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Sentimental Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Grass, In Buxton, Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

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“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”

We’ve all heard this saying about what a bride should wear, in her wedding day. The following, is from Readers Digest

People believed the items would bring good and happy marriages. According to Reader’s Digest, the rhyme came about in the Victorian era from Lancashire, a county in England. Most of the ingredients in the rhyme are meant to ward off the evil eye, which, according to Reader’s Digest, was « a curse passed through a malicious glare that could make a bride infertile. »
So, on Saturday August 16th Emma and Timothy, were married, at Arabella Estate, in Buxton, Maine. It was an absolutely beautiful day, at a beautiful wedding venue. For her “something old”, Emma decided to have her late grandfather’s wedding ring, tied to her bouquet. A very loving and touching tribute to her grandfather. After the wedding ceremony was over, the bride and groom had photographs taken, of their special day. There were areas, around the estate that the bride, groom, wedding party and family, had pictures taken at. Towards the end of the photo session, Emma noticed her grandfather’s wedding ring was no longer tied to the bouquet. Emma was crushed and everyone started searching, for the missing ring. Some people were even on their hands and knees, looking for the ring. The ring was never found.
Later that evening, I received a call from the groom, explaining to me, what had happened. I explained that I was in Boston and was booked, in Auburn, Maine, Sunday morning. Emma and Timothy couldn’t make it on Sunday, so we agreed to meet first thing Monday morning. Timothy later texted me and told me that, “my wife is absolutely distraught and just you agreeing to come out has taken a huge weight off her shoulders. We will be there with you as long as you need to assist in any way and answer any questions.”
I arrived at Arabella Estates and admired the entire venue, as I was waiting for Emma and Timothy. After arriving, along with Emma’s mother, I was shown the most likely areas that the ring would be in. Timothy and Emma had narrowed the areas down, by going through the photos, taking by the wedding photographer. A very smart move and it definitely helps, in pinpointing a location. I had brought an extra Metal Detector to use and Timothy enthusiastically agreed to search also. After a quick tutorial, Timothy told me that he would like me to search the area, they really thought the ring would be in. This was because of my experience and Timothy would search the second most likely area. If I was unable to locate the ring, in my area, I could always search the area that Timothy was searching. I fired up my Minelab Manticore, as Timothy, Emma and her mother, went around to the other side of the venue, to search. I decided I would start at the stairs and grid search, across the lawn, to the edge of the woods and plants. I hadn’t gone more than five steps, when my phone rang. The call was about another lost ring. Once the call ended, I started searching again and another five steps later, my metal detector went off, loud and clear. A nice low tone and registering a 38 on my VDI screen. My depth gauge was showing the target was zero to two inches, below the ground. I then looked down, into the grass and I couldn’t see the target. I then removed my pinpointer and ran it through the grass, until I located the target. I then moved a few blades of grass and I saw a Gold Ring. Unbelievable!!! No more than 10 steps, into the search and Emma’s “something old” has been found. I walked over to the other side of the venue and told Timothy, Emma and her mother that they could stop searching because I had found the wedding ring. I then saw the smiles break out, along with a huge sigh of relief, from everyone. Once at the area the ring was in, I asked if any of them could see the ring. They couldn’t see the ring and I then pointed it out, camouflage perfectly, in the grass. They all remarked how the area had been visually searched and some people were searching on their hands and knees. After all these years of metal detecting it still amazes me that rings just disappear and blend into the grass.
So now Emma’s “something old” is back with her mother, who had let Emma borrow the wedding ring, for her nuptials. Emma is no longer distraught and a burden has been lifted, from her shoulders. As Emma and Timothy start their new life together, they will look back at this and laugh. Emma now has a story to add, to not only her wedding ring, but her grandfather’s also. It certainly was a special moment when I could just see and sense the mood change, in Emma. Another smile for the “Book of Smiles” and I absolutely love being able to do this, for others.
Congratulations Emma & Timothy and wishing you nothing but love and happiness in your life together ❤️🙏

 

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Three Gold Wedding and Engagement Rings Lost In The Old Orchard Beach,Maine Sand, Found With A Metal Detector

