I was just approached about some lost keys. Eddie said he got to his car and his keys were not in his bag. He was thinking they got lost on the beach. Keys with a fob normally do not get buried so I had my doubts. I gridded the area with no luck. He then gave me another area and I got a good signal. I could not believe it but they were buried several inches down!! He was a happy man!
While out doing yard work a few days back, Tennessee went in to take a break and noticed her wedding ring wasn’t on her finger. She only had the ring for 2 weeks. She looked all over the back yard and even borrowed a metal detector from neighbors to search for it. She learned quickly, these metal detectors are not a straight forward easy device to use. She gave up on the search and went online for help, she found theringfinders.com and gave me a call. I had an opening in just a couple days and we set up a search day & time. I’m working with new equipment to take video’s of my adventures in metal detecting. I used a bodycam and didn’t get sharp enough pictures to post. I apologize, though give me a break as I’m just trying to learn all this new video and editing equipment. Anyway, glad I could help Tennessee.
Darrin –
Received a call from a woman who had lost her diamond engagement ring, in her yard in Chicago.
She had been waving her hand while showing her fiancé just how loose the ring was… you can probably guess what happened next.
The search area was full of tall grass and heavy trash, but after 45 minutes, luck—and persistence—paid off.
The ring was recovered, and it was absolutely beautiful.
Kai put his rings in his pocket before playing smash ball on the beach at Mission Bay. After playing, he realized that sometime during the game his rings escaped his pocket and were now in the sand somewhere. One was found, but, the other eluded the search. He gave me a call, but, I was over an hour away celebrating the 4th at a friend’s house. I agreed to do the search after I got home later that night. Kai headed home, but, sent me a map and address of where they were staying and playing. After fighting all the beach traffic, I managed to get to the search area about 12:45am. An hour of gridding later, and no ring, I walked over to where his friends were staying to see if anyone was still up that could help narrow the search area. Sure enough, even though Kai had gone home, a friend of his was still there at the air B&B. I was then shown the spot where smash ball was being played and I found the ring a short time later at 2am. I texted Kai and planned on re-uniting him with his ring later that day. As you can see, Kai was very happy to get his ring back! a pleasure meeting you and thank you for the reward.
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It started with a simple sunrise photo I posted to social media. Within an hour, a comment popped up that changed the entire trajectory of the day: a request to find a sister’s wedding set lost the day before at Porpoise Point in St. Augustine. I immediately contacted the family to gather the details and coordinate a rescue plan.
The story was a heartbreaker. While enjoying a family day at the beach, the wife had safely tucked her precious wedding rings into her bag. Unbeknownst to her, her 3-year-old opened the bag and dropped them somewhere into the hot, shifting sand. The family searched for hours on end without luck. Desperate to find them, they returned to Porpoise Point the following morning at 5:00 am to search the sand again. They even spotted a local metal detectorist and asked for help; he searched the area for 3 grueling hours but unfortunately walked away empty-handed.
They were completely heartbroken and convinced the rings were gone forever. I told them to hold onto hope, trust my experience and equipment, and meet me right back at the beach.
When I arrived, Porpoise Point in St. Augustine was absolutely packed with holiday weekend beachgoers. The pressure was on, but I fired up my gear and carefully mapped out a grid search. Just 15 minutes into the hunt, I got a beautiful signal. Digging into the sand, I recovered not just one, but both wedding rings safely.
The raw emotion in that moment is exactly why I do this. The husband immediately broke down and hugged me, and the surrounding crowd of beachgoers all burst into cheers!
