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GOLD STUD EARRING LOST IN THE SCARBOROUGH MAINE GRASS, FOUND WITH A METAL DETECTOR

septembre 7th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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🌟𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘: Handcrafted Treasure Saved! 💍✨

The Ring Finders of Maine With Recovery and Return # 252

On July 15th, I got a heartbreaking call from Emily, a local real estate agent. 👩‍💼
The night before, she was playing volleyball at Memorial Park in Scarborough, Maine. 🏐

📍 Side note: This park is so nostalgic for me—it’s the site of the old Portland Twin Drive-In Theatre! 🎬🍿

During a big play at the net, Emily jumped high and brushed against the mesh. 🥅

In a split second, her custom earring slipped out and vanished into the thick grass. 🌿

Emily and her friends searched on their hands and knees but found absolutely nothing. 🌾

This wasn’t just any jewelry. Emily used to be a professional jeweler. 🛠️

She had designed and handcrafted this specific gold earring herself. 🎨

She left the park completely devastated. 😞

🔍 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓’𝐒 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄:

Most people think metal detectors find jewelry instantly. 🪙

But tiny stud earrings are the ultimate test of skill and gear. 🎛️

They contain an incredibly minute amount of precious metal. 🤏

When they fall into thick grass, they rarely lay flat. 🌱

Standard detecting programs look for round, dense targets like coins or thick wedding bands. 🪙💍

A vertical, microscopic gold post has an electromagnetic footprint that is almost non-existent. 📉

Standard factory programs will simply ignore it or filter it out as ground noise. 🔇

To give us a fighting chance, I swapped to my agile 8″ coil. 🔄

I booted up the Minelab Manticore’s specialized « Gold Field » program. 👑

This mode is engineered to sniff out tiny, low-conductive gold that other detectors miss. ✨

⚡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 & 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓:

Emily met me at the park at 1:30 PM, right after I got back from York. 🚗

She had smartly marked the exact net post hole with a small tree branch. 🌿

I started a tight, overlapping grid search on her side of the net. 🥅

Nothing but faint iron mineralization from the soil. 🧱

I crossed over to the opposing team’s side of the net and kept swinging. 🕵️‍♂️

After 5 to 6 minutes of methodical scanning… BANG! ⚡

A sharp, beautifully repeatable audio signal broke through my headphones. 🎧

Having had two complete and total knee replacements, dropping down to the ground wasn’t happening. 🦿🦿

Instead, I carefully bent over and used my handheld pinpointer to narrow down the grass blades. 🕵️‍♂️🌾

As I slowly parted the turf with my fingers, there it was—gleaming bright yellow in the dirt! ✨🥇

Emily spotted it at the exact same millisecond. 👁️⭐

(If you haven’t seen her reaction yet, go watch the video Reel I posted last night!) 🎥👇

She started jumping up and down with her hands in the air, celebrating wildly! 🙌💃

🙌 « WOW, thank you so much! » she shouted. 📣🎉

Seeing that pure joy and relief is exactly why I do this. ❤️

Honestly, I have the best job in the world, and I love my job! 🌍💼

Welcome home, earring! 👑💍

🏐𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄-𝐅𝐎𝐑-𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐒!🏖️

Funny enough, volleyball courts have been my specialty this season!

This actually marks my third volleyball court recovery of the year. 🎉

The first two were rings lost in the deep sand during intense beach volleyball games. 🏝️🏐

But switching from soft beach sand to thick park grass is a whole different ballgame—and it feels great to keep the streak alive! 🏖️➡️🌿

👋𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒? 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐔𝐏 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄!🔍✨

At the end of the day, our motto is simple:

👉 « 𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬. »👈

Whether it’s a sentimental ring lost on the beach 🏝️, a family heirloom dropped in the backyard 🏡, or a tiny earring lost in a local park 🌿, time is of the essence. ⏱️

If you or someone you know has lost a metal item in the southern Maine area, don’t wait. 🧭

Send me a direct message right here on Facebook, and let’s get your treasure back where it belongs! ✉️🤝

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Tungsten Wedding Ring Lost In The Saco, Maine Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

septembre 6th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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🌊 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂: 𝐀 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐞!

On August 4th at 6:26 PM, my phone rang. It was Jeremy, and he was in a complete panic. 📞

Earlier that afternoon, Jeremy was enjoying a picture-perfect summer day at Kinney Shores right here in Saco, Maine. He was soaking up the sun and decided to cool off with a swim in the warm Atlantic Ocean… OK, let’s be real, maybe not that warm. 😉

While out braving the freezing Atlantic waters (is that better? 😂), the unthinkable happened. Jeremy felt his Tungsten wedding ring slip right off his finger, sinking instantly into the shifting sands of the ocean floor.
Panic set in. He immediately began frantically searching the bottom, but the crashing waves made visibility absolutely zero. 🌊❌

But then, Jeremy did something brilliant. He kept his wits about him. He 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐄 dead in his tracks right where the ring dropped. He looked straight back toward the beach and locked his eyes onto a specific house sitting on the shoreline. A visual marker. It was a legendary decision that would change everything. 🎯

Jeremy kept fighting the elements to find it, but between the pounding surf and a rapidly incoming high tide, the ocean won round one. He was forced to abandon the search and make the long, heavy-hearted drive back home to New Hampshire for work the next morning. 😔🚙

Once he got home, Jeremy refused to give up hope. He frantically searched the internet for a solution and discovered 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 and our 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.
Recognizing this was a race against time and shifting ocean currents, he immediately placed that fateful call to me. 📞✨

With Jeremy still on the phone anxiously waiting, I instantly pulled up the local Saco tide chart. 📊⏱️

The clock was ticking. High tide had peaked about 2.5 hours ago. Low tide was just over 3.5 hours away. That meant one thing: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 🌊📉

Jeremy had dropped the ring right at the mid-tide cycle. With the water receding by the minute, that tungsten wedding band would soon be exposed on wet sand instead of buried deep under breaking waves. It was the perfect window of opportunity.
I told Jeremy: » 𝐼’𝑚 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤. 𝐼’𝑚 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡. » 🚗💨

The game plan? Use Jeremy’s incredible foresight. I was going to execute a flawless, tight grid search covering the entire width of that shoreline house he had locked his eyes on when the ring fell off. 🗺️🔍

I quickly loaded my gear into The Ring Finder Mobile and made the quick 10-minute drive down to Kinney Shores. Finding a parking spot right next to the beach access path during a busy Maine summer is usually a miracle in itself, but Lady Luck was on our side and I managed to snag a spot immediately! 🍀🚙
Stepping onto the beach, I checked the time: 𝟔:𝟓𝟗 𝐏𝐌.⏱️

