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Wedding Band Lost During Swim Has Been Found Two Days Later

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Kevin’s group had just kicked off their vacation week at Emerald Isle, NC, when he headed into the ocean, wading in waist- to chest-deep water. That’s when he felt his wedding band of 10 years slip off his finger. A few days later, a friend told him about detectorists who can search for lost items, and on the second morning after losing the ring, Kevin reached out to me.

I was getting ready for a trip out of state and had little time due to packing and appointments, so I told Kevin I could only spare about two hours to search but would give it my best shot.

Arriving just before low tide, I started in the deepest areas but found nothing at first. After about an hour and more conversation with Kevin, my metal detector suddenly gave off a loud signal. Spotting the ring, I called Kevin over with “a very important question” and asked, “Does it look like this?” Kevin was stunned to see his lost wedding ring.

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Apple Watch Dropped in Rushing Water of Lytle Creek, CA- FOUND With 1% Battery Left!

  • from Corona (California, United States)
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We Almost Ran Out of Time!

I received a call in the late afternoon from Maria, who said she found me (somehow) via Chat GPT. I don’t know anything about Chat GPT, but she found me.

Maria said she and the family were enjoying a hot day playing in the cool rushing waters of Lytle Creek. Maria explained that she had taken off her Apple Watch and had set it on her hat that she also had removed. When she was getting out of the creek, she grabbed her hat and the watch fell into the water. There were several large rocks by the shore in the rushing current. Maria’s Apple Watch app on her phone showed the watch was still in that area. The family looked but to no avail.

I told her it would be dark by the time we met up, so we opted to meet the next day. We caravanned to the spot where she smartly had placed a large branch on the guardrail to mark their position adjacent to the creek where they had been playing, which was about 100 yards from the road. The Apple Watch app showed the watch was still there. Maria, her two sons, and her sister and I climbed down to the spot in the creek and I saw a large bunch of boulders. The water was flowing fairly fast. I had bought a clear plastic bin in hopes that I could use it as an underwater “viewer”. Unfortunately, the water was too turbulent. So that left trying to hand search around and under the big rocks, where they felt pretty confident it had dropped. Not finding any success, I pulled out my Garrett Pinpointer and checked the rocks closest to me. The watch had a metal band. No luck. I then handed it to Maria, as she was better situated a little higher by another large rock with water flowing by it. I explained to her that if there was something metal it detected, it would vibrate. She began probing down in the water between rocks and she suddenly looked up and said it was vibrating. I took it from her and put it back down into the void and, sure enough, it started vibrating. I reached in and began feeling around. Unfortunately, it was full of roots. But a bit more searching and I felt the watch and band and brought it to the surface.

Maria is a strong woman of Faith. Before this adventure got started, we had met up at a gas station near by and would convoy from there. As we started to leave, a homeless man and his dog were walking by. Maria stopped her car and got out and interacted with the gentleman and dog. Just taking the time trying to uplift another less fortunate person and canine companion.

She kept telling me that she just had a good feeling about today and that God was leading her. The smile on her face when I brought the watch up was a sight to behold. They all started cheering! Then, Maria looked at her watch. There was only 1% charge left on the battery! I guess her good feeling about the day was true.
I was happy to be a part of this happy ending, because when you drop something in a fast moving creek or river, the outcome many times isn’t as happy.

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White Gold Engagement Ring with diamonds Lost on the Beach, Found and Returned Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Saturday July 18, 2026 just after midnight. I received the following message on my business suite from Heather saying, “Hey there! I’m sure this is a long shot but I was at the beach directly in front of Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort at Grande Dunes yesterday morning with my two little boys and I believe my engagement ring may have fallen out of our bag. I specifically put it inside our beach bag in a Ziploc bag with my wedding band, which was in the bag, but I cannot locate the engagement ring. If you are looking up at the resort from the beach, we were just to the left of it. I’ll send a reference pic. If you by chance locate one in this area, can you please let me know? We live in Charleston but are from Myrtle Beach. Just celebrated our 10 year anniversary in June and I’m devastated.” I didn’t see her message until after I received the following text from her husband just before 8 a.m. in the morning.  “Hey Jim. My name is David. My wife took my 4 and 2 year old to the beach by the Marriott Grande Dunes on Friday and she lost her wedding ring. She said she put it in a bag and it might have fallen out where she was sitting, I wanted to see if you possibly had any availability today to help find it. We live in Charleston but would be happy to meet you to retrace steps.” I called David and got a few more details, like where his wife Heather had been sitting, etc. About 9 a.m. I decided I’d go ahead and go look for the ring hopefully beating the crowd and the heat. David also sent me some Google earth pictures showing me the area, the resort’s chair line, and where Heather had been sitting.