Later that day, the wife sent me an incredible message that reminds me exactly why this work matters so much:
« I truly don’t even have the words to express my gratitude. Thank you for dropping everything and coming to help us find my rings the moment you heard they were missing. Your kindness, confidence, and willingness to be there without hesitation mean more to me than I could ever put into words. This was so much more than just a ring—it represents my family, our journey, and everything we’ve built together. Finding it felt like getting a piece of my heart back. Every time I look at it now, I’ll be reminded not only of what it symbolizes, but of you—your kindness and your selflessness, and the fact that you’ll always be a part of our story. That is something I will carry with me forever, and for that, I will always be grateful. Thank you again Adam. 😭😭 »
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On June 25, 2026, around 4 p.m. I got a call from Ring Finder John Finnerin, Oak Island NC asking if I’d take a call at Wrightsville Beach NC. John gave me a few details and I told him to go ahead and give the gentleman my phone number. I didn’t hear anything until the morning of 6/26/2026 when Jack called me asking if I could help. At the time, I was driving to another search and I asked him a few details, like where he lost it, wet or dry sand. He stated dry sand, and I asked him if there was any chance of it getting wet, in which he stated no. I asked him to send me the info on the area with an address. I also told him that as soon as I finished the search I was going to I’d let him know. After a successful search, I headed towards Wrightsville Beach and started contemplating what was ahead. Traffic started getting heavy and I thought today being Friday, tourist are coming and going. Parking at the beach would be non-existent and the beach would be crowded. I called Jack and explained my concerns to him and that I was going to hold off until later in the afternoon to go. He understood and agreed. Meanwhile Jack had sent me the beach access number with pictures including a Google map where he had drawn the suspected loss area.
I decided to leave my house around 5 p.m. and make the hour and a half drive, arriving between 7 and 7:15. Everything was working as planned until I tried to find a place to park when I got there. The crowds had moved from the beach to the restaurants and there was still no parking. All the parking at Wrightsville Beach is metered street parking until 8 p.m. so I just kept driving in circles hoping for something. I finally found a spot closer than I thought I would and took it. There was still 15 minutes of pay parking, so I took a chance and didn’t pay the $6 an hour. I found the beach access Jack gave me and took and sent a picture to Jack to show him I was there. When I got out on the beach I looked at the photos Jack sent and set up my search area. About half way through, I took a quick break. As I’m standing there, I see a family with about 20 Adults and kids combined. The adults lined the kids up in two lines to have an egg toss. Unfortunately they were spread out in the exact area I needed to search. So for about 30 minutes or so I stood there watching kids throwing eggs at each other, meanwhile I was losing daylight. When they finished and headed back to their rentals, I picked up where I had left off. It wasn’t long afterwards I hit a solid target that I knew was a gold ring. I scooped up the sand holding the ring, shook it out and there was a gold ring in the scoop. From the description Jack gave me, I knew I had his ring. I took a quick picture of me holding his ring with a text saying, “Yours??” and sent it to him. He immediately responded, Yes!!! I told him I’d get it in the mail to him that Monday and asked for his address, which he supplied. Monday, I got it in the mail and he is supposed to get it by Thursday.
He got the ring in the mail as scheduled and today, Sunday he sent me the pictures I requested. This was a great ending to an almost tragic loss.
Jack – Thank you for allowing me to help find your lost wedding band.
Jim
Well… somehow we’re here again 😅
Almost ONE year to the day, my husband managed to lose his wedding ring… again.
Last night (April 23rd), he was out in the yard playing water soakers with the boys, having the best time, when he suddenly felt the ring slip right off his hand. Instant panic.
Meanwhile, I just stood there thinking, “I already know who we’re calling.” 😂
Sure enough, we reached out to Steve—the same incredible person who helped us last year—and once again, he showed up without hesitation.
And I wish I was exaggerating… but he found the ring in under two minutes.
TWO. MINUTES.
I think it took longer to explain where my husband had been standing than it did for Steve to actually find it 🤦🏼♀️
All joking aside, the feeling in that moment was the same as last year—pure relief, gratitude, and a little disbelief that we got this lucky twice. This ring means so much more than just jewelry, and having it back (again!) is something we don’t take lightly.
We are beyond thankful for Steve—his kindness, his quick response, and his unbelievable skill. It truly feels like a small miracle both times.
