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LOST FAMILY HEIRLOOM RING LOST IN SPRINGFIELD TN FOUND WITH METAL DETECTOR

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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Ori sent me a text message on September 21st inquiring if I was able to search for a ring that his wife, KC, lost one week ago. We discussed the circumstances of the situation and agreed that I would meet him at his Springfield, TN property the following day at 7:30 A.M. Ori walked me through the areas where he and KC thought the ring had most likely fell out of KC’s pants pocket. As luck would have it, the first search location was in a grassy area near the driveway, close to where I was parked. I set out several 100’ tape measures to help me search the area very thoroughly and systematically. Right at the 25 minute mark I heard the signal on my XP Deus 2 that I was hoping for. It was KC’s ring, buried deep in the grass, completely hidden from the naked eye.

I first broke the good news to KC. She was so happy to put the ring back on her finger. She told me that the center diamond in the ring had been in Ori’s family for years, so the ring was priceless and extremely sentimental to her and Ori. KC had no idea that there were any metal detecting services existed, and credits Ori for finding The Ring Finders directory online.

Since it was still early in the day, I headed north to Alvaton, KY for another ring search. Can I go two for two on successful ring recoveries? Stay tuned and find out!

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Sterling Silver Navajo Wedding Ring Lost in The Water Of Crystal Lake, Found With A Metal Detector In Gray, Maine

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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COINCIDENCE, MEANT TO BE, OR NAVAJO SPIRIT? 😱💍✨ 

As Gary Hill and I were just finishing up with recovering Matt’s wedding ring from Tripp Lake in Poland, Maine, my phone rang.

The caller identified himself as Jack. He was visiting Maine on vacation all the way from Utah! 🌲✈️

The previous day, Jack and his wife were enjoying a hot summer day floating around Crystal Lake in Gray, Maine, right in front of their rented lakeside house. Jack told me he had taken his wedding ring off and placed it safely in his pocket while floating around. He was worried that all the paddling around with his hands in the water would make it slip off.

But when he exited the lake, his worst nightmare came true: the wedding ring was no longer in his pocket. 😣

Jack told me he had been wearing that ring for over 20 years. He was absolutely heartbroken and desperately hoping we could help.

I asked Jack what metal the ring was made of. He told me it was sterling silver with turquoise—a traditional Navajo-style wedding ring. Wow! Very cool, and incredibly unique for us to find here in Maine! I learned that these traditional Navajo rings are deeply popular in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Southwest in general. 🌵☀️

I smiled and told Jack that he was in major luck. Gary and I were literally just 7 to 8 miles away at Tripp Lake, and we could be at his rental in less than 10 minutes! 🚙💨

That’s when the story took a wild turn. 🤯

Jack told me he wasn’t even at the lake house—he was currently down in Portsmouth, New Hampshire visiting his sister! He had been venting to her about losing his precious ring, and his sister looked at him and said, « You need to call The Ring Finders of Maine right now. »

As it turns out, his sister had just read a newspaper article about us and all the success we’ve been having! 📰🙌

Think about the sheer luck of this: Jack is from Utah and had never heard of us. He loses a rare Southwestern ring in a Maine lake. He goes to New Hampshire to tell his sister, who just happens to have read an article about our recoveries. He calls us, and we are practically right down the street wrapping up another successful rescue!

Jack immediately called his wife at the lake house to let her know we were on the way. Gary and I threw our gear into The Ring Finder Mobile and took off. ⚡️

THE SEARCH BEGINS… 🕵️‍♂️🔍

True to our word, Gary and I arrived just 10 minutes later at the lake house in Gray. We were met by Jack’s wife, Karen. She took us down to the water, where she and her friend were sitting and enjoying the afternoon, looking out over beautiful Crystal Lake.

Karen showed us the search area, and Gary and I had to smile. We had just left a massive 15,000–18,000 square foot search area at Tripp Lake, and now we were looking at a tiny 30′ x 50′ zone—only about 1,500 square feet! 📐🙌

Karen explained that they were literally just floating around right in front of the house and hadn’t gone much past the dock. 🪵

Alright then, let’s get our gear and find this very sentimental Navajo wedding ring! 🛠️

We mapped out our battle plan: Gary’s Mission: Start grid-searching the shallow shore water and systematically work his way out deeper into the lake.                                                                        

My Mission: Walk out as deep as I could safely search, then grid my way back in toward the shore and Gary.                                                  

With two detectors swinging and a perfect pincer movement, we were determined to find it. 🤞🌊                                                                         

With Gary starting at the shoreline near the dock, I headed out to the deeper water in front of it. We worked in perfect unison, heading north and then turning to head south.