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After a late night recovery, at Longsands Beach, York, Maine, in York Beach Maine, I had to go to Boston, the next morning. As I was driving to Boston, Massachusetts, I received a phone call, from Lindsey. Lindsey’s sister, Paulette, had just lost 3 rings, in the dry sand, in front of The Brunswick, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. They were a Wedding Ring, Engagement Ring and one other sentimental ring. The rings were White Gold and one of them had diamonds around it. After losing the rings, in the sand, the group searched but could not find the rings. They reported the missing rings, to the lifeguards and the lifeguards recommended calling The Ring Finders of Maine. That is when Lindsey, called me. I told Lindsey that I was on my way to Boston, Massachusetts, but I could get someone there and quickly.
Now, I had arranged, with Gary Hill the previous week to be ready for some call outs, as I wasn’t going to be available. As always, Gary stepped up and said he would be ready, if I called. As soon as I hung up with Lindsey, I called Gary and gave him the contact information, for Lindsey. Gary called me back a few minutes later and said he was meeting the clients, at the Brunswick, as soon as he could get there and he was leaving immediately. Once Gary arrived he was met by Lindsey and Paulette. Since they had left the area they were in, there was a question,bat to where they had actually been sitting. Each woman thought they were in a slightly different area, than the other one thought and another person, in the group, thought they were sitting somewhere else. Since the three area were all close together, Gary told them that he could search all three areas. Gary immediately grid searched the first area and only found the usual beach trash and a few coins. He then walked to the next location and searched that area, as well. Still none of the three rings had been found and there was just one area left to search. Gary then went to the third area and almost immediately received a nice low tone. Using his pinpointer, Gary located the first target, put his fingers, into the sand, felt a ring and pulled out the first missing ring. Gary ran the coil, in the area of where he found the first ring and he received a “funky sound”. He then pinpointed the area, put his hand, into the sand and was able to pull out the other two rings. That’s right, the other two missing rings were just pulled from the sand. Lindsey and Paulette were ecstatic and were so happy to get the rings back. Gary was also smiling ear to ear and was just happy to have been able to help these women out, with his Metal Detecting skills. As Gary always says, “I’m in it for the smiles” and he certainly saw some smiles today. There is no better feeling than to see the faces of our clients, when they see their lost jewelry, for the first time. What started out as a stomach turning disaster, turned into smiles and hugs. Thank you Gary, for all you do.❤️🙏

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Moody Beach, Wells, Maine Sand, Found With A Metal Detector

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On Sunday, August 10th, Cheryl a I were headed to Casco, Maine, to attend our Great Grandsons first birthday celebration. As we were driving on the Maine Turnpike, I received a phone call from, a caller who identified himself as Andy. Andy was staying in Moody Beach in the Wells, Maine area, on vacation with family and friends. The previous evening, he was walking on the beach, with his family and friends, heading to Moody Point, to watch the sunset. As the group were walking down the beach, Andy and his 13 year old son were tossing a football back and forth. At one point the had stopped to see who could throw the football the furthest. They spent some time in the area, just throwing the football. Once they continued to Moody Point, the group hung around the area, to see the sunset. Once the sun set, they walked back down the beach, to where they were staying. After getting inside, Andy realized his wedding ring was missing. Andy and his wife, Jennifer, grabbed a flashlight and walked the beach, in the dark,looking for the wedding ring. Unfortunately, they did not walk a straight path to Moody Point but were zigzagging, as they were tossing the football around. They just didn’t know when they zigged and when they zagged. The wedding ring could literally be anywhere, along a 1/2 stretch of the beach. WOW!!! What are the chances the wedding ring can be recovered, over a 1/2 stretch of beach, while the tide is halfway out? That is a very large area.

I told Andy that I would arrive at 5:00am, as the tide was going out, giving me more time to search the wet sand area. Andy’s wife had taken a photo of Andy, tossing the football with his son and it was in front of a house that he could remember where it was. The photo shows that Andy was still wearing his wedding ring, at that point. He also spent time, in front of the house, in a competitive long distance throwing match, with his son. This would be a great place to start searching as Andy made boundaries for me, within the area of the competition, with his son and we know the ring was still on his finger. As I searched, within the boundaries, I wasn’t finding anything but the usual beach trash and 13 cents. As I grid searched, towards the water, I came to the east boundary line, without finding the wedding ring. Andy and I had arrived at the beach, pre dawn, in the dark. Now a beautiful sunrise was unfolding, before our eyes, as we finished searching this area. Andy and I then headed to Moody Point, where the group could watch the sunset. Unfortunately, Andy didn’t walk there in a straight line and all I could do was search as we walked to the area where he had next stopped.
Once we arrived at Moody Point, Andy looked over the area and said the water wasn’t any higher than where we were standing and I could start searching at this point. I look at the rocks and seawall to the north. I would grid this area, up to the rocks, turn around and head back, to the south, where Andy had set a southern boundary line. On my first grid line, I found a fishing sinker and nothing else. I then reached the rocks, turned around and went to the south. Still no ring. Heading north again and once again, still no ring. Heading south again and approximately 1/2 way back to the southern boundary, I received an incredible signal, showing a 33 on my VDI screen and my depth meter was showing the ring 0 to 2 inches under the sand. I immediately stopped and told Andy to come on over, because “this one is different”. I couldn’t guarantee Andy that this was his wedding ring, but I was very confident it was gold. After 25 years of metal detecting, you know a good sounding gold target and this was that combination of tone and VDI number of 33. I then took my pinpointer and ran it over the sand, as Andy looked on. Once the target was located, I just used my fingers to remove the sand, on top of the target. As I removed the sand, THERE IT WAS, a White Gold Wedding Ring. I was stunned that we found the ring in such a large area. Andy was also very stunned but smiling from ear to ear. He took a photo of the ring and sent it to Jennifer. We then were talking about how lucky we were. Andy told me that he knew it was an extreme long shot but he just had to try and get his wedding ring back. Andy told me that he had recently celebrated his 20 Wedding Anniversary and this ring was 20 years of wonderful memories with his wife and family. I totally understood what he was saying. You at least give it a shot and try to recover it. Andy was still beaming all the way back to the house. As we walked back, I asked Andy how he had heard of me. He told me Jennifer had posted a story on the Facebook Page, Moody Beach Appreciation Association , asking for people to be on the lookout for the wedding ring. She then had people commenting, on her post, to contact me. Once Jennifer and Andy saw my many stories and photos of past recoveries, they called me with nothing to lose. Andy just had to do everything in his power, to try and get his 20 years of wonderful memories back.
So every ring has a story and this ring has 20 years of stories and now a new chapter has been added, to Andy’s very sentimental wedding ring. Here’s to another 20 loving happy years to Jennifer and Andy❤️🙏

