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Ring found on Anniversary, Gulf Shores, AL

  • from Orange Beach (Alabama, United States)
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Dustin texted me yesterday while I was wrapping up in Gulf Shores. Unfortunately, we kept missing each other until I was almost back to Pensacola and already committed to a family dinner.

When we finally connected, he was so kind on the phone that I walked him through a few tricks he could try to find his wife’s ring without a detector. I also told him that even though they were heading back to Indiana the next day, I’d get up at the crack of dawn and come back over if needed.

Dustin gave it a solid effort, but by the end of the night it was clear he still needed some help—so we made a plan to meet early Saturday morning.

When I arrived, Dustin mentioned it was also their anniversary. At that point, there was no question—we had to find that ring.

As soon as I stepped onto the beach, I could see where they had been digging and moving sand the night before. A stick was still in place marking where their umbrella had been. I started there and only made it a few feet before I got a strong, deep gold signal. It was clear the ring had been pushed even deeper during the search.

Two careful scoops later, I had her ring in my hand.

Congratulations, Dustin—this one should make for a much better anniversary trip back to Indiana. 👍💍

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Wedding ring lost in the park….

  • from Oregon City (Oregon, United States)
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Oregon lost ring

The other evening, I received a message from Anthony saying “I’m pretty sure I lost my ring in Raleigh Park and I need help finding it.”

I wasn’t able to go search at that time, and being this is a public park, and time was essential to search, I suggested he contact the other local Ringfinder to see if he could come out immediately. I also told him if the other Ringfinder couldn’t help, I would go out the next morning and search.

A short time later, Anthony told me he left a message, but hadn’t heard back. He sent a Google image of the park, with a section circled where he and his wife had been playing with their dog. I let him know I would go out the next morning and do the search.

Arriving, I used the image to locate the right area. There is a Pickleball court on the lower section of the search area, so I was able to that fence as a reference for my grid search. The area was pretty clean, not counting the obligatory pull-tab. On the fourth pass, I hit a good high tone on the Manticore, but couldn’t see anything under the coil. Moving the grass with my foot, I saw the faint outline of a ring. I took a quick pic, then picked up what I had been looking for.
I sent Anthony a message telling him I thought I had found the right area to search. He replied asking if I had any luck. I said absolutely, and sent a picture of his ring.  He was in the middle of dealing with a pet emergency and was at the vet hospital, so couldn’t meet me. I told him I would do some metal detecting at some other parks in the area, and to let me know when we could meet to get his ring.

A bit later, I got his call and we met and I returned his ring.

Its always a happy day when I can return something, and make someone smile 😊

Best wishes for your pups health and thanks for your generosity.

 

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Ruby Earring: Recovered by Rob Ellis in McLean, VA.

  • from Fairfax (Virginia, United States)
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Amanda Smiles!

 

 

 

Amanda was doing yard work when her beautiful ruby earring went missing. The family searched to no avail. As they were getting ready to move, time was of the essence. She called me the next day, and we arranged a time to search. Some of the equipment I’ve invested in is very specialized for earrings, and I looked forward to the challenge.

Amanda showed me where she’d unloaded and carried bags of mulch. She logically assumed that shouldering the bags knocked off her earring. I used her matching earring to test my detectors. I was delighted it had enough gold, so I only needed my Minelab Equinox 900 with a small Coiltek coil.

I used a rope pattern to search the area where Amanda had been carrying bags.  Forty minutes later, I moved to the newly spread mulch. Within a few minutes, I found the earring backing near a bush by the front walkway. Close by, I discovered her earring! Thanks to Amanda’s clear memory and direction, the search and recovery took about an hour. Far less than the driving time!

I took a photo of the spot and called Amanda over with “I found it!”. Her expression said it all!!

 

For my fellow detectorists: Equinox 900 Target ID for this ruby earring= 8 to 9.

Rob Ellis: Metal Detector Expert… Call/text ASAP, (703)-598-1435

Don’t give up. Many of my clients have bought, borrowed, or rented a metal detector before calling me. Just because someone has a tool, it doesn’t mean they know how to use it. I use state of the art equipment, and I have thousands of hours of experience searching on land and underwater. If you have tried using a detector without success, please text/call to see if I can help.

 

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Seacliff Beach, lost ring found

  • from Monterey (California, United States)
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Mark (also on the directory here) and I got a call from « Katie ».   Yesterday she had been walking hand-in-hand with her youngest kid (seen the pix)  at Seacliff Beach.  Her youngster was pulling on mom’s hand, while they walked the beach.   Suddenly Katie realized she no longer had her ring on.   And theorized that her kid had probably inadvertently pulled mom’s ring off.    So they had a general idea of where it was (within a 2 minute walk-span-time).

