Lost ring recovery in the sand, Beach Haven NJ, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder


I received a call from a woman who was hoping I could help recover a couple of rings lost on the beach. I assured her that I could help and gathered some more details about the location and what had happened.
Kristen explained that she had been on the beach with a group of friends, and at some point, the rings were placed inside a shoe that was sitting on top of a towel. Later in the day, when they packed up, the towel was picked up and shaken out—unfortunately sending the rings tumbling into the sand without anyone noticing at the time.
It wasn’t until later that they realized the rings were missing. They quickly returned to the beach and searched the area themselves but had no luck finding them.
I told her I could be there shortly and asked her to meet me at the dune crossover so we could walk out together to the search area. Once on the beach, she showed me where they had been set up. Based on her description, I marked off roughly a 20-by-20-foot area to begin the search.
It didn’t take long.
Within just a few moments, I got a solid signal and had the first ring in my scoop. Shortly after that, I picked up another signal—and there was the second ring.
Both rings recovered within minutes.
The look of relief and happiness on their faces was priceless. What had seemed like a frustrating and disappointing loss just hours earlier turned into a complete recovery.
Another great reminder that even when items are lost in the sand, they’re often still right where they fell—it just takes the right equipment and experience to bring them back.

Andrew called asking about locating his wedding ring he lost in the bay the night before. We talked for a while and he was positive of the location the ring popped of while catching a football. He said it was in chest deep water, and he had pictures of exactly when it came off. I met him at the house a few hours later, got my gear together, and we walked out to the spot. Well, the water was quite rougher and deeper than it was the prior evening, but we continued the search with no luck, as he stood in the exact spot he said it flew off. After 2 hours we threw in the towel, and decided to resume searching in the morning at low tide. I brought my weight belt to hold me down, and a buoy to mark the spot. After about an hour I got a strong signal that turned out to be his ring. Turns out it was closer to chin/shoulder deep where it was lost, and low tide with no boat traffic allowed me to get his ring in my scoop in roughly 5′ of water. Definitely one of the more challenging recoveries, due to the water depth, and not being able to see my equipment on the bottom. Andrew and his wife were totally amazed. 












it went once we were searching the right area.