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Lost Wedding Ring Swartswood State Park Beach NJ… Found!

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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Recently, Greenwood Detecting was called out to Swartswood State Park Beach in NJ after a man realized he had lost his ring while enjoying a day at the water. The ring had slipped off in waist-deep water and was nowhere to be seen.
Despite cloudy skies turning into a complete downpour, we stayed on the hunt—and after careful searching, we were able to successfully recover the ring and return it to its grateful owner!
🌊 Pro Tip: If you’re planning to detect in the water, take the time to master your pinpointing skills. In deeper, darker water, you won’t be able to see the target—so knowing precisely where your coil is in relation to the target is key to making fast and accurate recoveries.
Another successful return, rain or shine!
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Lost Gold Medallion Wharton NJ… Found

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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🌟 Success Story: Lost Medallion Recovered! 🌟
 
At the end of July (yes, we’re behind on posting!), Greenwood Detecting had the privilege of helping a local homeowner recover a precious religious keepsake from his grandfather. While doing yard work, he felt his chain slip off. After searching the grass, he was able to locate one medallion—but the second one remained missing.
 
That’s when Greenwood Detecting stepped in. Within just 15 minutes on site, we were able to locate and recover the lost golden medallion, returning both pieces safely to their owner.
 
🔍 Pro Tip:
When dealing with a lost item, if you still have a matching piece (like the first medallion), we can use it to get a signal “read” on our detectors. This helps us identify exactly what to listen for and narrow down which signals are worth looking into—making the search faster and more accurate.
 
Another successful recovery, and another happy client! 💍✨
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Lost Gold Engagement Ring Recovered, Cherry Beach, Lakeside Michigan

  • from Granger (Indiana, United States)
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9/14/25 Cherry Beach, Lakeside Michigan (Lake Michigan)

Hannah was enjoying the fantastic mid-September day at a nice little beach, here in SW Michigan. Sun out, 80 degrees, calm East breeze, water still over 70 degrees, excellent for this time of year.
All was well, she nestled her engagement ring in her T-shirt, on her beach towel, so not to risk losing it in the water. However, when it was time to go, she gathered things up, flipped the towel, having forgot about her hidden treasure.
Out flew the two month old ring, into the dry sand, somewhere nearby.
She tried scouring around, looking with no luck. She tested some rocks, dropped on the sand, only to see that they quickly vanish upon landing in the soft sand.
I was at another beach, preparing to go detecting in the water, moments away from heading out, when I heard my phone alert. Opted to check that and it was Hannah asking if I’d be available to hire.
Shifted gears, drove up the coast 15 minutes and headed out on the dry sand to where she thought she had been. With a little help from a nice lady who overheard us talking, she said Hannah had been about 20 feet further North. Within about ten seconds, got a nice signal, deployed the pinpointer and quickly observed a ring show itself for a brief moment. Reached down and had her nice ring, ready to go back where it belonged.

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Belmont, Dennis Port, MA Lost Ring Found and Returned

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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September 11, 2025:
On August 18th Joey and his two little “ducklings” were frolicking around the waters edge when what so often happens, a wedding ring slipped off a finger into the shallow water of Nantucket Sound. Joey, the ducklings and other family members searched for the next two days before heir vacation time came to an end and they had to leave, abandoning their search and the ring in the sand. 3 weeks later Tana, Joey’s mother, came to the Cape for a visit. Over the next two weeks she, other family members and friends continued to search the area in hopes of reuniting the ring with its owner. That was not to be.

Joey’s mother, still had a few extra days before having to leave the Cape. During the time she and several of her friends brought up the subject of the missing ring and one friend offered up the information of TheRingFinders.com. As other suggestions had failed, Tana reached out to me for help.

I was a bit stressed out about my situation of buying and selling a house, and would have to fit in time for a recovery search. A look at the tide chart and I could fit a couple of hours in at 7AM the next morning. All was set until my Realtor and I finished up our afternoon commitments and I could make a search just before the evening tide. It was possible for Tana to meet me a the beach and I was on the way.

With my detector and scoop in hand, Tana and I walked to the area that the ring was lost at. The most likely area of the loss was pointed out to me: lifeguard chair, either side about 10 feet and straight down, into the water and out to no more than knee deep. An hour of searching and not one good signal, Then a solid signal from my detector that did not sound like a gold ring should but I had to dig it anyway. As I thought, it was not a ring but a toy truck. By this time I had widen the area I was searching. The sun had set and in the dark it was difficult to keep a tight grid pattern. It was time to call it quits until the morning’s tide.

