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How to find a lost ring with Metal Detector, Beach Haven NJ, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)

Jason called me about his wedding ring, which he had lost in the sand the day before. Since it was a beautiful day and the beach was likely to be crowded, I asked if he could head up to the area and try to secure it so we’d have a clear space to work. When I arrived, Jason showed me the spot where he thought the ring was lost. After searching the area for about 15 minutes, I found no sign of the ring.

It had rained since the ring was lost, but you could still see footprints and tire marks from a beach cart. I walked with Jason around mid-beach, pointing out what I thought was the correct location. Unfortunately, they had set up their large group—about 20 chairs, carts, toys, and more—right over that spot. I asked them to move everything over to the already-searched area, and I began searching again, starting from the high tide line and working back.

Less than five minutes into the new search, I got a strong signal from my metal detector. Carefully digging into the sand with my scoop, I pulled up Jason’s ring. Everyone in his party was amazed that I found it so quickly. Another vacation saved by NJ Ring Finder!

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Lost Wedding Band Recovered in the Gulf – Orange Beach, AL

  • from Orange Beach (Alabama, United States)

I got a call this afternoon from Madison who was vacationing with her whole family in Orange Beach, AL. Madison’s husband, Chris had been out in the Gulf throwing a football in the rough waters when he realized that his wedding band was missing.

I talked with Madison on the phone and she was so nice that I decided I would make the drive in traffic to help out. When I got there, the whole family was ready to watch, help and cheer me on.

The Gulf was pretty choppy but I was able to do several passes with no luck. I decided to switch angles and adjust the area a bit based on the tides and some extra input from others who were vested in the outcome.

Sure enough I only went a little farther until I heard a beautiful gold sound in my headphones and scooped up Chris’ wedding band.

In the celebration with the whole family I quickly learned from Madison and Chris that they had only been married since November. I told them that I was so happy that I could give them an awesome story to share for years to come.

Congratulations Chris and Madison and thank you for trusting me with your ring!

Cape May, NJ Lost Gold & Diamond ring, FOUND!

  • from Cape May (New Jersey, United States)
Lost a ring? DONT WAIT! Call or text NOW! 609-780-4525 Last Tuesday evening I received a call from Brenda. Brenda explained that she was at Sunset Beach with family and friends, to watch the sunset. At some point she was tossing a ball around and her ring, which was a family heirloom passed down thru generations, slipped off her finger and disappeared into the sand. Brenda and her family frantically searched to no avail. I took the short ride over to Sunset beach from home. After wading thru a sea of parked vehicles and people I met up with Brenda and her husband. After a brief discussion and search I  managed to recover her ring in about 10 minutes using my state of the art equipment and skill!
Another relieved client!

« Do Not Duplicate Key » Lost In Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Found With A metal Detector and Returned To Owner

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
While out on a search, for some lost missing rings, I found a freshly dropped Key. Once home that night, I was looking at the key and noticed it was a “Do Not Duplicate” key and the locksmiths name and phone number was on the key, to call if found. The locksmiths name is Fortier’s Lock, and a Maine phone number is also on the key. After an internet search, I found Fortier’s Security Center, formerly Fortier’s Locksmith and is located in Lewiston, Maine,  approximately 50 minutes north of me. Now, Fortier’s Security Center is the oldest locksmith in Maine. It is family owned and has been in business since 1921. WOW, over 100 years old and still family owned.
So I called the number the next morning, Saturday, but they were closed until Monday. Monday rolled around and I called again. This time I was able to reach them and explained to her, what I had found. She told me they could locate the owner by the serial numbers, on the key. I gave her the serial numbers and she would call the owner. Perfect, I will be able to return the key, once the owner called me, after being contacted by Fortier’s Security Center. Wednesday came and I still hadn’t heard anything. I called Fortier’s Security Center and the employee told me they had left a message for the owner of the key because no one had answered their phone call. They would call the owner again and try to make contact. I received no call on Wednesday or Thursday.
So on Friday I decided to drive toLewiston, Maine and drop the key off myself, to Fortier’s Security Center. Cheryl and I were heading to Athens, Maine, for a funeral, on Friday and we would be driving right by Lewiston, on our way to Athens. We would just get off the Maine Turnpike and drop the key off to Fortier’s Center, on Lisbon Street. As luck would have it, Fortier’s Security Center is just off the turnpike exit and I would be able to get right back on the road. Once I arrived at the location, I went inside and was immediately approached by the owner. I showed him the key and explained the situation. He assured me that the owner would get the key back and they would call them again today. Thankfully the records show who the owner is and the owner will soon have their key back.  So, now I have returned the key and although it may not be as flashy as a diamond engagement ring being returned, it is a return of a key that may  unlock a safe deposit box that holds jewelry and gold coins. Well I can dream, can’t I.

