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Lost White Gold Ring w/ Diamond Found in Belleville Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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Kernel Cornundrum……

I got a call from Charani saying her wedding ring came off while playing in a corn crib with her daughter. I said I was all ears and excited to pop into something fun. Upon arriving I discovered that the loose kernels were about 1 foot deep. It reminded me of grainy beach sand. Off came my shoes and the grid search began. Searching where she thought the ring was, I got no signal. Moving farther out I got a nice solid signal. Pin-pointing revealed the location. Reaching down thru the corn we brought up handfuls and waited for the pin-pointer to signal. After a few scoops Charani brought up a nice piece of candy corn in the shape of her ring! As this great harvest of an a-maize-ing find left us smiling from ear to ear, we high fived and yelled shuck-yeah!

Jonathan

 

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Tungsten Wedding Ring Lost In The Wells Beach, Maine Ocean Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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« You’re the man to save a husband who lost his wedding ring. » 💍

That was the exact text that flashed across my phone from a guy named Brooks, right while Gary and I already had our metal detectors swinging in the sand at Wells Beach.

The full message read:

« Hi Dennis, a Facebook group said you’re the man to save a husband who lost his wedding ring. It was at Wells Beach right below the parking lot on the north side. Are you available to help me out? Hopefully this helps with the location. It flung off my finger at high tide when we were moving our stuff and was instantly buried. »

Brooks also sent along four crucial photos—one of the ring itself and three of the location.

I immediately called Brooks back to give him the ultimate good news: Gary and I were already on the beach, and we would absolutely be happy to help « save a husband! »

As we spoke, Brooks explained the exact chain of events that sent his ring flying. He let me know it was a heavy Tungsten band with his name, « Brooks, » engraved right on the inside.

Unfortunately, he was already back home from vacation and working from home, so he couldn’t meet us at the site.

I told him Gary and I needed about a half hour to finish up the search we were currently on, and that I’d text him a few photos as soon as we arrived at his drop zone.

🚗 The Roadblock & Pure Luck

After wrapping up our first search (unsuccessfully, unfortunately), we made the move.

The spot Brooks described was at the opposite end of Wells Beach from where we had been standing—directly at the end of Mile Road, right in front of Lafayette’s Oceanfront Resort.

Call it pure luck, or call it a higher intervention working some serious magic, but Gary and I had been literally less than a mile away!

We drove the two minutes over to Lafayette’s, only to run into a classic southern Maine coast roadblock: the parking situation was just horrendous.

We circled around for a few minutes looking for a spot, but there was absolutely nothing open.

Thankfully, I spotted a few open spaces at Forbes Seafood Restaurant and Takeout. I pulled in and went inside to explain our mission to the staff.

I told them we had a very tight search area and that the ring was either right there or already gone, having been lost 3 to 4 days ago.

I promised them we’d only need about 15 to 30 minutes and asked for permission to park. The awesome crew at Forbes was more than happy to let us park to help « Save a Husband » and wished us the best of luck!

🏖️ Shifting the Beach Setups

So, Gary and I grabbed our gear and hit the beach.

The sand was extremely packed with people, and I immediately got that sinking feeling that the lost wedding ring could actually be buried under a beachgoer’s setup.

If that was the case, it meant we would have to come back late when the beach was empty. But we were already there, and as any good detectorist knows, you will never find a ring if you don’t try.

I snapped a few photos of the beach and sent them to Brooks, and he quickly confirmed we were in the right spot.

Gary and I immediately mapped out our plan and set up our grid sections. I took the high section, working my way north along the rocks and the seawall. Gary took the line slightly lower on the beach, also sweeping his grid line toward the north.

As we started searching, a few of the beachgoers actually recognized us and asked what we were hunting for.

When we told them we were trying to locate a missing wedding ring and « Save a Husband, » they went above and beyond—they actually helped us out by shifting their beach setup slightly out of our search zone.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! We absolutely love the Ring Finders of Maine community assisting us when we are out on a mission! 🌊❤️

🔎 Target ID: 50

Now, let’s « Save a Husband » and find this wedding ring.

Within 5 minutes, I had finished searching along the wall and rocks. I looked over at Gary and saw him already digging something.

