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LOST WHITE GOLD CLASS RING in DANVILLE, VA…. FOUND!!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Received a text from a gentleman saying his wife had lost her white gold class ring after removing snow off her car. She shook her hands and the ring came flying off and lost.

We agree to a date/time. I get up there and begin my search about an hour later I found it. It was about 10-15 feet and opposite side of where they thought it went.

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Ring count for 2025: 168 (26 – recoveries)

GOLD – 31 (18 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 2 (2 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3 – recoveries)
SILVER – 44 (3 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 3
JUNK – 85

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Smoky Mountain Ring Recovery

  • from Knoxville (Tennessee, United States)
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A Smoky Mountain Ring Recovery: Kayleigh’s Story

Kayleigh had traveled to a cozy cabin tucked away in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee to celebrate her friend Haley’s birthday. With fresh mountain air, scenic views, and a balcony overlooking the trees below, it was the perfect setting for a weekend getaway.

But during the celebration, the unexpected happened.

While enjoying time on the cabin balcony, Kayleigh’s ring slipped off and disappeared into the unknown below. Anyone who has lost something irreplaceable knows the sinking feeling that follows. The excitement of the trip was quickly replaced with worry and disappointment.

Determined not to give up, the group made a trip to a local sporting goods store and purchased a metal detector, hoping to find the ring themselves. They searched… and searched… but without experience or the right equipment, their efforts came up empty.

That’s when Kayleigh’s mom stepped in.

Using ChatGPT, she searched for a professional ring-finding metal detectorist and was led to me through www.theringfinders.com. She reached out, explained the situation, and asked if I could help.

I couldn’t respond right away due to work but I contacted the VRBO owner and got his permission to come out the very next day.

The next day I packed my gear and made the drive—about 1 hour and 35 minutes—into the Smoky Mountains. Once on site, I used the detailed photos of the area to estimate where the ring was lost, I assessed the terrain below the balcony, and got to work.

About 20 minutes later, my detector gave the signal we were hoping for.

There it was—Kayleigh’s ring, recovered from the ground below the cabin. Another lost ring found and another story with a happy ending.

Now, with the ring safely in hand, I drove nearly two hours to meet Kayleigh’s husband so the ring can be returned where it belongs—back with its owner, along with the memories and meaning it carries.

This is why I do what I do.

Rings aren’t just jewelry. They’re symbols of love, commitment, and life’s most important moments. Being able to reunite someone with something that meaningful never gets old.

If you’ve lost a ring—whether in the mountains, a yard, a beach, or anywhere else—don’t give up hope. Sometimes all it takes is the right equipment, experience, and a little persistence.

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Lost Wedding Ring found at Hueneme Beach Park by Dave The RingFinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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Lost Wedding Ring Recovered at Hueneme Beach Park in Port Hueneme, Ventura County – Call Dave The RingFinder, Your Local Expert!
If you’ve lost your wedding ring, bracelet, necklace, or even a golden grill at Hueneme Beach Park, Port Hueneme Beach, Oxnard beaches, or anywhere in Ventura County and Santa Barbara County, don’t waste time or money renting or buying a metal detector. Hire Dave The RingFinder, the #1 choice for lost jewelry recovery in Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Ventura, Camarillo, and throughout Ventura County! Dave is your local « metal detective » specialist, stacking the odds in your favor to recover your precious items quickly. Serving Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Ventura, and surrounding areas with expert metal detecting in beaches, shallow water, parks, yards, and fields. Call or text Dave today at 805-290-5009 for fast, professional help!
Late Sunday evening, I received a call from Ingo, who was enjoying family time at Hueneme Beach Park in Port Hueneme. While pushing his wife on the swings in the playground area, his ring somehow got caught and flew into the sand. After 45 minutes of frantic searching, he turned to Google for « lost ring Port Hueneme » or « ring finder Ventura County » – and Dave The RingFinder came up as the #1 expert. He called right away!
Since it was getting dark, I planned to arrive at Hueneme Beach Park at first light to beat any other beachgoers or detectorists. I arrived as the sky brightened, headed straight to the swing area, and started my grid search with the Minelab Manticore. After sifting through some trash, I got a strong signal – scooped the sand with my CKG scoop, and there it was: a dime… and Ingo’s ring right beside it!
Time is critical for lost jewelry recovery in Port Hueneme and Ventura County beaches like Hueneme Beach Park. Tides, shifting sands, foot traffic, and other metal detectorists can bury or claim your item forever. Don’t risk it yourself – trust Dave The RingFinder, Ventura County’s premier metal detecting specialist for Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Ventura, Camarillo, and beyond.Whether it’s a lost ring at Hueneme Beach Park swings, the sand, shallow water, or your backyard in Ventura County, call or text Dave The RingFinder immediately at 805-290-5009. Your #1 local jewelry recovery expert is ready to help get your treasures back! Serving Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Ventura County, and Santa Barbara County beaches and parks.
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Rent a metal detector in Lawrence, New York – Another Ring Found in the Snow… Well, Almost ❄️💍

