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Jeff T. has been camping with a group of friends for over 16 years at Lake Township Campgrounds. The area is a mecca for canoes, tubes and kayaks. While Jeff and his group were floating down the Platte River he had lost his balance and his Android cell phone fell into the slow current river. A friend in the group had the wherewithal to mark the spot. Several members jumped in the water to see if they could find it at no avail.

Jeff found out about The Ringfinders network and gave me a call. Fortunately I was available to meet him at the river 2 hours later. After a .2 mile walk along the riverbank we reached the spot where he dropped the phone. after doing a grid search about a 10′ by 10′ area we were about to give up and closer to the shore I got an overload signal on my detector. I scooped down a load of gravel and a corner of the phone was showing and Jeff reached out and said this is it. Jeff and I discovered we both had a similar sad family setback which created a bond more than just finding his phone. We hugged, he gave thanks and we walked back to our cars.

July 17, 2025: Always scanning the internet for listings of lost valuables, that I can help recover in the Lake Tahoe area, I came upon an hours old facebook post about a lost ring in the water at Zephyr Cove. Messaging the person who posted the lost ring, I explained I had the equipment to make a competent search. Unable to search the very next day, I was concerned the ring would be found by a treasure hunter.

Early on the morning of July 19th, before the busy Saturday crowds arrived, I began searching in 3 to 4 feet of water. The person who posted on facebook had given specific details and landmarks of the lost ring search area. Using my blu3 Nemo and XP Deus2 metal detector, I began a search grid. 45 minutes into the search, I got a solid target signal that sounded better than the previous 9. With great anticipation, I dig my scoop into the target location. Sifting the sand through the scoop holes revealed a men’s gold wedding ring.

I quickly got back to the parking lot and texted the ring photos to the person who posted the lost ring. She confirmed that it was indeed her father’s lost wedding ring. Another successful recovery and ring returned back to its home.

Client’s Testimonial:  On July 16,2025: 35 years ago I wanted to go to Lake Tahoe for my honeymoon. I had seen pictures and thought it was the most beautiful place I had ever seen. Well back then we couldn’t afford to make the trip from Indiana, but this year we finally made it. On July 16th we went to Zephyr Cove beach and my husband, Tony, was tossing a football in the water with my son and grandson. All of a sudden he said my wedding ring is gone! We couldn’t believe it. My daughter looked and looked, despite the freezing cold water, and others nearby looked as well. Finally we had to face the fact it was gone. My husband was devastated, stating he wanted to be buried in that ring. It’s still the original that I gave him 35 years ago on our wedding day. I made my peace with it by stating it was a fitting end that I wanted to go to Tahoe my whole married life and when we finally did, his ring ended up lost to the lake. He didn’t like that thought and it gave him no peace at all. Finally my daughter said let’s look for a local page on fb and post it and maybe someone will find it one day and return it. I told her I’m sure it would be many years but maybe someday, after we were gone, someone would find it and return it to our kids or grandkids. Well Trevor Oxborrow from Ring Finders commented on my daughter’s post and asked us to identify where we were and meet him there. We had already left Tahoe and were due to fly home the next morning, see she told him exactly where we had been and sent a picture of the location. Trevor stated he’d go to the lake within a day or two and see if he could find the ring. Well imagine our surprise when a very short time later my daughter received a message to contact him. He sent her a picture of her dad’s ring! We were elated! Trevor mailed the ring back to us and it is back where it belongs comfortably on my husband’s hand. He said he felt naked without it and is so very happy and grateful to anyone that had anything to do with us getting it back. Thank you Trevor and all of the kind people in Tahoe and elsewhere who have sent kind comments or helped us that day for our ring. Without Trevor, Tahoe would forever hold my husband’s ring, and as lovely as Tahoe is, it belongs with him.

Kim

Jeff T, has been camping at Lake Township Campgrounds for over 16 years with a group of relatives and friends. This area is a mecca for canoes, tubes and kayaks and is one of the most beautiful National Parks with the Platte river leading into Lake Michigan and surrounded by mountain’s of sand dunes. The group was floating down the river when Jeff lost his balance and dropped his Android cell phone in about 4 feet of water. Several members of the group jumped in the water to help find the phone to no avail.

After hearing about the Ringfinders, Jeff called me and 2 hours later Jeff and I were walking .2 miles along the riverbank. We reached the spot and I did a grid search of 10 feet by 10 feet in water about 4 to 5 feet deep. The river was slowly meandering with a slow current. We were almost ready to give up when I got an overload on my detector and dug up a scoop of sand, silt and gravel and a corner of the cell appeared. Jeff took out the cell and said this is it. After some hugs and thank yous we headed back to our cars.

We went back to the canoe livery and had a bite to eat. While eating we discovered we both had a similar family tragedy that made this hunt more memorable.

By the way, Jeff will let me know if the cell data was able to be recovered.

 Larabel got the call and told them to call me. Jake and Kelsey have been married for one year and 5 days and she lost her ring today. They were having a big party at this private residence and a volley ball game was in progress in knee deep water next to the dock. Kelsey was close to the net on the left side and hit the ball with her left hand and the ring went flying with the ball. After about 30 minutes I found her ring across the net and almost out of bounds on the far right corner-this lady has a mean arm. I had a crowd of about 25 people watching and I dug a few pieces of junk to keep them on their toes. When I found the ring I gave them the signal and the cheers went up. The party is back on in full swing!!

I got a call about a lost men’s wedding ring in the water at Boater’s beach in Bay City Michigan. I met with the man’s wife, her mother and kids to search for it. They took me out to about waist deep water and I got a 22 signal on my minelab equinox 800. I knew it had to be something good, because that isn’t a typical number. I scooped it up and there the ring was. I found it in less than 10 minutes.