ring. Once found, the young man was elated to have his cherished wedding ring back. It was my first successful lost ring recovery as a member of The Ring Finders, and a reminder that even a small patch of grass can hide valuable jewelry.

Neil and I hightailed our way back through his yard and into his house. We couldn’t get away from those pesky mosquitoes fast enough! Once inside, he announced to his wife that I had found his ring. Neil referred to me as The King of Metal Detectors when describing my hunt for the ring. We were both feeling the thrill of this recovery. Neil shook my hand and stated that I could fish his pond anytime I wanted. And, I just might take him up on that offer…in February, when the mosquito population is at its lowest level. lol

 

I’m proud of our accomplishment. Together, we were able to get Neil out of the doghouse. Then, I received a text from him today that he wanted me to share;

“I only got married 4 months ago and sure enough I had a stroke of bad luck and lost my ring while fishing behind my house. I spent 30 minutes before the sunset desperately trying to find it but with no luck. I was able to contact Sean and he responded to me immediately. No more than 45 minutes later he was on site and managed to find my ring in 2 minutes!! Highly recommend you give him a call – 5 stars”

 

 

 

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Harwich, MA Beach Site of a One Minute Ring Return by RingFinder Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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September 6, 2026

Harwich, MA Lost Found and Returned Wedding Band Within An hour

Tommy had lost his ring and several helpful friends were sifting thru the sand except for one, the real heroine here, Jen, was searching for a Ring Finder. When she found my information on TheRingFinders.com, she knew her search was done. She then made the call.

When I received the call I was ready to go and Tommy was heading to his mother’s home to check there for the “lost” ring. In a little over a half an hour I was getting my gear together at the beach and Tommy had just returned and was pulling in to park without his ring. I guessed it was up to me to go and find the wedding band that had left Tommy’s had while shaking off ice water from his cooler.

On the beach two circles had been drawn in the sand and a few pull tabs had been scattered to confuse me. Neither circle had defined the rings location. I never heard a beep from a pull tab as on the second swing I knew I had located the ring. I stopped detecting and took my phone out of my pocket so I could capture a picture of Tommy retrieving his ring from the scoop. My success surprised everyone except for one as I had found her son’s ring several years ago.

Tommy’s ring has now been lost and returned FIVE times. Once it was lost for over a year then found by Tommy’s mother while she was cleaning under her dryer with a coat hanger. Another time it was left in a restaurant’s men’s room. Thru all the losses Tommy’s wife, Amanda, has stayed with him and now is just wondering where and when the next time will be and if I will be able to help. Of course I would!

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Wedding ring recovered in Catawba, NC lost while fighting off angry yellow jackets. see link at end for WXII-12 News Story.

  • from Winston-Salem (North Carolina, United States)
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Received message from Mr. Ashe asking if I could assist him in Catawba area of Lake Norman.  I advised I was at work but could meet him afterwards and I was almost an hour away.  We made arrangements and I will let todays news story pick it up from here :)…

CATAWBA, N.C. — A Catawba man has been reunited with his wedding ring weeks after losing it while swatting at a swarm of yellow jackets in his backyard. He was helped by the metal detecting skills of a Forsyth County ring finder.

It all started in early August when David Ashe was doing some landscaping in preparation for a pool to be constructed in his backyard.

« Had the weed whacker, and I kind of went over a yellow jacket nest, » Ashe said. As the insects swarmed, Ashe tried to fend them off.

« I was swatting hard, and my ring shot off, and at that point I just ran, » he said.

Ashe escaped with more than 100 stings, and his wedding ring missing. He knew it was lost somewhere in the wooded ravine behind his home.

« My ring is very, very sentimental and precious to me because my wife picked it out and engraved it, » Ashe said.

Married since 2012, Ashe says his wife means the world to him. He said being without the ring felt strange.

« It feels naked because in the 12 years I’ve had this, I wear this every day, like it’s just every single day, » he said. « And my wife was reassuring me. She’s like, ‘You know, it doesn’t mean we’re not married, just means you don’t have your ring.’ But for me, it felt like something was missing. Something was just not right. »

Weeks passed before Ashe could return to the area to search for the ring, as he first had to deal with the yellow jackets. Heavy rain further complicated the search.

