Wedding Band Lost in Colona, IL…Found
In late January of this year, Ryan lost his wedding band in his back yard. We had just gotten several inches of new snow, and Ryan had been clearing the snow from his driveway, sidewalk, and deck. Ryan’s hands got a bit cold and his wedding band slipped off without him realizing it. It wasn’t until he was back inside his home when he noticed that his ring was missing. I received a call from Ryan’s wife, Kate, who asked me if I could come out and look for Ryan’s ring. I told Kate that I would be at her home within an hour.
I arrived at Ryan and Kate’s home and I was given a tour of the areas where Ryan had been working. I grabbed my detector and began searching for Ryan’s ring. I searched in all of the areas where Ryan had been working, but due to the amount of snow, cold temperature, and additional target signals, I made a decision to stop the search. I informed Ryan and Kate that I would return after snow melt and when the weather permits.
Fast-forward to yesterday, Saturday, April 29. I arrived back to Ryan and Kate’s home for a warm weather search for Ryan’s ring. I began retracing my previous search area in an opposing grid. Within about 30 minutes I hit on a solid signal in the grass. My trusty pin-pointer located a white gold wedding band. It was at this moment that Kate was coming out of the house for an update, and I asked her if this was the ring that Ryan was missing. Kate was very happy and I will never forget the expression on her face as I handed her Ryan’s ring. This is the best part about what I do as a Ring Finder.
Got a late night text from Liliette asking for help in finding her lost engagement ring. I texted her back in the morning and told her to call me when i went on break at work. When she called i told her if she could meet me right away i could drive to Sea Bright and give it an hour and half to try to find her ring. She lives 45 minutes from the beach and said she’d leave ASAP. Mean time I asked for a screen shop of beach and to mark the area she lost the ring. I got to the beach and started to hunt the area but no luck. She arrived with her Fiance and I showed them where I worked and they said I was in the right area. Seem they were there the day before with their dog enjoying the day. The dog at one time desided to run and jerked the leash out of her hand and her ring came off as well and landed in the soft sand and disappeared. They tried to look themselves but had no luck. Then after thinking about it her fiance remember her saying she didnt hope it was going to get washed out with the tide. Where I had already searched was alittle higher up on the beach and I had about a 20 foot wide area from there to the water I didn’t search. I started searching that area and sure enough just at the high tide mark from last nights high tide I found her ring. She couldn’t of been more excited that I found it. Today was their 1 year anniversary of getting engaged. A great Happy Ending. 
Got an early morning text from Jackie this morning asking for help with in finding her wedding and anniversary ring sets she lost at the beach yesterday in Long Branch. Wanting to enjoy the summer weather we’ve been having, she decided to take the family to enjoy the day at the beach. She took off her rings for safety and placed them in the side pocket of her beach bag. During the course of the day with going in and out of the bag the rings fell out and she didn’t realize it till she went to get them while back at the car. They were gone. She went back down to try and look but had no luck. She told the park ranger to report it in case someone finds them. Living up north she couldn’t come right away to show me where she was but sent a few pictures she took of her son playing and gave me a good idea as to where she was sitting. I loaded up my car and headed right down to the beach and started to search. I wasn’t having much luck and remember she told me there was a flat area by the water she was at. I noticed what was left of that area because it got washed out that night with high tide. I started to search there in the wet sand and within a few passes back and forth I found the first ring and then the rest of them. Luckily the rings didn’t get washed out. I texted her the good news and she couldn’t believe I found them. She was so grateful and relieved, the main wedding ring was handed down through the family and couldn’t be replaced. We made arrangements to meet up that afternoon to reunite her with her beloved rings. A happy ending for everyone. 