History Repeating Itself Averted! Stainless-Steel Chain and Silver St. Christopher Medal Lost, Found, and Returned Wrightsville Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)

Just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, I got a call from Robert asking if I could help find his stainless-steel necklace with a St. Christopher Medal. He told me he had called the Ring Finder closer to Wrightsville Beach, John Finnerin, but didn’t get an answer. I could tell by the desperation in his voice that this necklace was very important to him. I told him I’d give John a call and if I couldn’t get him, I’d be on my way. John didn’t answer, so I called Robert back and told him it’d take me almost an hour and a half to get there. Unfortunately, Robert and his wife were already home from vacation, so I needed a good idea of the search area. On the way up to the beach, I called Robert back and discussed all the necessary details I needed. He told me that he rarely took the necklace off. When they set up their chairs for the day on the beach, he took the necklace off and put it in the chair cup holder. When they were packing up and leaving the next day is when he realized his necklace was gone.

When I arrived, and found a place to park, I called Robert back to confirm I was at the right beach access. He also gave me a couple more landmarks that lined up with where I was. I made my way down to the beach access and out on the beach. There was about a 3-4 ft cut (where the waves wash away the sand). Again, I called Robert to verify whether the cut was there the day before, He said it was and they were sitting in front of that, towards the ocean. I got as much information as I needed and went to work. I started at the top of the cut and took my search out to about 15-20 yards on each side of the middle of the access. Within15 minutes, and as I made my 3rd turn to go in the other direction, I got a loud solid signal. The number on my machine was showing me 29, which normally is a quarter. I dug the shallow target out, turned on my headlamp and looked in the scoop. In the bottom of the scoop, there was St Christopher looking up at me. I walked back to the car and took a picture and sent it to Robert. I then called him, and I could tell he was extremely relieved his necklace, and the medal were found, I told him to send me his address, and I’d get it in the mail the next day.

I was curious about the back story concerning the necklace and medal, so I text him. With his permission here’s his story in his own words. “My dad gave that necklace to me when I was 13 (I’m now 25, so 12 years ago). His dad’s mom gave him the same kind of necklace when my dad was around that age too. He wore it at all times. Well, my dad wore his necklace to Wrightsville Beach one year some time in his early-mid-twenties and he lost it in the ocean. Sadly, his mom had passed away between giving him the necklace and him losing it, so it was a really tragic loss for him. My dad ended up getting another one, but he always warned me to not wear mine into the ocean, To this day, I’ve never worn mine in any body of water for that reason. I’m usually extremely careful with it. However, because I wear it all the time, sometimes I forget when it’s on or off. It feels like a part of me. I didn’t realize I had worn it down to the beach on Monday. I was careless when I took it off and placed it in the cup holder of my beach chair. After being on the beach all day, I had forgotten that I put it there. My wife and I started packing up our things, and it must’ve fallen out into the sand right then and there without me realizing. I wouldn’t realize that it was missing until the next morning when we started packing up to go home. Sorry for the long text! There’s a lot to tell being somewhat of a family tradition.”

Robert – Thank you for sharing your story and allowing me to help find and return this precious treasure back to where it belongs.

I heard from Robert today (Friday) and his treasure is back home!

Jim

   

Lost and found Diamond ring in Whitby Ontario

Received a text from Shauna about her loosing her diamond and gold engagement ring. She lost it over a week ago, in her backyard, while planting her vegetable and flower beds. She had taken her ring off, not to loose it, and placed it in her pant pocket. Unfortunately, she was also using the same pocket to hold her phone. About six hours later, while having taken her phone in and out of her pocket numerous times, she realized her ring was missing. The family spent many hours looking for the ring to no avail. She also tried using a metal detector but it only sounded off fifty percent of the time (tried it once the ring was found). Once I arrived, I was able to find her ring within thirty minutes by one of the vegetable Gardens. Another happy ending. Life is good.

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Gold signet ring recovered in Hove

  • from Kent (England, United Kingdom)

I Received a call from Alex last night asking if I could help recover his fathers gold signet ring they had lost whilst practicing line outs that evening during rugby training in Hove , West Sussex .
I met up with Alex this morning and he showed me the area they had been training on , he told me that he and his dad had spent ages raking the grass the previous evening trying to find the signet ring .
After scanning the area for a few minutes with my detector, I managed to locate the precious signet ring , Alex was amazed I had managed to find it in such a short space of time , another ring recovered thanks to theringfinders.com

 

Lost Engagement Ring at Whittier Woods Local Park in Bethesda, Maryland…Found by Ring Hero Brian Rudolph

