Got a call for a ring lost whole swimming in a local lake. Owner was back home in another state. Geared up with the underwater detector and snorkel set and was able to recover this ring in about 6′ deep water between some rocks. Met up with owner for a safe return. Thank you for the call, and as always….glad to help. 
Frank lost his wedding ring playing football with his son. After several searches attempting to locate the ring in his backyard, his wife contacted The Ringfinders. The next day we were recreating the events step by step. Sure enough, the ring was less than 3 ft from the very spot he’d marked as the search area. Another happy customer and another happy ending!
This Citadel Ring search started on Sep 9th, 2025, just before 3 pm when I got a text message from Anna Grace saying, “Hello Jim, I found your info on Ring Finders. My husband just lost his Citadel ring in the surf about 18 inches deep. We are vacationing at the Myrtle Beach Travel Park. If you felt like you had the time to help us look, we would really appreciate it, but honestly it could be gone forever.” I took a quick look at the tide table and saw that low tide was in 30 minutes. I called Anna Grace and got a few more details and told her I was on my way. I also ask her to send me the address, which she did.
I arrived in less than 15 minutes and met Anna Grace’s husband, Taylor at the street entrance. I followed him to the house where they were staying. I parked my car and jumped into his golf cart and headed for the beach. When we got to the beach, I asked Taylor what the north and south boundaries were in relation to where he was. I started at the north boundary and did a perpendicular to the beach, east/west grid search out to about thigh to hip deep. I had my Equinox 800 and knew, from another Citadel ring search I had about a week ago, that I’d be looking for a 20/21 number on the VDI (visual display indicator). I got one target, which turned out to be a pull tab. When I reached the southern boundary, I stayed out in waist deep water and worked a parallel grid search working my way towards shore. I didn’t get any signals on that search. So, I decided to start over and extend both north and south boundaries and went back to an east/west grid search. As I started at the southern boundary, I was watching Taylor as I searched and I could tell by his body language, he was losing hope. Got to the end of the north side and kept going. By now the tide had turned and I was now in waist to almost chest deep water. As I started my second or third turn back out in the water – BA BOOM!!! I looked at the numbers and there was the 20-21 I was looking for. I knew I had Taylor’s ring. I took a scoop of sand and washed it out in the surf and heard the clang of a ring inside the scoop. I looked in and saw his beautiful ring at the bottom of the scoop. I looked at Taylor and nodded towards shore. I wasn’t going to keep him in suspense any longer and stopped knee deep and held the scoop up so he could see inside. He saw his ring, reached in and grabbed it and confirmed the engraving on the inside of the ring. His body language changed quickly. We rode back up to the house and Anna Grace came out and was so excited. I love putting smiles back on the faces and getting an item back where it belongs.
Taylor and Anna Grace – Thank you for allowing me to help find Taylor’s lost treasure. Have a safe trip home and I wish you two all the best.
Jim
Mike contacted Crystal Coast Ring Finders on July 8th about a wedding ring he had lost on June 24th in the ocean. I grabbed my gear and went out to search the water, but the waves were rough that day, and I couldn’t find his ring. Since he had been near a public beach access point, I checked for his ring every time I searched that area of Emerald Isle, NC. Fast forward to August 13th and many failed attempts later—I was working the low tide during a negative tide. While finding the usual coins, sinkers, and aluminum, I hit a very strong signal. A guy on the beach later said, “I saw you stop dead in your tracks!” I dug into the wet sand while watching the crashing waves, and there it was—Mike’s lost ring! I told the bystander I’d been looking for it for months. I placed the ring on my sand scoop, took a picture with the background of where Mike thought he lost it, and sent it to him with the text, “Finally.” His reply: “That’s so awesome.”
Mike and I planned to meet during Labor Day weekend, but his trip to Emerald Isle got canceled, so I mailed the ring back to him. He just received it and sent me a picture of himself with the returned ring. It’s a great feeling to know you didn’t give up and were able to recover something meaningful—not just for yourself, but for someone else too.
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About 2-3 weeks ago the next-door neighbor Jim, knocked on the door. He said that Taylor, a friend of his daughter, had lost a special silver ring in the yard. I grabbed my Equinox 800 out of the garage and made my way next door. Taylor was out there, and I asked her what happened. She explained that as she was walking to her car, she was running into spiders hanging down out of the tree. As she was swinging at the spiders to get them out of the way, her ring flew off her finger. I turned on the detector and searched the front yard with no luck. Unfortunately, there was a bush that was maybe 5 feet tall and very thick right in the line of fire. I searched under, over and behind the bush the best that I could and still couldn’t find it.
