Greg found me via The Ring Finders directory. He contacted seeking help to find a very important lost Iphone. We spoke on a Friday night and Greg shared with me that 2 weeks prior while enduring some very difficult and personal trauma he absent-mindedly left the phone on top of his car prior to pulling out of driveway of his home. He got to the end of the 400 foot driveway when he realized he left the phone on the roof of the car. Unfortunately the phone was no longer there and obviously slid off at some point during the short drive. To further complicate things the driveway was lined on both side with either leaves or pachysandra ground cover. Greg spent several hours over the last 2 weeks searching with a rake for the phone. I agreed to meet him on a Saturday afternoon. When I got to his home he was prepared with an old phone to reenact the incident… while I observed he put the phone on the roof of his car and once again pulled to end of driveway. It was clear that the phone must have slid off to the left side and most likely in the curved area of the driveway with thicker ground leaves. I booted up the detector and made a first pass parallel and closer to driveway…no luck. Halfway trough a 2nd pass quite distant from driveway in an area of thick leaves I received a screaming loud signal on my detector…to me there was no doubt what that was! I gently pushed away a a few inches of leaves to reveal his Iphone 7! I called Greg over and asked him to look down…the relief and joy on his face when seeing his lost phone made my day!
Jay found me via The Ring Finders Directory. He told me he was in the front yard of his beautiful Chadds Ford, PA home putting up Christmas lights when he took a break to throw a football with his son. His son threw him a deep high pass and while reaching to catch it he felt(but didn’t see!) his large platinum wedding band fly off his finger. He actually borrowed a metal detector from a neighbor and spent several hours looking for the ring himself prior to contacting me. When talking to him I told him that I have had many people contact me after renting or buying a metal detector themselves…I feel the experience of the operator of these machines is as important as the machine itself when searching for something as important and valuable as a ring. Anyway, I met Jay on a Saturday afternoon and we reenacted the incident. Jay was convinced the ring must have flung off his finger straight back and far toward the side yard. After 20-30 minutes and not finding…we reenacted the incident again and considered other angles and expanded our search. Still nothing! We decided to reenact the incident one more time but this time Jay was going to actually fling a ring sized object to see how far and what direction it might go. He just returned from his garage with the ring sized object in his hand and was preparing to fling it…I was standing next to him in an area he never thought possible his ring could be…but sure enough I got the perfect signal on my detector. I bent down with my pin pointer and sure enough…there was his massive platinum band! The funny thing was Jay had his back to me still about to fling his mock ring….when I tapped him on shoulder and told him to stop! I held up his ring and we both started laughing…he couldn’t believe where I found it. We had the angles all wrong! All’s well that ends well! Jay was very happy to get get his ring back!
Chris Turner- Ring Recovery Specialist…Lost your ring?… Call ASAP Anytime 778-838-3463
I got a phone call from a young lady who said her brother had lost his ring at a park in Whistler, our famous ski resort. She went on to tell me her brother was throwing a snowball and the custom-made ring that he had made, came off his finger and landed somewhere in the snow. She asked if I could help him and I said yes absolutely. She then called her brother and gave him my number, he called shortly after, we discussed the search and he thought that someone had already found it but I still want to go up and make sure.
I asked him to Google earth a map of the park so I could find it and know where he was and where he believed his ring came off his finger, he told me he wasn’t good with computers and that he would draw a map take a picture and send it to me, and he did. I headed up early the next morning with my wife Beverley and we both were looking forward to finding his custom ring.
About an hour and 40 minutes to get to the park and it was snowing lightly and still snow on the ground, which made me feel that we had a good chance to find his ring. When I got to the area I FaceTime Francis to get our bearings to make sure we were in the correct area. He shows me the picnic table where he believed he was standing when he threw the snowball at his girlfriend. (Not Hard) I really wanted Beverley to recover this one so I gave her the detector and let her go at it, after 30 minutes her arm was tired because I did give her a heavy machine…
I gave her a break and start Detecting the area after at least an hour and 40 minutes of extending the search my thought process was maybe he had the picnic table wrong I went to the next one over and started searching and found it within minutes. You really have to think out-of-the-box when you’re doing a search and make sure to exhaust the area and think of the possibilities of where rings will show up. I was so excited to look down and see this beautiful ring I couldn’t believe the size and weight of it absolutely phenomenal ring problem the biggest ring I found to date! It must have weighed at least 3 ounces or more.
