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Ring Lost at Ocean Beach found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)
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Amanda and Dan were spending the day at Ocean Beach. Amanda took off her 5 ring and placed them in some clothing for safe keeping. Her husband Dan later picked up that clothing and the rings flew off into the dry sand. They managed to find 4 of the rings, but, the fifth eluded their best efforts, which included using various sifters. When I got the call, we arranged to meet there at the site. Parking was virtually non-existent, forcing me to park over a mile away. I finally made it there and got the story of how it was lost and the recovery efforts used. I could see a 4 foot square area where they dug, sifted, and recovered the other 4 rings. I started gridding over that area, and just outside the area they had sifted, I got the sound and target I.D. I was looking for. A pleasure to meet you two, and thank you for the reward.

 

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iPhone Recovered from Lake Mary in Twin Lakes, WI

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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iPhone Recovered… and Dry

Mike called me on Friday, August 7, 2026, hoping my skills might be helpful in recovering his lost iPhone from Lake Mary in Twin Lakes, WI.  Helping navigate a boat to the docking station with the light from his phone the night before, a mishap landed it in the water.  Would I be able to find it still dry and working?  Modern iPhones like the iPhone 17 carry an IP68 rating, allowing it to be submerged about 19.6 feet for up to 30 minutes.  The conditions in Lake Mary were less than six feet, but by the time I was able to arrive on Friday, it would be close to the 24-hour mark.  I was anxious to get in the water and see if I could find his phone.

Mike was unable to meet me, but his friend Mark met me and walked me through the situation.  I was relieved to find Lake Mary shallow, seaweed-free, and with some visibility.  I started a grid search from one end of the pier back to the docking station:  20 feet one direction, 20 back, repeat.  The area did not have an overwhelming number of metal targets, but I dug each sound I heard, making sure I didn’t miss the phone.  It might be hidden by the 1-2 inches of silt covering the bottom, I thought.

My horizontal grid search did not reveal the phone, and after about an hour underwater, I was concerned the encroaching darkness of the already cloudy day might end my search.  I switched to the vertical lines of my grid, and pushed deeper into the lake than I had with my horizontal grid.  About 18 minutes later, a simultaneous sound and sight brought an underwater cheer that only I heard.  There it was, screen down on top of the silt, the green rectangular case clearly visible.  It was lost in a depth of about five feet.

I stood up and looked toward the house.  A group of friends was gathered for dinner, and I could hear music.  I held the phone high into the air and waited to see if anyone noticed.  A chorus of cheers sounded.  “He found it!” one voice called out.

Not knowing if the iPhone might malfunction if I tried turning it on, I decided to let Mike take the next steps.  I left the phone with Mark and headed home.  

The next morning, I received the text I was hoping for.  A photo of Mike with a dry and working phone.  His text said, “We are alive and working perfectly.  Another successful mission!”

If you or someone you know has lost a phone, ring, or other jewelry item, please call.  The smiles I enjoy when returning lost items are one of the best parts of what I do.

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Wedding is Still On, Engagement Ring Found and Returned – Yarmouth, MA

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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August 4, 2026

Victoria was enjoying the warm sand and gentle sea breeze at Parker’s River Beach in South Yarmouth about 1PM when she took her engagement ring off and put it into her beach bag for safe keeping. At home a frantic search for the ring took place with no ring to be found. Conclusion: It must be on the beach as it was not at home, in the car or any other place that was searched.

Back at the beach Victoria’s brother called me and asked for help in locating the ring. Sure, and I was on my 4 mile trip to the beach and quickly started searching. Just a few minutes later I walked to Victoria as to ask her a question, not in a way that anyone would think that I had found the ring and it was in my scoop. I asked Victoria a simple question, did she see anything in the scoop. She saw the ring, reached into the scoop, took the ring from my scoop and tried to make an announcement that the ring had been found. It took a bit to vocalize that the ring had been found. But I knew that most everyone had the suspicion that the ring had been returned by Victoria’s physical response of a huge hug I had been given not a verbal announcement. Everyone on the beach then knew the news and filled the air with congratulatory remarks.