  • from Orchard Beach (New York, United States)
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Another Ring Found in the Snow… Well, Almost ❄️💍

Last night I received a text from Rav — and you could feel the stress through the phone. He was supposed to be leaving Wednesday on vacation with his new fiancée, but there was a problem: his engagement ring had vanished while shoveling snow in the large front yard of his home in Lawrence, New York.

Snow, cold, metal gloves — never a good combination.

Rav had a few spots where he knew the ring could be. Those were my first targets. I carefully scanned each area… once… twice… three times. Nothing. Not even a hopeful beep. At that point, I’ll admit it — I was starting to think this one might turn into a waiting game until the snow melted.

Just as I was about to regroup, I suddenly heard Rav yell out,

“I FOUND IT!”

I turned around to see him standing in the driveway, holding the ring. It turns out that while using the snowblower, he had taken his gloves off right there — and that’s when the ring slipped off. The snow hid it perfectly until the light hit it just right. He spotted the glimmer and picked it up himself.

The relief on his face said everything.

Even though Rav was technically the one who found the ring, he still insisted on paying my full reward. His reasoning? Process of elimination. Since the ring wasn’t in any of the areas I had searched, it had to be somewhere else — and my being there led him to the answer. I only accepted a partial reward.

The truth is, if he had waited until Friday, when the temperature was supposed to hit 55° and the snow melted, the ring probably would’ve surfaced on its own — but by then it could’ve been crushed, bent, or damaged by cars in the driveway. And most importantly, Rav didn’t want to leave for his trip with that stress hanging over him.

As he kept saying,

“If you weren’t here, I never would’ve found it.”

That’s a win in my book — and another happy ending just in time for a vacation and a fresh start.

 

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Lost ring in snow at Ocean Grove NJ

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Got a text about a lost ring in Ocean Grove. It’s the first major snow in New Jersey and Jaquelyn and her friends wanted to see the ocean during the snow. When getting back to her car she was brushing the snow off and felt her ring fly off her finger. She looked but couldnt find it. I told her id be there within a half hour ( I haven’t even cleared my car and sidewalk off yet ). When I got there I saw a metal detector laying on the ground, it seems a local girl Emma was detecting the beach ( in a snow storm ) and came across Jaquelyn but couldnt help, her battery went dead detecting. They had already moved the car from where it was park trying to look for it, but showed me the area where the ring should be. I started detecting and on the second target I heard, there was her ring buried in the snow. The smile of joy on everyone’s faces was the best feeling, knowing she got her beloved ring back on her finger. 

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Lost Earring at Soccer Complex in Marlton NJ, Found by Dave Milsted

  • from South Jersey (New Jersey, United States)
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Jeff found my website while searching for lost earrings. He gave my number to Katie, who called me. She was refereeing a lacrosse game and at one point swatted at her ear. She felt her earring hit her back and disappear. Katie & several friends spent a couple of hours searching on their hands & knees with flashlights.
I went right to the fields when we hung up. Katie & her mom were out there again looking. I told them not to get their hopes up because stud earrings are one of the hardest things to find, as they have minimal metal on them. I told them I would give it my best shot. She showed me the area she believed she was in & I started a grid pattern.
I had her remove her other earring and did a test scan. I knew the tone & number to look for. I was receiving a lot of signals, but not within the desired range. After about 10 minutes, I got a number in the range, I bent down to look, and so did Katie’s mom. I think we both saw it at the same time. Katie’s mom said “Oh my God” like 10 times. “I can’t believe he found it.” Katie was shocked!
We took a few pictures. I learned that Katie is a newlywed. The earring was pushed into the dirt under the thick grass, so it was probably stepped on. I told her to take it to a jeweler to ensure the large stone is still securely set. They said they are going to tell everyone they know about my service.
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Lost Wedding and Anniversary Gold Rings in a field near Hayden Idaho, FOUND!!!!