« It fills with water and kind of pushes,” he said, referring to the ravine where the ring was lost. “And at that point I thought for sure that’s what was happening. It was just going to keep pushing out on out into Lake Norman.”

Ashe purchased a metal detector to aid in his search, but the low-cost device didn’t yield any results. He said he was constantly picking up on the beeps and pops of other metal items.

That’s when he searched online and found out about a group called The Ring Finders. On the group’s website, he discovered Brad Trogdon, a Forsyth County resident with a simple description of his beloved hobby. « Obsessively metal detect if you ask my wife, » Trogdon said.

Trogdon discovered his passion for metal detecting during a beach trip two years ago.

“I refer to a metal detector like a foreign language; you can hear them speaking, you don’t comprehend it until you’ve studied awhile,” he said. “And that’s how I understand what I’m hearing in the beeps and the pops and whatnot.”

Now, he uses that skill to help people recover lost valuables, using higher-end metal detectors and an unrelenting attitude.

« I have a bad habit of not wanting to give up, » Trogdon said.

The two searched the woods behind Ashe’s house for hours, even continuing after dark. Ashe assumed his ring had flown in a certain direction, but searching that area proved fruitless. Then, Trogdon turned to a different section.

« It was late. It was very hot. I was soaking wet, and I said, I’m going to give it one more go because I hadn’t searched that area but once,” Trogdon said. “And when I did, the second search is when we came across it. »

Finally, Trogdon’s metal detector emitted the distinct beeping sound they had been waiting for.

« With a flashlight shining on it, that ring glowed back at me,” Trogdon said. “And that’s when I grinned real big, and I asked him, I’m like, ‘You didn’t say it had diamonds in it!’ »

The white gold wedding ring with a line of diamonds embedded in it was found tucked into a rotten tree stump just feet from Ashe’s house.

« I put it on my hand, and it just felt like everything was just back to where it was, where it should be, » Ashe said.

Ashe has since added an adjuster to his ring to prevent it from flying off again, but if it ever does, Trogdon and his metal detector are ready to help.

Learn more about Brad Trogdon’s ring-finding work by clicking here.

Lead in to news story: WXII 12 – Lead In

Full news story:  WXII 12 – NBC News

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Man’s Yellow Gold Class Ring Lost in the Ocean, Found and Returned North Myrtle Beach, SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Sunday, September 6, 2026, I got a notification on FB about a gentleman who had lost his 20-year-old Patrick Henry Class Ring in the ocean. At 8 p.m. that evening I received a call from Emilia, the daughter of Osmin, the gentleman who had lost the ring. She told me he had lost it around 12:30-1 p.m. and was maybe chest deep. A quick check of the tide tables and that would have been roughly mid-tide with the next low tide happening just after 10 p.m. I told her that I could meet them at 10 p.m. I was watching the weather, which had predicted storms. And a little after 8 p.m., I text Emilia saying I was going to cancel that evening and would be there the next morning at 10 a.m., which was just before low tide.

On Monday just before 9:30 a.m., I sent Emilia a text saying, “On my way.” She acknowledged that she’d be waiting.  When I walked out on the beach, I met Emilia and her husband, Kenny. She told me her dad was away, but Kenny had been there when Osmin lost his ring. Kenny showed me what he remembered about where they were, and I started an east/west grid. I was using the beams on the Resort’s building as my landmark as I worked my way from North to South across the target area. As I got about halfway across the grid search, Osmin showed up and showed me about where he had been which I hadn’t gotten to yet in my search. I told him I’d keep working on my grid search so I’m not jumping from one spot to another. Osmin also said that he was trying to catch a ball that his brother had thrown, when the ball hit his ring finger and the ring slipped off into the ocean. I was just getting to Osmin’s suspected area when I got a solid signal and a 19-20 on the VDI (visual display indicator), those numbers tell me there’s a big gold ring under the coil. Dug one scoop, shook the sand out in the water and saw Osmin’s beautiful class ring in the scoop. I started walking towards Osmin and Kenny and stuck the scoop out for Osmin to retrieve his ring. Osmin’s big smile and a sign of relief make it all worthwhile.