Looking out at the water, I calculated that if the ring wasn’t already sitting under the newly exposed sand, it would be very shortly. Thanks to technology, Jeremy had texted me a photo of the exact shoreline house he had locked his eyes on. I spotted it instantly, set up my north and south grid search boundaries, and got to work.
The metal detector started humming. At first, I dug up the usual beach suspects: a few pieces of trash, a heavy fishing sinker, and a couple of stray coins. 🎣🪙

The search area wasn’t huge, but I was moving fast and soon found myself standing right at the wet, crashing waterline. I had been swinging my detector for 𝟑𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 without a single sign of tungsten. ⏳🌊

I reached a critical crossroads. Do I turn around, head back to where I started, and search higher up toward the dry shore? Or do I keep pushing the limit? With the tide still actively going out and exposing fresh sand by the second, I made a gut-call decision: 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. 🌊👣

As I headed south on that extra pass, I was closing in on my southern boundary when suddenly—𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐌!🎧💥

A 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃, perfectly repeatable mid-tone target completely filled my headphones. I looked down at my screen. The target identification number was locking in right in the low 50s. 🔢

The ultimate suspense: Was it just another lead fishing sinker… or was it a tungsten ring?
I dug my scoop deep into the wet sand, lifted it up, and threw the contents onto the surface. As the wet sand parted, there it was, sitting right on top. A beautiful, unmistakable tungsten wedding ring catching the fading daylight. 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒!!! 🎉💍

I had found Jeremy’s wedding ring in just 𝟑𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 of searching! ⏱️💪

And honestly? It was all because of Jeremy’s lightning-fast thinking. By freezing in his tracks and locking his eyes onto that exact house on the shore, he gave me the perfect map. 🎯 (𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕! 🎥👀)

I pulled out my phone to record that video for him. Panning the camera over to the ring glistening in the sand, I said: « 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭! 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! » 🎬🌊

I pressed send on the video and waited. Literally 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, my phone lit up. It was Jeremy! 📱💥

He was absolutely over the moon, overflowing with pure happiness and thanking me for the lightning-fast response to his plea for help. But more than anything, he was completely stunned. He couldn’t believe the ring had been found so incredibly fast! 🤯✨

With the sun setting over Saco, we coordinated the big return. As it turned out, Gary Hill and I already had an early 6:30 AM search planned for the next morning down at Footbridge Beach in Ogunquit, Maine, to look for a lost engagement and wedding ring set. 🌅🔍

We hatched a perfect plan. Jeremy wanted his precious wedding ring back so badly that he agreed to drive up from New Hampshire extra early the next morning. He was willing to make a 2-hour round trip before his shift rather than endure the agonizing wait until after work! 🚗💨

The next morning, Gary and I had been swinging our detectors for about half an hour when Jeremy arrived, walking right out onto the sand to meet us. After plenty of celebratory handshakes and a full rehash of the wild search from the night before, Jeremy walked off Footbridge Beach one incredibly happy, smiling man. He felt whole once again. 😊❤️

Now, Gary and I had a couple of other rings to find on that beach, and it wouldn’t be easy… but that is a full story for a few weeks from now! 🤫

We truly have the best job in the world, and we absolutely love what we do.
🚨𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒? 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄!🚨
If you or someone you know loses a ring, heirloom, phone, or keys on the beach, 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭! Shifting sands and incoming tides can bury or move your items permanently within minutes. 🌊⏳

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐎 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆:
1️⃣ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦 & 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞: Stop moving so you don’t step on it or push it deeper.
2️⃣ 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤: Look straight toward the shore and lock onto a house, a unique tree, a lifeguard chair, or a path.
3️⃣ 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 / 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐆𝐏𝐒 𝐏𝐢𝐧: Take a quick picture of your surroundings or drop a pin on your smartphone maps application immediately.
4️⃣ 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟕-𝟒𝟐𝟑-𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟕! 📞💥
The sooner you call 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞, the higher your chances of a happy ending just like Jeremy’s! 🎯

« 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬. » ❤️

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Platinum Wedding Ring With Diamonds Lost At Short Sands Beach, York, Maine Found With A Metal Detector

septembre 1st, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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🚨 THE RESCUE AT SHORT SANDS BEACH! 🚨

💍 A VERY SPECIAL 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MIRACLE! 💍

📞 THE PANIC CALL
It was early afternoon on July 31st when my phone rang. On the other end was Laura, and I could hear the immediate panic in her voice. She had just lost her wedding ring—a stunning platinum wedding ring with a half band of diamonds, and the irreplaceable symbol of nearly ten years of marriage.

🗺️ THE IMPOSSIBLE TARGET
The biggest challenge? She wasn’t entirely sure where it had slipped off.
She had been playing up on the dry beach sand and digging holes with her young children, at Short Sands Beach, in York Beach, Maine. The moment I heard the words « digging holes, » my heart instantly sank. If that ring had slipped off and been buried deep inside a refilled sandcastle pit, finding it was going to be a massive challenge.
But then there was the second possibility. They had also been body surfing in the crashing waves at high tide! 🌊

⏱️ THE TIMELINE
When I asked Laura if she had felt the ring slip off, she gave me the breakdown. Earlier in the day, she had safely stored the ring inside a Ziploc baggie in her beach bag. Her family was with the chairs the entire time, so she knew it hadn’t been taken. She was 99% sure she took it out of the baggie and put it back on her finger right before heading into the water. She noticed it was completely gone the second she stepped out of the surf.

🚗 TRAFFIC? NO PROBLEM!
Even though she was heartbroken, Laura was incredibly sweet and considerate. She told me, « If the traffic is crazy, please don’t bother. I feel bad taking up your time. »
By now, it was 2:15 PM. I told Laura right then and there that I would get to her as soon as possible—traffic or no traffic!
I hit the road and made good time, arriving just before 3:30 PM. To make things even smoother, Laura had incredibly arranged for a secured parking spot for us nearby. A HUGE releif as parking is a nightmare in these coastal Maine towns.

