Received a call from a woman that lost her earring while playing volleyball in a local park.
I gridded out the area she thought is was lost in and searched for about 3 hours.
I was getting close to calling it, when I got lucky finding it about 20 ft outside the gridded area.
Small target, big search area.
Beautiful Lost Diamond Ring Found at Montrose Beach in Chicago.
Received a call from a woman that lost her ring while playing in the sand at Montrose Beach.
When I got there they had gridded out the area they thought it was lost, making my job very easy.
Found it in abut 5 minutes. She was a very happy camper.
I received a call from Max, who was pretty upset after losing his wedding band of many years while cleaning his boat. He explained that he was standing on the dock washing the boat when the hose became snagged on something behind him. As he gave the hose a hard pull across his chest with his left hand, the snag suddenly released. Because his hands were wet and soapy, his grip slipped and his hand flew outward to the side. At that exact moment, his wedding ring launched right off his finger and disappeared into the lagoon.
Max was certain the ring had only flown a few feet from the boat and carefully explained exactly where he had been standing and the motion that caused it to come off. Although he couldn’t make it back down to the house, he drew me a very detailed map of the area and showed me precisely where everything happened.
This was going to be a difficult recovery. The lagoon was deep, the bottom terrain was uneven, and the dark black water had absolutely zero visibility. Recoveries like this require careful underwater grid searches and a lot of patience.
On day one, I spent over three hours underwater methodically searching the mapped-out area, but unfortunately the search came up empty. I called Max afterward and showed him exactly where I had searched. He was shocked the ring hadn’t turned up because everyone believed it had to be close to the boat.
We agreed to give it another shot the following day. As we mapped out the next section, I had a strong feeling the ring may have traveled much farther than anyone expected. We started right where the previous search ended and slowly worked our way farther toward the middle of the lagoon.
Nearly two hours into the second search, right at the edge of the new grid, I heard a very promising signal through the headphones. Buried deep in the black mud was Max’s wedding band!
The ring ended up being far farther from the boat than anyone would have imagined — likely close to 20 feet away from where it came off his finger. This is probably the furthest distance I’ve ever recovered a ring from the actual point where it was lost.
After getting everything cleaned up, rinsed off, and loading my gear back into the truck, I decided to have a little fun with Max before giving away the result. I called him and told him we had found a few things on the bottom and that I had sent some pictures over. First came the photos of soda cans, pull tabs, beer bottle caps, and other debris from the lagoon floor. Then in the final picture was his wedding ring sitting safely in my hand.
I had him on speakerphone and could hear the absolute joy and disbelief in his voice the moment he saw it. Max admitted most people would have completely given up after the first search because nobody would ever expect the ring to travel that far.
Another incredible recovery completed!
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I had a call from Charles who explained his wife had lost her engagement ring possibly whilst dog training in a barn at a farm near Leatherhead
We agreed to meet this afternoon at the farm , I was shown the area of the barn they were training the dogs , within a couple of minutes 
my Manticore detector picked up a solid 20/21 target , and an inch under the wood shavings lay the very much missed engagement ring , the relief on the couples faces said it all , another successful reunion thanks to theringfinders.com
Around 5 pm on Tuesday, June 3, 2026 after finishing up another search, I saw a text message on my phone. The text read, “Hi is this Mr. Wren? I found you on Google. I’m in Galivants Ferry SC, but wanted to see if this is too far out for you to help find my wedding ring and band.” I called the number attached to the text and talked with Sophia. She explained that she had lost her rings in her front yard. She gave me her address and I plugged it into my phone map. Told her I’d be there in about an hour and 20 minutes and was on my way.
When I arrived, I saw Sophia and her husband Hunter sitting on the front porch. I met both in the front yard and Sophia showed me the area she thought the rings would be from the day before. However, she also said that she and Hunter had been out until late in the night with flashlights with no luck. She also said it had rained hard that night and was afraid the rings may have washed away. I assured her the rings were still where they fell. Although I had my Equinox 800, this was going to be a completely visual search. After searching the majority of the front yard, I decided to move my car out of the driveway. Hunter followed suit and moved their vehicle as well. I extended the search out and by now Hunter, Sophia, a neighbor and her son had joined in the search. Shortly after moving the cars, I spotted the wedding band and handed it to Sophia. A few minutes later Hunter spotted the engagement ring. Both rings had been hiding under their car the whole time. Another great ending!!!
Sophia – Thank you for calling me to help find your treasures and get them back where they belong. I wish all the best to you and Hunter!!
Jim
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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…
I was contacted by Ryan’s wife that he had lost his wedding band at a ballfield. He had went out and tried to find it with a metal detector but was unable to do so. I could not head out immediately and then we got pushed back due to the ballfield being at a school. Finally we were able to meet up and Ryan showed me where he believed the ring was lost. I told Ryan it was a pretty standard search and he could do whatever while he was waiting for me to search. I had told him I brought a few different metal detectors and he asked if he could use one and search as well. Not my normal protocol but it was a large area and it could be done without the machines interfering with each other. I gave him a quick tutorial on how to use it. I only had one pin pointer and had kept it with me for the tall grass. I started at one end and Ryan started at the other. During the search we had a few false alarms where Ryan had a hit but upon further investigation it was not the ring. Then suddenly it was not a false alarm as Ryan hollered over with a big smile and his ring in his hand.
It was awesome that it was recovered and I told Ryan he might have a future as my wingman. He had sworn that he was over that area before with a detector. It is hard to tell as we all know this can be a game of inches but if he was it is also a testament to having the right equipment for the job. It was a pleasure to meet another kind and generous client and have the twist of him using some of my equipment to find his ring!
I received a text from Kimberlee who said she lost her wedding and engagement rings in the gravel at her house. She said, like many others who I’ve helped, she debated trying to rent a metal detector. Some have gone out and bought a cheap one then realized they don’t know how to use one. Don’t waste your time. Call/message or email me right away!
I told Kimberlee I could meet up at her house the next morning. When I got there, Kimberlee said she was playing with her toddler in a graveled area where they were looking at shiny rocks. She said she had her rings in a pouch she was wearing and at some point they fell out.
The rings were lost 2 weeks ago and Kimberlee said she has been visually searching the area, with no luck. She checked on a metal detecting club site and heard about TheRingfinders.com and found me.
I started a grid search of the area and eleven minutes later found the wedding ring sitting in the gravel. While showing Kimberlee her ring I confirmed her engagement ring was also lost. When I looked back down by where the wedding ring was, I saw the engagement ring. The expression on Kimberlee’s face and watery eyes said it all. She asked if she could give me a hug? I’ll never turn one down.
Kimberlee’s teenage son had come outside and she had told me earlier he was interested in metal detecting. Since I located two other targets during the search that I believed would be coins, I let him put on my headphones and use the detector to hear what the tones were like. He then dug two quarters. Happy mom, happy son.
