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Wedding/Engagement rings lost in grass, Seaside Park NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Maria spent a beautiful sunny afternoon at the beach, where she had removed both of her rings and placed them in the pocket of her shorts for safekeeping. Later in the day, after leaving the beach, Maria and her family stopped at a flea market in the center of town. While there, they brushed off the remaining sand from the beach, and Maria took off her shorts to shake them out, forgetting about the rings she had placed in the pocket. It wasn’t until she got home that she realized her rings were missing.

Panicked, Maria posted on a local Facebook page, sharing the exact spots where she had been sitting at the beach and where she had parked at the flea market. I always advise people not to post specific locations until they consult with a professional, but by then, several people had recommended me—NJ Ring Finder—and some even volunteered to search with their metal detectors.

The following day, Maria contacted me directly, requesting help to locate her missing rings. After discussing the details, I asked if any of the volunteers had found anything, but she hadn’t heard from anyone. After going over everything she did that day, I determined that the flea market was the most likely place where the rings had fallen out and decided to start my search there. We agreed on a time to meet, as it’s always best to have someone familiar with the exact locations present.

Once at the park, Maria showed me where she had shaken out her shorts, and I started working slowly, covering a 10-foot-wide area. The park was filled with signals—probably around 50—but most were just trash. Then, out of nowhere, my metal detector let out a sweet, low tone that I instantly recognized as a promising signal. Sure enough, buried in the grass, both of Maria’s rings lay side-by-side.

Maria was in disbelief, especially since it had been three days since she lost them. Thankfully, she followed the advice of the Facebook group and reached out to me for help. Another successful recovery for 2024, and a very happy ending for Maria!

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Wedding Ring Lost In The Lagoon, Lavallette NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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I received a call from Derek about the possibilities of recovering his ring from a very wide lagoon. He explained exactly what had happened, and he knew right when the ring came off his finger. Water recoveries are extremely challenging to begin with, but add in the fact he and his buddies were racing to the other side and back, and this one becomes almost impossible. Well, as the conversation continues, I discover Derek had quite a bit of pertinent information which is needed to even consider this recovery. I asked him to supply me with everything he had, which included many pictures, and probably the deciding factor to move forward with this recovery,  was the video of them racing to the other side. That was the spot where the ring had come off. I asked him to give me a few days to review everything, which he agreed to, as the ring was not going anywhere . After looking at all the information given I called Derek and explained this would be extremely complicated, but as long as he was positive the ring came off right when he stopped swimming , we should definitely give it a try. We cleared it with the homeowner, and set up the date to do the recovery. Once there a bouy was dropped just past precise location, and a guide line was placed on the bottom and secured back at the dock. With near zero visibility, on the 3rd pass back, we got a promising hit just before the bouy. After fanning the target a bit, you could just make out the ring.  This all happened in roughly 55 min from start to finish.Had there not been the pictures and video his ring would still be on the bottom of the bay/lagoon. Huge shout out to Buzz, couldn’t have done this one without you.

 

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