 

45 minutes later , we got the beep we were waiting for.  🙂  The heirloom is safe back in the family !   Glad we could help you folks.   Another fun hunt, and :  Thanx for the tip.

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Month-Long Lost Wedding Ring Found! – Waterloo, Wisconsin

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Wisconsin dairy farmer, Tim Wiedenfeld was clearing brush along a fence line close to his church when his loose-fitting yellow-gold wedding ring went missing. A branch caught the rim, flipping it up into the air. Then it disappeared amongst the leaves and vegetation. Despite Tim’s best search efforts and those of another metal detectorist, the ring could not be found. Tim wondered if a Bobcat they were using had pushed it down the hill into a large pile. It was a disheartening thought. Was it gone forever?

An acquaintance of Tim’s reached out to me a few weeks later and I arranged to meet him on location. Sometimes a fresh pair of forensic eyes can be helpful. I arrived a half-hour early and surveyed the area. Using photos taken earlier, I was able to match their locations and piece together the chronological events of the day. The remains of a heavy-gauged wire-mesh fence represented a metal-detectorist’s worse nightmare; they overwhelm detectors, masking the presence of nearby metallic objects like gold rings. Before taking out my metal-detecting equipment, I looked slowly and carefully underneath the wire fence, watching for unusual metallic glints. That’s when I spotted a tiny flash in the afternoon sun. Upon investigation, Tim’s wedding ring appeared in the mud where it had been pushed almost out of sight some four weeks before! I marked the spot by poking a stick into the ground and then proceeded to clean up the ring before Tim arrived.

Tim’s truck appeared shortly. I let him tell me the story. He showed me where he was standing when the ring came off his hand. His account, the circumstances and trajectory all aligned forensically with the ring’s hiding place. I leaned over and pointed to the spot under the fence where the ring had come to rest. Then I opened my hand to reveal Tim’s precious ring. Tim was both shocked and overjoyed!

Someone once called me the Sherlock Holmes of lost rings! I’ve been metal detecting and solving lost-ring cases since 1976. Technology, like modern state-of-the-art metal detectors, is amazing. But as incredible as this technology is, there is still room for old-fashioned forensics.

If you or someone you know has lost a ring, don’t let its story end. Call me. Who knows, we just might be able to add yet another smile to my growing list of over 150 happy clients!

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Lost engagement ring found.

  • from Des Moines (Iowa, United States)
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I received a call from the future groom stating his fiancé had lost her engagement ring in the back yard of a residence they had been visiting. It had snowed about 7 inches the day they were there and they had looked for it but could not find it. I was advised that the house had just been sold and was only able to look for it the next morning. Shortly after arriving we were able to locate the ring in the snow!!

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Lost Cell Phone in Virginia Beach!

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)
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This young lady lost her cell phone and it got buried under the sand. I happened to be close by and found it. She called the phone from another number and I was able to get it back to her in just a few minutes!

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Rent A Metal Detector In Virginia Beach!

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)
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Or call the Gigmaster! Emily lost her ring and was thinking about renting a metal detector but decided to give me a call. I was able to recover her lost gold and diamond ring in 15 minutes!

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Another return at Siesta Key

  • from Sarasota (Florida, United States)
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Love making those returns! Received a call Friday night for a lost men’s wedding band at Siesta Key just an hour before. Lucky for him we were coming into low tide, lost in knee deep water. After searching for around 15 minutes I found the ring. I’m always glad when they call right away, giving us detectorists a better chance to find it.

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Lost Ring Branchburg, NJ… Found!!!

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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Not every ring is lost by accident… sometimes, it’s the result of a moment of frustration. 😬💍
After a heated argument, one ring took an unexpected flight. Tossed over a fence and landing somewhere deep inside a group of forsythia bushes. What looked like a simple shrub from the outside turned out to be a full-on thicket, tangled, overgrown, and not exactly welcoming. 🌿
Enter Greenwood Detecting.
Kati arrived on scene and got to work, quite literally diving into the brush. She carefully worked her way through what can only be described as a wiry, unforgiving tangle of branches with her pinpointer(the detector wouldn’t fit), while also doing her best to dodge patches of poison ivy along the way. 😅🌱
To help narrow things down, the husband tossed a small rock over the fence, recreating the throw as best as possible. That gave her a key reference point and helped lock in the most likely search zone. 🎯
About an hour into a challenging and very hands-on search… success. The pinpointer hit the right tone, and the ring was recovered deep within the thicket, right where it had been hiding all along. 💍✨
Fights happen. Rings get thrown. It’s WAY more common than you’d think.
That’s why Greenwood Detecting is here, to help bring them back.
Another tough recovery.
Another story with a happy ending. 🙌
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