That being said… let’s REALLY hope this is the last time we need his help 😂
Forever grateful (and getting the ring resized), The Hastings Family
Lost wedding Marietta memorial hospital parking lot
On Monday, March 16th, after a 12-hour shift at work, I went to leave. When I got to my car, I realized I had taken my snow scraper out of my car, so I just used my arm to clear the windshield. When doing so, I lost my wedding rings but didn’t notice it until it was too late. I turned back around and tried to dig through the snow in the parking lot, hoping to find them, but came up empty-handed. I then made a Facebook post asking for my coworkers to be on the lookout the next day. One of my friends reached out to me and gave me Steve’s number to call around 12. I did call him, and he asked me a few questions about the rings and what I was doing exactly when I lost them. I spoke to him briefly and then headed over to where I lost them. As I was pulling up, I saw Steve on the ground looking for them. Once I made it to where he was, he had told me he found a couple of misc items and asked me if I wanted them. I laughed and said, “Oh no, thank you!” He then showed me my rings and said, “What about these?!” I was shocked! I had already thought I would never see them again! Steve was truly wonderful to be in contact with. This whole process could not have gone better. I am and always will be thankful.
Update: now for the rest of the story!
last month on March 17th., I received a call from a young lady who was wiping snow off of her car in the parking lot at Marietta Memorial Hospital when she lost her rings. I posted the successful retrieval of two of her rings.
She had originally lost three rings. One engagement ring, and her wedding ring and another ring that looked identical to the wedding band that sandwiched her engagement ring. When I was looking for them, it was cold, I was was underdressed, and I found the engagement ring in one of the wedding rings. She told me that was awesome and that I did not need to look for the other one, but I told her that it went it warmed up and the snow melted that I would look for it. We were pretty positive that it was not on the parking lot And I figured it was further down the hill in the grass. I had a friend that needed me to take him in for a procedure at the hospital today and as we were pulling in, I I thought this would be a good time for me to look for that ring being that my friend’s procedure was supposed to take approximately 80 minutes. I ran home and got one of my metal detectors and headed back down and it really didn’t take me long. It was just as I had suspected, it was further on down the hill just laying there pretty as can be. I texted the young lady and told her that I found her third ring and she came immediately to come pick it up. She informed me that this helped make her day a lot better being that they just totaled her car because of the dent from the hail. And it was hammered pretty hard!
This ring just slipped off his finger while dipping his hand in the water. It was lost on a military beach and he had to get me access and permission to try and find it. He secured the permission and off we went! He had marked his position by some bushes on the beach. It was close but the ring was found slightly to the left of the mark!
I received a call from Dean, who was very anxious to see if I could help find his wife Teanna’s lost engagement ring.
They had been enjoying a beautiful day at the beach, and at one point Teanna had placed her engagement ring in the cup holder of their beach chair for safekeeping. Later in the day, they decided to move closer to the water. Their son grabbed the chair and dragged it down the beach, not realizing the ring was still sitting in the cup holder.
A short time later, they suddenly remembered the ring. They checked the cup holder, but it was empty.
Dean searched for help online, found my contact information, and gave me a call. I told him I could be there within the hour. He was relieved because Teanna, who was nine months pregnant, was understandably very upset, especially on such a blistering hot day.
When I arrived, Dean met me on the beach and showed me where they had originally been sitting. I carefully searched the entire area but came up empty. He then explained how the chair had been dragged down the beach and showed me the exact path. I searched back and forth from the original spot all the way to the waterline, but still no ring.
At that point I knew something wasn’t adding up.
I returned to the original area and expanded my search pattern, thinking maybe the ring had bounced farther than expected. Still nothing. I headed back toward the water and continued searching the chair’s path. About two passes later, I got a beautiful signal that I was almost certain was Teanna’s engagement ring.
Sure enough, there it was—resting safely in my scoop.
The relief on Dean and Teanna’s faces was immediate. They were incredibly grateful to have the ring back, and knowing that such an important piece of jewelry would stay with their growing family made the recovery even more rewarding.
There’s nothing better than being able to help someone in a situation like that.