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Tiffany “Smile” Bracelet And Pendant Lost In The Limington Maine Grass, Found With A Metal Detector

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On Friday August 8th, I received the following text message

“Hi Dennis, I am reaching out as I lost my gold bracelet in my lawn yesterday evening while playing with the dog. We searched last night with a flash light with no luck and was wondering if you would be able to come out and help? We live in Limington, so wasn’t sure if you come out this way. It is a thin rose goal bracelet with diamonds. I can send a picture. Our address is: *** Cape Road., Limington, Maine. This was a wedding gift so would love to try to get it back. Thank you!!”

I called and was able to talk with Carly. Carly told me that not only did she and her husband, Taylor, search last night, they also searched again this morning. They just can’t find the bracelet. Carly was worried that when he dog jumped on her, the bracelet may have been eaten, by the dog or became stuck on the dog and ended up in a totally different area. She explained that it was a very thin chain with just a very small pendant, in the shape of a smile and the smile contained small diamonds. Carly also told me the bracelet was a Tiffany & Co. Bracelet. I told Carly that I would be happy to help and explained a few concerns. Very thin gold bracelets and necklaces are extremely difficult to metal detect. There just isn’t a lot of gold on them and is one of the two most difficult gold pieces of jewelry to metal detect. The other one is gold stud earrings. These very low conductive, non ferrous, metals that will barely register on a metal detector. As an example, Sterling Silver will ring up in the 90’s, loud and clear. A Men’s Gold Ring will come in and show up, as a 20 into the 60’s, depending on the size and shape. Gold stud earrings and very thin chains will only register in the 01 to 03 range and just as a whisper. In order to metal detect these items, you must set up your detector properly, to find these items. You must have the proper technique also. You have to cover an area as slowly as you can. I do not walk through the area, swinging the coil. I take one step swing the coil, low and slow, take a half step, swing, low and slow, repeating this for the entire search. If you are walking through the area, swinging, you may not find it. You must also use the proper coil, as small as possible. I have 4 coils that I swap out, depending on the job. For this search, I went with my most sensitive and smallest coil, the 8” elliptical coil. We agreed that I would search, first thing in the morning, at 8:00am
Because I was not certain on how large of an area, would need to be searched, I enlisted the help of Gary Hill. Gary and I arrived promptly at 8:00am and were greeted by both Carly and Taylor. We were shown the area in which the dog had jumped on Carly and where she thought the Tiffany Bracelet would be, if the bracelet hadn’t ended up on the dog and moved to another area. Gary and I decided that we would split the area, in half. Gary would search the lawn area, closest to the road and he would work his way towards the house and I would start near the house, working my way towards the road. As I slowly walked towards the corner of the house, I received a few low conductor targets in the 12 to 15 range. Not low enough to be the Tiffany Bracelet and the depth, of the targets, were anywhere from 2 to 6 inches, in the ground, according to the depth gauge, on my Minelab Manticore. As Gary and I continued to search, I received the best target of the morning. A target reading 01 – 02 and exactly the reading I was looking for. I looked down and didn’t see the bracelet. I ran my fingers through the grass, hoping to snag the bracelet, but nothing was found. I told Taylor, who was very close to me, visually searching, for the target and he came over. As I was reaching for my pinpointer, Taylor started running his fingers through the grass and pushing the grass back. All of a sudden I hear him say, there it is and when I bent down, he showed me the Tiffany Bracelet , all balled up, deep in the grass. No wonder it wasn’t visually found, it was blending in with the grass and hidden by the grass, on top of that. Carly came running over and couldn’t be we had found it, thanking Gary and I. As Carly and Taylor looked at the bracelet, they could see one of the links had broken, when the dog jumped up on her. She and Taylor would be bringing the bracelet to a jeweler, to be repaired and it should be as good as new. Carly and Taylor thanked us again as were preparing to leave, telling up that they were amazed we found it and that they never would have found it, down deep in the grass like that. Gary and I thanked them for having the faith and trust, in us to find their sentimental piece of jewelry. When I asked Carly if the Tiffany Bracelet had been a gift or anything else special to it, she told me that she and Taylor had bought it together, the week they were married, a few years earlier. Thankfully we were able to find the Tiffany Bracelet and put the smiles back on their faces. Funny how finding a Tiffany “Smile” Bracelet put a smile on all of our faces. Who doesn’t love putting smiles on peoples faces ❤️🙏

