Got a call about a lost ring about 45 mins from home. Was out of town but able to get there later the same day. Owner knew where she was at in the water the whole time and after about 2 hours of searching her ring was found. Surprisingly tricky search for how good of directions and nice conditions of the water and sand. But prevailed in the end. Thank you for the call, and as always glad to help!
Wednesday, August 12 at approximately 3:30 in the afternoon I received a call from Matt about a lost ring on the sand in front of their Airbnb. Matt was leaving the next day and want to know if I could search for his ring. I got the door address and left immediately. They were approximately 38 miles from me according to my GPS.
Once on site Matt Fill me in on what it happened when he lost his ring. He had placed his ring in his cupholder of his beach chair while he went swimming and then forgot about it when they carried the beach chairs up to the Airbnb. We started the search where the beach chairs were. Our first target was a Pull tab. His ring was an hour Ring I believe. It was silver color, but he was unsure of the metal so I was going to dig all the targets in this area. The second signal was loud clear signal. Moving a little sand, and there was his ring. His smile says it all.
This past Monday, August 10 I received a call from Dennis from the Ring Finder of Maine, just giving me a heads up about lost rings on deer aisle, Maine. I was able to contact Mariah through Facebook and offered my assistance. Mariah called me immediately and send me pictures and a location.
Once on site , I called Maria and she was able to direct me to where she took a picture 20 minutes before she lost her rings. She had placed her rings in the pants pocket of her shorts while she went swimming. After your swim, she picked up her shorts and started making her way to the exit before realizing that she didn’t have her rings. she searched immediately, could not find them. And then she searched three more times before she had to leave Deer Isle for her home in southern Maine. She lost the rings on a Friday so four or five tides had passed since she lost her ring.
I started my search At the lowest point on the beach that I felt she could’ve been and started working up as luck would have it. The ring was all the way up in the dry sand, so it was over an hour and a half of searching before I found the rings
Mariah drove from Southern Maine Wednesday evening to get a ring back. Her smile says it all.
8/13/26
I was on my way home from a successful ring recovery this morning when I got a message from a lady who’s wedding ring was lost somewhere on her property. I told I would be there this evening to do an initial search.
When I got there she explained that she had temporarily put her ring with a few others in a container in the kitchen. One day, a few weeks ago, her very young daughter decided to try them on and go out in their large yard wearing them. Unfortunately one came up missing. At her age, she had no idea of the significance of that ring. So, they borrowed a metal detector, and didn’t have any luck with it.
They brought me out back and explained the areas that it might be in. I figured I could only cover about 1/3 of it in the couple hours that I had and promised to return if needed. I searched about 1-1/2 hours and was about to call it a day because it was getting dark and I was exhausted. There had been lots of signals, but just then I got a clear, gold tone. I pushed the pinpointer down into the lush, deep grass and there was a circle of white gold! I told the kids to go get Mom!!!
What a feeling to hand back a wedding ring to a young mother with a family.
2 rings in one day made me feel great!
8/13/26
A few days ago I got a message from a fellow who had come north last Summer to vacation at a Summer camp. One day he had been washing his hands indoors, then stepped outdoors and shook the water off his hands. He felt his wedding ring fly off his finger and heard it hit something a few yards away. He searched for over an hour and couldn’t find it. Shortly after he had to go back home without his ring.
Just recently he heard about The Ring Finders, looked up a Vermont member and contacted me to give the service a try. I had a 4 day weekend this week, so was able to go do a search on my next day off. He sent me awesome photos of the search area and described what happened to his ring.
This morning the weather was beautiful, cool and clear. I went to the camp, talked with the manager and got started. Unfortunately, there was a massive air conditioner, a propane tank and a large metal culvert in the search area, so I figured that would make it a challenging search with such large metal obstacles giving off large signals. So, I started with the bushes and flowers, got many signals, but in about 20 minutes got the right signal for his ring. I poked my finger into the flower’s roots and about an inch down found his ring! He might have stepped on it while searching.
Soon, I will be reuniting him with his ring! Moral of the story, don’t give up on a ring, even if it’s been months or years.
A little before midnight on Sunday, a text message came through asking if I could help find an engagement ring lost in the sand at Cannon Beach. I didn’t see the message until early the next morning. I messaged Brooke at 0825 for the details. She said that the ring had slipped off her while on the beach and disappeared into the sand. (She had just received the ring less than 12 hours prior). They spent hours sifting through the sand by hand, and even driven up the coast, purchased a metal detector, and returned to try again. She admitted they didn’t know how to use it, or what settings were required. They reluctantly gave up and drove home to Portland. As a last hope, she went online and found me and Ringfinders.This is where all stars lined-up. It just so happened that I was spending several days on the coast, and was in a camp ground less than 10 miles south of Cannon Beach. My plans for an early morning salmon fishing trip had been canceled. And, I had all my gear with me to detect the beach if I had some time.
Brooke sent me a picture of her on the beach just before she lost the ring, and a map showing a pinned location. She said the location was directly below a house with an American flag and I might be able to see the area due to the patterns they had marked in the sand, and the holes they had dug.
I packed up and made the short drive north to Cannon Beach. This is a very popular tourist destination and can get quite crowded. Fortunately I arrived early enough to find parking close to the location, and the beach wasn’t too crowded yet. From the beach I discovered there were actually three houses with American flags in the area. With the picture Brooke had provided, I was able to lineup Haystack Rock and some logs on the beach, deciding it was likely the northern most house with a flag she mentioned. Looking closer, I saw very faint lines in the sand (windy location) and figured I was in the right place.
