We got a call this morning to look for a lost ring while gardening. Took us only 10 minutes to find this one hiding under the grass. Wish they were all this easy. Wife found it with her AT Max and it came in as a solid repeatable 48. It came in a solid 10 on the Equinox 800 in Park 1 mode. It was super thin and 18K I think. Little ring and 40 years old. 🙂
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Luis and I walked down the beach and into the tidal zone. He stuck a stick in the sand and said, « I was standing right here. I threw the football in that direction and felt the ring come off. I saw it in my peripheral vision for a brief moment, then it was gone! » And so the search was on!
Three days earlier the event took place and he had made a number of attempts to find his 14K white gold ring with inset diamonds. He even posted a Lost and Found ad on Craigslist to seek out help. It was at this time I got involved by sending him a link to THERINGFINDERS.COM site and offering up assistance. Up until then, the only correspondence had been through an email and a few short text messages. He later admitted to being a bit skeptical that the ring could be recovered. I, however, was packed and ready for the hour long trip to the coast knowing that the next day a storm would hit the area decreasing the chances of a positive outcome. Having a meeting for work and little confidence that the ring could be located, Luis text me to call off the search effort. I text him back. « Don’t give up just yet…unless someone else found it, it is still there! »
Those words changed the course of the search and breathed new energy into Luis. We spoke for a few minutes on the phone and we were back on track to meet up an hour later that evening.
We set up a grid of the area just in front of the placed stick. I worked East-West from the shore to the water first. I armed Luis with a pin-pointer and he meticulously scanned the area directly in front of the stick. I had completed the grid and decided to turn and work North-South while also expanding the grid. I was less than 12 feet to the right of the stick Luis had placed. This was the area that the ring should have been, but had not been discovered on the East-West grid. I got a perfect signal about 6 to 8 inches down. A perfect 10 VDI for the Nox 800 in Beach 1. Moments later Luis and I were giving each other a high-five… We had MADE THE RECOVERY!
It was almost sunset, the wind was picking up and the temperature was dropping. The moments after the recovery were exciting and it was beautiful at the beach. We talked and celebrated a bit before returning to the car to head home.
Luis had done a number of things that contributed to a successful recovery. When the ring came off, he didn’t immediately panic. He and his friend took notice of their surroundings and Luis, after 3 days, was able to put me less than 12 feet from the ring despite an enormous beach. The other thing that was critical was to seek help. Luis has stated several times that the right equipment in the right hands was the recipe for success. Thank you Luis for trusting in me and my process. It was great to meet you and I wish you the very best in the future!
Luis moments after the recovery!
The ring back in it’s correct place.
The custom 14K white gold band with inset diamonds
A beautiful setting for the recovery!
Working the Grid in front of the placed stick!
A happy couple with both their custom matching rings!
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On Tuesday evening, April 9th, I received a call from Angie. She and her husband, Adrian, had purchased a home in Cape Elizabeth, last fall. They now wanted to put a fence up, in their backyard. The fence would run from the back right side of the property, to the back left side of the property, only. No fence would be put up alongside the home, or in the front. Unfortunately, they were unsure where the exact property line was, in the backyard. They had been quoted $3000.00 for a survey of the property, but if we could find the markers, they could save the $3000.00. They had a map of the property, showing the distances between the property markers but were not exactly sure how to start.
Now, property markers can be tricky because of many different factors. Are they even made of metal? There are lots of granite and rock property markers, here in New England.
I once was called to search for property markers, when a neighbor was caught, moving them. All I found was a lot, and I mean a lot of nails.
Another time, I searched for 4 property markers, finding just two. The other two, had been moved or washed downstream, in a flood, which also changed the direction of the stream. The same flood caused road damage and a new culvert was put in, either moving the marker or burying it, with all the fill that was used for the new culvert. I also know that people have removed property markers, because they were in the way, when mowing the lawn. So, as you see, property markers may be a hit or miss proposition.
I arrived at Angie and Adrian’s home promptly at 8:00 am. I was told that a neighbor had a property survey performed , a few years back and the neighbor had a property marker put in, on the left backside of the backyard. As we walked to the right backside of the property, Adrian also showed me a granite marker, in the ground, on the left front side of their home. Adrian was not sure if it was an actual property marker or not. Once we arrived at the right backside of the property, Adrian told me that the telephone pole on the far side of the property, was supposed to line straight up, to the right backside property marker. As I lined up the telephone pole, to close to the street, where the right backside marker should be, I received a strong Ferrous signal, on my Minelab CTX-3030 metal detector. After digging the target m it turned out to be a rather large and old nail. As I started swinging again, I received another strong Ferrous signal, less than a foot from the nail. I dug the target and SUCCESS, we had found the metal rod property marker. I then told Adrian, that I would like to measure the distance between the property marker, I just found and the granite marker, on the right front side of the house. The distance should be 103.67’. I then secured one one of my 300’ tape measure and walked it down, from the granite marker, to the metal rod marker, I had just found. When I looked at the measurement, I had to smile, as the measurement was exactly what it was suppose to be, 103.67’. We just verified the granite marker was, in fact their property marker, for the right front of the house.