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Sterling Silver Wedding Ring Lost In The Ocean Park, Old Orchard Beach Maine Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

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Late Wednesday Evening, on August 6th, I received the following message, from Marjorie

“Hi. Just this evening , Wednesday I lost a Silver Ring/ Wedding Band – a simple band (sz 7). Long story short: around 7:30-8pm, my kids found it in the crab bucket (they were putting the crabs back in the ocean), then my daughter wore it, but went into the edge of the water where it slipped off her finger. They were in front of the lifeguard station between Casco Ave. & Tioga Ave, here in Ocean Park, Maine (we’re staying at ** ******* Ave). We just looked around and couldn’t find it and the tide is coming up. Do you think you could help me find my supposed to be interim replacement wedding band? Thanks for any help! My phone # is 802-***-****. I will try looking for it after sunrise. Thanks.”

It was now approximately 9:45pm and I immediately messaged Marjorie back, with the following two messages

“Hi Marjorie, So sorry to hear this. I would need to look at the tide charts, to see when the best time to search is.
In the interim, is this the area you think the ring is in?” I then sent a photo

“Hi Marjorie, Gary Hill and I will arrive at 5:00am. The tide will be lower than it was tonight and should give us a few hours to search, for your Silver Wedding Ring. With two of us, we can cover more ground.”
Marjorie did confirm the area and we would meet her at 5:00am
When Gary and I arrived, Marjorie was already there, with her son Dawson. The sun hadn’t risen yet but the sky was beautiful. Marjorie explained what had happened and where she thinks the ring was lost. The tide still out quite a bit so Gary and I decided to grid search, from out on the wet sand, up towards the shore, until we reached the hide tide mark. Facing the shore, Gary would search to the left of the lifeguard stand and I would search the right side. I figured the entire area could be searched in approximately an hour, with both of us there. We weren’t finding much, other than the usual beach trash. At one point I had a dime and I had Dawson come over to see what a dime would sound like, in the headphones. It definitely put a smile on his face, as he nodded his head. Gary and I had now reached the slope, heading up to the high tide mark and dry sand. I asked Marjorie if we didn’t find it here, where else would the Sterling Silver Wedding Ring be. Since she didn’t actually see the ring get lost, from her daughter’s finger, Marjorie thought that we should pick up the search, just south of the lifeguard stand. We would start the search, at the southern end of Gary’s grid line and hope for the best. As I reached the high tide mark and dry sand, I started across the area, as Gary was almost up to the high tide mark. I was cutting through Gary’s area when right at the high tide mark, I received a very loud high tone, reading 91 on my Minelab Manticore. As soon as I heard the tone and saw the 91, on the VDI screen, I knew immediately it had to be the Solver Wedding Ring. Without digging, I told Gary that I had found thr ring. I also called Marjorie and Dawson over, telling them I was certain this was the Silver Wedding Ring. I asked Dawson if he would do the honors of running the coil, over the sand, where the target was, just to make sure it was there, so Gary could pinpoint it. Once Dawson located the target, Gary used his pinpointer and took a scoop of sand, with his hand and pulled a ring out. Smiles broke out on both Marjorie’s and Dawson’s face. As a beautiful sunrise was unfolding, so weren’t the smiles. We just love being able to help others out, in their time of need. Marjorie sent me a message the next day, thanking us again
“Thanks so much again! I initially lost it when the kids caught crabs by the channel in Ocean Park and I got brave enough to grab the crabs in/ out of the bucket(s) that we took back to the house at ******* Ave. That was before dinner at about 5:30-6pm. We made the kids put the crabs back into the ocean before sunset around 7:30-8. Dawson, my 8 yo, said he saw a ring in one of the buckets and gave it to his sister Gabriella as they played soccer with the volleyball. 🏐 The ring slipped off as she went in and out of the surf. Thank goodness for that lifeguard stand to help us remember the location of where she might have lost the ring 💍! Like I said,I initially lost my original wedding band back home in ********, Vermont and I’m having replacement ones made. I bought this “interim” wedding band just to show I’m married!
Again thank you so much!
Marge”

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Extremely Sentimental Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Ogunquit Maine Sand, Found With A Metal Detector

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After finding and returning a lost necklace, with two pendants, in Ogunquit, Maine, Cheryl and I returned home. It wasn’t a half hour after returning home, when I received the following message, that also included three photos,

“I lost a gold knot ring on Ogunquit Beach yesterday. It is inscribed inside with 4/13/1975. Here are pics where we were sitting.”
I immediately replied,

“Hi Kristine, I am so sorry to hear this.
“I literally just returned from Ogunquit, Maine. I found a lost necklace and pendants, for a young lady.
Were you in the water or dry sand? I can’t tell where this is, from the photos. I have only been down near the Norseman Resort. Is this near the Norseman Resort?
Kristine replied,

“Hello. The ramp going down to the beach from parking lot just before the handicap spaces. We were in the left of the ramp a few feet in front of the rocks. It was the dry sand. In the pic with the women in white looking at the sand was where we were located We were far right if the Norseman off the parking lot. Is this enough info? If you plan on going back I can meet you there. I am here another night but will be going back to Mass sometime tomorrow
Kris”