🏖️ THE CROWDED BEACH HUNT
Laura met me and walked me down to Short Sands Beach, where the rest of her family and friends were still hanging out. By this time, the tide was starting to go out, but the water was still high up on the crowded beach.
I started by searching the best I could around all the beach towels, chairs, umbrellas, and other beach necessities. I paid particular attention to the areas where the holes had been dug, but found no sign of the ring. With so many people and belongings covering the sand, I decided to abandon the dry sand search.
Since the tide was still fairly high, I pivoted to the small strip of wet sand and began following the water line out. Unfortunately, because the dry beach was packed, the wet sand was heavily crowded too. I did the best I could under the circumstances, but I knew this wasn’t a proper, thorough grid search.

🌅 THE 5:00 AM MISSION
With the beach still packed with people, I knew we needed a different strategy. I told Laura I would head home but return early the next morning at 5:00 AM to continue the hunt. I planned to bring Gary Hill with me to thoroughly search the entire area while it was completely free of beachgoers. My biggest concern was beating the beach rake cleaning machine, which would easily scoop up or bury the ring if it went over the area first!
With the game plan set, Cheryl and I packed up our gear and headed back home to Saco for the evening.
The next morning, the mission was on. Gary met me at my house at a bright and early 4:15 AM. We threw our gear into The Ring Finder Mobile and jumped right onto the Maine Turnpike. We arrived back at Short Sands Beach pre-dawn, just in time to catch a beautiful, quiet sunrise over the ocean.
We mapped out a flawless game plan. Gary’s mission was to start up in the dry sand near the seawall and systematically work his way down toward the wet sand. Meanwhile, I would start right at the cusp of the dry and wet sand, tracking my way down toward the receding water.
With our combined teamwork, we were confident we could get this entire area searched before the beach cleaning machine or the first beachgoers arrived to crowd our grid.

🚀 LETS GO!!!
As we started searching, those deeply dug sand holes from the day before were still weighing heavily on my mind. But I had total faith in Gary to proceed very slowly, carefully listening for even the faintest blip of a non-ferrous target.
The beach was relatively quiet, and only a few random targets were popping up. Then, after about 5 to 7 minutes of sweeping, my detector caught something. It was a very, very low tone.
Honestly, my first thought was that it was going to be a piece of trash foil. It was that low, registering right at a 05 on my Target ID (TID). It was a very low-conductive target, but experienced detectorists know you can never pass those up. Knowing that a small platinum ring can absolutely ring up with a TID of 05, I didn’t hesitate. I knew I had to dig it.

💥 THE REVEAL
I dug a small scoop of sand and carefully dumped it onto the wet sand to separate the target. As I sifted through, there it was—something glinting round and silver. It was Laura’s platinum wedding ring!
How crazy is that?! Gary and I had only been on the beach for about five minutes before the missing ring was safely in my hand!
I uncovered it right at the high tide mark where the wet and dry sand meet. Because it was found far away from the dry sand where she had been digging holes with the kids, my guess is that the ring definitely slipped off while she was out body surfing in the water. I hadn’t been able to search this exact spot the previous afternoon due to the massive wall of beach chairs, towels, and crowds. Later on when I got home, I actually looked back at photos from the day before, confirming that this exact target zone had been heavily packed with people.
Once the initial shock wore off, Gary and I decided to film a very short video for the big reveal. I started the camera showing the gorgeous sunrise, telling Laura we were at the beach but were already going to be leaving because…
Then, I panned the camera straight to Gary, who had a massive smile on his face. As I shouted, « …WE FOUND IT, CONGRATULATIONS!!! » Gary held her beautiful platinum ring high up for the camera to see! 🎥✨
I hit send on the video at exactly 5:14 AM. I knew it was incredibly early, but I also knew the absolute anguish and heartbreak Laura had been going through. She had put on a brave face the afternoon before, but Cheryl could sense the pure, heavy agony she was holding deep inside. There was absolutely no way I was going to hold back the good news for a single second longer than I had to.

🎉 SMILES, HUGS, AND CELEBRATION!
After hitting send, Gary and I didn’t pack up just yet. We stuck around to search for a few other items that had been lost weeks earlier—ones that haven’t been found yet, at least to our knowledge.
About an hour later, my phone rang. It was Laura, and she was in total shock and disbelief! She told me she had truly believed her wedding ring was gone forever, only to wake up and see a video of it completely safe. I could hear the pure joy and excitement in her voice as she kept thanking us over and over. She thanked us for staying around the beach and let us know she would be right down as soon as the kids finished eating breakfast. I told her it was no problem at all—we’d be waiting right there.
A very short time later, Laura, her husband Matt, her children, and three of her nieces all marched down onto the beach to witness the official return. It was absolute magic. There were SMILES, SMILES, and more SMILES everywhere you looked! And I can’t forget the hugs, the handshakes, and the massive shift in energy from the somber, heavy atmosphere of the afternoon before. Gary and I much prefer the celebrations, just like this morning!

With Laura’s 10th anniversary just a few weeks away at the time, she had a massive weight lifted off her shoulders just in time to truly enjoy and plan for her milestone day—which is right now, today!

Laura, we are so incredibly honored we could rescue your ring and preserve such a beautiful milestone. Happy 10th Anniversary from all of us at The Ring Finders of Maine! We wish you and your husband a lifetime of continued love, happiness, and securely-fitting rings! 🥂❤️

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Gold Diamond Ring Lost In Freeport, Maine Found With A Metal Detector

août 30th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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💍 𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑-𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐘! 🦞✨

🔔 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
In late July, Melissa headed down to Union Bluff Hotel & Meeting House in York Beach, Maine to celebrate a beautiful wedding. The ceremony was perfect, the reception was a blast, and everyone was in high spirits!

🤤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠
What is a trip to the southern Maine coast without some fresh seafood? After the reception, Melissa and a few close friends weren’t ready for the night to end. They decided to keep the good times rolling and track down some iconic Maine food.
They Southern Maine Lobster Company on U.S. 1 in York, Maine, ready to order up some legendary lobster rolls.

🚗 𝐓𝐡𝐞 « 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 » 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞
While waiting for their food, the group grabbed a spot at an outdoor picnic table. Knowing how messy (and gloriously buttery) a fresh Maine lobster roll can be, Melissa made a quick decision to protect her jewelry.
She took off her 4 rings and carefully placed them inside her vehicle’s cupholder. No one wants melted butter and lobster stuck in the nooks and crannies of their favorite rings, right? It seemed like the perfect safe haven.