As I got just past the dock, I was reaching my absolute depth limit. With every step, I was sinking down about six inches into the heavy muck. I wouldn’t be able to go much further—safely, anyways. One or two more steps out into the dark, murky water, and that would have been it. 🌊

At that exact point, my detector screamed. My very first signal. 🔊

I scooped up a heavy load of muck and decaying vegetation, lifting it up to throw into my floating sifter. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Right there in the middle of the muck, I saw just a sliver of silver and blue.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! 😲💥

Not even three minutes into the hunt, on my absolute first target, I found Jack’s Navajo wedding ring! I yelled up to Karen on the shore, asking if the stones were blue turquoise. She yelled back, « YES! »

MEANT TO BE! 🙏💙

Once I got up on shore, Karen and her friend were in absolute shock. They couldn’t believe we found it, and they definitely couldn’t believe we found it so fast! 🤯

Gary and I left a very happy, appreciative, smiling Karen—but not before we got our celebratory hugs! 🤗✨

Unfortunately, I never was able to meet Jack in person, but I called him up right there from the shoreline to deliver the good news. He was completely speechless and in absolute shock! He thanked me from the bottom of his heart for saving a piece of history he thought was gone forever. 🥹❤️

Well, a little luck goes a long way, and everything about this search came together perfectly:

Jack’s sister just happening to read that newspaper article about our success.

Gary and I being a mere 10 minutes away.

Going from a massive search area to a tight 1,500 square foot spot.

And the biggest miracle of all: the ring was right at my depth limit. If it had been just one or two steps further out, I wouldn’t have been able to safely reach it! 🌊🚫

A NAVAJO BLESSING IN MAINE? 🦅✨

As I held that beautiful ring, I couldn’t help but wonder. This ring spent over 20 years on Jack’s finger, crafted in a tradition steeped in deep connection, intention, and meaning. Turquoise is known as a stone of protection and a bringer of good fortune.

To have it slip away in a dark Maine lake, only for a chain of unexplainable events to bring us right to it in under three minutes… you have to wonder if a higher energy was at work. It felt less like simple luck and more like a protective blessing guiding my scoop right to the exact spot.

WHAT A DAY! 🚗💨💨

As Gary and I were driving home to Saco, Maine, we rehashed the wild timeline of our day.

We had left Saco at 5:45 AM and headed straight to Footbridge Beach , in Ogunquit, Maine: Beautiful Place by the Sea for an unsuccessful search (at least for that day—more on that story in the future!). From there, we headed to Tripp Lake in Poland, Maine, then over to Crystal Lake in Gray, Maine.

By the time we finally pulled back into Saco, it was 2:45 PM. What a day! 9 hours on the clock and 140 miles driven, but most importantly: two more wedding rings are back on their owners’ fingers. 🛠️💍

We love our job. We truly have the best job in the world!

 If it matters to you, it matters to us. 🦅❤️

THE ULTIMATE THANK YOU ✉️👇

The very next day, I received this incredible text from Jack that truly made the whole journey worth it:

« Hi Dennis, I can’t thank you enough for finding my ring yesterday. That ring meant a lot to me and I could’ve bought a new one, but it wouldn’t have been the same. You guys are incredible! The timing was unbelievable, because my sister saw the article in the paper just two days ago, and without that, we would never have known anything about you. It’s a miracle! Thank you so much, Jack H. »

💥 LOST SOMETHING PRECIOUS? TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! 💥

Did you lose your wedding ring, keys, or family heirloom in the water, sand, or snow? Don’t wait! The sooner you call, the better the chances of recovery before things shift or sink deeper.

📞 Call 207-423-3027 and ask for Dennis!

Let The Ring Finders of Maine bring your lost treasure home.

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Diamond Ring Recovered from Geneva Lake (Wisconsin)

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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70 Days Lost

July 4th, 2026.  The United States of America was busy celebrating its 250th anniversary with parades, cookouts, and family gatherings.  Mitchell and Abigail were no different.  They came to Lake Geneva to be with family, fellowship around the table, and simply have some fun as a newly engaged couple.  But this day brought a loss they were not expecting.

