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Lost Gold ring found (recovered) by RingFinder Ryan Cole @ Warren Dunes State Park, Bridgman, Michigan (Lake Michigan)

  • from Granger (Indiana, United States)
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Kevin was enjoying his camping vacation and spent the day at the beach with his family. The water was a nice 72 degrees, clear and just slightly wavy today. While in about waist deep water, he felt his ring slip off and wasn’t able to see it on the sandy bottom. His son had a metal detector with them, however it wasn’t a waterproof unit (only submersible up to just below the control box). He attempted to locate the ring, but it was worried the detector was going to get wet and ruined. Kevin’s wife discovered the Ringfinders site and had Kevin give me a call. I was actually heading up there at some point today for some water “therapy”, so I let him know I could head right up. (Recovering from a broken leg surgery a few months ago, walking in the cool water is helping immensely to deter swelling issues). He had described the loss location and upon arrival, I just headed out to the water and started searching. Kevin didn’t show up when he said he was going to, so I just hoped I was in the correct spot. I dug several bottle caps, coins, pull tabs and other pieces of metallic junk. After a short while, I got a smooth gold range signal, scooped it up and had a nice men’s gold band with ornate engravings. Still no Kevin, so I went up to my truck to get to my phone and ended up crossing paths with him and his son who had just parked in the lot. I presented the ring, in hopes it was the right one and sure enough, it was. Another happy customer (who did not wish to be photo’d etc).

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Ring goes up in fireworks, Orlando, Florida….lost in the water and found with metal detector!

  • from Sanford (Florida, United States)
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Here is the story in Nikolai’s own words. « It was the fourth of July and my wife and I were visiting her parents in Orlando, Florida after our honeymoon in Mexico. We were out tubing on Lake Conway and I had put my wedding band and Julianne’s wedding band and engagement ring on my necklace for safe keeping to not lose them in the water. Upon returning to Julianne’s parents lake house I took off my necklace and removed the rings and kept them in my hand while Julianne went up to the house to change. At the same time Julianne’s father was attempting to light the first firework of the night on the beach, which was a fountain with 7 individual small mortar shots. He couldn’t get the wick to light due to some minor wind so naturally I came over to help. I cupped my hands around the lighter to shield it from the wind. I noticed something shiny drop into one of the mortar holes but didn’t think much of it, thinking it was just some left over reflective paper from the firework. The wick lit and the firework went off. At that moment I realized I was only holding two rings (mine and Julianne’s wedding bands) and not 3 rings! Julianne’s engagement ring was missing! I frantically looked around in the sand and everywhere else I stood from the point I had taken the necklace off to when I noticed the ring was gone. Then I remembered the shiny thing that dropped into the firework and was mortified that I might’ve dropped my wife’s engagement ring into the firework and launched it somewhere! We did not find the ring that night. The next day I searched on the internet for ways to find lost rings. The search came up with mostly metal detector sales but also yielded a site called « theringfinders.com » that facilitated a group of individuals all over the United States that help with finding lost items of value. I was able to type in the zip code and a profile appeared of someone local that could help find my wife’s lost engagement ring. His name was Mike McInroe. I was able to call him and set up a time for him to come by that same day. Upon arrival he explained the purpose of the ring finders and the organizations history. He brought along his metal detector and flags and proceeded with his investigation by placing them in the areas I remembered being prior to losing the ring. He then spent the next 3 hours with his metal detector meticulously searching the entire beach area for the ring, including 10 feet into the shallow waters of Lake Conway. He did not find the lost engagement ring: but unfortunately had to halt the search for the day due to bad weather conditions. That evening Mike called me and we continued to brainstorm on what else we could do to help with the search. I told him of my fear of having possibly dropped the ring into the firework and that the ring could be anywhere. We then came up with the idea of recreating the scene. I was able to find the exact same firework used that night and was able to purchase two the next morning. Mike came back and brought along some fake dummy rings which he attached red ribbons to. We then placed the firework in the same spot that it had fired off from and added multiple of the dummy rings into it so that we would be able to follow the possible trajectory of where they landed in order to give us a clue of where Julianne’s ring could have landed. We launched 3 rings and all landed around 4 feet apart from each other about 10 to 15 feet out into the water. We then repeated the same test with the second firework and those 3 rings also landed in the same general area. Mike threw on his wet suit and went out to that area in search of our missing engagement ring. 15 minutes went by and after about the 4th scoop from the lake floor, he looked over and gave us a thumbs up with a big smile. He found our lost ring! We are so thankful that we were able to recover our ring with Mike’s help as it had meant so much to both Julianne and myself. We highly recommend utilizing the service of The Ring Finders, it is an amazing organization and they do great work! Nikolai and Julianne »

How can I help you? Call or text me ASAP at 321-363-6029!