I then sent Kristine a photo and I circled two ramps and asked her to identify which ramp is the one she was at. She replied that it was the one I had circled in red. I asked her if she could meet me there and that I would leave right now. Kristine said she would meet me there. Now when a ring is missing, in a public space, time is of the essence. Especially in the dry sand on beaches. The area Kristine had been in is very heavily metal detected and I was praying no one had found it yesterday, or this morning. Any beach goer could also have found it already, also. I needed to get there, asap. I also asked Kristine if she saw or felt the ring coming off. Her reply

“I think it was when I took it off to put lotion on and then place it in a pouch. The odd thing was I also had 2 other rings that I took off and they made it into the pouch. I did not feel it fall. Yes been praying to St Anthony 🙏?”

As I arrived back, to Ogunquit Maine, I called Kristine and told her I had just arrived, she told me that she was stuck in traffic and was still 10 minutes out. I told Kristine that I would start searching, without her and if I was in the wrong location, she could let me know, when she arrived. Cheryl and I immediately went down the ramp and the area was still packed with people. There was an area no one was in and it looked just like the photo, that Kristine had sent me. As I was getting my detector ready, I explained to the people, in the area, that I was searching for a very sentimental lost ring. Everyone was very understanding and asked if I needed them to move. I told them they didn’t need to move just yet, as I would search the area, no one was in. If I was unable to find the ring, I would have Kristine show me the exact area, once she arrived in approximately 10 minutes. As I started my search, I found a dime, on the first grid line. I took a half step towards the parking lot, I started my grid line search. About 3 steps in, I heard a very loud target, through the headphones. I took my pinpointer out of my pouch and located the target. As I brushed the sand away m I saw a Big Gold Ring, with a knot design on it. I couldn’t believe I just found Kristine’s ring as everyone in the area started clapping and cheering for me. Unbelievable. The only area I could search and I had the ring, before Kristine had even arrived. I asked everyone not to say anything to Kristine when she arrived because I wanted to surprise her. They all agreed.
Kristine arrived a few moments later and I asked her if I was in the right area. When Kristine turned around, to survey the area, I pulled the ring out and held it up. When Kristine turned around she saw the ring and her hand went to her heart and I could see her eyes getting watery. Applause broke out from the surrounding people and smiles were everywhere. Kristine explained that her husband had passed away 7 years earlier and that she had taken her wedding ring, her husband’s wedding ring and had them melted together. The jeweler then designed the Knot Ring, with their wedding date engraved, on the inside of the ring, 4-13-75. This meant that they would be entwined for eternity. Now Cheryl, myself and others around us were getting teary eyed. Kristine’s friend told us that Kristine was just sick to her stomach about losing this ring and had not slept much, the night before. Kristine even talked to her husband, through prayer and told him she was sorry to have lost their wedding rings. Wow, What a story and I am so happy to have been able to find this extremely sentimental ring. As I always say, every ring has a story and now I am part of the story. I could not be happier or more proud, to have been able to be there for Kristine. 😀❤️🙏

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Titanium Wedding Ring Lost In The Drakes Island, Wells Beach Maine Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

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I received a text message on Tuesday morning, August 5th. This is the message