I called Beverley over to film it before I took it out of the snow, we both were just amazed at how beautiful this ring was and so very happy to be able to find it and help continue that story and meet the person and put it back in there hand. Because Francis wasn’t there Beverley and I were trying to figure out how we could surprise him on the phone and that’s when Beverley thought of the FaceTime Fake Out. I got a Tell you it was one of the most emotional reactions to date, you can tell how sentimental this ring was to Francis and the story of how his late sister-in-law’s husband’s goal was melted into this ring along with other people’s gold.
Francis gifted us four beautiful silver rings that he had made…Amazing! Thank you so much, Francis!
Every ring has a beautiful story attached to it and lucky to be able to help continue the stories and see the smiles that we find along the way…
I have the best job in the world and I love doing this more than anything I’ve done in my lifetime. I get to make people smile, I get to hear their stories of what the ring means to them and how happy they are when I’m lucky enough to find it.
Christina McCree – Lost Item Recovery Specialist…Lost your ring?…Call ASAP Anytime 24/7 610-504-6135
I received a call from a distraught Kayleigh on Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday, November 25, 2020) for a lost set of keys. Kayleigh explained that she was in the stressful process of moving and lost her only set of car and house keys on Tuesday afternoon. Kayleigh was supposed to leave on Wednesday morning to travel to Tennessee for a Thanksgiving Day family gathering. Instead, she spent all day Wednesday searching for her keys. She wasn’t sure if she put the keys somewhere in the house or dropped them in the leaves outside, but she was unable to find them.
Running out of options, Kayleigh went online to rent a metal detector and discovered The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service. She decided to try a Ring Finder from the directory first. Starkville, Mississippi is almost a 3.5-hour drive (7-hour round trip) from where I’m located at in Huntsville, Alabama, but there were no other Ring Finders in her area. Hearing her voice on the phone, I could tell I was her only hope in order for her to see her family on Thanksgiving. I graciously agreed to drive out early on Thanksgiving morning for a search.
I left my house at 4am and arrived at Kayleigh’s house around 7:30. She had a pot of coffee waiting on me and we enjoyed a quick cup before I got to work. Kayleigh said she could’ve lost the keys in either the front of the house or in the backyard while cleaning up around the firepit. She wasn’t sure which path she took to walk out there, but she felt the backyard was the most likely spot she would’ve dropped the keys. The backyard also had a large amount of leaves that could easily hide a set of keys. I thought this was the best place to start searching. Due to the rebar in the concrete, I used my handheld Garrett pinpointer to clear around the leaves on the patio. I then started scanning my Minelab Equinox 800 along the most direct path to the firepit. The first signal I checked, I brushed a few leaves aside with my pinpointer and boom, there were Kayleigh’s keys!!! 5 minutes after starting the search and the first signal I checked, I had Kayleigh’s keys in hand! I went back in the house to tell her the good news!
Kayleigh was so thankful and relived that she had her keys back! She also couldn’t believe at how quickly I found them, because she spent a whole day searching! Nonetheless, she had her keys back! I had been praying the night before and during the drive to Mississippi for God to put me in the right spot. I asked Him for a quick search in order for us both to be able to spend the rest of Thanksgiving with our families. God surely delivered! All glory to Him!
Kayleigh thanked me a few more times. We said Happy Thanksgiving and I was back on the road home. Kayleigh was leaving shortly after to see her family in Tennessee for the Holiday. This was truly a Thanksgiving miracle!