I started moving down to search one step lower on the beach when Gary called me over.

He told me he had a really good signal but just couldn’t get it out. It was deep, and Gary’s back was starting to act up.

I checked the hole with my detector and got a very strong target, exactly like Gary mentioned. It rang up a 50 on my Target Identification (TID). That’s definitely in the Tungsten range, but it’s also right in the fishing sinker range.

I plunged my scoop deep down into the hole Gary had started and threw the sand up onto the beach.

Gary quickly searched through the pile and pulled out a heavy Tungsten Wedding Ring!

A quick glance inside the band, and Gary smiled and confirmed the magic words: « Brooks » was beautifully engraved inside.

🕺 The Wells Beach Happy Dance

Mission accomplished! 🕵️‍♂️✨

Gary and I immediately did our happy dance, breaking out into high fives and total, tension-breaking laughter.

The nearby beachgoers saw the recovery happen live and broke out into applause! Our awesome supporters who had moved their gear earlier came right over to congratulate us. Gary and I were beaming from ear to ear!

I quickly recorded a video of the ring and shot it over to Brooks. Within two minutes, my phone rang.

A very happy and relieved Brooks was on the line, completely flabbergasted that Gary had found it so incredibly fast!

As I always say, if we are put in the right area, there is a very good chance we will find it. Brooks put us in the exact right spot.

🌟 The Stars Align (Again)

Since Brooks was all the way home in Vermont, I asked if he wanted me to mail the ring back to him.

He then told us that his brother actually lives in Kennebunk, just off Route 1, and asked if it would be too much out of our way to drop it off there.

Talk about the stars aligning once again! Gary and I would literally be driving right past his brother’s house on our way home. We wouldn’t even have to make a detour. 🚗💨

Brooks’s very appreciative brother met us a few minutes later, and the wedding ring was safely handed off. He told us Brooks would be coming to visit in a few weeks and would get his ring back then.

Another husband saved, another ring heading back to the finger! Gary and I truly have the best job in the world—we love what we do!

« Remember, if it matters to you, it matters to us! »

Lost something valuable in the sand, water, or grass? Don’t wait! Contact The Ring Finders of Maine right away. A proud member of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.

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Titanium Wedding Ring Lost In The Ocean Water, At Short Sands Beach, York, Maine. Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY IN YORK, MAINE! 💍🌊🙌

Just at 1:29 PM today, I received a text from Brian with a message that every married person dreads. Around 1:00 PM, he had lost his wedding ring in the water at Short Sands Beach in York, Maine.

Brian had been out in the ocean playing volleyball with his children when the ring slipped off. Fortunately, he was able to provide incredibly precise details about exactly where he was. His text read:

« Hi Dennis, my name is Brian W*******. I lost my wedding ring today in the water at Short Sands Beach in York. It was around 1pm, high tide was 12:30. I was only waste deep at the time, about 30ish yards from the rocks on the left side, the Union Bluff Hotel side. Is it at all possible you might be in the area? »

🕒 The Quick Reply & Setup

I immediately replied: « Hi, I am at a Dr appointment, with my mother. We should be finished very soon and I can come as soon as she is done. Do you see or feel it coming off? »

Brian quickly texted back: « I was standing in one spot hitting a volleyball. I didn’t see it come off but it definitely did while playing. I know the tide goes out pretty far. »

I let Brian know that my mother would soon be done with her appointment and I would be on my way to meet up with him. Once I brought my mother safely home, Cheryl and I geared up and headed straight to York, Maine.

🏖️ Formulating the Strategy

We arrived at Short Sands Beach around 3:15 PM and contacted Brian to get his location. We walked down past Fun-O-Rama to meet him, and he immediately took us down to the area where the volleyball game had taken place.

With low tide still three hours away, it was time to formulate a strategy. Brian told me the lost band was a Titanium Wedding Ring. He knew exactly where he had been standing to play volleyball, but as any ring finder knows, a ring can fly off a finger in absolutely any direction when you strike a ball.

Because the beach was far too busy to navigate the crowds on the dry sand, my game plan focused exclusively on the wet sand. I decided to grid search north to south, parallel with the shoreline and the receding water. I told Brian I would start about 20 feet closer to the shore and sweep an approximately 60-to-75-foot width of the wet beach. This would ensure I covered everything straight through his playing zone and all the way down to the low tide line.

