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2 Rings Lost in Minnesota Lake One Recovered.

  • from Chisago City (Minnesota, United States)
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Happily reunited

Back where it belongs

I received a call from a party that mentioned that he and his wife had taken their rings off to not loose them when they were going into a lake swimming.  The rings were put into the pocket of a swim suit.  Later after coming out of the water both, his and her rings were missing. These folk where in Minnesota staying at a vacation rental on a lake about 65 miles north of St. Paul. They went home back to Milwaukee totally heartbroken. They had no idea how to find the rings and contemplated buying a metal detector and driving back to find the rings. Following doing some research they came across the ring finders web site and found my name. They called and were quite surprised that there was people that look for lost rings on the internet.  They were even more surprised to find someone that could go up and look for the rings and they did not have to go back to Minnesota to recover their rings.

There was another group on the property and we had to wait.until they left before searching. But eventually the property was vacated and I went in and searched for the rings. It took about 3 hours and many signals that you find in lakes. Bottle caps, fishing lures and weights, old beer cans and old bait cans. But I finally got a hit that was strong and clean. I knew it was a ring before scooping it up. Yes, it was his ring. I found one of the two missing rings.  I continued to search really hitting the area that I found the one hoping that they fell out together. But no luck. So I finished up out in the water and swept the yard and again came up empty.  While it was not the perfect outcome, I can always go back and try again and see if I can get lucky one more time.  Congratulations  on getting 1 of 2 back.

Recovered Ring

One Recovered Ring

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Class Ring Found in Lake Wawasee IN

  • from Bristol (Indiana, United States)
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Jason called me when I was at work and said he lost his class ring while trying to tie his boat to the dock. He said he frantically looked for it for two days it was in 8 feet of water and in weeds and muck. I went out there right after work and dove down and found it. He was truly grateful saying he never wares it, its only kept in a box because his parents bought it for him and they have passed away. It was his 50 year class reunion so he brought it with him. It was a true blessing to see his reaction after I came up with it. I am so glad GOD put this together and gave me the talent and passion for this I get to meet wonderful people like Jason.

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Found Silver ring at the sand bar Juno Lake Michigan.

  • from Bristol (Indiana, United States)
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This young man called me and ask if I could find a ring on the sandbar. He told me he was out the night before and marked the spot with a post. I told him that I would be willing to try and went the same afternoon. I got out there and the post was gone. I called him up and he explained approximately where he was. I search for about two hours and found it!!!!  I text him a pic and asked him if that was the one his response was YEP!! wow your amazing. So he was able to pick it up after work. Praise GOD that everything worked out it was such a blessing to be able to help him.

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Lost denture recovered in Princes Risborough

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Sometimes the slightly odd request comes along!

I had a call from a chap who was slightly embarrassed, but asked if I could search for his lost denture? I said as long as there was some metal, I could probably detect it.

He said he lost it while talking to his friend from his apartment window, and out it flew!…..this I found amusing and had to apologise for laughing a bit.

We agreed a time, and I set off.

I arrived and was greeted by the chap, there was a distinct gap in his smile, but not a very big gap. So this was quite a small denture I was looking for, with probably not much metal for a good signal.

I chose my smallest high frequency coil, which was necessary, as said denture had been lost in a dense bush.

This was quite a  challenging search, as it was also a very trashy location, lots of bottle tops, drainage and other utilities in close proximity, but with a de-tuned , this made things a little easier.

Thankfully after about 45 minutes, and not a bad signal the denture was re united with its very happy owner!

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Lost ring in Ligonier, PA… FOUND!

  • from Altoona (Pennsylvania, United States)
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In April 2024, Kaylynn reached out to me for help locating her husband Jake’s missing ring. He had been fishing in a stream and, upon catching a fish and attempting to take a picture, realized his ring was gone. Jake wasn’t sure where exactly he lost it, but he did recall falling into the deeper part of the creek.

When I first met Jake at the stream, the water was high and bitterly cold, making the search incredibly challenging. After two hours of searching in the freezing water with no success, I advised Jake to contact me once the water level dropped in the summer, promising to return for another attempt.

Fast forward to July 10th, and Kaylynn reached out again, reporting that the water was lower. She asked if I could come back to search for the ring. I told her that I would handle the search and notify her if I found it. This time, the conditions were much more favorable, with the water being lower and warmer.

I immediately headed to the deeper part of the creek and began searching. Within about ten minutes, my metal detector picked up a promising signal. I reached into the water and pulled out the ring! I quickly texted a picture of the ring to Kaylynn, who responded with an ecstatic « NO WAY! ».

She soon arrived at the creek with her children. Jake’s wife and daughter were overjoyed to have the ring back. His daughter even joked about throwing the ring back into the creek just to see her dad fall in again. Moments like these, helping kind people, make this hobby truly rewarding.

Another successful ring find, and another happy family!

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Anniversary ring recovered!

  • from Eau Claire (Wisconsin, United States)
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While exchanging high fives with the players on a young ladies soccer team, her gold anniversary ring slipped off her finger.  Despite a careful search by the girls, the ring could not be found. After being called, I was able to locate the ring quickly with my detector.   Happy ending, good karma.

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FOUND! Ring of former Empress of the Imperial Court of San Francisco!