Emilia – Thank you for calling me to help find your dad’s treasured class ring.

Jim

 

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Lost gold ring, recovered, Magician Lake, Dowagiac Michigan

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James, newly wed, noticed his gold ring had fallen off in the swimming area of his parent’s lake home. With some helpers, they tried to find it, scanning the bottom using goggles, with no luck. Amy, his mother, found me using Chat GPT and I was able to head right there to perform a search. James and his wife were not present today.
Nice sandy bottom to the swim area, not so clear water, but nice and warm. Got a few target hits, sorted through a few quickly, then got what sounded pretty promising. Scooped and saw a nice shiny gold ring in the basket. Took maybe a few minutes, if only they were all that easy.

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Lost Black Titanium Wedding Ring at the Little Manitou Lake, Watrous, Saskatchewan

  • from Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan, Canada)
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Lost Black Titanium Wedding Ring at the Little Manitou Lake, Watrous, Saskatchewan found by Ben Griswold (The Ring Finders)

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I was contact by Marrissa on Friday who indicated she was looking for someone to help her find a lost wedding ring at the Little Manitou Lake. Marrissa reported that they were swimming in the lake when her husband Eric felt his titanium wedding ring slip from his fingers. this was on Wednesday evening the lake was very choppy at the time of the loss. They were also traveling from Ontario to Alberta and had left the area. She had sent me a hand drawing picture as reference as to the location of the loss. This did help in the recovery.

So, I head to the lake with the map for reference. Little Manitou Lake AKA (Canada’s Dead Sea) is about half as salty as the Dead Sea and Eight times saltier than the ocean. This creates a unique experience to detecting in.  As Most metal detector wont work in the salt water. You do need a specialized detector for this. I was there for 3 hours in water detecting till it got dark with no ring found.

The vey next morning we headed back to the lake this being a Saturday the beach and swimming area was very busy. I geared up and 20 minutes in the water I had found the ring.

I sent them a picture and they confirmed the ring was indeed the lost Black Titanium Ring. We made armaments to meet in Moose Jaw the next day as they were drive through on their way home to Ontario.

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Lost watch, FOUND! Cape May, NJ By Jeffrey Laag of Ring Finders Cape May

  • from Cape May (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost watch, FOUND! Cape May, NJ

By Jeffrey Laag

I received a call from Barbara Ann. Barbara explained that she had spent the day on the beach, here in Cape May, this past Sunday. While at the beach she had removed her watch before going for a swim in the ocean. She placed her watch in the pocket of her cover up for safe keeping. Later in the day she gathered her belongings and headed off the beach. Shortly after returning home she realized that her watch was still in her cover up. When she went to retrieve it, it was gone. Barbara immediately returned to the beach and began searching where she had been sitting that day. after a while, searching, she came up empty-handed and began researching her options. While looking to rent or purchase a metal detector to search herself, Google recommended calling Ring Finders Cape May as an alternative. Now Tuesday Barbara called last evening right around dinner time, after gathering some details I headed over to Broadway Beach and met Barbara. After reviewing the general area I began grid searching the area, after a short hunt I picked up a signal, the only signal thruout the search, and out came Barbaras watch from the sand! Barbara was elated with joy as the watch possessed significant sentimental value to her. Another successful recovery!