🔍 Ok, Let’s Go Find a Wedding Ring!

Fired up and ready, I flipped on the metal detector, dialed in the settings for the wet salt sand, and took my first sweeps.

Almost immediately, a challenge popped up. The wet sand was still packed with people, beach chairs, and gear. Since I couldn’t sweep right under active beachgoers, I had to pivot my technique. Whenever I ran into a crowded spot I couldn’t access, I dug a couple of distinct holes in the sand right next to it. This was my marker system—a visual reminder of exactly where I needed to double back and search later as the crowds packed up for the day.

Slowly, I worked my way down toward the surf. My detector was singing, but it was just the usual beach junk—pull tabs, foil, and the occasional coin. After nearly two hours of relentless swinging, I hit the low tide line. I doubled back to sweep every single area I had previously marked with my holes. Still nothing.

🛑 Facing a Football Field of Sand

Brian and I huddled up to rethink our plan. There was no way that titanium ring had rolled all the way down to the low tide mark on its own. Since he never felt it slip off, I suggested a new theory: the ring might be sitting much higher up on the wet beach, or even in the dry sand around his family’s original setup.

I estimated it would take me another hour to grind out the space between my starting line and their beach blankets.

Expanding the grid meant I was now staring down a search area the size of a literal football field. It was a massive amount of ground to cover alone, and I knew that if the ring didn’t turn up here, we would have to completely reassess the situation.

🚨 The Best Tone of the Day

By now, it was just after 5:00 PM. The beach was finally starting to clear out as I worked my grid back up towards the dunes.

Suddenly, about 30 feet higher up from my original starting point, my machine let out a beautiful, crisp low tone. It was easily the best-sounding target of the entire day.

Could this be it?

I looked over at Brian and told him the signal was incredibly promising, but I didn’t want to guarantee anything until it was out of the ground. I scooped deep into the heavy, hard-packed sand and flipped it over.

There, nestled perfectly in the clump of sand inside my scoop, a silver band caught the light. I just knew it had to be his!

Brian hurried over, took one look into the scoop, and instantly verified it was his missing titanium wedding ring!

The beach immediately erupted! High fives and hugs were exchanged, and a nearby group of beachgoers who had been silently pulling for us the entire afternoon broke out into wild cheering and clapping. Brian was absolutely ecstatic, smiling from ear to ear with his ring back where it belonged.

(🎬 If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure to check out the Reel we posted last night to see Brian’s live reaction, the beach crowd cheering, and all the high fives!)

❤️ Why We Never Give Up

That exact rush of emotion is precisely why I refuse to give up on a hunt. I knew the ring had to be out there somewhere. When you hit the two-hour mark with empty pockets, you just have to dig deep and push onward until every single avenue has been explored.

The ring was sitting perfectly within that original 75-foot width we mapped out—it was just sitting a lot higher up the beach than Brian ever realized. Was it thrown that way when his hand struck the volleyball? Was he standing a bit further up than he remembered? Did the incoming tide push it landward? We will never know. But that unpredictability is exactly why expanding your grid is so vital. You can never truly predict where a flying ring will land!

By the time we pulled it up, Brian’s wife and kids had already headed back to the room to get ready for dinner. After another celebratory handshake, Brian took off in a hurry to go surprise his family with the incredible news. Dinner was definitely going to taste a whole lot better tonight with that ring back on his finger.

I love my job—it truly is the best job in the world.

Remember, if it matters to you, it matters to us! 🌊💍❤️

 

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Gold Engagement Ring Lost In The Sand, Found In Ogunquit, Maine With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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🌈 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐁𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋! 💍✨

I received a call from a distraught Cara, and her voice carried the kind of panic every married couple dreads. 😰

Cara and her husband of 7 years, Bruce, had been enjoying a beautiful day on the main beach in Ogunquit, Maine: Beautiful Place by the Sea , setting up right in front of the Norseman Resort. 🏖️🌊

As the afternoon progressed, the blue skies began to bruise. It appeared a heavy storm was rolling in from the west. ⛈️

Deciding to beat the weather, they quickly packed up all their beach gear and headed back to their room. 🎒🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

But once inside, Cara’s heart completely sank. 💔

She suddenly remembered taking off her precious engagement ring earlier in the day to apply lotion. For « safekeeping, » she had tucked the ring into the cup holder of her beach chair.

