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LOST GOLD WEDDING RING IN RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC….FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Received a call from this gentleman “3 month newlywed” saying he had lost his gold ring in the river while floating! I told him as soon as I get off work I’ll make the nearly 4 hour drive to rescue his ring.

I arrive at 5 pm and follow him to the spot. We parked and made a steep decent to the waters edge as we get to the bottom, he said “right here is where I think I lost it”, but he wanted me to start a little higher and work my way down just to make sure. Not a problem!

The water was 1-2 feet deep in spots and I didn’t have my goggles. It was moving pretty good and was colder than I expected. The river and the rocks held many challenges as I made my way down river trying to stay on the path he took, keep my balance, check every spot I could with the @XP deus II and the HF coil! ONLY WOULD’VE WORKED HERE!

After two lures and a signal I couldn’t get to, I get another hit while sitting on a mossy rock trying to find 3rd signal.

I held the pinpointer in my left hand and used my first two fingers. As I followed the vibration to the target, I made two swipes with my fingers and I felt the familiar feeling of a ring slide on my finger!!! It had been found!!!

It was a challenge, but I overcame and adapted to the conditions and not having all my gear!

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 122 total!

Ring count for 2026: 127 (27 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 32 (22 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 5 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 27
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
TITANIUM – 1
JUNK – 53
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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Warm Water Nantucket Sound, Wedding Band Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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August 14. 2026

Josh was enjoying the Nantucket Sound water which is typically warmer than the colder water of the Bay side. From what I was told Josh was about half way to the outer buoy when his wedding band slipped from his finger and was soon out of sight. The only recognition of where he lost the ring was an area about 25 X 40 yards and about shoulder deep.

Marlayna had the presence of mind to reach out for help. In her case a friend, Jamie, was her life line. Her response was to contact a RingFinder. And she did just that. I have heard it before “it’s by no means a very expensive ring but the sentimental value holds no price.” and I had to whole-hardheartedly had to agree. So at 7am the next morning I was in the water starting what was to be a long search over a large area, but I was determined to do my best to find the ring. I knew I had no extra coin targets to help pinpoint the rings location, I was on my own for this one. About 3 hours into the search I about fell into a hole that I had dug a extremely thin dime, and heard another target. It is unlike me to leave a target that even has the slightest possibility of being the object of my search, but I must have. Two more scoops of sand and I did not hear the target again. I looked into the scoop and almost missed the ring as it was black like most of the rocks in the area. This time no rock, but a tungsten-carbon ring. My searching was over for the wedding band.

It took another day to meet up with Josh and Marlayna. A 3pm meeting was set, and as fate had it a call came in for help finding another lost ring. After getting the pertinent information the phone rang again. It was Marlayna asking if she and Josh could come a bit earlier. Of course. Then I could be on my way to another beach, another search and hopefully another story for the Book of Smiles.

When all was done Josh and Marlayna were on their way back home filled with joy of having their ring back. And I was waiting on Luke, another RingFinder, who was going with me to search for another very sentimental ring. A ring that we did not find, but more searching will be done by local RingFinders hopefully with a more desirable result.

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Ring lost in a Twin Cities Metro lake beach recovered!

  • from Coon Rapids (Minnesota, United States)
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During a normal swimming outing, an unfortunate event occurred—fortunately, he was in shallow water and noticed the moment his ring came off his finger and disappeared into the water.

He immediately began searching by hand in the murky water, but had no luck. Fortunately, he was sharp enough to note his location and identify two trees and a brick building with individual bricks as landmarks. He called me, and within two hours we met at the location.

The area was littered with trashy targets, and this is where experience really comes into play. Understanding what your metal detector is telling you—and knowing which signals to investigate—is crucial to a successful recovery.

Within less than a minute, the ring was located and recovered, about six feet from where he thought he had lost it.

His remark afterward was, “It was much further away and in shallower water than I thought!”