👋 𝐀 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐬… 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰
After finishing their delicious food and sharing plenty of laughs, it was time to wrap up the weekend. The friends all said their goodbyes, hopped into their cars, and went their separate ways.
Melissa jumped into her vehicle and started the drive home to Freeport Maine completely unaware of the twist that was coming next…

🚜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲!
When Melissa finally pulled up to FreeportME, she ran into an unexpected roadblock. Her long, shared driveway was completely blocked by her neighbor’s heavy construction equipment!
Standing by the side of the driveway was her friend and neighbor—the construction company owner’s wife—who was busy directing the massive machinery.

👥 𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞
Knowing she’d have to wait a bit to park, Melissa scooped up her 4 rings from the cupholder, grabbed a few other belongings, and got out of the car. Her plan was simple: walk the 75 to 100 feet to her front door, drop off her things, and wait for the driveway to clear.
On her way to the door, she stopped to chat with her neighbor. As they stood there catching up for about 15 to 20 minutes, the heavy equipment kept shifting. Melissa and her friend had to move out of the way several different times to avoid the machinery as it maneuvered around the property.

😱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡-𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲
Once the heavy equipment was finally cleared out of the path, Melissa went inside, set her belongings down, and headed back out to properly park her vehicle next to the house.
With her car safely parked and the long day wrapping up, she went back inside to finally slide her jewelry back on.
She reached for her rings.
One… two… three…
Wait. 🛑
There were only three rings. Her stunning gold ring lined with diamonds was completely gone! This wasn’t just any ring, either. It was a beautiful piece Melissa had treated herself to a few years earlier simply because she fell in love with it. A true symbol of self-love and hard work.
And now, it had vanished. 💔

🔍 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐬
Panic immediately set in. Melissa rushed back outside into the darkness. She carefully searched her small stone driveway, pacing back and forth over the exact spots where she had parked, walked, and stood talking to her neighbor.
Nothing. 🔦
She tore apart her vehicle, checking every crack and crevice around the cupholder. She searched inside her home, retracing every single step. Still, nothing.
Desperate for answers, Melissa called Southern Maine Lobster CO. LLC down in York to see if anyone had turned it in by the picnic tables. No luck.

🗺️ 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥
Melissa was facing a massive geographic puzzle. The precious gold and diamond ring could be anywhere between a seafood spot in York, Maine, and a stone driveway in Freeport, Maine.
But Melissa knew the timeline. The ring had to be in one of those two locations. Realizing she needed specialized help to solve this mystery, she picked up the phone and called me at The Ring Finders of Maine. 📞🕵️‍♂️
We talked through the details and immediately locked in an appointment to search her yard in two days, on her next day off from work.

🕵️‍♂️ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐈𝐭!
A few days later, I arrived at Melissa’s home in Freeport. She met me outside and walked me through the entire property, retracing her steps from that chaotic afternoon.
Searching for a gold ring in a small stone driveway is no easy task—those rocks love to swallow jewelry and hide it perfectly from plain sight. I told Melissa the plan of attack: a tight, methodical grid search covering the entire stone driveway from the exact spot she parked all the way to her doorstep.
I also made sure to map out the specific zones where she and her friend had stood dodging that heavy construction equipment. If that ring slipped out while she was moving around the machinery, my detector would find it.
With the gear turned on and headphones adjusted, it was time to swing the coil. Let’s get to it! ⚡️🔎
🧭 Criss-Crossing the Stones
I started the tight grid search, swinging the detector back and forth, back and forth across the stone driveway. At first, it was just the usual suspects: an occasional screw here, a stray piece of foil there, but no ring.
Once the area where Melissa originally parked was completely cleared, I expanded my search grid. I moved into the zone where she and her neighbor had stood talking and dodging the machinery. Still nothing.
By the time I hit the halfway point of the driveway, I was hunting hard.

🎯 𝐓𝐡𝐞 « 𝟎𝟕 » 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫
Suddenly, a very low tone broke through my headphones. I looked down at my Minelab Manticore screen. It was registering a Target ID (TID) of 07.
In the metal detecting world, a 07 TID is incredibly small. Nine times out of ten, it’s just a tiny piece of trash or foil. But you never ignore a signal when a ring is on the line.
I looked down at the rocks directly beneath my coil. Visually, there was absolutely nothing to see. I grabbed my handheld pinpointer and bent down to narrow the target area.

🦎 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬!
As I leaned closer to the ground, my eyes caught something. A flash of unmistakable yellow gold. A hint of perfect roundness.
There it was! Wedged right between two driveway stones, perfectly camouflaged.
I called Melissa over and told her the ring was sitting right in front of us. She stared down at the ground but couldn’t see it—this ring was a total chameleon, blending into the rocks like it was meant to be there.
I pointed my finger right at it. The second her eyes locked onto the gold and diamonds, she broke out into a massive smile! 😁✨

❤️ 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧
Melissa was in total disbelief. She and her neighbors had searched that exact stretch of stones multiple times by hand and never saw a thing. That is the power of a professional detector and the patience to dig the low numbers!
She thanked me repeatedly, thrilled to have her self-made keepsake back on her finger where it belongs. Seeing that relief on her face reminded me all over again why 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒋𝒐𝒃! Knowing I can turn someone’s worst day into a celebration is the ultimate reward. Because at the end of the day, 𝑰𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔. 🤝❤️

📞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞? 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞!
Have you lost a ring, a family heirloom, or a precious keepsake in the grass, sand, or snow? Don’t let a sinking feeling take over, and don’t try to look for it alone in the dark. If you or someone you know has lost something close to their heart, call The Ring Finders of Maine! We have the professional equipment, the skill, and the dedication to track down what you thought was gone forever. Let us help you bring your jewelry back home! 🕵️‍♂️🔎

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Sterling Silver Wedding Ring Lost In The Sand, Found With A Metal Detector, At Gooch’s Beach, Kennebunk, Maine

août 23rd, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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🏄‍♀️ 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃: 𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐂𝐇’𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇! 🌊💍
The call to action can arrive at any moment, and on Tuesday, July 21st, late in the morning, a text message popped up on my phone from a client named Kate. The message read: « Hello, I lost a ring this morning on Gooch’s beach. Would you be able to look for it? I believe it is in front of this house in the sand. » Along with the message was a photo of a beach house with its address right there on the Kennebunk coast. 📱🏡

I immediately called Kate back to get the crucial details. She explained that she had been out enjoying the morning surf. Before hitting the waves, she took off her precious Sterling Silver Wedding Ring and tucked it safely inside her shirt pocket. Once she was finished surfing, she gathered up her beach gear, packed up, and headed home—completely forgetting the ring was still loose in her pocket. It wasn’t until she arrived home that reality hit, and she realized the ring was gone. 🛑🤦‍♀️

🗺️ 𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐆𝐋𝐄 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇
I told Kate I would absolutely go search for it, but when it comes to shifting beach sand, a little bit of strategy goes a long way. To pinpoint the location as accurately as possible, I pulled up a Google Earth aerial view of the house and the beach area directly in front of it. 🖥️🦅

Using the image, I drew two specific boxes directly in the sand:
* 🟥 A Red Square positioned closer to the high tide line.
* ⬛ A Black Square positioned up higher, near the seawall.