As any of my regular followers know—the cup holder is far from safe! 🛑

Folding up those chairs launches anything inside straight into the shifting sands. 🪑💥📿

Cara and Bruce rushed back down to the beach, frantically scanning and digging through the sand where they had been sitting. But a manual grid search in loose sand usually produces nothing but panic and frayed nerves. ⏳🕵️‍♂️

That’s when they called me. 📞

Cara asked if I could come down immediately. With the weather forecast looking nasty—and lightning and heavy thunder threatening to roll through—I knew time was running out. ⚡🙏

I jumped right into the Ring Finder Mobile 🚙💨 and headed south toward Ogunquit Beach , fighting the notorious Maine summer traffic and praying the storm would hold off just long enough for me to get a coil over that ring!

Once I arrived at the Norseman, I was promptly met by Cara and Bruce. With the sky growing darker by the minute and the wind picking up, we walked down to the area where they had been set up for the day. This was the spot where the chair had been picked up—and hopefully, where the ring had slipped out. 👣☁️

As I geared up, my concern was twofold:

1️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤: If the ring didn’t drop right where they sat, but instead fell out of the cup holder while they were carrying the chair away, there was a good chance it hit the hard-packed sand. Out there on the open path, anyone walking by could have easily spotted it, picked it up, and walked off with it. 👀🚶‍♂️

2️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: I was also highly concerned about other metal detectorists. As I walked onto the beach, I could actually see two of them detecting not very far away. 🕵️‍♂️🌾 Had they already swung their coils through Cara’s grid?

Cara and Bruce showed me the exact area they had been in. You could clearly see the disturbed sand where they had been frantically searching earlier. Interestingly, a family of beachgoers was still there, sitting right next to the spot where Cara and Bruce had been set up next to them all afternoon. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏖️

With Cara and Bruce’s guidance, I established my grid line perimeters. To be absolutely safe and cover all bases, I extended the perimeters to search an extra 10 feet out on all sides. 📐📍

I fired up the detector and went to work. I completed a thorough North-to-South grid search over the entire area. Nothing. ❌

Refusing to give up, I turned 90 degrees and began searching the same exact area again, this time meticulously swinging East-to-West. Still, the detector remained dead silent. 🔇

The ring was not being found, and I could feel the nervous tension rising from the couple. Honestly, with the dark storm clouds looming closer, I was getting pretty nervous myself. 😰⛈️

Since the primary blanket area was clear, it was time for Plan B. 📋 I asked Cara and Bruce to recreate their exact exit. I wanted them to walk the same precise route they had used when they packed up and left the beach earlier in the afternoon. 👣

I would follow directly behind them, grid searching the path step by step. We headed out of the original blanket area where they had spent the afternoon, moving right toward the hard-packed sand and, further out, toward the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean . 🌊🐚

With the clouds getting darker by the second, I started feeling a few drops of rain on my face. 🌧️

I was praying hard that the downpour would hold off just a little bit longer. Once we reached the hard sand, we took a right turn, walking parallel to the Norseman Resort —half on the hard-packed wet sand, half on the dry sand. 🚶‍♂️

About 20 to 25 feet after making that right turn, my machine suddenly gave a sign of life! 🎉

I received an extremely low tone reading a 𝟎𝟓 on my Minelab Manticore. 🦾

In the world of metal detecting, a low number like that usually screams foil or trash. But a seasoned detectorist knows that thin gold rings can masquerade as low conductive targets. I absolutely needed to check it. 🧐

The target was buried right there in the dry sand, perfectly nestled on the cusp where it meets the hard-packed wet sand. 🔍🏖️

I grabbed my handheld pinpointer and located the exact target under the sand. I started carefully brushing away the grains and—𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐆!!! 💥💥💥

An engagement ring was staring me right in the face! We had found it! 💍✨🏆

Cara instantly burst into happy tears 😭❤️ and threw her arms around me in a huge hug. Bruce’s worried look vanished, replaced by a beaming, giant smile, and I was grinning right along with them. 😁