Many thanks for calling me and giving me the opportunity to return your lost ring! Another successful recovery and another happy ending. 💍

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Call For Help About a Lost Wedding Band in Morehead City, NC Waters Has a Happy Ending!

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Ernesto contacted Crystal Coast Ring Finders after losing his wedding band while spending time with his family in the saltwater. The water was too murky to find it, and I was en route to another search, I received the standard information and then told him I’d call back later to get more details. Ernesto did a great job dropping a pin for the location of his lost white and yellow gold ring. When I arrived with my equipment, I started searching the marked area, and within 10 minutes—on my second target—I brought his beautiful ring back into the sunlight. Since Ernesto was working, we arranged to meet halfway between his workplace and my location. The USPS turned out to be the perfect spot to reunite him with his ring and capture the moment he had it back in his possession!

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Rings Found in Cotuit, MA and Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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August 10, 2026

Laura and her friend were enjoying a cooling dip at a quaint community beach when her ring set of 46 years slipped from her finger. Leigh, Laura’s friend, knew Google could help. And that is what it did by offering up TheRingFinders.com as a place one may find help in locating lost metallic objects. My name, profile and phone number came out of the search.

Leigh called and we talked for a few minutes. My first bit of advice, to help me locate the rings was to drop a few coins in the area the loss occurred. This would give me a better chance of finding the rings as it would be an indicator of where the ring slipped from Laura’s finger. I would be looking for more than the two rings, I would be looking for several targets. Finding one would indicate to me that I was to the right area and to slow my searching speed.

Within minutes I was retrieving the coins, about ten of them, but no ring and no more signals. I increased the search area by about 5 feet and found the wedding band. Minutes ticked away, but no diamond ring, I had to increase the area of search again. Still not finding a target of any kind I moved out of my comfort zone to search at the deepest area I could. There was a steep drop off and I had to rely on my scoop to stop me from slipping down to a point I could not touch the bottom. Bingo another target but it was out of my reach to dig in the normal manner, I had to hold the scoop out as far as I could, I let it fall to the bottom, open end down. A slight twist and I pulled the scoop up the slope. The target was now within my reach where I could get it into the scoop, and I did.

What a relief to see the sparking diamonds and the glitter of gold in the scoop. I knew had the ring been resting just a few inches further down the slope I would not have been able to retrieve the target. Also working against me is the tide was about to turn and start coming in. Had that happened I would have had to call in Luke, another RingFinder, to help as he is a certified diver and would be able to retrieve the target which I was pretty confident was the engagement ring.

On my way out, I chatted with a couple that had been watching my method of detecting. Somehow I became so focused to tell Laura of the find that I headed to my car and cell phone to call her. I had not seen that she and Leigh were sitting on the beach, watching me all the time. A bit embarrassing to say the least.

Many hugs from both Laura and Leigh then a few pictures and I was elevate to “my angel” by Laura. I would not have wanted the outcome to be any different. Now that the tide was coming in, I still had a bit of time to go and search for another lost ring. It was a family crest ring and I was on my way.

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Lost Ring in Strawberry Plains

  • from Knoxville (Tennessee, United States)
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Lee had a problem that started with a simple afternoon of yard work. After losing some weight recently, his ring had become noticeably loose on his finger. While working outside on a hot, sweaty day, the ring finally slipped off and disappeared somewhere in the grass.
Lee decided to try finding it himself and rented a metal detector. Unfortunately, his yard turned out to be full of metal objects, and the detector was constantly giving signals. After searching without any luck, Lee went online and discovered TheRingFinders.com. He gave me a call, hoping I could help.
I headed over to his house and started searching the yard. It didn’t take long at all—about 10 minutes later, I got the signal I was looking for and pulled Lee’s ring from the grass!
Another ring recovered and another happy customer. Sometimes having the right equipment—and knowing how to use it—makes all the difference.
I’m glad Lee reached out before that ring became a permanent part of his yard!