Just before leaving the water’s edge I took one more look at the pictures Tana had shown me. There was one picture that showed nice flat sandy area with the two “ducklings” playing on it. I looked to the west into an area I had not searched yet and saw the exact same conditions, it was a bit further west than I had been told where the ring was lost. “One more pass” I told Tana, took two steps and got a signal. “Tana, your son’s ring is right there“… with nothing but wet sand for Tana to look at, I took one scoop of sand turned it over on the dryer sand. A after a couple of passing of Tana’s hand through the mound of sand, it came into view, yes, there was her son’s ring.

Pictures, information and a few metal detecting stories passed away a few more minutes before we parted with a promise to exchange the photos we had taken. One was for me to learn how to turn on my camera’s flash function. And another to have Joey leave his ring in a safe place in the

future when he visits the beach. Unfortunately it would still be a few days before the ring will be returned to Joey. I hope to meet Joey on his next trip to the shores of Cape Cod to get a photo of him with a smile and holding his ring.

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Lost Platinum Ring Recovered at Zephyr Cove, Tahoe!

  • from Carson City (Nevada, United States)
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September 14, 2025, 7:03pm : Received a call requesting the recovery of a lost platinum ring at Zephyr Cove Beach. Client lost his ring while in the water and described “ that is where it fell off and got lost, the water was about five feet deep. Ring is silver, smooth with rounded edges and has custom engraving on the inside”. September 15, 2025, 7:45am : Arrived at Zephyr Cove and began donning dive gear. Half hour later began searching the lost area pinned by the client. I don’t think anyone has metal detected that section of the shallow water ever, or at least not recently. Tons of targets—bottle caps, pull-tabs, bobby pins, twist-ties, bits of foil, etc. The ring is platinum (Pt950) so on the Deus 2 should be around a 62 VDI, and of course all the pull-tabs and bottle caps were showing similar. I burned through two Nemo batteries and loaded a third. I was deep into my 4 hour of searching and the cold water was finally getting to me when I got my millionth 62 vdi target, and expected another pull-tab. But that’s the beauty of metal detecting recoveries, just as you think you’ll never find the ring and ready to call it a day, you get the surprise and joy of seeing the ring in your scoop and instantly all the effort and being cold vanishes.
Confirmed the ring was correct with client by sending a photo and specifics of the engraving. 2:52pm is stamped on the USPS receipt, so within 20 hours of being notified, the lost ring is shipped back home.

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost in the Sand at Manhattan Beach…Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Steve’s Emergency Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against you, PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

It was around 5:30 PM, and my wife was preparing our dinner when I received a call from Chris. He had Just lost his wedding ring about 30 minutes ago while throwing a football to his friend, and was unable to find it. He was wondering if I would be able to help. I let him know that I could be there in about 30 -40 minutes to do the search so I asked my wife to put the meal on hold, and left for the beach to help Chris.

When I got there it didn’t take long to find them, and Chris’ buddy took me over to show me where the loss occurred. Chris came over to show me exactly what he had done to cause the loss. and I readied my equipment to begin the search. I searched the whole area in a tight grid with no results for his ring. I did find a ring though, and a couple of earrings, some coins and a lot of trash metal. I then worked out of the box, and widened the search area in order to cover any possibility; still no ring. I then told Chris I was going to do a cross grid in order to make sure that maybe the ring was turned in such a way, it wasn’t heard by my detector going in the other direction. After about 5 passes, I received a solid signal, dug and had his ring in the scoop. I brought it over to him to his surprise, and happiness. Sometimes a ring will go into the sand a such an angle that it is indiscernible going in one direction, you have to search at a right angle to the original direction to make the find. Just a little patience and determination is what it takes. It was about 8:00 PM when the recovery was made. So I got on the phone, and asked my wife to heat up our dinner, as I would be home soon. I am glad she is so understanding.

 

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

AGAIN PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 310-953-5268

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Lost Custom – Crafted Diamond Ring Recovered in Lebanon, Pennsylvania

  • from Harrisburg (Pennsylvania, United States)
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I received a frantic communication from a young lady that a ring had been lost and could I attempt to locate it.  Upon inquiry I found that it was either in a pasture lot, surrounded by a 4 strand electric fence, or outside the fence in a wooded area.