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I was contacted by a woman that realized her wedding ring went missing. She told me she had recently been in her yard the day prior with damp cold hands raking leaves. She believes her ring may have fallen off during her yard work and wanted a specialist to come do a search for her ring. She lost a single custom made 14k yellow gold wedding band with a solitaire diamond and some tourmalines. She had no inclination of when or where the ring slipped off so after a detailed investigative chat with her I formulated a game plan. I prioritized my areas of search base on the areas she worked in the yard, spent the majority of her time and paid special attention to where she took her work gloves off. Her yard not all that big still had plenty of hiding spots for a dainty wedding ring as any yard does. Knowing that these searches are not always a quick process I wasted no time in getting straight to work clearing areas of interest one after another. After quite a long detailed search process the ring was found in the scariest of places. To think this ring could have been carted off the property for ever. Never a more satisfying feeling than when you recover a precious ring so close to being lost forever! To know we saved another precious wedding ring makes for a great day. The woman was grateful to have received her ring back and I am happy to have been a part of the recovery process. Watch the exciting video to see the detailed search as it progresses and the surprising recovery of this beautiful wedding ring.
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I got a call from Dashawn today about his lost cell phone on the side of the road, off an exit. I had to hear this story first hand. He proceeded to tell me, while on his motorcycle, his phone was in his left inside pocket at the time. As he exited off the highway the between his speed and the wind it managed to somehow fly out!!! It went to his right side mind you….. He said, « he had find me follow me » but when he went to find his phone with it, his lost phone died. He was able to connect via bluetooth from his helmet before it died too. So we were able to get an approximate location range of where the phone should be laying.
I agreed to meet him at the location. After about 30 mins and about 30-40 feet, TO THE RIGHT, from where he had exited and lost his phone, His phone was found. He was so happy, excited and very grateful to have the old phone back in his hands!
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Got a call from Patti who said she lost a ring doing the final yard cleanup when the snow started to come down this morning. She didn’t say what kind of ring it was or where it may be. Texting that I had arrived ahead of schedule I got no return text. I did a visual and noticed the front yard was very small and the back contained many metal yard ornaments and quite a few bags of leaves. I knocked on the door with no answer so I figured the best place to start would be the front yard and that it would be best to start before the weather got worse. The sound of crunchy, crusty snow sounded beneath each step and as it scraped under my coil I received many junk metal signals. Dialing up the discrimination silenced the chatter. Completing the left half of the yard revealed nothing. Starting the search on the right half of the yard under a very aromatic spruce tree I worked carefully not to miss any ground. Exiting the canopy I got a very nice signal of an object at 0 depth. Scraping my pin pointer thru the snow it vibrated at the same time this beautiful custom design gold ring came into view! I was confused as the ring resembled more of a man’s band. Still no response from her I took a couple of pics. As I started up the wheelchair ramp she appeared and I was just about to hold the ring up for her to see when she said thru the door she’d be with me in about 5 minutes. She didn’t know that I had already found a ring and when she did come out I ran towards her saying there’s no need to walk further down the slippery ramp and presented the ring to her! I asked if this was the ring and she said yes! Inquiring about the ring she said it was her late husband’s and she would wear it often and when performing the chores that he once did. She was very happy that the ring was found and mentioned that she really didn’t know where it came off and having it back enables her to still connect with him on many different levels for many more years to come.
Lost Ring Recovery in Santa Barbara: Dave MacDonald Ringfinder at Your Service
Losing a sentimental treasure like a wedding ring can feel heartbreaking, but with Dave MacDonald Ringfinder, every lost ring has a chance to be found. Take Heather’s story—she was devastated when her wedding ring slipped off her finger while tending to her 5-month-old daughter on Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara. Determined to help, I, Dave MacDonald, set out to reunite her with her cherished possession, bringing my expertise to the sandy shores of Santa Barbara.
When I arrived at Carpinteria State Beach, I started my search in the area Heather marked. Despite carefully combing the sand, the ring didn’t turn up right away. I didn’t give up—lost ring recovery in Santa Barbara is my specialty. After chatting with Heather for more details, her description sparked a hunch. Scanning the wet sand, I spotted a faint glimmer. With a rush of excitement, I dug in and retrieved Heather’s wedding ring, safely nestled where it had fallen.