I started on the south side of the suspected area, and worked east to west over the sand. I found the obligatory aluminum items, and hit a few iron targets. On my fifth pass, I got a faint, but repeatable signal. Going in with my scoop, I missed it. Going in a second time, I knew I had the target, so I dumped the contents of the scoop onto the beach. (I hate to rattle a ring in a metal scoop) A little kicking and I saw the ring!
At 10:38 I sent Brooke a picture, asking “Something like this?” She quickly responded with “You’re amazing!!!!!!”
She told me that she and her fiancé, Mickey, could be there around 7 or 8pm to get the ring. Here’s where the next serendipity comes into play. I was returning to the PDX area the next morning, so it would save them a trip all the way to the coast to recover their ring. I assured her I would keep her ring safe, and meet Mickey the next afternoon.
I met Mickey the next afternoon. He told me the ring was a family heirloom, passed down from his great aunt. He gave me a nice card with handwritten notes from both him and Brooke, and we had a great conversation.
One for the books. Everything lined up perfectly to get this ring back where it belongs.
Brandon called wondering if I could solve a mystery: He felt his wedding band slip off when he was tucking in his shirt while doing yard work in his back yard, but detailed searches found nothing. He even cut the grass and combed through the clippings. I searched every inch of his back lawn and only found a few pieces of cans. It seemed hopeless, and it was very hot and humid to be outside. Finally, as a last resort, I asked Brandon to see if his neighbor on the other side of a chain link fence would let me detect there as well. After securing permission, I squeezed in through the gate and found the ring within 10 seconds! It had flown or bounced 
about 8 feet and gone through the fence! The mystery was solved, and the ring looked great back on Brandon’s finger!
Lost a ring in Avalon NJ?
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Losing an engagement ring at the Jersey Shore can turn a perfect beach day into panic.
That happened to Olivia while enjoying the beautiful beaches of Avalon, New Jersey.
Olivia had been boogie boarding in the ocean when she realized her engagement ring was missing.
The ring could have been anywhere along the shoreline or beneath the moving surf.
She contacted Ring Finders South Jersey for help locating her precious ring.
I gathered the details and headed to Avalon, NJ as quickly as possible.
Finding a lost ring starts with understanding exactly where the loss happened.
Olivia provided important information about her location and activities in the water.
That information gave me a starting point for the search.
I entered the surf and began searching the area with my metal detector.
Unfortunately, the first search produced no success.
Ocean conditions can make searching for jewelry especially challenging.
Waves constantly move sand, making the search area difficult to predict.
The tide also changes the conditions and accessibility of the search area.
Rather than giving up, I decided to return during the next low tide.
That low tide arrived very early the following morning.
Early morning searches can provide different conditions than an active beach day.
I returned to Avalon and started another careful search.
This time, I expanded the search area beyond Olivia’s original location.
After moving approximately 50 feet south, I entered knee-deep water.
Then the search produced the signal we had hoped to hear.
I located Olivia’s engagement ring in the water.
What looked like a lost cause had become another successful Avalon ring recovery.
The ring was recovered from knee-deep water along the Avalon shoreline.
For Olivia, this meant getting back something carrying enormous sentimental value.
That is why every lost jewelry search matters.
A ring is not simply a piece of metal or a stone.
An engagement ring often represents love, commitment, family, and unforgettable memories.
When jewelry disappears at the beach, quick action can make a difference.
Try to remember your last known location before contacting a professional ring finder.
Share landmarks, activities, approximate times, and water conditions whenever possible.
Those details can help create a more focused search strategy.
Tyler left this five-star review after the successful recovery:
“John was fantastic. he got back to me so quickly and found my lost engagement ring that i thought was gone forever!”
That review means a great deal because every recovery has a personal story.
This Avalon, NJ ring recovery also demonstrates why persistence matters.
The first search did not locate the ring.
Returning at low tide and expanding the search area changed the outcome.
If you lose an engagement ring in Avalon, NJ, don’t immediately assume it is gone forever.
Contact Ring Finders South Jersey and provide every detail you remember.
A careful search may give your treasured jewelry a second chance to come home.
Indian Beach, NC
Michael was spending time with his wife along the Indian Beach, NC shoreline when, while trying to catch a football from her, his gold wedding band slipped right off. They tried searching for it with a cheap metal detector after the tide went down, but the saltwater caused too much interference. He then contacted Crystal Coast Ring Finders, and Justin stepped in for me due to my injury. After asking a few questions, Justin made an educated guess about where the ring might be. Sure enough, within minutes, he found it just four steps from the spot where he’d marked an X in the sand.
While resodding a portion of his yard, his ring slipped off his finger and disappeared somewhere in the grass. He even purchased a metal detector and spent several hours searching, but unfortunately came up empty-handed. To make matters worse, the ring was lost just one day before his 11th wedding anniversary.
A thorough search of the yard finally produced the ring!
Many thanks and my deepest appreciation for choosing me as your recovery specialist. Seeing the appreciation and relief on your face made the drive and hours spent searching absolutely worthwhile. Congratulations on recovering such a meaningful keepsake in time for your next 
anniversary!