Mike McInroe….honored to be part of theringfinders.com

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Buried Cache Recovered In Backyard of Los Angeles Home by Ringfinder Stan Ross

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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If you need a metal detector expert call Stan the Metal Detector Man, Independent member of TheRingFinders.. 949-500-2136

… Cache located in backyard. SPOILER ALERT ! The contents of the cache has been kept a secret as I agreed to a NDA .. non disclosure agreement. 

Here’s the rest of the story. Sara called me telling me she needed help to find a buried item in her backyard. Her father had buried a plastic tube in the backyard with valuables to be given to his four daughters. He has past away unexpectedly. 

He had given Sara verbal directions and told her the items were in a black pvc tube that was wrapped in plastic. It was buried in a garden area and most of it was under the concrete deck. 

The sisters had tried digging all along the garden and a couple feet under the cement deck. They had no luck finding the buried tube that she knew contained metal items.

We agreed to meet at the residence on a week day afternoon. When I accessed the area it was 90% dug up with piles of dirt along the patio deck. I chose to use my detector with a small probe type coil, several pinpointers with extension handles and a 4 foot bottle probe. 

There was at least one metal pipe that was a bit troublesome but I proceeded to check all the excavated hole. Secondly I decided to do some preliminary probing with the bottle probe. “BINGO”.. as I probed the beginning of where they had started the digging, I felt the probe hit plastic. From Sara’s description of the tube and how it was wrapped, I knew this had to be the treasure.

Three of the sisters were in the house making lunch for us ( part of the deal I made) .. They were excited about the find and called the fourth sister. They had agreed beforehand that every one would be present when the treasure was opened which would be tomorrow. I had already agreed to a non disclosure of the cache or its contents, so I didn’t get to see its contents. That OK with me. It was an awesome recovery and the ladies were very nice. Lunch was awesome .. Thank You for the Lunch !!

I’m available to help you now. Please call I can answer any questions you may have about how this service works.. “I WILL TRY ANYWHERE “ Call or text Stan .. 949-500-2136

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Lost Gold Wedding Band at Obama’s Beach Waimanalo…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)
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This ring find began when I was texted that a ladies cousin lost his wedding band on the beach.  I sent my phone number and Alan from Chicago, Illinois reached out yesterday and told me that he lost the gold wedding band when he was playing with his cousins in shallow water at Obama’s Beach in Waimanalo.  He wasn’t sure when it came off but he had remained in a confined area.  With the hurricane approaching and Alan leaving the next day back to Chicago I agreed to meet him early this morning for the hunt.  The area is protected by a coral rock breakwater so after Alan drew the extreme grid lines in the sand I started my search in the calm lagoon.  I detected some lead fishing weights and some copper bullet jackets so figured the ring would still be here.  On the second leg of the grid solid 17-18 on the Nox and on the second scoop there was Alan’s Gold Wedding Band in the scoop.  Alan was obviously ecstatic as I called to him on the shore that I had found his wedding band.  Vacation saved!  Alan returning to Chicago with Wedding Band back on his finger.  Aloha to Alan and his family!

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We Find Glasses Too!

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)
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I was hunting in the water when I was approached about a lost pair of glasses. Glasses can be destroyed pretty easily with a scoop!

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We made quick work of finding this one in Calgary.

  • from Cochrane (Alberta, Canada)
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Courtney was playing fetch with her dog outside their hotel. She felt it go and he heard it bounce. After looking for an hour, they contacted me. I was able to get the ring back on her finger within the hour. Good timing too as they were leaving for home that same day. Watch the video on YouTube.

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Anniversary band lost at fairground in McConnelsville Ohio

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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Lost 10 year anniversary band

On May 13th, 2023 I lost my ten year anniversary band  at the Morgan county fairgrounds. This day was crowded with people for the Mother’s Day flea market that they were holding and the demolition derby was being held as well this evening. I didn’t notice I had lost my ring until we were headed back to our parked car and I had sat down. I kept track of what I did and where I parked to check. That evening, we searched the area along with a metal detector in the grassy areas where we had been watching the last part of the demo. Then we thought I might have dropped it in the bathroom, but it was locked so no luck. So for one last measure I made a post on Facebook, thinking it’s a high traffic area and someone might have seen it or maybe even took it sadly. I was contacted by a friend telling me there was this guy by the name of Steve Wagner that could help me and she had faith that he could. She explained he found her sister’s necklace that had been lost for awhile at a park, so I reached out to him and he was able to start searching on 06/25 and it took him just around an hour to find it!! So thankful, always!

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Lost gold and diamond earring in Reno Ohio

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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Lost earring

Warning!! This is a long story but well worth it!! It will also give you the heebie-jeebies!!! Here is the story from the lady that lost the ring!!

The Friday of Memorial Day weekend this year, my Husband, my parents and I made our annual trip to the cemetery to put flowers on our loved ones graves.  I was knelt down cleaning the markers and the vase of my Great Aunt Katherine’s when I came across a spider, which I am deathly afraid of, so I threw down the piece it was on and went on to arranging the flowers.  It was breezy that evening so I kept brushing my hair back from my face, but I felt something touching my ear.  I went to brush it away again and that is when I felt something crawl down into my ear canal.  I went CRAZY, right in the middle of the cemetery!!