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“ I lost my watch on the beach. It was an expensive watch but even more sentimentally valuable. I did everything I could to find it . Two days later, as a last resort, I did a Google search for the possibility of renting a metal detector and instead was advised to find a professional detectorist and given a link to Ring Finders in Cape May. When I called , Jeff Laag answered and came out to meet me within 15 minutes. He’s amazing, he understands how important these lost items can be to people. He is a kind, caring man who listened to my whole story, evaluated the search area and got started. The miracle happened within 20 minutes. Jeff found my watch! I couldn’t believe it, I didn’t know what to say, I needed something so much better than just « thank you. » So, Jeff Laag, thank you thank you again and again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

If you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t give up hope! Lost items can be recovered when action is taken quickly, Ring Finders Cape May specializes in lost ring recovery, using top of the line metal detecting equipment, in Cape May County NJ and is operated by a born and raised life long, local, year round, resident of Cape May. If you need a ring finder in Wildwood Crest, Cape May, North Wildwood, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, or Ocean City NJ, Professional help from Ring Finders Cape May is only a phone call away!

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Timing is Everything. Lost Wedding Ring Recovered at Old Silver Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts

  • from Falmouth (Massachusetts, United States)
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5 September 2026.

Andy and his wife were on the interstate headed back to Pennsylvania when he called me.  Their vacation on Cape Cod had ended, and tomorrow they would be celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary at home.  Sadly, Andy’s wedding ring would not be part of the celebration.  It had been left behind somewhere in the sand of Old Silver Beach about 24 hours ago.

As Andy described the situation, he had placed his ring in a small side pocket of his chair at the beach,  He’d forgotten about it when they packed up and left in mid-afternoon, only later to discover that the ring was gone.  So the ring most likely was left in the dry sand where they’d been sitting, or possibly in sand along the route they’d taken back to the parking lot.  He described the ring as white and yellow gold with 4 small pavé diamonds.

I asked Andy to text me a map indicating his best guess of where they’d been sitting and told him I’d leave for the beach right away.  Old Silver Beach is popular with detectorists and I was concerned that his ring was a ‘sitting duck’ that might already have been found or could soon be found, so time was of the essence.

When I arrived at the beach I grabbed my gear and headed for the spot marked on Andy’s map.  On the way I passed a man and his son who had a detector.  I stopped and told him that if they found a white and yellow gold ring with 4 small pavé diamonds, I had the name and contact information for the man who lost it.  Dan, the father, said ‘we found it’!  I outlined the situation to the point that Dan seemed satisfied that I was not ‘scamming’ him (unfortunately you can’t be too careful these days!).  He provided his phone number which I sent on with a message to Andy so that they could talk directly with one another.

While Dan and Andy were conversing and arranging a return, I learned from Dan’s wife that their daughter had found the ring using their son Ben’s detector, so there was some sibling rivalry as to who deserved the credit.  In any case, she had some cute pictures that had been taken of a gleeful Ben with the ring.

Dan and his family left shortly after his conversation with Andy ended, so the serendipitous timing of my arriving at the beach and meeting Dan was a real stroke of luck.  There now of course was disappointment, especially on the part of Ben, but there was also an honorable ending with the ring in the process of being returned to its rightful owner.

And a 29th wedding anniversary will be celebrated with joy and not with a modicum of regret!

UPDATE, 9/11: Andy received his ring a week to the day from when it was lost.  A big thank you to Dan and his son Ben!

Andy’s wedding ring.

Andy, very happy to have his ring back!

Dan’s son Ben, thrilled by a ring find with his new detector!

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Lost Gold & Diamond ring, recovered, Sawyer Michigan, Lake Michigan

  • from Granger (Indiana, United States)
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Marilyn lost her gold ring yesterday, while out back with the family on the beach. Not sure if on the dry sand or in the water. This ring has her grandmother’s wedding ring diamonds mounted on it, so its of great sentimental value. Her son contacted me and we orchestrated the details and I was on my way over (time crunch, before work).
The potential loss area grew quite a bit after getting the tour of the beach area, but I would give it my best and return tomorrow if need be.
Nothing turned up on the dry, so I moved to the water.
She’d gone out to neck deep yesterday and said the sand had moved a lot overnight.
After a few passes, I got a nice signal in about thigh deep water. Sounded great, but also sounded like a US nickel (same exact vdi # 26), but when I peeked in the scoop, I saw that Gold ring and knew i’d got it. It was about 3-4” down in the sand.
Marilyn was amazed I’d found it!

Ring Search & Recovery Video click here

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