Nephew Colin got into the picture while holding the ring on his shoulder. The a photo of a very happy time on Cape Cod and plans for the wedding next year is of Robert and Victoria. As always a few stories of other returns, handing out of my information card and I was on my way home. Everything had been accomplished within a half an hour and I was super-satisfied that I had made another couple very happy and ready to enjoy more wonderful days on “Vacation Land” and on the sandy beaches of Cape Cod.

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Cape May, NJ Gold ring lost in ocean, FOUND! By Jeffrey Laag of Ring Finders Cape May

  • from Cape May (New Jersey, United States)
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Gold ring lost in ocean, FOUND! Cape May, NJ By Jeffrey Laag

I received a call from Cathy last evening. Cathy explained that she was swimming in the ocean with her family when her ring slipped off of her finger and disappeared into the chest deep surf. After gathering some location specifics and checking the tide charts, I decided to search for the ring at tonight’s low tide. The surf was pretty sporty this evening, but I began working my search patterns as accurately as possible. After about 45 minutes of searching my detector emitted a distinct low growl. After sifting several scoops of sand, Cathy’s ring appeared in the bottom my scoop. I gave Cathy the good news via text and she and her husband come down and retrieved their ring. Another happy couple another successful recovery!

Cathy’s Review: « Lost my wedding band in the surf at Grant Beach in Cape May and thought it was gone forever! Was told about Ring Finders…learned how time and tides work against them when they search… so I called Jeff that same afternoon. I didn’t know help was available! With as much information as I could give him, he worked the place I lost it twice during ebbing tides the next day. He found the ring buried under a foot of sand with waves crashing around him, and beachgoers applauding him. I was amazed, grateful, and happy to have had this turn out this way. Thank you, Ring Finders! »

If you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t give up hope! Lost items can be recovered when action is taken quickly, Ring Finders Cape May specializes in lost ring recovery, using top of the line metal detecting equipment, in Cape May County NJ and is operated by a born and raised life long, local, year-round, resident of Cape May. If you need a ring finder in Wildwood Crest, Cape May, North Wildwood, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, or Ocean City NJ, Professional help from Ring Finders Cape May is only a phone call away!

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LOST LARGE GOLD NUGGET RING IN CHARLOTTE, NC…FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Another successful ring recovery in the books!!!

I received a call from this gentleman that he had lost is big gold ring in a sticker bush while tossing something over the fence at his storage unit. He tired to find it himself and was unable to get past the thorns.

I told him I would be there right after work today. Made the drive over and within 5 mins found his gold ring on the ground under the bush and mixed with some dead thorn leaves from the bush.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 121 total!

Ring count for 2026: 117 (26 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 30(21 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 26
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
TITANIUM – 1
JUNK – 47
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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Huge Gold Class Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Rehoboth Beach, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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As a Ring Finder for 10 years now I have come to love the thrill of being able to return precious, sentimental, sometimes valuable keepsakes to folks who thought they were lost forever! This past Saturday in Rehoboth Beach, DE I found just such a precious, sentimental keepsake! It was a Gold Class of 1962 Kings College (Wilkes Barre, PA) class ring! 1962….This ring was in the possession of someone for 64 years!!! I felt obligated and excited about the challenge of finding its owner. There were clearly engraved initials on the inside: H.F.M. I first posted a picture of the ring in the local Lewes/Rehoboth Facebook Group. Countless people contributed to ideas and strategies to track down the ring’s owner! Fellow Kings College graduates crawled out of the woodwork and put me in touch with the alumni office….Then a 1960 graduate of Kings College found those initials in a 1962 yearbook….Hugh F Mundy. Sadly, Mr Mundy passed away in 2023…what a great man. Decorated war hero and a respected and accomplished PA state judge. His obituary listed his wife and children’s names and a simple google search allowed me to track them down. It turns out Mr Mundy’s daughter, Maura, a fellow Kings College grad, had been wearing his ring every day since his passing.  Maura was devastated when the ring slipped off her finger in the waves at Rehoboth Beach Friday…she assumed the ring was gone forever. I was so happy to get in touch with Maura and her mother and be able to return this ring that was beyond precious to them!