Through her happy tears, Cara told me that she had been wearing her beautiful engagement ring for over 7 years, and she just couldn’t fathom the thought of losing it forever. 🥹💍

Well, Cara, you no longer have to worry about that! 🎉🙌

But as we were celebrating, the moment had to cut short. 🌧️

The sky opened up, and the rain started pouring down. We all quickly made a break for the parking lot and our cars. Looking back to the north, the sky was already starting to clear from the fast-moving storm, and a beautiful rainbow stretched across the horizon. 🌈✨

Would Cara’s engagement ring count as the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow? I definitely think it does! Now, I just had to make it into the truck to get out of the downpour. 🚙🌧️

So, another happy client and another ring back on the finger where it belongs. 💍❤️

I truly have the best job in the world—I love what I do! 🦾⚓

Remember, if it matters to you, it matters to us. 🛠️🌊

🍂🍁 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍-𝐔𝐏 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄… 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐎𝐅𝐅🍂

                                                                                                                    Beach season may have wrapped up in Maine, but a whole new ring-hunting season has just begun! 🌬️ As the temperatures drop, fingers shrink, and jewelry becomes incredibly easy to lose during autumn chores. 🪵🧤

Did your wedding band or heirloom ring slip off while you were:

* 🍂 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬?

* 🪵 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝?

* 🏡 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐬?

* 🧤 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬?                                                           

Finding a ring in a massive pile of leaves or dense compost by hand is nearly impossible—but The Ring Finders of Maine have the specialized, high-tech metal detecting equipment to pinpoint it in minutes! 🔍🦾

Before you accidentally bag up your jewelry with the yard waste, give me a call. 🍁袋

📱 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟕-𝟒𝟐𝟑-𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟕, 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲! 💬✨

 

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Lost Cell Phone, Surrey BC…Found

  • from Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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I received a text message in regards to a lost cell phone in Surrey. It turned out to be this young ladies work phone, it was very important she find it for obvious reasons so her and her family were searching the area she was getting a ping location from  »find my phone »

What happened was the young lady put the phone on top of the car while she was strapping her young son in the backseat and forgot she had put the phone on top of the car. Her husband was driving and as she was in the backseat with her son, she noticed something fly past the window and realized that was her phone. They stopped and searched the area with no luck they found a piece of the back of the phone, but nothing else.

For the next couple of days the phone was ringing and it showed it by the side of the highway just by the onramp where they came on to the freeway. Many days have passed and they reached out to me to see if I could search the side of the highway in long grass by a ditch. I started my search by walking up the side of the highway where I found the protective case way down the highway, I sent her the picture and she said that was the case I started searching, but had no luck so I decided to go up the on ramp where I happen to see a little glimmer on the side of the highway in the last lane closest to the on ramp. It was the phone and it was flatten! I found it and hopefully it’s enough that the insurance will cover the phone so they can get a free one.

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found in Sorrento, Louisiana — A Family Heirloom Returned

  • from New Orleans (Louisiana, United States)
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On Sunday evening, I received a message from Jason in Sorrento, Louisiana. He had lost his 14-karat gold wedding band while working on his boat earlier that day, and he had spent most of the day trying to find it.

This ring carried much more than monetary value. It had belonged to his great-uncle, a Marine who served in World War II and the Korean War. Jason wore it as his wedding ring, making it both a symbol of his marriage and a treasured connection to his family.

During the boat maintenance, a grease gun had malfunctioned. Jason suspected the missing ring was covered in grease, making it even harder to spot in the grass. He searched for hours, bought a metal detector, and even waited until dark to try looking with a bright light. Nothing had worked.

Unsure what else to do, he turned to ChatGPT and asked whether anyone helped people find lost rings. That search led him to me through The Ring Finders.

After confirming the ring had been lost on land, I arranged to come to Sorrento the following morning. On Monday, I made the trip out and searched the area. I was able to locate the missing gold band and return it to the family within about 20 minutes

Recoveries like this are why I enjoy doing this work. A ring can hold generations of memories, and helping return that connection to someone is incredibly rewarding. I’m glad Jason reached out and that his great-uncle’s ring is back where it belongs.

