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Labor Day I received a phone call from David in Jacksonville, Florida saying his fiance dropped her engagement ring in the ocean in ankle deep water as the tide was coming in! Their day was ruined and all they could think about was that the ring was gone and there was nothing they could do! David began thinking about renting or buying a metal detector and looking for the ring himself and while searching on line up popped The Ring Finders web site. As we talked about the details of how we could meet and when, it seemed that the sooner I could get there and begin looking the better the chances were of finding their lost ring.

So the next day my wonderful wife and I drove the 2 and a half hours to Atlantic Beach to meet David and his beautiful fiance Andrea. As the tide was coming in very quickly I searched a large area of wet sand with no luck. I knew that I needed to wait until the tide was out again to be able to look over the exact area where they figured they dropped the ring. So from 7 to 10:30 I waited for the tide to turn. We said our goodbyes to David and Andrea around 11 and I went back to the beach to chase the water out to low tide. For the next 3 hours I swung the Tiger Shark hoping and praying I would find the ring–but nothing. Around 2:00am I decided to take a short break and switch to the Whites DFX. I stepped off 50 paces and stuck a shovel in the sand to mark the area where David said he thought the ring had dropped. I began searching around the shovel and within 5 minutes I got a good signal and there 3 inches down was her engagement ring!

Even though it was very early morning and I knew David and Andrea were sound asleep, I had to call and wake them to give them the great news! This time Andrea was crying tears of joy! The next morning I presented Andrea with her ring and more tears of joy, huge smiles and hugs for all!

This is what it is all about! Reconnecting a precious item with it’s rightful owner so the story can continue. Thank you Andrea for your kind words and congratulations to you and David on your upcoming wedding and may your story of the « Lost and Found Ring » be remembered and told for years to come.

*To read Andrea’s personal story see Testimonials, News and Blogs!

Like Chris Turner says, I too really love my job!!

Thanks for reading my blog.

Mike McInroe–Proud Member of www.theringfinders.com

Moments after the find...

I recieved an a.m. call today from Paul stating that his platinum wedding band had been lost the day before. The ring had apparently been dropped in the sand in an area near the bottom of the stairs to their property. Upon meeting Paul, I found out that he had done his homework.  After searching briefly for the band he realized that it was more likely they would drive the ring deeper than find it so the search was stopped. He also performed a perfect re-enactment of how the ring was lost so I figured it was just a matter of putting my coil over it. Being a platinum ring, I decided my Whites MXT would be the best machine in my arsenal to find this lower-conductivity material. It turned out to be the right call. I began my search about 6′ outside of my pre-determined area of highest probability….just to be thorough. Another good call. I started by sweeping my coil into and around some large rocks and also across the bottom step of the stairs, which was covered with about 3″-4″ of sand. I swept out in front of the stairs and made one more sweep across the bottom step. That is when it got interesting. These old concrete stairs were reinforced with steel. It is exposed and rusting out in many spots. My MXT was very noisy and chattery dealing with this when I noticed the threshold null out (go silent)  in one spot. Nothing that stood out too much but just a little….different. It was directly over the bottom step…with it’s reinforcing steel ! It was also up against the riser of the next step (also with reinforcing steel in it) so there was very little room to sweep the coil and a lot of interference. This one particular spot was a worst case scenario for trying to locate anything let alone platinum. I re-swept the spot in tighter and tighter arcs and was eventually able to isolate a « clean » signal.  A repeating VDI of 30. From the looks of it, the target was probably a large pulltab. The reading I was getting was too high for what I was searching for…or was it ? Paul is a pretty big guy and he did say that the ring wore a little loose but could it be this big ? I reached down into the sand to retrieve my « pulltab » and out came a beautiful, huge Tiffany’s platinum wedding band. I was stunned. Total search time…about 1 minute BUT the thing is, the ring was sitting in the one spot in the area it COULD have hidden. The iron in the concrete was almost hiding the ring. The signal was being overwhelmed and almost completely masked. The detecting gods were testing me today and I passed.  This « easy » recovery could have easily been missed without a solid plan and sound tactics. The feeling of reuniting Paul with his « lost » ring is one I can’t describe..and won’t even try. I even got a tearful « I love you » from his mother-in-law and THAT was worth it’s weight in gold…or platinum.

A huge Thanks to all the great people who came out to search for my wedding ring on the beach !!! You were great, and I really appreciate the effort !!

I found my wedding ring on my kitchen floor this morning under a piece of furniture I had already checked/cleaned under. Don’t know how it got there, but I can’t help but think it has something to do with all that good energy spent looking for it. I will certainly recommend your services to anyone that has a similar problem. you guys were fantastic and a reassurance that I there’s a good reason not to lose faith in human beings !!

Thanks again to the Ring Finders for their help!!

-Lindsay in Buffalo

Char was sitting on a Pontoon at the dock when her friend asked her if she could try on her Diamond wedding ring. After her friend checked it out, her friends 3 year old daughter wanted to see it. Instead of handing the ring back to Char, the 3 year old decided to throw it to her. The ring bounced off Char’s hand and into the water. The water is approx. 5 feet deep in this area and very mucky and weedy. It only took 2 scoops of muck and the ring was sitting right on top. What a great sight to see!!! Glad we could help out Char.

Aug. 11th I received an e-mail from Cassi saying her husband lost his wedding ring while swimming at the beach and asking if I could possibly help them find it. She said it was not your ordinary ring and that it was actually 3 white gold rings put together with a total of 19 diamonds!!! You can just imagine how devastated they were when they spent a half hour in waist deep water frantically searching and not able to locate it. I called her back right away after reading her e-mail and tried to get more information on the exact area and how long it had been since they lost the ring. The soonest I could get to that beach would be the following Saturday. If they could put me in as close as possible an area then I felt there was some hope of finding the ring. There had been no storms along the coast and the surf had been fairly calm so with a heavy ring like that there was a good chance it was still roughly in the same area, I hoped!

So the following Saturday I drove 2 hours to Fernandina Beach and was met by Micha and Cassi and we started right away trying to figure out just where they were when the ring came off. I spent 5 hours griding and searching in and out of the water with no luck! Around 3pm Cassi said they would be heading back home to Georgia and gave me my gas $ and asked me how much longer I would continue looking. Because I had the whole day off and was waiting for low tide I decided to keep searching for a few more hours. We said our goodbyes. Two hours later while griding the wet sand area I got a good signal and out of the sand pops this massive set of rings with sparkling diamonds!! I could not get to my phone fast enough to call Micha and Cassi and as they answered the phone I said « You’re right Cassi, your husbands ring is huge!! » I had to hold the phone away from my ear for all the shouts and hollering! It was an awesome experience to be able to find this ring and to return it to its rightful owners and to see and hear the joy and happiness it brought them.

So their story continues and my adventures are just starting!  Thanks to Chris Turner and  « The Ring Finders » I have received phone calls and e-mails from folks near and far away asking if I can help them find their lost items.

I too really love my job!!

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