Abigail cooled off that day with a jump in Geneva Lake.  She swam a handful of strokes toward a floating trampoline and switched to doggy paddling.  And this is when her beautiful diamond engagement ring slipped off her finger and was lost in the muck below.  

And it would stay lost for 70 days.

Mitch texted me on July 6th, “My fiancé’s engagement ring came off while jumping in Lake Geneva… I’m curious if you would be able to help…”

I wasted no time getting to the site, and met up with Mitch’s mother the evening of July 6th.  She shared the story, and I donned my diving gear to make my first attempt to find the ring.  Little did I know it would take five more diving sessions over 70 days, the retrieval of hundreds of metal items from the lake, and nearly 9 hours of diving to find Abigail’s engagement ring.

Although I have hundreds of hours diving in the shallow waters of Geneva Lake, this particular spot was my most difficult.  The seaweed, after a summer of growth, was tall and thick.  The silt at the bottom stirred up almost instantly and clouded any visibility I might have had.  The area between the pier and the floating trampoline was large. And then there was the trash: pull tabs, beer cans, and coins; there were sinkers and fishing lures, pier bolts and washers; boat parts, including a steering wheel, a rear-view mirror, and safety lights; a thermometer, glasses, sunglasses, a dog bowl.  There was only one way to find the ring… keep digging.

I went back as often as I could: July 11, July 21, August 15, September 5, September 12.  I spent about 1.5 to 2 hours each time, digging up the aforementioned “treasures.”  

Mel Fisher, the famous treasure hunter, spent 17 years searching for the famous sunken Spanish treasure ship the Atocha (Nuestra Señora de Atocha).  The mother lode, found in 1985, is estimated to be worth around 400 million.  He had a slogan that he repeated every day, “Today’s the day!”

On the morning of September 12th, this phrase echoed in my mind as I ate breakfast and thought about my search strategy.  I knew the math was in my favor.  Every piece of metal I removed got me closer to zero metal targets in my search zone.  The more I looked, the more ground I would cover.  I would eventually land on top of the ring, and I thought, Today’s the day!

The weather was pleasant that Saturday as I narrated into my GoPro the thoughts on the day’s search.  My final line was… “We’ve just got to keep persevering.”  About 30 minutes later, I was able to add my post-video commentary, “We did it… I’m so relieved.. What a day!  Thank you, Lord. This is the Day!”

And so the ring was found… but how to surprise Mitch and Abigail?

It’s helpful to add that over these 70 days I never actually met Mitch or Abigail.  We texted and talked on the phone, but no face-to-face meetings, which gave me a fun idea.  What if I could surprise them?  

So instead of calling them and sharing the good news, I called Mitch’s mother to set up the surprise reveal.  After a few phone calls, the plan was in place: Mitch and Abigail were asked to drive from their home near Milwaukee, WI to Lake Geneva, WI because Mitch’s parents needed to tell them something in person.  They were reassured it was good news, but they needed to hear it in person: “Could they come?”  Mitch and Abigail might have been a bit perturbed to receive such a short-term request on a Saturday morning, but they agreed to make the 45-minute drive.

On my end, I decided to write a short, somewhat cryptic poem, glue it to a palm-sized box with the ring inside, and then just show up at Mitch’s parents’ home to present the mystery package.  Remember, they had never met me, so I was just some random guy, delivering a small, mysterious package.  

After I arrived, Mitchell and Abigail came out together.  The curious, maybe slightly uncomfortable, looks on their faces just added to the moment.  I presented Abigail the box and asked her to read the poem aloud.  She read:

Seventy days

In a watery grave

Yet hope remained

And efforts stayed

Our shared joy doubles

As the time draws near

When two become one    

“Stop…” Abigail paused

And then she opened the box and her ring peered back from a cotton pillow. “Ohhhh…..  Stop,” Abigail continued, and Mitchell came in for a hug.

Mitch: “I never thought I would see it again.”

Abigail: “I’ve felt naked without it.”

Mitch: “Wow. It’s unbelievable!”

The search was finally over, the ring returned, the thanks given.  What a joy to be able to help people like Mitch and Abigail!  If you or someone you know has lost a phone, ring, or other jewelry item, please call.  The smiles I enjoy when returning lost items are one of the best parts of what I do.

