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Lost Family Heirloom Gold Found

  • from Bellingham (Washington, United States)
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A day at Lake Whatcom turned bad when this gal came home without her heirloom ring. They were swimming in Lake Whatcom in Sudden Valley but before going in for a dip she took off some  jewelry and put it on her towel. Then upon returning picked up the towel to dry off and her jewelry was strewn all over the grass. This happens quite often. Matter of fact, many of the calls I get are lost items that were removed because they were afraid of loosing it. My advice to people is if you’re going to remove jewelry, put it into a zippered pocket or container of some sort. The other thing to be aware of is if you lose something in the grass make sure you get back to the location before the grass is mowed. This will dramatically increase the odds of finding it. Thankfully it had not been mowed and the ring was right where she thought it was and I was able to make the recovery.

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Lost — Men’s Silver Tungsten Wedding Ring, Daytona Beach, FOUND!!!

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I got a call from Keith early Sunday afternoon. He and his wife of less than a year, Kaylee, were enjoying Memorial Day weekend on Daytona Beach when a strong wave hit him in the surf. Instantly, he felt his wedding ring slip from his finger. He saw it briefly in the water and tried to grab it before another wave buried it beneath the sand.

I told him I’d head that way shortly. On the drive over, I said a prayer asking for guidance.

When I arrived, the conditions were rough. Strong waves, rising wind, and a hard northerly current made it difficult to stand in the waist-deep water. I fired up my Minelab Manticore and searched the area Keith described, but after several passes I decided to return Monday at low tide.

The next day I carefully gridded the exposed beach and searched north with the current, but still no ring.

On Tuesday, after another nearby search, I decided to give it one more try. When I arrived, Keith was there with a borrowed Nokta Triple Score detector. I gave him a quick tutorial and we both started searching.

A short time later, just south of the original area, I got a beautiful signal. Only a few inches down, after all the wind and pounding surf, was Keith’s wedding ring.

I held it up and shouted to Keith.

“No way!” he yelled as he ran toward me.

After three days, the ring was finally back home. Praise God

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Rental Detector in Kelowna finds lost ring

  • from Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada)
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Leila called me to ask if I rented out a Metal Detector, I told her that I sometimes do if I think it will be a successful hunt, I asked her what she had lost and where she lost the item. Leila had lost her gold ring in the grass at a ball field, she indicated that she knew the exact location. I told her I would rent her a detector that would be easy to use, but she should search for it as early as possible, others may find it in a public place. She came to my location quickly, and I demonstrated to them how to operate the machine. If they were unable to locate the ring I offered to supply my services to also search for it. The call came a few hours later that they had found the ring, success another happy customer.

 

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Ritz rose gold wedding band in the scoop, lost ring found Naples

  • from Marco Island (Florida, United States)
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The kids were playing in the sand, each incoming wave increasing the urgency of adding to the ever growing sand castle wall.  Oops, wedding band gone, lost who knows where!  Was it where we collected shells, or the wet sand or we played ball in knee high surf?  Well, recommendations simply confirm themselves.  From the hotel activities director to the tiki hut guy they all say “call Mark, it’s only lost until you call!”  The story continues, the ring back on the finger where it belongs!

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Lost platinum ring naples Florida found

  • from Marco Island (Florida, United States)
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While spending an afternoon on the beach under the limited shade offered by the adjacent palms, the couple suddenly noticed his platinum wedding band slip off and bury itself in the sugar sand.  They researched their options, even considering renting/purchasing metal detectors costing hundreds of dollars, their internet search revealed testimony after testimony…”call Mark”…”it’s only lost until you call!”  Well, after prayers God answered.  All glory and thanks be unto God!  Their story continues!

Lost platinum wedding band found lowdermilk, Nsples FL

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Lost platinum ring found Captiva, FL

  • from Marco Island (Florida, United States)
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Platinum ring lost in captiva tween waters found

While vacationing from Boston, originally expert recovery divers originally from the Philippines, a husband and wife enjoying their honeymoon after getting married a month earlier, suddenly noticed his platinum wedding band slip off into the Florida gulf (Gulf of America) waters. Upon returning to their room a coordinated joint quick online search and Reddit review confirmed who to call…”it’s only lost until  you call…call Mark!” Arriving first thing the next morning along with Christopher Seeman, a Tampa Ringfinders legend in his own right, the ring was located and secured in short order as the face slapping waves from the approaching storm front quickly interfered.  Well, great news, their story continues….

thank God!