I sent the marked-up photo back to Kate and asked which color zone matched where she had been sitting. Kate replied: « Red. I am fairly sure it is in the sand but there is a chance it could be on the sidewalk. » 🎯🚶‍♀️

With a clear target area locked in, I told Kate that Cheryl and I were on our way. We immediately loaded up the metal detecting gear and hit the road, heading straight for Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk, just across the river from Kennebunkport. 🚗💨

🔍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐗 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐃
Once Cheryl and I arrived at Gooch’s Beach, we didn’t take any chances. We started with a thorough visual search up and down the sidewalk and the street area, just in case it had dropped on the pavement. No luck. 👁️🛣️

Next, it was time to hit the sand. I stepped down onto the beach and established my search boundaries, working from a flagpole just south of the distinctive yellow beach house over to some surfboards sitting on the beach just to the north. I snapped a few photos of the setup and messaged them to Kate to confirm. She looked at the pictures and told me the ring should be parallel to those surfboards, lying somewhere in the sand.

Knowing the layout, I estimated I could sweep the entire designated area in about 15 minutes. I fired up the metal detector and equipped my largest coil, the M15, to cover the ground as quickly and efficiently as possible. I locked into a tight, systematic grid search across the « red square » zone. I covered every single inch of it—but the detector remained completely silent. No ring. ❌🏜️

🧱 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐘: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐋
Even though it was technically outside of Kate’s suspected drop zone, I decided to extend my search right up to the massive seawall. Now, in the metal detecting world, there is a funny truth: a detectorist’s biggest enemy is actually metal! When you are searching for non-ferrous targets like silver or gold, an extremely large ferrous metal object can completely mask out the smaller target, making it completely invisible to the machine unless you proceed with extreme caution. 🛡️⚡

Because this seawall is constructed entirely of metal, I knew my massive M15 coil wouldn’t be able to get very close without overloading. I gave it a shot anyway, creeping as close to the barrier as the large coil would allow. Ten minutes later, I still had absolutely nothing.

I decided it was time to call Kate back to narrow down her exact path. I asked her: « Which set of stairs did you use to exit the beach? The ones to the south or the north of the yellow house? » I figured I would just grid search her footprints right up the steps.
I was literally STUNNED by her reply.

Kate calmly told me she hadn’t used any stairs at all. Instead, she had pulled herself up and vaulted straight over the seawall directly in front of the yellow house! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! 🤯

That seawall stands between 4.5 to 5 feet tall! I chuckled and told Kate, « Well, it must be nice to be young and agile! There is absolutely no way I would have even attempted that jump! » 🧗‍♀️💥

🔄 𝐂𝐎𝐈𝐋 𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟓-𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇
That one piece of new information changed absolutely everything. I realized the ring didn’t drop while she was walking to an exit—it likely launched out of her shirt pocket the exact second she leaped over that wall.

I had already searched near the wall with my large M15 coil, but I knew I could get significantly closer to that heavy metal barrier if I switched to my smallest setup. I had Cheryl run back to the vehicle to grab my small M8 elliptical coil. We swapped them out on the fly. To navigate the electrical interference from the wall, I would need to use a very short, highly disciplined, and deliberate swing. 🛠️🔍
I restarted the search right at the base of the wall, keeping my swings under tight control. Within just five minutes, the machine let out a beautiful, unmistakably loud high tone—exactly what I had been praying to hear! 🔊✨
The target was resting a mere foot and a half to two feet away from the massive metal wall. I pulled out my pinpointer, locked onto the exact signal location, and used my fingers to carefully brush away the loose sand.
Magically, a gleaming Sterling Silver Wedding Ring appeared out of the grains! UNREAL! I had found it! 💍🎉

🏡 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐎 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄
Cheryl and I were absolutely ecstatic, and we immediately caught the whole recovery on video from above to send to Kate. When her phone rang with the clip, she called us back instantly, completely over the moon with joy! It all made sense now—when Kate cleared that 5-foot wall in a single bound, the momentum sent the ring flying right out of her shirt pocket. 🏃‍♀️💨
As luck would have it, Kate lives in Saco, the exact same town Cheryl and I call home. We made quick arrangements to meet up and safely return the family heirloom as soon as we got back into town. 🚙📍

As I walked off Gooch’s Beach—using the actual stairs and definitely not trying to play Superman like Kate—I was smiling from ear to ear. If I hadn’t asked that one crucial question about the stairs, or if I hadn’t brought my full arsenal of specialized coils, that ring might still be buried out there today. The stars were definitely aligned! 🌌✨

We met up with Kate back in Saco, and seeing her face light up with excitement as her wedding ring went back where it belonged was the perfect end to the day. As hugs and smiles were exchanged, I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself thinking, « How on earth did she jump over that wall? »
I truly have the absolute best job in the world. I love my job! ❤️🦅

« 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐈𝐟 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐬! » 👋

L𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫?
𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭! 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲:
* 📞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬: 𝟐𝟎𝟕-𝟒𝟐𝟑-𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟕
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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Beach Sand, Found With A Metal Detector, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine

août 15th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄, 𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇!

It was Thursday, July 16th, and it started out as a picture-perfect Maine summer day.

Ron and his wife, Deb, were loving every second of their vacation, relaxing outside the Sea Watch Condominiums right here in Old Orchard Beach.

The ocean view was beautiful, the sun was shining, and the beach was packed with people soaking up the warmth.

After a while, Ron decided to head into the surf for a refreshing swim .

Before walking down to the water, he did what many people do—he slipped off his precious wedding ring and placed it safely inside the cup holder of his beach chair.

After his swim, Ron rejoined Deb at their chairs. The couple lay back, completely relaxed, without a single care in the world.

But Mother Nature had other plans for mid-afternoon.

Out of absolutely nowhere, a massive, severe cold front slammed into the coast. A line of violent thunderstorms swept through the area with terrifying speed. Suddenly, peaceful relaxation turned into pure survival mode!

* 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭? Local wind gusts right on Old Orchard Beach clocked in at an incredible 43 mph, whipping the ocean into a choppy, dangerous surf.