“Good morning,
I lost my wedding band last night at Drake’s Island Beach in Wells, Maine around 6pm. The tide was coming in and I was in the water when it came off. The area probably won’t be searchable until after lunchtime. Please let me know if you think you can help.
Thank you,
Colby *******”
I immediately replied
“Hi Colby, So sorry to hear this. Would you be able to show me the area you lost it in?”
Colby replied
“Yes what time could we meet? Low tide is around 3pm.”
I replied
“Looking at the tide chart, 6:00pm, last night was approximately 2 hours before high tide. Today’s low tide is at 2:49pm. If I get there at 12:00noon, that would be 3 hours after this morning’s high tide and the tide will still be going out for another 3 hours. Depending how far out in the water you were, the ring may be recovered, just under the wet sand.”
Colby then told me he was approximately 75-100 feet, from the jetty. He was in the water throwing a football around with his son, when he felt the ring come off his finger and plop right into the water, just in front of him. Colby said the waves were of a good size and stirring up the sand, making it impossible to visually search for his wedding ring, of 19 years. Colby said he was just heartbroken that the ring was gone.
After a restless night, he was talking with his wife when he remembered about me, finding rings, for people. He told me he has been following my adventures for the last few years but his wife hadn’t heard of me and was a little skeptical, so to speak. This is when Colby reached out to me. We made plans to meet, in the parking lot, on Drakes Island, Maine at 12:00pm. I then looked at the webcam, from the beach across the river, from Drakes Island Jetty, in Wells Beach. I didn’t like what I saw because the waves still looking big and rough. The ring may have been moved by the large waves, at the time it was lost and before it came to rest, under the sand. Thinking about this I decided that I should bring Gary Hill, in on the search. The area just expanded and this would require help, getting as much area searched as possible, before low tide. I called Gary and he didn’t answer. Approximately 15 minutes later, Gary called me back and he was just leaving the Dentist office and would love to help me search.
So at 11:15am, Cheryl, myself and Gary headed to Drake’s Island, in Wells Beach, Maine. We arrived just before 12:00pm and pulled into the parking lot. As luck would have it, we parked right next to Colby’s truck. We then all walked down to the beach and Colby showed us the area he and his son had been throwing the football. We decided the area to be searched would be from the lifeguard stand, to the jetty. We then determined the halfway point between the two, dug a hole at the halfway point and decided that Gary would search from the halfway point to the Jetty and I would grid search from the halfway point to the lifeguard stand. We also started higher up on the beach, than Colby had been, because we just didn’t know if the heavy surf had pushed the wedding ring up towards the shore. As Gary and I searched, we were finding very few targets and the targets we were getting, were just small bits of aluminum and pull tabs. As we made our way down the sloped beach, towards the water, I couldn’t help but think that the wedding ring couldn’t be this far down the beach, near the water. Colby had lost the ring just 2 hours before high tide and it was now 1:30pm and we were just about an hour away from low tide. From where Colby thought he was, to where we now were was 100’ down the beach, closer to the water. Could the waves, with the help of the beach being sloped down towards the water, move the ring that much? Or had Colby misidentified how far down on the beach he had been. I called Gary and Colby over and we decided that I was searching to far to the north and that we would now have Gary start searching closer to the jetty and I would stay along the water, by shifting my search to the south, by about 50-60 feet. We only had an hour left before low tide and I just couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that the ring hadn’t been found by now. Continuing the search, with the new parameters, nothing was being found other than the trash, we had been finding. Gary was making his way up the beach, along the jetty and I had now caught the water line. Waves were now rushing up and over my feet and coil. There was no way the ring was down this far and I decided to just do another grid line, or two, along the water and then start searching closer to the jetty also. It was now 2:10pm, with only another 40 minutes, before low tide. As I was making my way south, towards the jetty, I received a solid mid sounding tone, registering a 38 on the VDI screen. My depth reading was from 0 to 2 inches deep. I sized up the spot and dug a hole, throwing the scoop of sand, onto the hard packed wet sand. I then ran my coil over the hole and the target was no longer there. I ran the coil over the pile of sand and the target was in the pile of sand. When I looked down at the pile of sand, I could see the roundness, of a ring. I had found Colby’s wedding ring. Colby had gone back up to the parking lot, for a moment, so I called him and told him I think I had found his ring, unless someone else had lost a similar ring, in the same area. I was going to leave the ring untouched, until Colby got here, so he could have the honor of removing the ring, from the pile of sand. Colby arrived just a few minutes later and I told him to get the ring and see if it was his. Colby reached down, removed the ring and said “That’s it”. I then congratulated Colby and he thanked us. Colby then put his wedding ring on and said, “Back where it belongs”. Colby then gave us all hugs and thanked us each, individually, for helping to find his ring. He then took a photo of the ring on his finger and sent it to his wife. We were all smiling at this point and just so happy to have been able to find Colby’s wedding ring. As Colby told us, he just didn’t feel right, without his wedding ring of 19 years. It wasn’t the monetary value of the ring, it was what the ring meant to him. His marriage of 19 years, to his wife, his children, everything about his ring, related back to his family. That is the story for most people who’ve lost a wedding ring. It’s a memory of all the good things, in your family life. Now Mike’s ring has a new chapter, to his rings story. Gary, Cheryl and myself got another hug from Colby as we were preparing to leave and Colby gave us another heartfelt thank you to us once again. He was smiling ear to ear as we all drove off. What a great feeling for us to be able to help people like Colby. 😀❤️🙏

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Sentimental Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Sand, In Saco, Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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Just before 6:00pm, on Saturday August 2nd, I received a call from Mike. Mike, his wife and their son had spent the day at Ferry Beach State Park, in Saco, Maine. They were having a great time, until Mike noticed that he no longer had his wedding ring on. As most people do, they all began running their fingers through the sand around their chairs. It was all for naught as no ring was found. Fortunately Mike had not gone swimming but had spent the day around the beach chairs, other than leaving the chair area, just twice. Once, when he went down along the waterline, as his son was boogie boarding and once walking the length of the park’s beach, to use the restroom. Other than that, he was just enjoying the sun and scenery, with his family. It was while he was in the restroom that he noticed his wedding ring was missing. He didn’t see it in the restroom and walked back to the chairs, visually searching as he walked. Once at the chair, he searched the beach bags and chairs and sand, in the area. The ring was not found. Mike’s wife then walked up to the restroom area and she was not able to find it anywhere along the route. Mike then reported the ring missing, to the Park Manager. Once home, in Gorham (Maine), Mike learned about my services. This is when he called me. I told Mike I could certainly help him and we agreed to meet at 6:30pm, at the gate, to the Ferry Beach State Park.