 

Platinum wedding band found captiva tween waters Florida

 

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Lost gold wedding ring, recovered, Rolling Prairie, Indiana (LaPorte County)

  • from Granger (Indiana, United States)
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Alex took the dog out, late last night, the temp had dropped cold enough to need an extra layer. He grabbed a coat, which had his father’s wedding band in the top pocket. When bending over to pick up the dog, the ring fell out in the un-mowed lush grass. He had a good idea of where this occurred and contacted me, after finding me via an internet search. Arrived early this morning, began the search, encountered the usual yard targets, but quickly sorted through those. It took just a few minutes of detecting and in the last probably spot, the Nokta Legend-2 detector sang with a nice 32 vdi#/signal. The ring was hiding well in the grass, as Alex said he had searched on hands & knees trying to comb through the grass quite thoroughly.

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Gold Engagement Ring Found in Frick Park in Pittsburgh, PA By Metal Detector Specialist Brian Carpenter

  • from Indiana (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Lost your ring, other valuable jewelry, cellphone, keys, or other metal object…call or text Brian Carpenter at (814)244-2300 as soon as possible. I am a ring recovery/metal detecting specialist serving Pittsburgh, Indiana (PA), and most of Western PA. Why rent a metal detector when you can get a trained operator with top of the line equipment at the same time…

Maddie reached out to me after she lost her engagement ring when they were taking pictures in Frick Park. The ring was lost in some thick vegetation. A friend of hers had tried to locate the ring with a metal detector but was unsuccessful.

I arrived early the next morning and met her and her fiancé. She showed me where they had been and I got started. It was not too long and I found a quarter that they threw into the grass to try to find with the other metal detector. I jokingly gave it back to Maddie to return to her friend. I felt a little better that if the other detectorist missed a quarter they threw in there it was probably a good guess he would miss the ring. A few more minutes and I found her ring, almost exactly where she said it should be.

Maddie was extremely excited and relieved to have her ring back. As always, it was a pleasure to meet another kind and generous client and be able to return their lost ring!

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Lost – Silver Grateful Dead Ring, Daytona Beach, FL – FOUND!!!

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I had just wrapped up a hunt in Ormond Beach and decided to make one more stop on the way home. Heading north along the shoreline, I noticed a young man standing still in the shallows. He kept his eyes fixed on the water as small waves rolled past, like he was searching for something more than shells.

When Noah spotted my detector, he walked over and explained that his friend Jay had just lost a ring. You could hear the concern in his voice. I asked a few questions—how long ago, exactly where they were standing—and we narrowed it down to a stretch of beach that was bigger than anyone would’ve liked.

I told him I’d give it a shot.

Starting in the soft, dry sand, I worked my way toward the surf, sweeping slowly and methodically. The sound of the tide, the pull of the current, two-foot waves breaking around me…nothing at first. Just the usual scattered signals.

Then—on the next pass—a solid, clean hit. The kind of tone that makes you stop and pay attention. The numbers lined up with what I’d expect from silver.

I dug.

A ring.

I walked it back to the group and asked them to describe what they’d lost. When they did, there was no doubt.

Bingo.

Smiles, relief, a little disbelief—those moments never get old. Right there on the edge of the Atlantic, with the breeze and the salt air, it turned into one of those days you remember.

God is good.

Lost something important? Maybe I can help. I’m Ed Duffey, a Central Florida metal detecting specialist focused on recovering lost items. Whether it’s a ring, jewelry, keys, or even a phone, I search beaches, parks, yards, and shallow water—just about anywhere it might be hiding.

If it’s metal and it’s lost, there’s a good chance I can find it.
757-419-0299

 

 

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Lost – Platinum Diamond Wedding Band, New Smyrna Beach, FL – FOUND!!!

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I had just driven to Daytona for a metal detecting outing when my phone rang. It was Maddie, and there was a clear edge of urgency in her voice—she’d lost her ring while sunbathing in the warm, sugar-soft sand of beautiful New Smyrna Beach.

I told her I could be there soon and not to worry.

When I arrived at the park, Maddie met me at the pavilion and led me to the spot where she and her mom had been sitting, surrounded by the gentle ocean breeze and the sound of waves rolling onto the shore, when the platinum diamond wedding band disappeared.

I powered up the Minelab Manticore and asked a few questions—where exactly she’d been, whether she’d gone into the water. As she talked, I began sweeping parallel to her towel, the coil gliding just above the sun-warmed sand, working my way down toward the driving lane. Nothing. I turned and made another pass up the lane.

Then—there it was. A solid signal. Low tone. VDI of 6. Exactly what I was hoping for.

I dug a small scoop, and within seconds, the diamonds caught the light, sparkling brilliantly as they emerged from the soft sand.

Maddie was overjoyed. Nearby sunbathers gathered around, sharing in the moment, smiles all around under the bright coastal sky. Another lost ring returned, another family relieved.

God is good.

Lost something important?  Maybe I can help.  I’m Ed Duffey, a Central Florida metal detecting specialist focusing on finding lost items.  Whether it’s a ring, jewelry, key or phone, I search yards, parks, beaches and shallow water—just about anywhere it might be hiding.

If it’s metal and it’s lost, there’s a good chance I can find it.  757-419-0299

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