It was such a horrifying, helpless feeling, as well as, a sound I cannot describe.  I am frantically swatting at my ear and hair trying to get rid of whatever was in there.  Nothing was working, so there I stand with my head tilted sideways, as I thought if I stood upright, whatever was in there would go further in.  My Husband came over to check it out, but He couldn’t see anything.  So I started swatting my ear and hair again and then thought we saw something fly by, so I’m thinking, whatever it was, is gone.  WRONG!!  As we were getting ready to leave, I felt something move around in my ear again and I told my Husband to please take me to Quick Care or the emergency room.  He said, let’s first run over to my work (which is just across from the cemetery) and use the Snap-On borescope tool to look into your ear to see what we are dealing with.  At that point, I thought anything was worth a shot.  We all loaded up and went over to the shop to give it a try.  Before we started, I told my Husband to PLEASE, whatever is in there, do not tell me what it is.  So, I held the lighted end of the camera to my ear and it only took Him a few seconds to see what it was.  He didn’t say a word, and quickly went to work building a a makeshift suction tool using an air hose and piece of tubing.  We tried it twice but the sound was way too loud for me.  He then decided to try the scope again, however, this time, the camera end was HOT because we had left it on.  I still held it to my ear, carefully trying not to burn myself, and then I felt something move again, and this time, it was in a hurry, crawling back out of my ear.  My Husband said don’t touch anything it’s coming out, and out it finally came.  There, on the floor, was a white spider, the same one I saw earlier at the cemetery.  I couldn’t believe it and almost felt like fainting.  My Mom and Dad, both, said spiders don’t like heat and it was trying to get away from the heat of the scope.  Thank goodness we left it on, or I do not know what I would have done.

Tim told us the picture from the scope is magnified, so when He first looked in my ear, it looked like a tarantula was in there.  Sure glad it wasn’t, as this one was bad enough.

I am so thankful and grateful for my Husband and His calm ability to fix anything I throw His way.  He not only got the spider out, He also saved us a $500, e.r. visit.

Unfortunately, I didn’t notice, until the next morning, my diamond earring, a gift from my Husband, was missing.  All the swatting I did must have pulled it out and I didn’t even know it.  To say I was devastated is an understatement!!

On Memorial Day, after telling my story at our Son and Daughter-In-Laws cookout, a good friend told me Her Dad works with a guy who does metal detecting on the side.  She read me a few of His success stories and then texted me His business card.  His name is Steve Wagner, and He is part of a group called The Ring Finders.  I was skeptical at first, because my Husband and I had looked for the earring using 2 different metal detectors at no avail.  Almost 3 weeks went by and I finally texted Steve to see if He was not only interested in searching for my earring, but wouldn’t mind searching for it in a cemetery.  He excepted the challenge with enthusiasm and said He could meet me the next day.  After getting permission from the owners of the cemetery, we met at 9am, sharp, and the search was on.  I brought the other earring with me, and after He scanned it with the detector, I showed Him where I was and what I did when the spider decided to take his trip in my ear.  After about 15-20 minutes, the groundskeeper, not knowing I already had permission, stopped by to see what was going on.  I told Him the story and explained we already had permission and He said good luck because we’ve mowed several times since Memorial Day.  I thought to myself, thanks for the words of encouragement buddy!  I went back to where Steve was searching and as He was scanning the ground, He asked me if the earring was of value or was it sentimental, to which I replied “both”, but, more “sentimental” since it was a gift from my Husband.  Steve stopped searching, held out His hand and said, “Well, you will be happy to have this back then”.  There, in the palm of His hand, was my earring!!  I was excited beyond words and the look on my face must have showed it.  He said when I walked away to talk to the groundskeeper, is when He found it, and He showed me the exact location which was less than a few feet away from where I knelt down that day.  So, not only did He find the earring, He made the return just as special.  

Thank you Steve Wagner; I am beyond grateful for your talent and your willingness to help others.

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Engagement ring thrown!

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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Lost engagement ring

I received a call from a gentleman who was going thru a break up with his fiancé and she had thrown her engagement ring in the yard. He was able to watch it and was fairly sure of the area it landed in. After she left, he started to look for the ring but was afraid that he might step on it, so he decided to get some help. He found me on theringfinders.com. I arrived and he told me the story and his thoughts on where he thought it would be, I started to detect that area. The search only took about 10 minutes and I found it and was able to get the ring back to him.

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Lost late granfathers ring found and returned to owner!

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)
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Got a call about a lost ring in about 2 feet of water. I got a general idea where it was lost at. I ventured out first thing in the morning and was able to recover it in about 45 minutes. The young man was from the UK and was flying back home later in the evening. It was good timing!

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