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Beautiful Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Bear, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Hans found me in The Ring Finder directory after losing his 1 year old beautiful, unique gold wedding band near his home in Bear, DE. He was doing some yard work in his front yard, it was raining, his hands were wet and his ring almost slipped off several times while he was working. He finished his weeding and went to throw the pile of weeds into the woods across the street and suddenly he looked down and his ring was gone. He searched for hours and even bought a metal detector before reaching out to me. I met him the next day and after a quick scan of his front yard it was quite obvious the ring flew off with the pile of debris he threw into the woods. I had to do some moderate landscaping in the area where he threw the debris….but after doing so a quick scan of the area literally struck gold!!!! I found his ring after a quick 15 minute search. I was very pleased to be able to return his ring to him!!!

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Catching a Football Results in Lost Wedding Ring. Found Using Metal Detector

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Indian Beach, NC

Michael was spending time with his wife along the Indian Beach, NC shoreline when, while trying to catch a football from her, his gold wedding band slipped right off. They tried searching for it with a cheap metal detector after the tide went down, but the saltwater caused too much interference. He then contacted Crystal Coast Ring Finders, and Justin stepped in for me due to my injury. After asking a few questions, Justin made an educated guess about where the ring might be. Sure enough, within minutes, he found it just four steps from the spot where he’d marked an X in the sand.

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Ring Lost At Beach Recovered By Metal Detecting, Falmouth, Massachusetts

  • from Falmouth (Massachusetts, United States)
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12 August 2026.

Dianne called this morning to ask if I could search for her ring that she lost in the water at the beach two days ago, on Monday.  She was referred to me by fellow Ring Finder Luke who lives on the outer Cape.  After I got some basic information from her about the loss we arranged to meet at the beach at 4 PM.  This would be about an hour before low tide, roughly in the same part of the tidal cycle as when she lost her ring.

When we met at the beach, Dianne showed me an AI-generated picture of a ring similar to hers.  Her ring was a beautiful engagement ring that she’d received some 31 years ago from her fiancé (and now husband).  It was her intention to pass it on to her daughter, and she naturally was quite upset.  She described how the ring slipped from her finger when she was blind-sided by a sizeable wave in chest-deep water.  She had slimmed down recently, so the ring was loose, and she actually felt it slide right off her finger when the wave hit.  Fortunately she and her son, who was accompanying her, were able to constrain the area where the ring dropped, not far from a rock jetty.

I headed into the water and made a pair of swaths through the likely area of the drop, working in- and off-shore out to neck-deep water.  The waves were a bit troublesome but I generally was able to keep my footing.  Each of a couple of good-sounding targets had me ready to declare victory, but they proved to be aluminum pop-tops from beer cans (the scourge of detectorists!).  I went ashore for some further consultation, then moved west just outside the ‘prime’ area.  Within a swath and a half I had a nice clean signal that proved to be Dianne’s ring.  I left some gravel in the scoop with the ring, waded ashore, and asked Dianne if she could find anything among the debris.  It took her a bit of time poking around before she found the ring, but the suspense and the final ‘reveal’ were great fun to see!

We wrapped up with conversation with Dianne’s family, who’d arrived to see the search, and with a promise from Dianne to get that pretty ring sized.  A nice ending to the day!

Dianne’s beautiful ring.

Celebrating success!

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A Powerful Wave Results in a Lost Wedding Ring Set and was Found with Metal Detector

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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One evening, while I was out searching for another lost ring, Sierra messaged me to say a wave had knocked her over and caused her ring to slip off her finger. After two water searches that day, I’d injured my shoulder and couldn’t search for her ring myself. I reached out to a few trusted detectorist friends, and Justin said he might have time to look. I’d planned to search two days later despite my injury, but early that morning, as I was preparing my gear, Justin contacted me to say he’d already recovered the ring. He also mentioned signs in the sand suggesting another detectorist had searched the area before him. I met Justin to pick up the ring and headed to the Whaler Inn in Pine Knoll Shores, NC. Sierra was shocked it had already been found, and it was a pleasure meeting and working with them. Thanks again to Justin for the assist.

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