When I arrived and walked out on the beach, I studied the pictures to make sure I was in the right spot. There were very few people taking up the chairs and umbrellas that the lifeguards put out daily during the summer. David had sent me Heather’s phone number and told me it was ok to Face time her, which I did. Heather pointed out that she had been between 2 red umbrellas that had been set up. Thinking those 2 umbrellas were probably not in the same location they were 2 days ago, I extended my search area. I was able to do a north/south grid search from behind the chair line, along the chair line and under the umbrellas and out to the incoming tide line. I had no luck and was out of options. This is a high end resort, and it’s not easy to get into, so I had a good feeling that a casual beach searcher wouldn’t have found it. On the way off the beach, I just had a feeling that I should stop by the front desk and have them check the lost and found. When I showed the desk clerk the picture of Heather’s ring and asked him if anyone had turned it in, he had a look like he recognized the ring. He told me to hold on, while he checked 4 drawers under the counter and then disappeared in the back. I assumed he checked the safe because he was gone for a few minutes. When he reappeared he was holding an envelope that he opened in front of me. Boom, we had a perfect match. The clerk told me that the ring had been turned in by a pool employee, which means it was either lost at the pool or someone found it on the beach and gave it to the first employee they encountered. I took a picture of the ring and sent it to Heather with a text saying “Yours?” Then I called her. She immediately answered and said “yes, yes, yes!” It just so happened, that she was driving back up to Myrtle Beach from Charleston to retrace all her stops the day she lost her ring, Walmart, a gas station and the resort. We agreed to meet at the resort so she could get her ring back. About an hour later, Heather and I met at the resort and she was so excited to get her ring back.

Heather and David, thank you for trusting me to help find your ring.

Jim

 

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Engagement Ring recovered at Stone’s Beach Nantucket Mass.

  • from Nantucket (Massachusetts, United States)
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Received a phone call from a woman who sounded desperate and urgent. She had told me that her mom found out about me and to call immediately. Fortunately, she knew right where she was when she saw and felt the ring slip off her Finger. Unfortunately, it was in the wet sand, followed by extremely rough wave action! It was so important that she had contacted me as Soon as possible!  I quickly packed up got dressed and drove down to Stone’s Beach Nantucket Massachusetts! Looked for a hour and 15 minutes, that’s when Ifound it! The family was so happy and super grateful! It felt great seeing the Relief and joy in their faces!

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Lost iPhone, FOUND! By Jeffrey Laag Ring Finders Cape May

  • from Cape May (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost iPhone, FOUND! By Jeffrey Laag

I received a call from Tom. Tom explained that after enjoying a day fishing he dropped his iPhone off the dock and into the murky muddy bottom of the Commodore Marina in Avalon, NJ. We arranged to meet the following day so that we could catch the low tide as it would be the most practical time to attempt to recover the phone. I arrived the next day, about an hour before dead low tide, ahead of Tom. Tom explained that he was cleaning some trigger fish when he accidentally knicked his hand while cleaning the fish with a knife. He picked up his phone and was trying to call his buddy over so that he could tend to his wound when the phone slipped from his grip and dropped into the water. Tom and marina staff attempted to retrieve the phone with nets and magnet but were not successful. Tom provided very good location specifics so as soon as I arrived I began checking the area. As soon as I plunged the detector into the water I immediately detected a loud signal, typically associated with a large target. After two scoops I had the phone in my scoop and it was still on and functioning, all before Tom arrived! Another happy ending another successful recovery!

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“We planned to meet at low tide to search for my iPhone which had fallen into the murky bay two days earlier. When I got to the dock, Jeff had gotten there ahead of me and had already located and retrieved my phone from the spot I had described. Amazingly, the phone still had a charge and worked! High praise for Jeff’s skill and professionalism.”

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! Don’t wait, call NOW! 609-780-4525

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2 Gold Rings Recovered in Va Beach!

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)
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Got a call about 2 lost gold rings this afternoon! They were lost in shoulder deep water. One diamond ring was her mother’s ring and had sentimental value. It was not an easy recovery! Over an hour in shoulder deep water with waves coming in! After digging some change, an earring, a lighter I got another good hit. The wedding band came out first! She saw both rings come off together so I knew the diamond ring should be close and it was. So happy to get the rings back especially her mother’s diamond!