  • from Pacifica (California, United States)
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I was scrolling through my notifications on Facebook recently when I noticed one of my friends tagged me in someone else’s post. I clicked to see what it was and actually two of my friends had recommended me to help find a lost « item » in a park. I inquired further and found that the lost item belonged to former Empress of the Imperial Court of San Francisco, celebrity drag queen and legend of the LGBTQAI+ community of San Francisco, Ms. Donna Sachet!
Anyone who has had « celebrity » clients can tell you there is an extra sense of anxiety that comes with finding items for them. And this case was no different.

I met Donna and her dog, Peanut, at the location and together we walked over to where she was seated on a picnic blanket tossing a ball for Peanut the day prior. She shared with me a photo of the large gold ring and told me she was presented with this ring when she won the Empress contest years prior. It was important to her. I understood the importance, it marked an accomplishment. An accomplishment that recognized her work in the community. Over the decades, Donna Sachet has performed as a singer and has raised and donated thousands upon thousands of dollars for various organizations in San Francisco, not the least of which was an organization that I worked for for over 3 years in the early 00’s – The AIDS Emergency Fund.

I had been working for events that raised funds for HIV/AIDS and/or Breast Cancer organizations for many years already by the time I moved across the country from NY to San Francisco. It was through my work in NY  that I was able to secure a job in SF before I even arrived from NY. That job then lead to the AIDS and Breast Cancer Emergency Fund where I stayed for over 3 years before G.W. Bush cut government funding through the Ryan White CARE Act forcing the Emergency Fund to restructure. Unfortunately for me, that restructure did not include a position for me.

As a woman I always found it difficult to be recognized or seen when in a crowd of cute gay men working or meeting some of the folks who helped us raise money, so I didn’t expect Donna to remember or recognize me from those days. But our long list of mutual friends made sure we connected to help her find her ring.

I was running my new Legend and the ground at the park was  extraordinarily trashy. It took a while for me to adjust to the Legend since I’d only been out with it twice before and this was it’s first ring hunt. After close to an hour, Donna left, with tears in her eyes, thinking she would never again see her Empress ring.

Fortunately, I don’t give up easily. I put my hat on backwards, changed from my sunglasses to no glasses (a risky decision usually), put my headphones on (which had been off so Donna could hear the signals too) and within 20 or so minutes I located the ring.

I suspect it’ll be a while before Donna forgets me now!

Empress Ring

RING FOUND

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Lost Wedding Ring found Saratoga Springs, NY

  • from Saratoga Springs (New York, United States)
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I received a call from Jimmy who had lost his wedding ring at dusk while walking the dog in his backyard.  I arrived at his house the next day. He said he had searched all over for it but was unable to find it. After asking him multiple questions, he lead me to the area where he thought he lost it. I thought that this would be fairly easy as it had to be on top and he owned a new modern house, but after listening to the ground for a few minutes I knew that something was not right as there were hundreds of  signals…all in the gold range. He revealed to me that there used to be a mechanic shop of some kind right there.  Suddenly things were not so easy. I combed the area for over an hour closely watching the depth meter.  I was beginning to really wonder if I could find this ring, but I had told him I would not give up.  Finally I got the shallow signal I was waiting for.   I combed through the grass with my hands, and there it was already settling into the roots, completely invisible to the eye.  Jimmy was thrilled as was I. What a relief!  A happy ending all round.

 

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Lost ring in Door County recovered through teamwork!

  • from Green Bay (Wisconsin, United States)
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On August 21st, I received a call from Jake about his lost wedding ring at Jacksonport Beach, a popular spot on the east coastline of Door County.   It slipped off his finger in chest-high water about 35-to-50 feet from shore.    I drove out later the next day, after giving some storms time to pass by.    I arrived to see white caps rolling in, but they weren’t too high close to shore in the troughs between the sand bars.   Further out, they were pretty strong.

I knew this would be an arduous search because the Lake Michigan side of the Door County Peninsula is colder than the bay, and fighting the incoming whitecaps can tire a person out pretty quickly.   I taught Jake how to detect small round objects with my ancient Fisher 1280, an analog model that is easy to use because it goes by sound.   I used an AT Pro, which has been pretty effective for me on sand beaches.   Jake used my heavy steel scoop, which has enough weight to be effective in surf.   He is a bigger guy, so he could handle the deeper waves better than I could. I started out about chest deep, and worked my way into the shallows, figuring the waves may have tumbled the ring toward shore.   I worked back and forth closer and closer to the beach, but only found one hammered coin of some kind, to be cleaned and researched later. Jake and his sons arrived to observe and assist, and his wife and baby boy came by later to watch and give encouragement.   After the better part of an hour Jake waded in with a huge smile and his artisanal ring in the scoop!    Nice recovery!  Their whole family was beaming!

Jake gave me a generous reward, which will be used to bring our grandson to a Timber Rattlers and a Milwaukee Brewers game!    I hated to take it, since he was the one who scooped it using my gear, but the main thing is we worked together and found it!

Something gleaming in the scoop!

(Word to the wise:   Wedding bands without protruding stone settings will sink where they fall in sand until they reach equilibrium!   The ring stayed put despite the waves.)

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Found 2 gold rings Lake Tippicanoe

  • from Bristol (Indiana, United States)
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What a story, Diana contacted me to find a ring she had recently lost. while looking for the ring I found a class ring too. I was able to help 2 people at once.

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