Cheryl and I drove down to the State Park and met Mike at the gate. He was talking to the Park Manager, as she was locking the gates, for the evening. She wished us well and told us we welcome to walk the road, down to the beach. It was a long walk so I told Mike that he could leave his car where it was and Cheryl would drive us to Pond Avenue, adjacent to the beach and 1/2 of a mile less walking. Once Cheryl dropped us off, we walked a 100’ or so and were on the State Park’s beach. Mike took me to the area he thought they were in and I told himself that even if he was a little off, I would over grid search the area, so as not to miss any areas. I started at the southern end of the beach m working my way north, parallel with the high tide waterline. I was maybe 6’ to 8’ feet, from the high tide mark and Mike said their chairs weren’t that far down, towards the water. After searching for 100’ or so to the north Mike said that I should turn around and head back south. As I headed south, I was finding only a few non ferrous targets, a pull tab and a very small fishing sinker and some small bits of foil. I then headed north again and when I reached the northern end of the search line, still no ring. Mike then said that maybe he was a little closer to the lifeguard stand and I headed another 50’ to 75’ further north, turned and searched south, turned and headed back north again. Still the list wedding ring remained elusive. As Mike and I talked I suggested I search the 6’ to 8’ of dry sand, along the high tide waterline line. Again Mike said he didn’t think they were that close to the high tide line. I suggested that I just search it, so that we know the entire area, from the high tide line to about 30’ inland, on the beach, would be completely searched and once I finished this area, we could figure out our next move. Mike agreed with me and I started heading south, along the high tide line. As I was about 3/4 of the way done, I received a nice low tone, reading 27-28 on my VDI screen. I told Mike, that this sounded good but couldn’t guarantee it was the ring. It could be another pull tab. I took my pinpointer and ran it through the sand until I caught a glimpse of the side of the ring. Mike couldn’t see it, from where he was standing and I grabbed the ring, so he couldn’t see it and popped up, extending my hand with the ring, towards Mike , saying, “Mike, I got it, congratulations “. Mike’s jaw literally dropped and said “Oh my God, I can’t believe it. I think I might cry. I have to let my wife know.” Mike put the ring, on his finger and took a photo, sending it to his wife. Mike was very emotional and happy to have his ring back, telling me multiple times that “You’re the best, you’re doing Gods work “. I could see Mike’s eyes glistening a little and knew just how much this ring meant to him. This ring represents so much to Mike and it isn’t the monetary value, it’s his life with his wife and son, it’s the memories. After Cheryl came down and picked us up, he told Cheryl the same thing and conveyed how fortunate he was to have his beloved wedding ring back. Mike told us of his buying the ring in Manchester New Hampshire, all those years ago and was just so relieved he had it back. Cheryl also told Mike that we love doing this for others and that she was very, very happy for him. As we dropped Mike off, back at his vehicle, he thanked us again and was going to let everyone he knows about us doing great work for others. He thanked us one last time and told us “You guys really are doing Gods work, thank you.” Cheryl and I drove away smiling and telling each other how we love being able to see the happy tears and smiles on our clients, once they get their ring back. No better feeling in the world than to see people like Mike get their extremely sentimental ring back. I can tell you that we are all going to sleep tonight m with smiles on our faces. 😀❤️🙏

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Prescription Glasses Lost In The Ocean Park, Maine Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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I received a call, on late Friday morning, from Kim. Kim had just lost her prescription glasses, in the water, in Ocean Park, Maine. She and here daughter were playing in the water, when her daughter jumped on Kim, knocking her glasses, in the surf. Unfortunately the glasses remained lost, after they tried searching, the sandy bottom of the water. Kim asked if I could find glasses and I told her that we could, if they weren’t all plastic. I also told her that my experience is that glasses were no longer any good, once they were in the waves and sand. The glasses generally get scratched easily and the frames get bent. Kim told me that she had insurance on her prescription glasses, but needed them to file a claim. As long as she produced the damaged glasses, the insurance would replace them. She just needed me to find them. I asked Kim to let me check the tide charts because I knew high tide was not to far off and we would need to search, once the water had receded. I also told Kim that I wouldn’t be able to personally search for them. I had a Dentist appointment at 1:00pm and I was already booked to search Ogunquit Beach, at 3:30pm. I told her I would see if Gary Hill was available and he could search, once the tide receded.

I contacted Gary and he was available, to help Kim. I gave Gary her phone number and when he called her, they made plans to meet in Ocean Park Beach, at 3:00pm. Once Gary arrived at 3:00pm, the tide was receding and was on its way to low tide. A perfect time to search. Kim showed Gary the location she thought the glasses would be in. Gary immediately got to work, grid searching the area. He wasn’t finding much when after 10 minutes of searching, he was approaching the water. At this point, Gary received a low tone of 08, on his VDI screen. Gary then dug a hole with his long handle sand scoop and after placing the dug up sand, off to the side, a wave came in and washed the sand pile behind. The wave also moved a pair of glasses, from the sand pile, to behind Gary. Gary never saw the glasses, when Kim yelled out, “There they are”, and immediately jumped behind Gary and grabbed the glasses, before the next wave took them away, again. Kim looked the glasses over and thought they were fine but would probably be taking them to the optometrist’s office and get them checked out. So Kim’s glasses may not be as exciting as finding gold and diamond rings, but because Gary was able to find them, it may save Kim hundreds of out of pocket dollars, because of her insurance. Now who doesn’t like to save hundreds of dollars. Gary and I certainly do. We also love helping people like Kim, when we are need. A smile is a smile and we take them any way we can get them. 😁❤️🙏