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Recovered USB Flash Drive Minnesota Metal Detecting

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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I know we are called theringfinders.com, though we actually find so much more than just rings. In my experience alone, I have recovered Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Smart Phones, earrings, Apple watches, property stakes, All types of lost boat gear including motors, poles, tackle & boxes. The list goes on, though the one thing I hadn’t searched for was a flash drive. Bruce called me up and asked if I could help search for his. I decided to give it a test first and see what my Minelab Manticore would give me for a reading if anything. I scanned a similar flash drive to his and it actually gave me a decent signal. Broken signal, though strong enough to find. Bruce works for the city and he thought he lost it during a meeting at a local park. I detected the area he was in with no luck. I told him that I was 100% sure the drive wasn’t in this area, so let’s move on to any other places you were that day. He said the only other place was at city hall. So, we drove over and parked, while discussing where to search, Bruce said I took this path and pointed down. As we looked down, there was his flash drive. I know you had a lot of saved work on that drive Bruce and I’m truly happy you have it back safe & sound.

Take Care –

Darrin

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Ocean City NJ Lost Diamond Bracelet Found by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Diamond Tennis Bracelet Recovered on Ocean City, NJ Beach by Ring Finders South Jersey

A relaxing beach day turned stressful in Ocean City, NJ. Elsa accidentally lost her beautiful diamond tennis bracelet while carrying beach chairs off the sand near 18th Street.

The bracelet had come unclasped without her noticing. By the time she realized it was missing, it was already buried somewhere in the sand.

Elsa immediately called Ring Finders South Jersey. She shared the details over the phone, and I told her I would arrive within 15 minutes.

As soon as I reached the beach, I listened carefully to every detail. Knowing exactly where someone was walking often makes all the difference during a recovery.

Using my professional metal detector, I began a slow and methodical grid search. Every sweep was carefully planned to ensure no area was missed.

About 30 minutes into the search, my detector gave a strong signal.

There it was.

Elsa’s beautiful diamond tennis bracelet was safely resting beneath the sand.

Her excitement was unforgettable. Moments like this remind me why I love helping people recover priceless memories.

I have recovered more than 500 lost valuables across South Jersey beaches. Every recovery uses proven search techniques, professional equipment, and years of experience.

If you’ve lost a ring, bracelet, necklace, watch, or other jewelry in Ocean City, NJ, don’t wait. Leaving the item undisturbed gives it the best chance of recovery.

Elsa’s 5-Star Review

« WOW!!! I’ve been following Ring Finders for a few years and never thought I would have to use them! Today I lost my bracelet on the beach. I immediately called in a panic and John was there in 13 minutes. We searched what felt like forever, but amazingly it was FOUND! »

Thank you, Elsa, for trusting Ring Finders South Jersey. I’m honored I could help.

If you lose jewelry anywhere in Ocean City, NJ, contact John Favano at RingFindersSouthJersey.com for fast, professional lost jewelry recovery.

 

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Lost ring in Big Lake beach recovered!

  • from Coon Rapids (Minnesota, United States)
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Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common occurrence. While swimming at a public beach, his ring slipped off his finger and disappeared beneath the water.

Beaches are a top priority for metal detectorists during the summer because incidents like this happen so often. When I received the call, I knew time was critical. At a busy public beach, every passing hour increases the chance that someone else could find the ring or that shifting sand and heavy foot traffic could make recovery more difficult.

We agreed to meet a few hours later, after the beach had become less crowded. Once I arrived, the search area was identified, and I conducted a thorough search until, at last, his ring was recovered.

Thank you for trusting me to help recover your lost ring. Seeing your appreciation—and your near-tearful expression when it was returned—made every minute of the search worthwhile.

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FOUND 1973 CLASS RING IN LAKE….RETURNED!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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I found this class ring and did the research to try and return it… On 7/15/2026

UPDATE FOUND OWNER OF THE 1973 CLASS RING ON: 7/17/2026

I was able to find the owner of this ring. Turns out the daughter lost it when she was 15 while at a church event. She is 41 now, so it’s been lost for 26 years! We are planning on meeting up next week!!

This was a hard one. There are so many Northeast schools and only two with a Viking mascot. One in FL and one in PA. I had to go to the class of 1973 class page and checked out their class roster and found the only person it could have been. Searched the name on FB. I found a post that had the mom and daughter and I messaged the daughter, after we talked over the phone we confirmed it was the ring she had lost 26 years ago!!!

So glad I was able find it and even more excited that I will be able to return this ring to the family!

UPDATE RETURNED ON: 7/19/2026

I successfully returned the 1973 class ring back to the daughter that lost it 26 years earlier! She is going to surprise her mom with the ring soon.

I loved the research challenge and even more when I found the rightful owner and was able to return it to the family.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 117 total!

Ring count for 2026: 82 (22 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 23 (18 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 18
TUNGSTEN – 2
JUNK – 34
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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