Upon arrival  I found that she had to crawl under the fence so that the ring might be on either side or that it had fallen out of a pocket while in the pasture.  I checked the wooded area very thoroughly without success.  I then crawled under the fence where luckily only strand 1 and 3 were active (I managed to get shocked anyway!).

After a few hours I got the signal I had been looking for and recovered the ring.  Upon handing it over, she was extremely happy as she thought it would not be located.  She and her future husband were so happy they have invited me back to just visit and/or to check other areas of the property for whatever might be buried.

 

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His Grandfather’s Heirloom Wedding Ring Lost on Pine Knoll Shores Beach Found

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Quinn contacted Crystal Coast Ring finders just minutes after losing his grandfather’s wedding band. He later explained that he had worn the ring for a family member’s wedding, and upon returning to the beach, he went down to the water to pick up his son. As he lifted him, the ring slipped off and disappeared into the surf. After a few passes, I got a strong signal, and when I scooped up the sand, there it was—Quinn’s ring shining among the grains.
Years ago, when Quinn’s mother was still a child, his grandfather had to hide this very wedding band inside one of her toys before leaving Cuba. This ring carries an incredible history, and now its story can continue with even more cherished memories.

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Wedding Ring Lost Doing Yard Work, Moorestown NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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I received a call from Jason regarding his lost wedding ring, which he believed had come off while doing yard work. Jason explained that he had been raking leaves, dumping them at the curb, and moving between his house, garage, and yard. In between, he had also been playing ball with his son. There was even a chance the ring could have fallen through the deck boards into the leaves below.

Jason was heading out for a long weekend, and with the township potentially vacuuming up the leaves, time was of the essence. I rearranged my schedule to meet him that afternoon. When I arrived, we had about 15 minutes before Jason had an hour-long client meeting, so we quickly reviewed his activities and the specific areas he had been in. He also informed me he borrowed a detector from a friend and had no luck. He also showed me the garage, where he had removed his gloves, and the backyard, where he had been playing with his son.

After gathering my equipment, I set my machine for shallow depth, as the ring wouldn’t be far beneath the surface. I started with the leaf piles at the curb, then made quick passes through the side and front yards, but had no luck. Moving to the backyard, where the most activity had taken place, I received a promising signal on my first pass.

I cleared a few leaves and some dirt to reveal Jason’s wedding ring, just under the surface. It appeared the ring had come off when he removed his catcher’s mitt and accidentally stepped on it, pushing it slightly into the ground.

I messaged Jason immediately, and he came down before his meeting. He was amazed that the ring had been found so quickly. I explained how careful detective work to narrow down the most likely spots was key to a successful recovery. Jason was ecstatic to have his ring back, especially before leaving for his trip.

Another successful recovery!

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Loves Park Illinois, 14K Diamond ring Lost in Rock river, recovered

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Yesterday, September 14th, I received a call from a gentleman asking if I still metal detected for lost jewlery.  I told him, “I sure do!” He went on to tell me that he and his family were out boating on the Rock river near Loves Park and had stopped at one of the parks along the river. When they stopped Alli got out of the boat and was introducing their new puppy to the water. As she was holding the puppy above the water the little pup was still paddling in midair. When Alli went to pick him up he continued to keep paddling and managed to get one of his little toenails inside of Alli ring and pushed it right off of her slippery, wet finger, right into the shallow water along the shoreline. Luckily someone Googled “metal detecting service in Rockford Il” and found me here on TheRingFinders.com .

When I received the call I told them, not to dig anymore and that I’d be there in less than a hour. So I gathered my things and just before I pulled out of the driveway I received a text message from some people who were also there, and didn’t know that I’d already been in contact with them. I told them that I was on my way also. When I arrived I met Alli down by the water.  The first thing that I noticed was 2 big marks in the sand that were marking the area that the ring was lost in. Smart move! Next they told me that they actually caught the ring coming off of her finger on video! They showed me the video and with the video and the marks in the sand, I looked at her and said, “We’re gonna find this for sure”. I made one pass down the waters edge in about knee deep water with only a dime to show itself.  I turned back at their other mark in the sand and went up the beach a bit,  towards the bleachers, and as I got back to the mark on the other side I got a solid 8 on the Equinox 800. I grabbed my pinpointer and started checking handfuls of sand. On my 3rd handful I had the target in my hand. As I raised my hand out of the water I could see the edge of Alli’s ring in my hand!!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

 

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