 

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Rose gold wedding ring LOST on Washougal, WA. Farm – FOUND!

  • from Vancouver (Washington, United States)
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We got a text from Alan on a Saturday afternoon asking if we could come out to his 5-acre farm in Washougal, WA, to help locate his lost wedding ring. Alan had been planting some trees on his property when he lost his rose gold wedding band.

The beautiful rose gold band isn’t perfectly round. It’s almost square-shaped with rounded corners, and because of that, it had a tendency to slip off his finger whenever he pulled his thick leather work gloves off.

Alan told me that he had actually thought he lost his slightly oversized ring once before while working outside, only to find it wedged perfectly upright inside the ring finger of his left-hand glove. He made a mental note from then on to leave his wedding ring inside while he was working, but on this particular day, he forgot to take it off.

My wife and I showed up at his beautiful farm the next day with two metal detectors. My wife was running her Nokta Legend, and I was running my Minelab Manticore.

Alan showed us three areas of the property where he believed the ring could have been lost. He said he had removed his gloves multiple times that day, and he believed that one of those times the ring must have slipped off his finger as he pulled the glove off.

My wife and I started gridding the two areas near the freshly planted trees. Apart from finding some old buried beer cans and a ton of iron signals, however, the ring was nowhere to be found.

We had one more area to search—the section of gravel driveway where Alan parks his tractor every night.

We searched all around the tractor, but still had no luck.

Just as we were getting ready to head back out into the field to re-grid the area, I noticed Alan’s leather work gloves sitting on the floorboard of the tractor.

I picked up the gloves and gave them a good shake, just in case, but nothing came out. I tossed the gloves on the ground in front of me and decided to run my Manticore over them, just to make absolutely sure nothing was stuck inside.

When I passed over the right glove, the detector stayed completely silent.

But as soon as I passed over the left glove, I got a clean, crisp, LOUD signal.

I reached down, picked up the glove, and started massaging each finger, feeling around for whatever metal was setting off the detector.

Sure enough, buried deep inside the fingertip of the pointer finger of the left glove was a hard, round object.

I had to really work at getting the object out because it was jammed tightly inside the finger of the glove. But after a few seconds of working it loose, Alan’s beautiful rose gold wedding ring finally slid out into my hand.

The ring had been hiding in the glove the entire time.

Another successful recovery alongside my wonderful wife—and another very happy customer!

Sometimes the best signals aren’t buried in the ground at all. ❤️💍

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Apple Watch Survives Nearly Two Weeks on Lake Bottom and is Reunited with Owner.

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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On September 19th, 2026 my son, Clay, and I were conducting an underwater search for an undisclosed item in a popular cove on a large lake in Nashville TN. The search lasted several hours in depths between 8' and 15', but unfortunately we were unable to locate the rather small item in the murky water. Sadly what we found more than anything was discarded beer bottles and cans. Other items found were several pairs of sunglasses, hair clips, vapes, hand tools and a diving mask. Clay did find a white Apple Watch. There was algae growing on the watch, so obviously it had been underwater for some time. Back on the boat I was amazed to see the watch still worked! The time was correct, but the battery level was at 2%. Once I charged the watch at home I was able to locate the phone numbers for Emergency Contacts of the owner and I gave one a call. The watch owner, Charlotte, in turn called me later that night and could hardly believe we not only found her watch, but that it still worked. She was enjoying a day on the lake on Labor Day, which was twelve days ago when her watch slipped off her wrist and sunk to the bottom of the lake. As it sank into the murky water, she knew it was gone forever. I was happy to reunite Charlotte with her watch the following day. Clay and I will be back to look for that original lost article and hopefully recover that, and maybe even some additional lost treasures that can be reunited with their owners.

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Necklace Lost in the Ocean, Ship Bottom New Jersey, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost Necklace Recovered in the Ocean – GPS Location Saves the Day | Long Beach Island, NJ

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I received a text while I was at work from Dieter, asking if I could help recover a necklace that had been lost in the ocean. As always, I started by asking the most important question: Do you know exactly when and where it came off?

Fortunately, Dieter did. His son had ducked under a wave during high tide, and as he came up, the necklace flew right off—he even saw it go sailing over his head. That detail is huge when it comes to ocean recoveries.