I then wanted to measure from the marker, I had found, to the marker that the neighbor had put in a few years back, and near the telephone pole. The measurement should be 207.87’. As I arrived at the neighbors marker, near the telephone pole, I looked at the tape measure and we had another match. The measurement was 207.87’, just like it was suppose to be. Now, just one more marker.
I walked the tape measure down to the left front of the house, from the neighbors marker, in the back left of the property. The measurement should be 103.67’ and when I got to 105 feet, I stopped and started searching, with my metal detector. I found another 5-6 nails, but no marker, in the area, it should have been. The area has been disturbed, as there is a culvert, telephone pole, looking fairly new. There is also a rock wall that looks fairly new and could have been built over the marker.
Angie and Adrian were extremely pleased that I was able to find their one metal rod properly marker and then measure it out, to the known neighbors marker and the granite marker, in the left front of the property. They can now use the $3000.00 they didn’t spend on a property survey and put it towards their new fence.
Lost wedding band found after 30 years in Lake of the Ozarks
Rose contacted me about looking for her deceased husbands wedding band. It had slipped off his finger while he was swimming by their private dock at their summer home on Lake of the Ozarks. The loss occurred 30 years ago. They had wanted to have someone search for the ring but could think of no one until Rose heard about The Ringfinders.
We came up with a plan to get permission from the current owner of the property, then meet there to search for the ring. I was expecting mud and tree debris on the bottom but there was none. The water clarity and temperature was nice.
I want to commend Rose for thinking to bring pictures of what the search area looked like 30 years ago before the new boat dock was built. With planning and good diving conditions, I found the ring within 30 minutes!
Upon seeing the overwhelming emotion expressed by Rose at that point, I was extremely grateful that I was able to finally connect her with the ring that meant so much to her.
Wedding ring lost while performing spring yard care.
Found by theringfinders.com –
Glad I could help out!!
Darrin ~
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It was a beautiful Saturday morning when we arrived at the community garden area in Point Richmond, CA. Late on Friday evening I received a voice message from Frances stating that she had lost a very sentimental ring and wondered if I might assist in searching. I called her back shortly after listening to her message and assured her that I would do everything I could to help find the ring.
We met in the garden the following day. She did not know the exact moment the ring was lost, but was almost certain it had been in the garden. She walked us around the garden area showing us the route and events that were revealed to have taken place 14 days earlier. Since that time, the cycle of rain and sun meant new tall foliage had sprung up everywhere and to make matters more esoteric several areas had been covered with new wood chips.
My two young boys and I, armed with our metal detectors, set out to perform a hasty search of the garden area. This did not result in the recovery of the ring and the area was expanded to additional areas that were thought to perhaps be hiding her golden Angel cameo ring. As the day warmed up and it got closer to the lunch hour, Frances excused herself back home to meet up with a close friend for a bite to eat. The boys, who had now lost all interest in the search and were helping other residence pull weeds and searching for bugs, were now getting restless and hungry. I had just finished a complete grid search of the previously searched areas and although I can never say 100% certain, I was fairly well certain the ring was not in the garden area as supposed.
Moments later Frances pulled up in her vehicle with her friend and a smile. As the story goes, while sitting at the dining table, her friend who was well aware of the missing ring and had helped with previous searches of the garden area and other spaces, had glanced down and noticed something under the table. It was the ring…they had MADE THE RECOVERY!!!
After 2 plus hours of metal detecting in a pretty garden on a gorgeous day, we were all glad for a positive result. Frances looked quite relieved to have the ring back on her hand were it rightfully belonged.
Frances, thank you for contacting me and The Bay Area Ring Finders for assistance. The boys were very pleased with the $5.00 each you gave them for their part in the search. You were great company and I very much enjoyed meeting you. Best Wishes!
The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP 925-580-2590
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if you lost any type of jewelry at the beach, in the sand, in the water, or in your backyard, give me a call, text, or leave me a message, and I’ll head out and help you find your Lost item. In these pictures, you see me heading out into the water searching for a lost watch that was lost the day before. The watch by the next day has been covered by about 6 to 8 inches of sand, but I was still able to recover it . If you’ve lost something, please don’t give me a call!! Be sure to check out my page for some of my other successful recoveries.
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if you lost a ring, or any type of jewelry at the beach, in the sand, in the water, or in your backyard, give me a call, louis, 305-608-1870. I have a Metal Detecting service and can come out and find your lost item. This couple lost their ring in Miami Beach and immediately called me. I was able to head over and quickly find it for them. Just because it’s lost, doesn’t mean it’s gone forever give me a call, text, or leave a message and I’ll help you find your last item.
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