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Lost Gold Hawaiian Ring at Hanohano Hale Beach…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)
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This ring find began when I got a text Saturday from Nicole who lives on Oahu and lost her Hawaiian Heritage ring at Hanohano Hale Beach in Punaluu. While swimming with some friends at the beach as she exited the water a rather large wave crashed into her near the shoreline and her ring came off. She reached for the ring but it disappeared in the surf. She fruitlessly searched for awhile and finally giving up as the waves were pounding the shore. We talked on the phone as I reviewed the surf report and agreed Thursday would be the best day to hunt as the tide would be low in the morning and the surf would be much less then when she lost the ring. I arrived Thursday morning and waited for Nicole to arrive and show me where the ring came off. Thankfully, this area has a barrier reef before the shoreline so I expected the ring to be very near where it was dropped. I started my grid search in about waist deep water and worked towards shore. I noticed a few Portuguese Man-O-Wars in the sand so I was keeping my guard up so not to entangle myself in any tentacles in the water. I completed the search area and didn’t find Nicole’s sentimental ring. We discussed some other details and I decided to do a grid perpendicular to the shoreline. On the third leg I got a screaming target on my Excalibur and after two deep scoops there was Nicole’s ring in the scoop. I yelled ashore to her that I got it and she met me on the water’s edge to look in the scoop. I saw a tremendous smile come over her face and I knew it was the one. Besides a generous reward Nicole gave me a wonderful decanter of Kohana Rum Barrel Aged Hawaiian Honey which I will put in my coffee each morning until its gone. What a great way to start my day and lift our spirits during this pandemic. Aloha to Nicole!

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Lost wedding ring on Walmer beach

  • from Kent (England, United Kingdom)
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I was contacted yesterday by Lee via ring finders.com who had lost his white gold wedding ring whilst playing in the sea 0n Walmer beach with his children a couple of days ago .
We arranged to meet in the car park this morning, and Lee showed me the location of the loss , he was very concerned that due to the very steep shingle bank around the area that recovery would be nigh on impossible , the tide was going out , and at the time only 2 or 3 meters of wet shingle from the high tide mark were clear of water , I gridded out the area and after about 10 minutes of searching my Equinox 800 hit on a target reading 20-22 , one sand scoop later and there was a nice silvery coloured ring showing on the shingle, Lee was amazed his precious wedding band had been recovered so easily and quickly from such a steep shingle bank , he recalled that the very strong current had pulled him down the bank and he had to thrust his hands into the shingle to stop himself being dragged into deeper water , this was the very moment Lee realised his wedding ring had been pulled from his finger .

Another person reunited with their lost wedding ring all thanks to ring finders.com web site

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Lost Platinum Wedding Band Found Ocean City NJ By The Ring Finders South Jersey

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Chris lost his platinum wedding band trying to catch a ball in ankle-deep water today.   I received a call from fellow Ringfinder Jeff Laag who gave me Anouska’s phone number so I could get the details for the recovery.  I started a search of the wet sand shortly after I arrived, and the ring was found on the slope.  It was Chris’ and his family’s first day of vacation in Ocean City, New Jersey-it can now be a relaxing one!

 

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Unusual request for hunt in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Found in less than 5 minutes. Ready for next July 4th!!!

  • from Las Vegas (Nevada, United States)
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Received a long distant call from a woman to look for an item. Her parents, who live in Lincolnshire, Illinois, have been searching for a flag pole hole that was buried over two years ago. They knew the area and have been searching for it for two years. They wanted to put up their flag. She asked me if that was something I could find. I told her it was. She said that  » My dad is  skeptical, doesn’t think you’ll find it – haha! It took me less than five minutes! It was an aluminum sleeve, that the flag pole slipped into. He had the flagpole. I just took a reading off of it, so I knew where it would fall. It was encased in cement. As soon as I got the hit, I used my long screwdriver to probe and bingo! Solid concrete. Happy ending. The flag missed July Fourth, but it can go up now.

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Platinum Ring Lost 18 Years Ago Found in Middlesex NJ By Dave Milsted

  • from South Jersey (New Jersey, United States)
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Jason sent me an email last week, asking if I could search for a ring his mother lost 18 years ago. It is a diamond platinum ring that belonged to his grandmother. His mom lost it while gardening. We made plans for me to drive up to the town of Middlesex today.

I met Jason & his mom, Audrey. She explained that she was gardening in the front yard, and when she went into the house, the ring was missing. She also was in the back yard shed, where she keeps all of her tools.

She is moving to Florida in a couple of weeks and would really like to have her mother’s ring back. When she lost it, it caused a lot of drama between her mom and herself. She said she had another professional detectorist search for it several years ago with no luck. My optimism faded big time.

I searched the garden and found a ton of roofing nails and foil (from potted plants). I searched the front lawn. Someone must have had holes in their pocket because the path to the driveway was loaded with coins. I searched down to the sidewalk.

Jason said, “I guess we should look in the back yard now.” I said, “let me search the strip between the sidewalk and the street.” He didn’t believe it would be there. With about 4 feet left to search in the strip, I get an excellent 8-9 on my detector. I think it is another piece of tin or foil. It is right up against the curb. About 4 inches deep, I see the beautiful ring.

I wanted to surprise them, so I pulled out my cell phone and acted like I am texting someone. But I’m taking pictures. Jason comes running down to me, asking me what I found. So I just told him that I found it. He couldn’t believe that I found it. So he picks it up and shows his mom sitting on the porch. She lets out the loudest blood curtailing scream. Her elderly neighbor 2 doors down came out of the house to make sure everything is ok.

Audrey didn’t care about social distancing. I got a big hard hug. Audrey shed a lot of tears of joy. It looks like 100 pounds of weight has been lifted off of her. I was so happy that I could find a ring that was missing for 18 years, even after another detectorist searched.