Since he contacted me immediately after it happened, I had him walk back out to the exact location and mark it using his phone’s GPS.

I headed out that same evening at low tide to give it a shot. Unfortunately, I wasn’t getting any signals at all—a sign that the sand had likely shifted and buried the necklace deeper. But I knew I was in the right area, and the conditions were calm, so I decided to return the next day for another attempt.

The following evening at low tide, I walked back out, placed a marker at the GPS spot, and started my grid search again. Within just a few sweeps of the coil—boom—I got a signal. About six inches down, there it was: the necklace, still in excellent condition.

This successful ocean recovery proves just how critical it is to mark the location immediately with GPS and a photo reference. Timing and location are everything in the water.

If you lose something in the ocean, don’t wait—reach out right away. The faster we act, the better the chances of recovery.

Edward Trapper – NJ Ring Finder

Covering Long Beach Island (LBI), Lavallette, Seaside, Point Pleasant, and all of Ocean & Monmouth Counties

 

 

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Mark got his wedding band back!

  • from Worcester (Massachusetts, United States)
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Mark called me and had lost his wedding ring in his flower garden.  After a quick conversation and search, his ring was found!

Mark lost his ring in his mum garden. He called TRFs and was found and back on his finger again. He was very happy he called TRFs.

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Ring Lost In Beach Sand, Cape May NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Heirloom Ring Recovered on the Beach in Cape May – Lost in a Cupholder, Found with Precision

I received a call from Anthony, urgently requesting help to find his partner Ashley’s beautiful family heirloom ring that had gone missing during their beach day in Cape May, NJ.

He explained that while enjoying a sunny afternoon by the ocean, Ashley had removed the ring to apply sunscreen and placed it in the cupholder of her beach chair for safekeeping. After spending the day relaxing in the sand, they packed everything up and walked back to the house—only to realize the ring was gone.

They immediately retraced their steps, checked the beach, and searched the back of their truck where the chairs and other items had been loaded—but still no luck. That’s when Anthony reached out to me.

I had just finished signing papers with a realtor, so the timing couldn’t have been better. Within five minutes, we met at the beach and walked out to the area where they believed the ring had been lost.

I started a thorough search around the original location they had pointed out, but found nothing. That’s when Anthony mentioned they may have been set up a little closer to the water, and perhaps even 20 to 30 feet further north toward the middle of the beach. One of their friends who had been there that day helped narrow it down further.

I shifted my search to the new area—and within just a few minutes, I had a solid signal. Sure enough, Ashley’s heirloom ring was sitting in my scoop.

Ashley was overwhelmed with joy and relief. She truly didn’t think she would ever see that ring again. We shared a few words, smiles, and handshakes before parting ways—another successful recovery and a reminder that calling right away makes all the difference.

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Pocket Knife Lost in the Soft Sand, Found and Returned Sunset Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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Just after 9:30 am on 9/20/26, I got a text message saying, “Gary on the pier gave me your number. I lost a knife on the beach by the 38th street public access. Wondering if you could help. I’m not worried about the knife as much as a child finding it. Let me know. My name is Tim.” I didn’t notice the text until 11 a.m. so I called the number attached to the text and got a few more details from Tim and told him I’d be there in 30-35 minutes.

When I arrived, I met Tim on the beach, and he walked me to the loss area. He had marked out about a 10X10 foot area that the knife should be in. He told me the knife had been sitting on a cooler and when he and his wife packed up to leave, the knife was gone. He also mentioned he had spent 2-3 hours last night looking for it with no success. I turned my Equinox on and started an east/west grid search at the far corner of his box. On my second pass I got a strong 19/20 on the VDI (visual display indicator) and dug a scoop of sand. I had the target out of the hole and dumped the scoop of sand out on the beach. I spread the sand out with my foot and saw his knife lying in the sand. Tim was very grateful to get his 15-year-old knife back in his possession.

Tim – Thank you for calling me to help find your lost knife.

Jim

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Sentimental Ring from Japan found in Fountain Valley

  • from Sunset Beach (California, United States)
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Daniel lost his ring while playing baseball with his friends at Mile Square Park. I searched for at least an hour and I couldn’t find it. Daniel gave up hope and told me he was leaving and I didn’t need to search any longer. After he left I continued my search and 5 minutes later I found his ring and called him to come back to the park.

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