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I was hunting in the water when I was approached about a lost pair of glasses. Glasses can be destroyed pretty easily with a scoop!

Lost 10 year anniversary band

On May 13th, 2023 I lost my ten year anniversary band  at the Morgan county fairgrounds. This day was crowded with people for the Mother’s Day flea market that they were holding and the demolition derby was being held as well this evening. I didn’t notice I had lost my ring until we were headed back to our parked car and I had sat down. I kept track of what I did and where I parked to check. That evening, we searched the area along with a metal detector in the grassy areas where we had been watching the last part of the demo. Then we thought I might have dropped it in the bathroom, but it was locked so no luck. So for one last measure I made a post on Facebook, thinking it’s a high traffic area and someone might have seen it or maybe even took it sadly. I was contacted by a friend telling me there was this guy by the name of Steve Wagner that could help me and she had faith that he could. She explained he found her sister’s necklace that had been lost for awhile at a park, so I reached out to him and he was able to start searching on 06/25 and it took him just around an hour to find it!! So thankful, always!

Lost earring

Warning!! This is a long story but well worth it!! It will also give you the heebie-jeebies!!! Here is the story from the lady that lost the ring!!

The Friday of Memorial Day weekend this year, my Husband, my parents and I made our annual trip to the cemetery to put flowers on our loved ones graves.  I was knelt down cleaning the markers and the vase of my Great Aunt Katherine’s when I came across a spider, which I am deathly afraid of, so I threw down the piece it was on and went on to arranging the flowers.  It was breezy that evening so I kept brushing my hair back from my face, but I felt something touching my ear.  I went to brush it away again and that is when I felt something crawl down into my ear canal.  I went CRAZY, right in the middle of the cemetery!!

It was such a horrifying, helpless feeling, as well as, a sound I cannot describe.  I am frantically swatting at my ear and hair trying to get rid of whatever was in there.  Nothing was working, so there I stand with my head tilted sideways, as I thought if I stood upright, whatever was in there would go further in.  My Husband came over to check it out, but He couldn’t see anything.  So I started swatting my ear and hair again and then thought we saw something fly by, so I’m thinking, whatever it was, is gone.  WRONG!!  As we were getting ready to leave, I felt something move around in my ear again and I told my Husband to please take me to Quick Care or the emergency room.  He said, let’s first run over to my work (which is just across from the cemetery) and use the Snap-On borescope tool to look into your ear to see what we are dealing with.  At that point, I thought anything was worth a shot.  We all loaded up and went over to the shop to give it a try.  Before we started, I told my Husband to PLEASE, whatever is in there, do not tell me what it is.  So, I held the lighted end of the camera to my ear and it only took Him a few seconds to see what it was.  He didn’t say a word, and quickly went to work building a a makeshift suction tool using an air hose and piece of tubing.  We tried it twice but the sound was way too loud for me.  He then decided to try the scope again, however, this time, the camera end was HOT because we had left it on.  I still held it to my ear, carefully trying not to burn myself, and then I felt something move again, and this time, it was in a hurry, crawling back out of my ear.  My Husband said don’t touch anything it’s coming out, and out it finally came.  There, on the floor, was a white spider, the same one I saw earlier at the cemetery.  I couldn’t believe it and almost felt like fainting.  My Mom and Dad, both, said spiders don’t like heat and it was trying to get away from the heat of the scope.  Thank goodness we left it on, or I do not know what I would have done.

Tim told us the picture from the scope is magnified, so when He first looked in my ear, it looked like a tarantula was in there.  Sure glad it wasn’t, as this one was bad enough.

I am so thankful and grateful for my Husband and His calm ability to fix anything I throw His way.  He not only got the spider out, He also saved us a $500, e.r. visit.

Unfortunately, I didn’t notice, until the next morning, my diamond earring, a gift from my Husband, was missing.  All the swatting I did must have pulled it out and I didn’t even know it.  To say I was devastated is an understatement!!

On Memorial Day, after telling my story at our Son and Daughter-In-Laws cookout, a good friend told me Her Dad works with a guy who does metal detecting on the side.  She read me a few of His success stories and then texted me His business card.  His name is Steve Wagner, and He is part of a group called The Ring Finders.  I was skeptical at first, because my Husband and I had looked for the earring using 2 different metal detectors at no avail.  Almost 3 weeks went by and I finally texted Steve to see if He was not only interested in searching for my earring, but wouldn’t mind searching for it in a cemetery.  He excepted the challenge with enthusiasm and said He could meet me the next day.  After getting permission from the owners of the cemetery, we met at 9am, sharp, and the search was on.  I brought the other earring with me, and after He scanned it with the detector, I showed Him where I was and what I did when the spider decided to take his trip in my ear.  After about 15-20 minutes, the groundskeeper, not knowing I already had permission, stopped by to see what was going on.  I told Him the story and explained we already had permission and He said good luck because we’ve mowed several times since Memorial Day.  I thought to myself, thanks for the words of encouragement buddy!  I went back to where Steve was searching and as He was scanning the ground, He asked me if the earring was of value or was it sentimental, to which I replied “both”, but, more “sentimental” since it was a gift from my Husband.  Steve stopped searching, held out His hand and said, “Well, you will be happy to have this back then”.  There, in the palm of His hand, was my earring!!  I was excited beyond words and the look on my face must have showed it.  He said when I walked away to talk to the groundskeeper, is when He found it, and He showed me the exact location which was less than a few feet away from where I knelt down that day.  So, not only did He find the earring, He made the return just as special.  

Thank you Steve Wagner; I am beyond grateful for your talent and your willingness to help others.

Lost engagement ring

I received a call from a gentleman who was going thru a break up with his fiancé and she had thrown her engagement ring in the yard. He was able to watch it and was fairly sure of the area it landed in. After she left, he started to look for the ring but was afraid that he might step on it, so he decided to get some help. He found me on theringfinders.com. I arrived and he told me the story and his thoughts on where he thought it would be, I started to detect that area. The search only took about 10 minutes and I found it and was able to get the ring back to him.

Got a call about a lost ring in about 2 feet of water. I got a general idea where it was lost at. I ventured out first thing in the morning and was able to recover it in about 45 minutes. The young man was from the UK and was flying back home later in the evening. It was good timing!

I was detecting the beach and dug up this beautiful 14K sealife bracelet. I was immediately approached by a man that said his wife lost it. Of course we have all heard those stories but after some conversation and seeing a picture of it on her arm we confirmed it was hers and returned the bracelet to the rightful owner!