Well, I got busy, and it slipped my mind until I was standing in my driveway, and it hit me. I grabbed my pin pointer and set the detecting distance to about 3 inches. I went over to the bush, sat on the ground and started reaching as far as I could under the bush. About a quarter of the way around the bush, I stuck the pin pointer under the bush and got a solid tone. Wasn’t sure what I hit but it was metal. I reached up under the bush, felt around and felt her ring. Just as I found it, the neighbor, Jim pulled into his driveway. He called Taylor and gave her the good news. She was excited and said she thought the ring was gone for good. I gave Jim the ring and am waiting for Taylor to pick it up and get a picture of her smile.
Jim
Tim was spending a sunny afternoon on a small beach along the bayside of Long Beach Island, tossing a football and enjoying time with friends. At some point, after they had finished playing, he realized his ring was missing. Everyone returned to the beach and searched for a while, but had no luck locating it in the sand. Frustrated and unsure what to do next, Tim decided to Google metal detector services, and that’s when he found my page.
He called, inquiring about the process of recovering his lost ring. I explained how it worked, and we arranged to meet at the beach shortly after. By the time I arrived, Tim was already there, eager to get started. I grabbed my machine and scoop, and we stood together while he explained the situation.
He pointed out the two main areas where they had been playing — one side of the beach near a playground, where they’d been tossing the football back and forth, and the other side where they switched after a while. There was also a slight chance it could have fallen near the water, where they had rinsed off the football, but Tim thought that was unlikely.
We began searching the first area, but all I found was a handful of trash and a few coins. After covering that section thoroughly, I moved to the other side of the beach and began tracing out a perimeter. Just a few swings into my second pass, the detector signaled that sweet low tone of gold. I dug down and there it was — Tim’s ring safely in my scoop.
He was absolutely amazed that I found it. The wedding ring was a cherished keepsake he had worn for many decades. His relief and gratitude were clear, and it was another successful recovery on the Jersey Shore.
Lost Ring in the Yard – Found in Under 10 Minutes!
The other evening, Serée was out in her yard playing with her energetic puppy when the unexpected happened—her cherished ring slipped off and disappeared into the grass. At first, she thought it would be easy to spot. She raked through the grass, walked slowly barefoot hoping to feel it, and searched every inch of the area. She was even able to narrow it down to about a 10 x 10 foot section of her yard, but the ring was still nowhere to be found.
Frustrated but determined, Serée turned to the internet for help. That’s when she discovered TheRingFinders.com and reached out for assistance.
When I arrived, I grabbed my detector and got to work. With her narrowed search area, it only took about 10 minutes before the signal came through loud and clear—and there it was, hiding just beneath the grass. The look of relief on Serée’s face when I placed the ring back in her hand was priceless.
Stories like this are why I love being part of The Ring Finders network. Sometimes a ring may seem lost forever, but with the right tools and a little experience, it can be back where it belongs in no time.
Havelock, NC
Jason Burleson, a member of The Ring Finders group, contacted me regarding a lost wedding set near Havelock, NC. Later, he informed me that he wasn’t feeling well and decided to refer the customers to Crystal Coast Ring Finders. After receiving the call from Josh and Patience, I headed out. Upon arrival, Josh marked the approximate location with a stick where they had set up earlier. After a few trash signals, my detector picked up a midrange target. Using only my pinpointer, I retrieved one ring from the sand and quickly located the second one about seven inches away. Josh and Patience rushed over when I showed them their recovered rings.
Thanks to Jason Burleson from www.TheRingFinders.com! Keep his contact info handy if you ever lose something near Morehead City, NC.
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Received a call regarding a lost blue stone pendant. The caller explained that the pendant was lost while retrieving mail from her mailbox; the necklace had gotten caught in the mailbox door, causing the chain to break. She searched extensively but was unable to find it.
I met her the following day to assist in the search. Being in a rural area, there was quite a bit of debris and trash around the mailbox, which made the search more challenging. However, after a short while, I was able to locate the blue stone pendant. She was incredibly happy and relieved to have it returned.
Lost Blue Stone Pendant in Newark, OH. “FOUND”
Contact me for all your metal detecting and recovery needs. Rob 402-580-6933. Land, water, cracks in concrete, rings, keys, hearing aids, phones, etc. Assisting law enforcement. Serving Lincoln and the greater Nebraska area.
Christian, a horticulture professor at the University was out working the test plots doing the final pickings and tilling when it happened. The thing nobody ever wants to have happen. He looked down and saw his wedding ring was missing. He had been outside all day and it seemed like the chances of finding it was like a needle in a haystack. A fellow professor found me through the ring finders on the web. I met Christian and we began to go over all the areas he was working, the list was long. I started at the most logical placeses first which ended up being the wrong choice on this recovery. As our real estate was quickly getting smaller he would bring up more small but important details. One of thos was something he did first thing in the morning when he got there, clean out the roto tiller. An over 3 hour hunt finally came to an end when I searched that area. As he was cleaning it out he said he was throwing debris off to the side. The rest is history. It’s always my honor to help people get back such irreplaceable and sentimental items.