* 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞: The storm was tearing across the state, bringing 44 mph winds to Sanford and up to 60 mph gusts up north in Bangor, leaving tens of thousands of Mainers entirely without power!

Down on OOB, the wind hit like a freight train. Everyone on the beach was literally being sandblasted by the flying grit. It was blinding, painful, and complete chaos.

Panicking as the storm raged around them, Ron and Deb grabbed what they could and fled the beach, running as fast as they could to find cover from the wind and pelting rain.

But in the frantic rush to escape being sandblasted… Ron’s wedding ring was completely forgotten, sitting right there in the cup holder of his beach chair.

Once they safely made it back inside their room at The SeaWatch Beachfront Condominiums, the adrenaline began to fade, and a sinking feeling set in. Ron reached for his finger, looked around, and realized with a jolt that his ring was missing!

They frantically tore through everything they had carried inside. They checked and re-checked the beach chairs, shook out the towels, and emptied the beach bags. All to no avail.

As soon as the severe weather finally passed the area, Ron and Deb hurried back down to the beach, eyes glued to the ground. But the storm had done its work. The heavy wind and flying sand had completely reshaped the beach, and the ring had vanished without a trace.

Seeing their distress, several kind members of The SeaWatch Association stepped in to help. They gave Deb my contact information and told her to give me a call.

When Deb reached out, she asked if I might be able to head down to search for her husband’s ring over the next day or so, whenever I could find the time. I stopped her right there. I explained that when it comes to a lost ring on a shifting shoreline, time is of the essence!

Waiting a day or two simply wasn’t an option. Old Orchard is a highly popular public beach where a stray glint of gold can easily catch someone else’s eye.

Even worse, the OOB beach cleaning rake machines are a HUGE concern, capable of scooping up and burying a ring deep in the debris.

On top of that, there is always the chance of another metal detectorist scanning the area before I could get there.

I told Deb that Cheryl and I would load up the gear and be down there in 15 to 20 minutes!

When we arrived on site, Ron and Deb met us to point out the area where they had been sitting when the cold front blew through.

However, memory can be a bit tricky after a wild storm, and there was a little confusion as to the exact location.

Ron was convinced they had been parked towards the northern end of the building, while Deb was absolutely certain it was more towards the center of the structure.

Now, I’ve done enough of these recoveries to know you never argue with a wife’s intuition!

I chose to start my precise grid search in the exact area Deb pointed out. I reassured the couple that if it didn’t turn up there, I would move over to search Ron’s suspected area next. If that still didn’t work, I was prepared to grid the entire escape route they took from the beach all the way to the access path.

I turned on my detector and began sweeping the sand in Deb’s zone. I didn’t have to walk very far before my machine locked onto a very strong, beautiful signal!

With Deb standing anxiously right beside me, I pulled out my pinpointer to narrow down the target. As I carefully moved the top layer of sand aside, a HUGE gold ring glinted in the sunlight!

Deb instantly gasped, « 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒊𝒕! »

Ron, looking over from a few yards away, blinked and said, « 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕? »

Deb shouted back with a huge smile, « 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈! »

Ron stood there in total disbelief, scratching his head. « 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆! »

Chalk up another massive win for wife’s intuition!

Ron walked on over, and it was an incredible feeling to place that heavy gold band right back into his hand. Deb immediately threw her arms around me, giving me a big, grateful hug and thanking me for saving the day. Ron followed right up with a hearty, unforgettable handshake and his own deep thanks.

As Cheryl and I packed up and walked off the beach, the happy couple thanked us one last time. They were already heading back to find those wonderful SeaWatch Association Members to give them a massive thank you for the life-saving referral!

Moments like this remind us why « 𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑾𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒃! » Another piece of precious history saved, and another stormy day turned into smiles!

𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘!

Want to see the excitement for yourself? Head over to our Ring Finders of Maine Facebook page to watch the recovery video! We caught the exact moment the ring was found, along with the fantastic, priceless reactions from Deb and Ron when that gold ring finally came out of the sand!

« 𝐈𝐟 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐬 »

If you have lost a valuable ring or sentimental item in the sand or surf, don’t wait for the tide or the beach rakes to take it. Stop digging and contact Dennis at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟕-𝟒𝟐𝟑-𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟕 or email theringfindersofmaine@gmail.com!

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Tungsten Wedding Ring Lost In The Ocean Park Beach Sand, Found With A Metal Detector In Old Orchard Beach, Maine

août 11th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐄: 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 & 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍 #𝟑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘!

What a day July 11th turned out to be! I was already running on pure adrenaline after completing two successful ring rescues earlier in the day. Just as I was wrapping up, my phone buzzed with an urgent text from a local Old Orchard Beach resident named Brittany.

She was looking for her husband Trent’s lost wedding band, but she knew the odds were heavily stacked against them.

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒆:

“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕! 𝑩𝒆𝒆𝒏 48 +𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔. 𝑴𝒚 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 5:30 𝒑𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉. 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒎. 6𝒎𝒎. 𝑰 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝑩𝑱𝑮. 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑!”

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝

While Brittany’s text mentioned swimming, it turned out Trent’s ring actually slipped off up in the dry sand right along their towel line. In many ways, this made the situation even more urgent.

This is a heavily used, packed summer beach. For over 48 hours, that heavy tungsten ring sat exposed to countless feet. Our biggest fears? A passerby spotting it, another metal detectorist scooping it up, or worse—the massive beach-cleaning rakes scooping it into the trash during a morning sweep.

Funny thing about this ring—it’s a bit of a traveler! Trent and Brittany have only been married for one year, but Trent had actually lost this exact same ring once before on a cruise earlier this year. They managed to find it themselves on the ship, but lightning had just struck twice in Ocean Park!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐀 𝐅𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝

I headed straight out and immediately met Trent down at Ocean Park. Having him there was a massive help—he walked me right to the exact spot where he and Brittany had set up their towels and chairs.

As I started a meticulous grid search through the dry sand, we weren’t alone. A family was still enjoying the beach that night, including Kim, who happened to be a big fan of The Ring Finders of Maine! She was incredibly excited to watch the live search unfold right in front of her.

Suddenly, a beautiful, crisp signal hit my headphones. I moved the top layer of sand, and there it was—the heavy, 6mm tungsten ring with its distinct gold rim, completely safe from the rakes and crowds. I flipped it over, checked the inside, and confirmed the initials: BJG.

𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞!