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LOST HUGE GOLD RING IN POND NEAR MAXTON, NC….FOUND!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Received a call from this gentleman last night about him losing a big gold ring!

Story goes, he was fishing at a highway pond/revisor and when he casted, the ring flew off and into about 2-2.5 feet of water but got swallowed up by the sandy bottom. He and his buddy jumped in trying to find it with no luck and Brian said he would find someone with equipment to come find it. He searched via ChatGPT and it told him to go to Gold Finders where he found me!

We agreed to meet up today after I got off work.

Drove down, met him at the spot, jumped in the water and scanned around. Found three cans then BOOM his big gold ring!

HE WAS SO EXCITED!! He took to IG and recorded a video of me in the water, full gear and his ring!

Love theringfinders.com page and helping folks get their priceless items back!!

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 120 total!

Ring count for 2026: 106 (24 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 27 (19 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 24
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
TITANIUM – 1
JUNK – 41
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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LOST GOLD WEDDING RING AT WHITE LAKE, NC….FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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After finding the tungsten ring near Wilkesboro I received a call from the mom of this young man that he had lost his gold wedding ring at White Lake! I said I’ll be there in 3.5 hours!

Story goes he was running to catch a football and it fell off while running to catch it. He lost the ring before he caught the football. They searched and searched for hours with no luck.

I arrive at 8:00 pm, we walk to the spot and within 20-30 mins I had found his ring.

As I’ve stated, I’ll travel anywhere to help someone find their priceless items.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 119 total!

Ring count for 2026: 96 (23 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 25 (18 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 21
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
JUNK – 37
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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LOST TUNGSTEN RING NEAR WILKESBORO, NC…..FOUND!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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While out hitting swimming holes, this gentleman lost his tungsten wedding ring in shallow water when playing with his kids.

Another guy told me he had lost it and asked if I could find it. I searched the area and it took me about 10 mins to find it.

He has it back where it belongs!

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 118 total!

Ring count for 2026: 95 (22 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 24 (17 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 21
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
JUNK – 37
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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Water Recovery for Lost Heirloom Gold Ring in Oklahoma

  • from Norman (Oklahoma, United States)
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This couple was enjoying a day of swimming with friends at a private lake in central Oklahoma when a treasured family heirloom slipped from her finger and disappeared beneath the water. The gold ring had been passed down through several generations, making its sentimental value impossible to replace.

After the ring was lost, family and friends organized a search party and spent hours trying to recover it, but despite their best efforts, the ring remained hidden beneath the sandy lake bottom.

Later that day, they found my metal detecting recovery service online and reached out for help. After a brief phone conversation, we discussed the circumstances of the loss, developed a search strategy, and scheduled a time to meet at the lake.

Fortunately, it didn’t take long to locate the missing jewelry. Not only was I able to recover the heirloom gold ring, but I also found its accompanying promise ring nearby.

There’s nothing quite like seeing the relief and joy on someone’s face when a cherished possession is returned. Whether it’s an heirloom that’s been in the family for generations or a wedding ring with irreplaceable memories attached to it, helping people recover these special items is by far the most rewarding part of what I do.

If you or someone you know has lost a ring, piece of jewelry, money, keys, or another valuable item, don’t give up hope. I provide professional metal detecting recovery services for lost items on land and in the water. Feel free to contact me—I would be honored to help reunite you with your lost treasure.

This recovery took place at a private lake in central Oklahoma.

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