Lost a ring in Sorrento, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, or elsewhere in Southeast Louisiana?

My name is Anthony Cuccia, and I help recover lost rings and jewelry through The Ring Finders. If you’ve lost something in grass, a yard, or another outdoor area, send me a text with the location and a description of what happened.

I work on a “pay what you feel it’s worth” basis, with no fixed search fee or fuel surcharge. Text is the best way to reach me and helps me understand your situation.

Even if you’ve already searched or tried a metal detector yourself, there may still be a chance to recover it.

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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife, Wedding Band Lost, Found and Returned By Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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October 1, 2026

The last day of September was a beautiful day for a trek thru Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, something Emma and her family had done quite often. This was to be a special walk with her husband of only four and a half months. One of the first things the couple spotted was the big birds, wild turkeys, something not seen in Dijon, France where the happily married couple now reside. The sun was rising and so went the temperature. There was no need for the sweater Emma was wearing, so it was removed and draped across her arm.

Another 100 or so yards up the path and with a great view of Cape Cod Bay what could be wrong? Not only wrong, but devastating, a missing wedding band. It must have been lost in the last 100 yards, so many on the walking tour went looking all along the sandy path. As usual when a ring, bracelet, keys, or the like go missing; it must be right here, but can not be found by visual searching.

As this loss needed the recommended metal detector and someone to use it, Luke was called. Luke was working and had another afternoon engagement so he refered the request to me. I answered the call for help and with the permission from the Audubon attendants, set up a 10am search. I did not realize but a group of 6 or so family members would also be there to help visually look for the ring. Several times a ring would be dropped along the path and could always be seen with the naked eyes. I would occasionally toss a nickle into the over brush just to verify that my detector was working. It also never failed to ID the target, but no ring was found. After some 3 hours the family group had to depart, but I would stay to make the trek in the reverse direction.

The ring had to be somewhere along the path. This was verified by at least three people that Emma had the ring on her finger at the start of the trek. The path was less than three feet wide and narrower in some areas. Reasoning what might have happened, I would make my last detecting the left side of the trail as the wedding band was on the hand closest to that side. At the point were the ring was noticed being lost, I did a 180 and started back to the parking lot. This time walking in the center of the path and swinging wide to each side. Aha, a solid signal, but it was too high of a reading on my detector to be a gold ring, but I dug it anyway…it was a 1988 quarter. It was only the 3rd target I dug and the other two were just out of a need for a break from detecting. I stood up, swung the coil again and another solid signal right in the middle of the sandy path. I flicked my finger at the sand and there was the ring so many people had walked over looking for.

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Lost platinum wedding ring recovered Lincoln Nebraska

  • from Lincoln (Nebraska, United States)
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Contact me for all your metal detecting and recovery needs. Rob 402-580-6933. Land, water, cracks in concrete, rings, keys, hearing aids, phones, buried cache, etc. Assisting law enforcement. Sonar searching and recovery. Serving Lincoln and the greater Nebraska area. Why rent a metal detector when you can have the best.

 

Mark was out doing yard work at his mother’s house, specifically cleaning out the growth in a chain link fence line. He got in his car to leave and you guessed it his wedding ring was not on his finger.  He spent hours looking along with some help but nothing.  His friend said a metal detector could locate it. True, it will also locate everything you aren’t looking for either. He decided the best use of his time and money was to ask someone from the Ring Finders.com for help. He found their site on Reddit.  Within an hour we met and the search being.  While he was picking up his daughter from school I got the sweet signal. Not in the area he suspected it would be found but none the less still in an area he was working in. Always my honor to put a smile back on a face. Thanks Mark for entrusting the recovery of such a precious irreplaceable to me.

 

 

 

 

 

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Man’s Yellow Gold Wedding Band Lost in the Ocean, Found and Returned Ocean Isle Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Thursday, October 1, 2026, just before 8 p.m., I received the following text, “Hey Jim, This is Skyler. My Family and I are vacationing at Ocean Isle beach (from Ashville) and I lost my gold wedding band around 4pm today while playing in the water with my daughter (between knee and waist depth) near the condo that we are staying in. I found you online and am wondering if you can assist? Please let me know. Thank you.” I took a quick look at the tide table and saw that he lost it about 2 hours before low tide and it was now 2 plus hours after low tide. The next low tides were Friday at 6 am or 7 pm. I called Skylar and got some additional details including the address of the condo and we decided that I’d be there before the 7 pm low tide the next evening and hung up.