The moment the ring was pulled from the sand, Trent raised his arms, victoriously, into the air. He then gave me a high five

and a big hug

. Kim and her family broke out into immediate applause

! It was such an awesome, high-energy moment on the beach.

Handing the ring right back to Trent on the spot was the perfect ending to an unbelievable day. This marked my third successful recovery and return in a single day! There is truly no better feeling than saving a piece of family history just in the nick of time and handing it back to grateful local residents.

A huge thank you to Kim for your wonderful support and for cheering us on! Welcome home, Trent’s ring (again)!

« 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐈𝐟 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐬! »

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Newlywed’s Engagement Ring Lost In The Beach Sand, Found With A Metal Detector, In Ocean Park, Maine Old Orchard Beach

août 4th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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💍 FOUND AT THE BEACH! 🌊✨

Talk about a rollercoaster of a day for a couple of newlyweds!

On July 11th, Jen and her husband Ryan—married for just one single month—were enjoying a beautiful Maine summer day on the beach in Ocean Park, Maine with 15 to 20 of their closest family and friends.

Suddenly, the unthinkable happened. Jen went to remove her engagement ring, and it 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, vanishing deep into the sand somewhere in front of her. 😮

The entire group jumped into action, searching the sand, but couldn’t find a trace of it. That’s when someone in the crowd made the brilliant suggestion to call The Ring Finders of Maine! 📞

When the call came in, I was actually an hour away at Sebago Lake Maine , knee-deep in a water search for another lost wedding ring. I told the Ocean Park crew that Cheryl and I would head their way the second I finished.

Talk about luck—just 5 minutes later, I recovered the ring at Sebago Lake!

I immediately called Jen’s group back to let them know we were on our way. I gave them two crucial pieces of advice: 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝.

When we arrived in Ocean Park an hour later, the whole group warmly greeted us. Jen showed me exactly where she was standing and the direction the ring flew.

And let me tell you, this group did a phenomenal job—they used children’s beach toys to create a large circle around the entire hot zone! A truly brilliant move. 🧸🏖️

I kicked off my grid search at the top of the toy circle, working my way down toward the ocean. I finished my first pass, turned around, and started heading back toward the shore.

About 3/4 of the way back…𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐌! I got the exact tone I was hoping for on my metal detector. 🔥

I pulled out my pinpointer, cleared the sand, and pulled out Jen’s beautiful engagement ring!

The second the ring cleared the sand, the entire beach exploded into cheering and clapping! 🎉👏

The heavy tension in the air instantly evaporated, replaced by pure joy and relief.

👉𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬!🎬
Congratulations again to Jen and Ryan on your recent wedding! I am so incredibly happy I could help save your summer day and bring that beautiful ring back where it belongs.

Moments like this remind us every day: 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛!❤️

Lost something valuable in the sand or water? Don’t lose hope—call The Ring Finders of Maine at 207-423-3027.

Remember our motto: « 𝐈𝐟 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐬. »✨

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Father’s Gold Heirloom Wedding Ring Lost In Sebago Lake, Found With A Metal Detector, in Standish, Maine

juillet 30th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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🚨 LOST HEIRLOOM ON SEBAGO LAKE! 🚨

👉 A 56-Year-Old Father’s Legacy, Saved From the Sand! 👇

I received a phone call from Angela on July 8th. 📞

She and her husband, Bill, had been enjoying an absolutely gorgeous Maine summer day at Rich Memorial Beach in Standish, Maine. 🏖️

This beach is a private beach on Sebago Lake Maine, just for Standish Maine residents. I knew this beach well from a two-ring search last summer.

🌊 THE HEARTBREAK
Angela told me that Bill was in the water, in about three feet of water, when his wedding ring fell into the lake. 🌊

Bill had felt and seen the ring falling into the water but just couldn’t catch it in time. After searching the sandy area where he had been standing for over an hour, he gave up and left for home.

Angela then told me that this wedding ring is not only Bill’s, but that this ring was also Bill’s late father’s wedding ring. Bill was very concerned that the ring wouldn’t be found. 🥺

⏱️ RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

WOW!!! Another family heirloom lost, and I wanted to find this badly.

It was now just after 5:00 pm. By the time I loaded up my equipment and drove the 45-50 minutes up there, I wouldn’t have much time at all to search. ⏱️

Even though Bill and Angela knew the area the ring was in, it was just cutting it too close for a proper grid search before the beach closed for the day.

Rich Memorial Beach was reopening at 9:30 am in the morning. I agreed to meet them there as the beach opened and before it got busy. 👍

🔍 THE SEARCH BEGINS

Cheryl and I arrived at the beach just prior to 9:30 am. Bill and Angela were already there in the parking lot. After a few pleasantries, we all went straight down to the beach.

It was another beautiful day and the beach was not crowded yet. With only 5-6 people there, it was a perfect situation to search. 🔍

I wouldn’t be bothering any of the members, and the area I needed to search wouldn’t be disturbed.

If the area were full of swimmers and waders, the ring could possibly be moved to deeper water or pushed deeper into the soft sandy bottom, making a recovery more difficult.

Thankfully, we had this area of the beach to ourselves. 🙏

As I was putting my gear on, Bill and Angela were pointing out the area where the ring should be.

I could tell by the way Bill talked about his and his father’s ring just how much this ring meant to him. The love for his father was very obvious, and even though Bill was putting up a strong front, he wanted this family heirloom back. ❤️

Only one thing to do now—let’s go find this 56-year-old family heirloom ring! 🪙

🎧 THE FIRST TARGETS

I entered Sebago Lake, and even at this early time of day, the water was very warm and comfortable. Perfect!!! ☀️

As I walked out to the area, I asked the couple a few questions. « Were you this far out? Were you this far over? »

I wanted to start just a little further to the north and just a foot or so deeper in the water than Bill had been. I would grid search from north to south, parallel with the shore. 🗺️

When I passed the spot Bill had been in, Bill and Angela would let me know. At that point, I would take half a step toward the shore, turn around, and then head north toward the area I started in.

The water was so very, very clear. I was hoping to see the ring on the bottom, but as we all know, once a ring is in the sand, 99% of the time you won’t see it.

As I started my first pass of the grid search, I was praying I would find this ring fast and get it back on Bill’s finger. 🙏

I was just a few minutes into the first pass when I received my first target. It was a nice, low tone that I had hoped to hear. 🎧

I took a scoop of sand and sifted it out, leaving many small rocks. I didn’t see a ring, and actually, I didn’t see any metal at all.
I rechecked the hole, and the target was gone. After searching the scoop and hole a second time, still nothing.