At Dave MacDonald Ringfinder, I know that finding a lost ring isn’t always about metal detectors—it’s about observation, intuition, and persistence. Whether you’ve lost a ring at East Beach, Hendry’s Beach, Bates Beach, Loon Point Beach, Leadbetter Beach, Butterfly Beach, Summerland Beach, Miramar Beach, Thousand Steps Beach, Mesa Lane Beach, Hammonds Beach, or Carpinteria State Beach, I’m the expert you need for lost ring recovery in Santa Barbara. Visit davetheringfinder.com to learn more about my services.
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I received a txt in the middle of the night from a lady that was requesting help for a set of keys that fell into the marina. Early that next morning I put my magnet fishing kit in my vehicle before heading out for the day. I sent her an early response asking her to call me after getting her day started for a detailed chat. I learned from our conversation that her friend had lost his keys the night before in the early evening. Their dog was walking on the marina dock in a dimly lit area and fell into the water. Mike in his own words attempting to be the super hero tried to grab the dog, lost his balance and as his body went over as he heard a big splash as his feet hit the water. His first reaction was oh crap my cell phone must have gone in but instead it was his ring of keys he had in his hand. He was quick enough to catch the edge of the dock with both hands so only his feet were in the water. As he looked at the dock he remembered staring straight at the dock cleat marking his position precisely. His buddy lifted him safely out of the water, minus all of his important keys.
I agreed to meet up after work around four o’clock that evening for a first attempt with my magnet kit. Mike met me at the dock and we quickly got under way. I deployed my large magnet that was more than sufficient to nab the keys. I even confirmed before arriving on site that his keys had steel split rings. Knowing brass keys are not magnetic its a point of clarification that should always be considered before wasting time with a magnet. I also learned to our advantage he had a small padlock from his sail boat on the keyring as well. I knew the steel shank would be more than enough to stick to my large magnet. Mike was accurate over our phone conversation earlier that morning that the water was around nine to ten feet deep. Knowing this bit of information made since for an attempt to magnet fish the keys. Soon after starting with the magnet I quickly realized there was a lot of structure near this boat slip and it was not an easy flat bottom. Every bit or so I would have to lift the large magnet several feet over an obstacle and let it back down to try to fish is keys out. This was basically a blind search in the fact that we could not see the bottom and don’t know exactly where the keys fell into the water. Everyone heard the splash of the keys but no one eyeballed the exact entry point. Since Mike was not throwing any items from his hands so we felt fairly confident his keys most likely went straight down from where he was dangling from the side of the dock. Even with this drop zone being extensively search with the magnet I was unable to retrieve the keys.
With the darkness of the evening upon us, a bit of Seattle drizzle and cold wind after a full days work we knew we were done for the night. However I reassured Mike I would be out the next morning to do a full SCUBA recovery of his keys. The next morning I was blessed with great weather and calm waters. Watch my video to see all the efforts taken to get Mike’s keys recovered. The whole time wondering if after two days in the Ballard Locks waters will his car key fob function properly?
Lauren and her husband tied the knot last month. Enjoying the beautiful fall colors during an outside photo session her ring fell off. The ring was a very sentimental one that her late father gave her mom when Lauren was born, and now was being passed on to Lauren. There were multiple locations at the facility that they walked visiting the guests. Some terrain was cut grass and some was thick grass. She and mom were devastated and thought it may not be possible to find it. On site I set up my MXT and began a grid search. I got some similar signals to where I thought the ring would be on the meter, but the depth reading revealed these targets were well below the surface. Closing in on the area that covered the area in question I got a nice mellow signal within an inch or so deep and about 1 foot from the edge of the cut grass my pin pointer buzzed. Prying the thick grass apart revealed this very stunning gold ring with a fiery opal and diamonds twinkling in the sun! I was holding it up and with their backs turned to me they turned to see what was happening. They both came running and as she held the ring emotions were high. During the excitement an employee came out to present a nice bottle of champagne from their reception! A celebration was underway along with texting mom to share the great news! All was happy that closure was made and that dad’s legacy can continue for years to come!