  • from Spokane (Washington, United States)
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We walk through life trying to make sense of all the new things that we experience. The one constant is our emotions. They rise and fall, they grow and shrink, we lose them and gain them. Inevitable, when the control we have over them fades the outcome is unfamiliar. What happened three weeks ago to Carla, was out of control and unfamiliar. This is where The Ring Finders steps in and takes control of the situation. We restore balance to the unstable and bring back what is lost. Here is where Carla’s ring find story begins. The task at hand was to locate two gold rings that were hiding in a field in the back part of Carla’s house. I arrived at her house in the P.M. hours. With my head lamp and detector, I dove into the backyard in search for her rings. I made quick work of the first section that Carla pointed out. The ground in that section was flat and barren. A few tuffs of weeds scattered the area. As I do with every search, I stretched the search area out to the extreme to eliminate all possibilities. Moving back and forth between the first and second area I came to a point where I needed Carla to redirect the search. After she told me that there was a possibility that the rings were lost out in front of the sliding glass door, I picked up my grid search line and starting a new line. Carla had left me to go get Joshua her husband to recall where the rings could have been lost. As I heard the door open to the house and Joshua walking toward me, I spotted Carla’s wedding ring siting in the darkness. Making small talk with Joshua, I placed the first ring his hand. We came up with a plan to mark the location of the first ring and search around that spot. Within a few minutes of searching, a solid signal came through my headphones. That was the sound of Carla’s anniversary ring and the sound that her lost ring had been found. Walking back to the house Joshua and I hatched a plan to reveal the rings to Carla. I started off telling Carla that the search was over and I was done searching for the night. I told her I was sorry about that, as I grabbed the rings from my pocket. I handed the rings to Carla; she gave me a giant hug. The weight of that event was lifted off her shoulders. Regret was resolved; anger was forgiven. The members of The Ring Finders recover rings, while restoring the balance to life’s shaky events.

 

No amount of force can keep a Ring finder from finding some rings

 

 

 

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Gold Ring Lost at Zuma Beach…Found and Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

I got a call from a lady who said her husband had lost his wedding ring while at the beach earlier that day. It was now dark, but knowing that beach, and how it is cleaned by machines daily, I knew I had to go right away to insure the greatest possibility of a recovery.

She gave me directions, and also sent me pictures from their time there to show me where to look. When I got there, I was able to line up on a couple of landmarks, and find where to begin. I began my grid in the darkness, making pass after pass finding a few pieces of trash metal. I made sure to work out of the box a bit in order to cover more ground just in case. I went over all the area she told me about, then began to work more toward the water. After about 6 more passes, and almost at the top of the slope, I got a real nice sound in the head phones. I dug, and had the ring. I sent a picture, and she confirmed it was the ring. She then asked if I could drive it to their home about 20 miles away through the Santa Monica Mountains which I agreed to do. When I got to the house she was not there, but her father was able to receive the ring, but did not want his picture taken, so you get me. Anyway, a great recovery, and return.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

AGAIN, PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 310-953-5268

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Chain and Urn Pendant lost in the Sand at Hermosa Beach…Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

Vanessa contacted me about a chain and pendant her grandson had lost at the beach earlier that day. They had left the beach, but she had an idea of where the loss occurred. I was able to go, assembled my equipment, and went.

When I arrived I met Vanessa, and we walked out to the area of the loss. She explained the the pendant was actually a mini urn with her grandson’s late father’s ashes inside, so it meant a great deal to recover this item. The area was stretched out over about 40 yards, so I began my search promptly. There was not a lot of trash metal, so the search went a bit quicker than usual. About halfway through the area I received a nice signal, dug and had a rectangular pendant in the scoop with chain attached. When I looked at it, it had a screw on the bottom, so I figured this was it. I showed Vanessa who confirmed the find, saying that her family would be forever grateful.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

AGAIN, PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 310-953-5268

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How to find property markers and pins with a metal detector, Casselberry Florida!

  • from Sanford (Florida, United States)
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Michelle contacted me about needing some help locating one of her property pins along the lake behind her house. Apparently her neighbor had removed the wooden stake marking the property line because he thought it was not in the correct location. Michelle had a fairly good idea of where it was supposed to be and it only took me a few minutes to get that strong signal I was looking for. I cut a nice size plug to expose the steel rebar, stuck a couple of bright pink flags in the ground next to the rebar, pounded 3 stakes in the ground around the marker and then wrapped some white surveyors ribbon around the stakes to make it really visible!

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