I surmised it was a small piece of aluminum that had made its way out of my scoop through one of the holes. That happens all the time with very small pieces of metal. 🪙

✨ FLASH OF GOLD!

Okay, back to the search.
I took about 2–3 steps and received another target, and this one was louder. 💥

I took a scoop of sand, and as I was sifting it out and bringing it out of the water for a look, I caught a glimpse of gold! ✨

I now had the scoop out of the water, and I could see a gold ring!

I reached into the scoop, fumbling around the rocks, and grabbed the wedding ring. 🤩

With Bill, Angela, and Cheryl on shore, I asked, “Did you say it was yellow gold?”
I held the ring up so all could see, and Bill said, “You’re the man!” 🙌

WOW!!! Not even 5 minutes, and I felt great knowing Bill would be putting his and his father’s ring back on. The stress and anxiety for Bill and Angela was now over. 🤗

😂 A MOMENT OF PANIC?

As I was walking out of the water, I could see the big smiles on their faces. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

When I arrived on shore, I held the ring up and said, “Is that it?”
Bill started walking toward me, looked at the ring, and said, “That’s… Oh, that’s not it.” 😳

He then quickly said, as he took the ring, “Yeah, yeah, that’s it!” 😂

We were all laughing at this point, and thankfully, Bill and Angela were no longer worried about this very sentimental, cherished wedding ring.

💫 THE POWER OF A STORY

The couple told Cheryl and me that when Bill’s father passed away many years ago, Bill received his dad’s wedding ring. 🕊️

When Bill and Angela were married 23 years ago, there was no question that Bill would wear his father’s ring to honor and show his love for his father.

I often mention that every ring has a story, and this ring’s story shows a love and legacy between a father and son that, after all these years, is as strong as it has ever been. 💫

We are so proud to be able to help people like Bill and Angela in their time of need. We have the best job in the world. We love our job. 🤝

“Remember, If It Matters To You, It Matters To You, It Matters To Us”

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Gold Diamond Hoop Earring Lost In The Sand, Found With A Metal Detector In Old Orchard Beach, Maine

juillet 8th, 2026 by Dennis Boothby
from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)

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🚨 LOST GOLD & DIAMOND EARRING IN THE SAND! 🚨

I received a frantic text on Tuesday evening at 5:50 PM.

“Hello. I’m staying at the ‘On The Beach Motel’ in Old Orchard. I lost a gold hoop diamond earring… My husband gave them to me. He passed away two years ago, so this is more upsetting than it may have been otherwise. Is this something you can try to help with?” 💔

I immediately replied:

“Hi, this is Dennis from The Ring Finders of Maine. I’m on the road but will be back in the area around 6:30 PM.

Do you still have the matching earring for a photo? Small gold earrings are very difficult to find.

Do you have a specific area on the beach to search, or do you think it’s in the water?”

She texted back:

“I did step into the water. We are out getting dinner right now, but we had a beach setup and I know exactly where it was.”

⏱️ The Race Against Time

I texted back right away:
“Ok, I want to search tonight as soon as you get back. My main concern is that another detectorist might find it, or the beach-cleaning machine will scoop it up at 5:00 AM. If it gets scooped by the machine, it will be gone forever.

”Claire later told me that the incredible office staff at the motel were the ones who told her to call me. 🙏

😢 An Emotional Plea

Through tears, Claire explained to Cheryl and me that this earring was a precious gift from her husband, who passed away two years ago.

She told us these earrings weren’t just jewelry; in a sense, they were her husband. She was physically sick not knowing where it was. 💔

Her family had already torn the hotel room and the car apart. They even searched the dry sand by hand. Nothing. It had to be on the beach.

My primary mission tonight was the dry sand. We had to clear the area before the 5:00 AM beach cleaner arrived.

Alright, let’s go find this earring! 🔎🏖️🎯

The Search Begins
Claire took us down to the exact spot where her family had set up for the day. She knew the area perfectly.

Once the boundaries were set, I started grid searching parallel to the water, moving from south to north.

Claire continued searching the dry sand by eye, constantly staring out at the ocean waves, praying it wasn’t out in the deep water.

At the end of my first pass, I only found a crusty old dime.

🪙✨ A Shocking Low Tone

I turned around and headed south, keeping an eye on Claire as she watched the waves.

Suddenly, a loud, low tone blasted through my headphones! 🎧J

Just what I was hoping to hear.

The Target Identification (TID) read a solid 07. That is exactly in the small gold range.I carefully brushed the sand away, and there it was: the glittering gold earring! ✨

🎬 The Setup & Surprise

Claire hadn’t noticed me finding the earring because she was still looking out toward the ocean.

I glanced over at Cheryl and mouthed, « I’ve got it, get video! » 🤫

With Cheryl’s video rolling, I pretended to continue searching as I walked closer to Claire. »

Can you point to exactly where you were standing in the water? »
I asked her.

As she turned toward the ocean and pointed, I held the earring up right in front of me, waiting for her to turn back around.

😭 The Floodgates Open

It worked perfectly!

When Claire turned back to face me, she saw her beloved earring dangling right in front of her. The floodgates completely opened.😭❤️

She walked slowly toward me, crying tears of pure happiness and relief.

As I placed the earring back into her hand, she gasped, « I can’t believe it. I really can’t believe you found it. »

She wrapped me in a massive hug, the happy tears still rolling down her face.

What an emotional return! She finally had both of her precious earrings back together. 👩‍❤️‍👨

Just then, her son Mickey walked onto the beach.

Claire proudly yelled to him, « He found it! Can you believe it?!

« Mickey broke into a huge smile and said, « You’ve got to be kidding me! »

😄Claire then admitted to me, « I almost didn’t call you. I thought it was gone forever. » Thankfully, she did!

🏆 The Best Job in the World

As Cheryl and I walked off the beach, Claire was proudly telling everyone around her that she got her earring back. She had the biggest smile on her face.

I truly have the best job in the world. I love my job!

Remember: “If it matters to you, it matters to us!” 🤝✨

📞 LOST SOMETHING VALUABLE IN MAINE? Don’t wait! Time is of the essence before the tides or beach cleaners get to it.

👉 Call or Text Dennis: (207) 423-3027

🔒 A Note on Client Privacy:Claire requested not to use photos or videos of herself on social media, and I always completely honor my clients’ wishes. Her comfort and trust mean everything to me. However, her son Mickey happily agreed to pose with the found earring for this post! (See photo below 👇)

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