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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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Lost 24k Gold Wedding Ring Recovered in Atlanta, GA

  • from Newnan (Georgia, United States)
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Hamil in Atlanta contacted me about his recently lost wedding ring. He had just finished some yardwork and was standing on his raised porch brushing grass off his pants when his ring came off. He heard it « ping » on the rocks below but after hours of searching, he was unable to find it. He continued his visual search for a few days, but was still not able to locate the ring. He described the ring as a 24k gold band with he and his wife’s initials engraved on the inside of the band. I began my search by working the grassy area in a grid pattern. I found several pull tabs, a key, and other various metal objects, but no ring. Next, I searched in the landscaped area which is covered in river rocks but still no ring. After 2 hours of searching, I mentioned to him the only place I am unable to search is near the metal edging separating the river rocks from his grass. So he pulled up the metal edging so I could search that ground. Sure enough, after just a few more minutes of searching, I got a soft 50 signal on my Equinox 900 and out popped his gold wedding ring! Hamil was thrilled to have his ring back!

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Wedding Ring Recovered from Candlewick Lake, IL

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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July 4th Paddleboard Mishap

July 4th, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.  For many Americans that day, it was a day of gathering with friends and family.  A day off work.  A day to reflect and to relax.  To eat good food, paddleboard and… lose your wedding ring?  Jack’s Independence Day was memorable in more ways than one.  

Jack was paddleboarding. For many paddleboarders, the transition from knees to standing can be a struggle.  And like many paddleboarders, Jack’s paddleboarding turned to swimming, and in the process, his wedding ring slipped off his finger.  

The proverbial needle in a haystack pales in comparison to the task of finding Jack’s lost wedding ring in Candlewick Lake near Poplar Grove, IL.  Established in the early ‘70s, Candlewick Lake is a 210-acre lake in Boone County, IL.  Like many manmade lakes, it is generally shallow, has low to no visibility, and has a significant layer of mud at the bottom.  This makes these lakes especially difficult to search.

I met with Jack on July 7th.  After talking with him, I set out to search a rather large area.  Metal detecting is a game of inches.  One inch off while scanning an area could mean going home empty-handed.  It’s not always easy to pinpoint where you fell off a paddleboard 30+ feet from the shoreline.  And in the moment, most people are not thinking about a diver with a metal detector searching for the ring days later.

 I started my grid search, going back and forth, popping up every few feet to make sure I was staying on course.  Jack was helpful from the dock, directing me when I strayed.  There were lots of targets, so I had to sift through the mud for pennies, fishing lures, sinkers, pipes, etc.  I even found a fishing pole, but no ring.  Each time I turned around to start a new path, I watched the sun descend toward the horizon, and I knew I might just run out of time.  

I swam back to the dock and asked Jack to get into a kayak.  Could he put himself in the spot where he remembered falling in?  Once in position, I started scanning in concentric circles around his held position.  It wasn’t long before I hit a good signal, and after sifting through the muck, I felt the shape I had been hoping for.  I surfaced and swam over to Jack.  There was the smile I had been searching for nearly two hours.  His ring was found.

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 Ring Recovered from Geneva Lake

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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Through a Crack in the Pier

I met Bob on Friday, July 17th, 2026, to look for his lost wedding ring.  Earlier that week, while Bob was visiting family near Lake Geneva, WI, he took a walk down to the pier.  For reasons I fail to recall, he took off his ring to keep it safe, and somewhere between leaving his finger and setting it on a table, it found its way between the boards of the pier and into Geneva Lake.

Before donning my diving gear, I listened to his story, and together we assessed which section of boards the ring most likely fell through.  To aid me while under the pier, I found a washcloth among some cleaning supplies that I fed down through the boards, held above with the leg of a chair. Once under the pier, I could look for the washcloth to pinpoint the search location.

The pier was expansive and stretched far out into the lake, making the dive deeper than I normally have to go.  My breathing device only gives me ten feet of diving depth, but once I got to the search zone, I was able to reach the bottom.

What first struck me were the dozens of fish under this pier. 

A fisherman’s paradise.  All kinds, sizes, swimming near and far.  The larger ones were not used to a human-sized fish in their territory and (thankfully) kept their distance.  I guess I wouldn’t be alone for this search.

The bottom was free of seaweed and had a hard-packed gravel bottom.  This was great news and made for a quick search.  I dug a few targets, just to make sure I wouldn’t miss the ring, and within about 30 minutes I had the ring snug on my finger.  

When I surfaced, Bob was up at the house having dinner with his family.  I texted him, “I think I have something that belongs on your finger.”

In a few minutes, I could see Bob’s eager smile from a distance, and I was so pleased to return it where it belonged.

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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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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CRYSTAL COAST RING FINDERS LOCATE LOST NECKLACE PENDANT in SOFT SAND

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Pine Knoll Shores – Zack reached out about a special necklace pendant. His girlfriend Briana had been removing her necklace, which carried a pendant with both their initials, when one end of the chain slipped from her hand. The pendant came off while the chain was still swinging, and they had no idea where it landed. Zack searched for 20 minutes, and Briana was upset about the loss. He contacted Crystal Coast Ring Finders, and I headed there right away. I met Zack in the parking lot, and he led me to where Briana was guarding the spot. Within seconds, I got a solid signal, knelt down, and gently pulled the pendant from its hiding place in the sand.

(my photo of the pendant didn’t do it justice—it’s a beautiful gold)

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SURF CITY,NC- WEDDING BAND LOST WHILE FLOATING in the OCEAN RETURNED

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Devin and his wife were vacationing from West Virginia when Devin, relaxing and floating in the ocean, felt his wedding ring slip off his finger. While I was out of state, my friend Justin took on the challenge of finding it. After a tough day, a few waves to the head, and even getting bumped by a 20-year-old on a boogie board, he managed to recover Devin’s ring from the Atlantic. Not every recovery is easy, and searching in the water is especially challenging.

 

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Gold Ring Found in Calgary Park

  • from Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
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It was a Friday and a wedding day photo shoot. At the end, the gift from his in-laws was gone, two hours after receiving it. It was in the grass but that is not a problem.   Watch the video for the whole story.

 

 

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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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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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