As I’m sitting watching TV and thinking about this ring search, I looked at the tide tables again. I was thinking it’d be dark at 6 am but probably a calmer ocean that early in the morning. Plus no heat, no crowds and hopefully before anybody swinging a metal detector would be searching the beach. I text Skyler back and asked if they had taken any pictures of where they were sitting showing the condo in the background. He responded that they had not, but he could take pictures in the morning and send them to me. Within a minute or so, he text me a picture his wife, Taylor had taken that couldn’t have been any better. It clearly showed me exactly where they had been sitting in relationship to the right corner of the condo. He also said he was to the left of where they were sitting when he lost his ring while facing the condo. I made the decision then to be out there about 5:15 a.m. I sent him a text letting him know the change of plans.

When I got there I made my way out to the beach and although it was pitch dark, I was able to line up with the corner of the condo as shown in the photo.  I turned on my Equinox 800 and started a north/south grid line. Knowing I was looking for a yellow gold wedding band, I was expecting a VDI (visual display indicator) number in the high teens. On my third grid line, ankle deep in the ocean and my first target, I got a very solid and clear 20 on the VDI. I dug the target out of the wet sand. I turned on my headlamp but couldn’t see anything through the shells in the scoop. I reached into the scoop with my hand and put my index finger right through the ring. Bingo! I made my way back up to the condo and saw somebody standing by the pool watching me. He said “Jim?” I replied “Skyler?” and we shook hands. I asked him what his ring looked like as I pulled his ring out of my pocket and held it up for him to see. Needless to say, he was stunned when he saw it and replied, “That’s it!” We walked back up to his unit so I could get pictures. While we were talking, he told me that after he lost it, his 4 year old daughter told him something like, “Daddy, if I had superpowers I’d find your ring.” How sweet is that!! What a way to start the day, for both of us!!

Taylor – you saved the day with the picture you took. It was absolutely perfect. Thank You!

Skyler – Thank you for contacting and trusting me to help find your lost Treasure. I wish you and your family all the best, enjoy your vacation.

Jim

 

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Lost Ring Found in Water, Not On Volleyball Court By Ring Finder Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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September 20, 2026

Christopher lost his wedding band while playing volleyball on a sandy beach. All of his friends helped in searching for the ring with no luck. They even obtained a detector and a rake to aid in their hours of effort. It was time for some experienced help. First by Leah, Christoper’s wife. She searched the web for help and found TheRingFinders.com, the Cape Cod location and my name and number. She called and I was on my way.

As I approached the beach I could see all the signs of previous search efforts. There were the rake marks, the footprints of a search pattern, holes, and piles of sand and lastly I saw a detector laying off to the side. I was shown the area the loss most likely occurred at and all the other areas that it might have been lost. I started to search at the most likely area and moved on from there. In some 2 hours I had searched over the entire area without finding the missing ring. Back at the most likely area I started to cross the area with a diagonal pattern in relationship to the square one I had already done. Still no ring and now the sun was setting. Now the question, the same as before, “Where is the ring.”

The next search would be in the morning at low tide. Even thou Christopher said he did not go to the water, that was the only area I had a thought that while setting the volley ball up for a teammate that the ring may have been launched into the surf.

Two hours before low tide I arrived only to see an empty parking lot. The entire MIT group had left and only the owner was at the Air BnB. I got right to the water’s edge and started a search parallel to the beach and working into deeper water. After another hour of searching and two feet from the low water line I finally heard a signal that sounded like it should be the wayward ring, and it was.

The search was over that is until the package containing the ring went into the out-to-be delivered USPS system. Both Christopher and I agreed that it was the results of the four days of the Nor-Easter storm and that the package must be picked up at the Post Office. That happened on October 1st. Add a smiling photo and finishing touched to the story and I was on my way to find another wedding band not on the beach but somewhere in an Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary.

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