  • from Washington (District of Columbia, United States)

Ring Finder, Brian Rudolph, recovers Meghan’s beautiful 1.35 Carat diamond engagement ring with a halo of round diamonds and platinum band consisting of a combination of baguette and round shaped diamonds set on both sides of the bridge

Meghan and her husband Chris smile for the camera after Clarksburg, Maryland owner of Metal Detecting Adventures Inc surprises his clients with Meghan’s irreplaceable diamond engagement ring

Brian Rudolph, Lost Item Recovery Specialist (also known as THE RING HERO) searches  Land, Water, Sand, Snow, Leaves, Cliffs, Houses and Vehicles. He Will Find Your Lost Item! Call ASAP (301) 466-8644!

Meghan and her husband Chris took the children to Whittier Woods Local Park in Bethesda, Maryland the day before Mother’s Day. One of their kids was playing baseball while the other one was running around in the grass and playing on the tot lot.

At some point, Meghan thought it would be a good idea to take her rings off while applying sunscreen to her younger child. Unfortunately, a couple of hours later, when she reached into her back pocket to retrieve her jewelry, only her diamond wedding band was in her jeans. Meghan’s 1.35 Carat diamond engagement ring with a halo of round diamonds and platinum band consisting of a combination of baguette and round shaped diamonds set on both sides of the bridge…was gone!

The couple searched frantically in the grass, areas near the baseball field and all over the playground’s wood chips. Sadly, at the end of their search time, they came up empty-handed.

Meghan and Chris acquired a metal detector and returned to the park to continue their search efforts. They even placed signs around the tot lot area hoping somebody would turn in the ring if it was discovered amongst the children and play equipment. Once again, all of their attempts to recover Meghan’s lost diamond engagement ring led to no avail.

I was thrilled that the couple contacted me sometime the following afternoon on Mother’s Day. Once I received all of the details, I agreed to meet Meghan out at Whittier Woods Local Park in the late afternoon hours the next day.

Upon arriving, my client took me on a tour as to where she and her family played and walked around. I made sure that Meghan guided me to each and every spot where she sat and or interacted with her younger child while the other one was playing baseball.

I immediately took out my metal detecting gear and began the search. Because there were some little ones playing on the tot lot at the time that I was beginning the hunt for the lost ring, I decided to lay down grid lanes and metal detect all of the grassy areas where the family hung out.

Another reason why I started in the grass was because the wood chips that covered the playground had barely any depth. I observed and concluded that it would have been nearly impossible for a ring to hide itself under such little coverage. Most of the chips were impacted and embedded into the playground surface and not loose enough to hide anything of importance – not even something as small and spectacular looking as Meghan’s ring. My conclusion was that the piece of jewelry most likely would have already been eyeballed by someone and so it was best to start in the grass due to the problem of having to work around the children currently on the tot lot as well as considering the late time of day that I was beginning the search.

I grid searched most of the grassy areas except for three new lanes that I had finished laying down. Instead of scanning that last section, I decided to move over to the playground and retrace / detect all of the areas that my client had pointed out a couple of hours earlier. I scanned all of the equipment where Meghan played with her child, scanning over the wood chips by the swings and then went to multiple other spots that she had pointed out.

To my delight, as soon as I began metal detecting under the monkey bars I got a very promising signal! The numbers that lit up my machine’s screen came in the range of a lady’s platinum ring! As I knelt down to investigate the target, there it was… Meghan’s gorgeous diamond engagement ring! It was completely exposed above the wood chips! Because there was such a shallow level of coverage, my detector coil had lightly brushed across that isolated section actually causing the ring to become visible! I couldn’t believe it! It was almost a miracle that this ring had not been spotted in the last couple of days by a child or an adult!

I was so excited to find Meghan’s ring! Before driving to my clients’ house to unleash the great surprise, I took down all of the « Lost Ring » signs that Meghan and Chris had posted up over the weekend.

My clients were beyond floored that I had recovered their irreplaceable keepsake (which Chris had proposed to Meghan with a few years prior)! When I showed up at their door holding the ring up, they were in complete utter shock! Before I left that evening, the three of us gave thanks to the Lord for helping me assist my desperate clients with finding their special symbol of love! What an amazing time that was… a search never to be forgotten!

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Potomac, Maryland Man Loses Wedding Ring on Large Property…Found by Ring Finder Brian Rudolph

  • from Washington (District of Columbia, United States)

Donye’s 14 karat yellow gold wedding band that wife Kate placed on his finger several years earlier…recovered by item recovery specialist Brian Rudolph

Donye poses for photo with much gratitude felt inside after Brian Rudolph, a member of THE RING FINDERS, recovers client’s lost 14 karat yellow gold wedding band

Brian Rudolph, Lost Item Recovery Specialist (also known as THE RING HERO) searches  Land, Water, Sand, Snow, Leaves, Cliffs, Houses and Vehicles. He Will Find Your Lost Item! Call ASAP (301) 466-8644!