I love my Hobby!!

A note from Jason:  I contacted Dave to look for my Grandmothers wedding ring that my mom lost 18 yrs ago. He showed up and is very professional. After 1 hr of nails, screws, and bottle tabs. He was almost done with the front yard and searched a patch of grass right on the edge of the curb. Long behold he found the ring that gave my mom so much heartache for years. Thank You Dave for making her the happiest I have seen her in a long time.

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Gents Platinum Wedding Band Lost & Found On Studland Beach

  • from Bournemouth (England, United Kingdom)
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Andy & his family from High Wycome were camping near by enjoying a break in Dorset. Taking the children for an early morning swim on Studland, Andy put his wedding ring into his shoe for safe keeping. Later, when he put his shoe on he realised where he had left the ring only to realise it had gone!

After receiving the call from him I was left feeling there wasnt much hope in view of the fact he had dropped it on one of the busiest spots for beach detectorists! We met the evening after the loss, happy to find the area was clear of beach goers & I set to work immediately. Literally within 2 minutes the CTX gave a beatiful hum of gold and after one scoop… there it was!

Andy was obviousely very relieved to have got it back as was I too, especially due to previous detectorists covering the area. Andy made a kind donation to the Margaret Green Animal Sanctuary.

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Ring Lost at La Jolla Shores found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)
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Bonnie and her fiance were visiting here in San Diego and went to La Jolla Shores to enjoy the sand and water. They went out surfing, and when coming in on a wave, her engagement ring came off in waist deep surf. An online search brought them to The Ring Finders website and my contact info. I got the call later yesterday and after looking at the tide chart, figured I’d give it a try this morning at low tide. It wasn’t going to all that much lower than when she lost it, but, every little bit helps when detecting in the surf. Bonnie sent me a Google map and I used that to start my search at 6:30 am this morning. They showed up about 20 minutes later and I discovered that I needed to move north about 50 yards and was told it should be just north of where they had cones placed on each side of the lifeguard kiosk the day before. Being early still, they hadn’t put the cones out yet, so, we just had to guess where they had been. After a new starting spot, I began my grid and after a short time, they said they had an appointment to go to, wished me luck, and left.

I continued on with my shore-to-surf grid pattern heading north through the search area. After an hour and not a single target, I decided to go back to the starting point and head south. Half hour later and still not a signal, I began a crossgrid working parallel to the shore and working from deeper water toward the beach. At this point the tide had turned, started to come in, and the surf was getting rougher. After reaching ankle deep water and nothing to show for it. I was wondering where to search next. At that point, I noticed that the lifeguards were putting the cones out. Since they usually put them in the same area each day, I took a closer look, and realized that I needed to go south just a little more to completely cover the supposed search area. After a bit, I was just about finished with that area too. Wet, cold, tired, hungry, I was going to call it a day after the next pass or two. Just then, I got the signal I’d been waiting to hear all morning. One scoop later and I was relieved to see Bonnie’s ring. I emailed them the good news and headed home. They came by my house a little before noon and a happy Bonnie was reunited with her beautiful ring. A pleasure meeting you both, good luck with your move and upcoming marriage, and thank you for the reward.

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Beautiful Platinum & Diamond Wedding AND Engagement Rings Lost & Found in Canford Cliffs.

  • from Bournemouth (England, United Kingdom)
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I received a phone call one Sunday afternoon from Jodies mother explaining her daughter had lost BOTH rings in the sea at Canford Cliffs & she was distraught at the thought of losing them. They had only been married a year! Knowing how soft the sand is there & the high amount of treasure hunters I wasted no time getting there. Even with the current restrictions in place  the roads & beach were heavy with people enjoying evening sundown.

We knew the rough area of search but because the tides retreat it added ‘doubt’. After some 15 minutes searching the sea a curious collection of her friends & family formed making the recovery even more important for me. Edging closer to shore the machine growled the ‘white gold’ tone & I KNEW it was one of our two. Five minutes after finding the first the second ring beckoned too.

The joy, relief & jubilation I experienced with them after making the recovery reminded me how important it is to have organisations such as The Ring Finders. Jodie & husband Ollie made a kind donation to Margaret Green Animal Charity for which i am most grateful.

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Single Diamond Gold Engagement Ring Lost & Found On Studland Beach.

  • from Bournemouth (England, United Kingdom)
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Sara from West Sussex was horrified to feel and SEE both her wedding & engagement ring slip from her fingers into waist height of water along Studland Beach. They managed somehow to see and recover the wedding ring but not the other. Sensibly they marked the area using a large stone they had found. Being close to shore I knew the area would be full of trash & detecting good tones from bad would be difficult & time consuming.

Several attempts were made & after about two hours one tiny tone appeared around trashy others. To my delight, in my scoop I saw the glint of diamond like a cheeky wink and there it wa! Sara was overjoyed & surprised as was I & I snt the ring to her post haste. A kind donation was made to Margaret Green Animal Charity .

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Stunning White Gold & Diamond Ring Lost & Found On Southbourne Beach.

  • from Bournemouth (England, United Kingdom)
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Natasha & fiance spent a relaxing day on the beach making the most of the weather. Unfortunately the day was ruined when she noticed her ring, a gift from her parents some many years before, was missing!. The beach is well detected by others & I knew we had to get their first so wasted no time meeting her there.

After some ten minutes of detecting my machine gave a loud groan as it hit the ring. In fact, the ring itselt was only partially covered making it vunerable to opportunists. This is by far the pretiest ring I have ever recovered too. Natasha was delighted to have the ring back & hurried off back to babysit from where I had called her away. She made a very kind donation to the Margaret Green Animal Charity.

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