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Very Sentimental Silver and Gold Wedding Ring Lost In Scarborough Pine Point Maine Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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On Thursday evening, at 7:33pm, I received a phone call from Sam. Sam had been skim boarding, in Pine Point Beach, Maine, a neighborhood located in the Town of Scarborough, Maine Approximately a half hour earlier, Sam lost his extremely sentimental wedding ring, while skim boarding. Sam said he was about to wipe out and as he was trying to regain his balance, he felt his wedding ring slipping off. Sam and his wife and other family members, were sitting on the beach, when he lost his ring. Everyone immediately started searching the wet sand and water. Sam was not sure which way the ring went flying off but thought it went behind him, to the north, as he was flailing his arms, to regain his balance. After searching for a half hour, the ring was still not located and Sam called me. I told Sam that I could be there in 25 to 30 minutes. I also knew that the tide was now heading out and that was to our advantage. I also knew that once I arrived, I would have less than an hour of daylight left and if the ring hadn’t been found, I would be searching in the dark.

Once I arrived, just a little after 8:00pm, I met Sam and his wife Annie. Sam told me the ring was his grandfather’s wedding ring and it was both silver and gold. Sam was already thinking ahead and he had marked, with a line, an area to the north and to the south. The ring he said, should be within these boundary lines but he wasn’t sure about the depth of the boundary line, because he just didn’t know if the ring had flown off his finger, to the east and into the water or to the west, towards the dry sand, where his family was sitting, watching him skimboard I decided to start my south, north grid search, in the area where Sam felt his ring coming off. I would then keep gridding back and forth, following the tide out. After approximately 20 minutes, It was suggested by a family member that I should start searching up higher, near the dry sand. I did that and when the ring wasn’t found up high, near the dry sand, I went back to where I had stopped a few minutes earlier. Annie and Sam thought the ring would be found on the lower left of the grid area, as you faced the ocean. After an hour of not finding the ring, it was getting very dark. I could not see my grid lines and this was imperative, to a successful recovery. I then Told Sam and Annie that I would now search in grid fashion, east to west, so my grid lines would be much shorter and I would be able to see the better. Approximately 15 minutes later Sam and Annie left, telling Cheryl and I we should call it off, until it was light out. I knew I could complete the remaining search area in just another 15-20 minutes. If I hadn’t found the ring, by then, I would stop for the evening, returning the next evening. I couldn’t come back down in the morning because Gary and I had already been booked , in York, Maine, at Short Sands Beach. As I approached the last two grid lines, to be searched, I told Cheryl I was stopping, once these two lines were completed. As I turned and headed east, towards the water, I received a very loud signal. My detector was telling me it was not very deep, maybe 2-3 inches and that the target was a high conductor, reading 93-95 on my VDI screen. This was definitely in the sterling silver range and I immediately plunged my sand scoop, into the wet sand and threw the sand, up onto the beach, in a pile. I ran my detector, over the pile of sand and the target was definitely out of the hole and in the pile. I took my pinpointer and started flattening the sand out, until I located the target. As I kept removing the sand, I saw a ring come into focus, in the darkness. Cheryl put her phone flashlight on and as I picked the ring up, we could see the gold also. We have found Sam’s wedding ring. I took a few photos and Called Sam, to give him the great news. He didn’t answer. I then sent a text message, congratulating him and sent him the photos. After arriving at home, Sam replied to my text, saying

“I CANT BELIEVE THIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I will call you tomorrow! My phone ringer was off. You’re an absolute lifesaver. Cannot wait to make a post about this on Facebook. That’s the one without a doubt. Seriously you’re the man! I cannot describe how much that ring means and the service you provided!”

This morning, we communicated and I would meet Sam, late afternoon, in Pine Point, to return his ring. Once I arrived Sam and Annie thanked Cheryl and I for not giving up and finding his wedding ring. Sam and Annie told Cheryl and I that the wedding ring was once Sam’s grandfather’s wedding ring. Sam was and still is extremely close to his grandfather and grandmother who are both still living and have been married for approximately 60+- years. Sam told us that his grandfather taught him so much, including his love of fishing, that still exists today. When Sam got married, his grandfather GAVE SAM HIS WEDDING RING, so that Sam would have it as his own wedding ring. That’s right, Sam’s grandfather, still married (60+- years) , gave up his own wedding ring, to the grandson he loved so much, so that his ring, would live on in the marriage of his beloved grandson. WOW!!! WHAT A GIFT, WHAT A STORY ❤️
I personally have never heard of anyone doing this before. Passing down your own wedding ring, while still married truly shows the love between Sam and his grandfather. What an incredible gift. As I often say, every ring has a story and this is an incredible story. Now this 60+- year old ring lives on with a new chapter, in its story. I just absolutely love hearing stories like this and it just drives me to do more good. Helping people like Sam, in their time of need is the greatest job in the world ❤️🙏

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