Donye called my company (Metal Detecting Adventures) for help in finding his lost 14 karat yellow gold wedding band that disappeared somewhere outside on his property or possibly inside my client’s home. The band was extremely special to the couple because not only was it part of their initial wedding ceremony with lots of family and friends, but it was also placed on my client’s finger during a separate special spiritual wedding service at their local church.

I came out to the Potomac, Maryland estate and the two of us walked around the lawn. I asked every question imaginable regarding what yard tasks Donye focused on in order for me to decide the areas of importance where I would be metal detecting.

Besides mowing the several acre property, my client laid down seed and placed topsoil over various bare spots randomly spread throughout his backyard. Donye did lots of trimming and edging along the sides of the lawn as well as tree limb cutting in both the front yard and back yard.

This turned out to be one of those searches where as a metal detectorist I picked the right spot to search first! I decided to initially metal detect the topsoil bag and the buckets that held the seed and soil. When those items were found to be free from containing the lost ring, I began to metal detect the areas where Donye pulled weeds from the ground and then receded the bare spots which he would then finally cover with top soil.

I made sure that I scanned over the grass surrounding the isolated patches that were filled with seed just in case the ring slipped off of my client’s finger close by to where he was doing his yard work. Eventually, within minutes, I received a promising signal on my metal detector. The detector screen indicated a number that was in the range of what I was looking for. I bent over to investigate the target signal and sure enough… there it was! I found it! I recovered Donye’s beloved wedding band!!!!!

My client couldn’t believe that I was able to recover his lost irreplaceable keepsake so quickly on such a large property! He understood that my initial investigative reporting truly helped in solving this mystery as quickly as I did!

Donye called his wife Kate just minutes after the ring was detected in the back yard. Just hearing how grateful and relieved she was that their « symbol of love » had been saved from extinction, truly made the search and recovery well worth my efforts to help solve the lost ring mystery at my client’s beautiful Potomac, Maryland estate!

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CALL BRIAN RUDOLPH WITH THE RING FINDERS AT (301) 466-8644!

VISIT THE RING FINDER’S WEBSITE TO READ MORE OF BRIAN’S SUCCESSFUL SEARCH STORIES at:

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HE WILL RETURN TO YOU WHAT HAS BEEN LOST!

VISIT BRIAN’S BUSINESS WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES, STORIES AND INFORMATION AT: www.MetalDetectingAdventures.net

Wedding Ring Lost in Lagoon, Loveladie’s NJ, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)

Donna reached out to me about a lost ring in their lagoon. Her husband, Joe, had been working on their boat when their dog suddenly jumped into the water. Joe immediately followed, jumping in to help the dog back onto the dock. At some point during the process, either when he hit the water or while lifting the dog his wedding ring slipped off. He didn’t realize it was missing until he had gotten out and dried off.

Joe was certain the ring had to be somewhere between the back of the boat and about 20 feet along the bulkhead toward the neighbor’s dock. After searching on their own for a while, Donna, who was familiar with my page, decided to reach out to me. Since low tide was early the next morning, we arranged to meet then for the best chance of recovery.

When I arrived, Joe showed me exactly where he had entered the water and where he had lifted the dog up onto their dock. Even at low tide, the water was chest-deep, which made detecting tricky without a weight belt. Just a few feet from the bulkhead, the lagoon dropped off quickly to chin-deep water, too deep to work without diving gear. I had to be careful navigating the area, as barnacles on the bulkhead could easily cause cuts with just a slight brush against them.

As expected in a boating dock, there was a lot of debris, screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and even remnants of the old bulkhead, including cinder blocks, or some type of concrete. Each signal had to be checked carefully, as many of those objects sound similar to a ring. I worked all the way to the neighbors dock, the farthest point Joe had gone to rescue the dog, but had no luck.

Deciding to retrace my steps, I moved back along the bulkhead, where there the water much shallower. About halfway through, I got a solid low-tone signal that didn’t waver. Since the ring had only been lost the day before, I knew it would be right on top. I took one shallow scoop and there it was!

At first, Joe couldn’t see what was in my scoop. But when I held up the ring, he was completely amazed. He immediately called up to Donna, who was upstairs, and she was just as shocked. Their neighbor, who had been watching the recovery, was equally impressed.

Despite the deep water, debris, and difficult conditions, I was able to recover Joe’s ring in about 40 minutes. It was a tough search, but seeing their excitement and relief made it all worth it.

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