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Lost ring, FOUND! Poverty Beach Cape May, NJ By Jeffrey Laag of Ring Finders Cape May!

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Received a call from Patrick’s sister. She explained that her brother believed he “might” have lost his ring at Poverty Beach here in Cape May at some point today. Patrick was currently returning to his home to check around the house but he believed it may have slipped of at some point while he and his family were enjoying the day on the beach. Patrick wanted to thoroughly check at home and preferred to meet in the morning if his search at home didn’t produce any results. Later in the evening Patrick confirmed that he couldn’t locate the ring at home. Patrick did mark his location with a gps pin and forwarded it to me. We agreed to meet at the beach ahead of the crowds at 7:30am the next morning. I arrived around 7am and decided to start a little early. I proceed to the coordinates Patrick provided and began carefully searching the area. After a brief search, I swung my coil over his ring and managed to recover Patrick’s ring in about 10 minutes! I called Patrick, whom was just leaving his home to come meet me, and told him the good news, we met at our local firehouse offshore and he was reunited with his ring. Another happy client!
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Gold Ring Recovered from Geneva Lake in Fontana, WI

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June 9, 2026

Wedding Ring Recovered from Geneva Lake in Fontana, WI

Raul and his family were enjoying a day at the beach in Fontana, WI when his 14K gold wedding band was lost.  His family spent time in the grass, on the sand, and in the water.  Fontana beach is quite large, so narrowing down the search area was key.

On my way out I texted two fellow detectorists who may have been detecting this beach letting them know I was on a search and “Did they find any gold rings at Fontana’s beach in the last two days?”  “No,” was the reply.  When I arrived, another detectorist was in the water.  I waded out to Tony and asked the same question.  “No, only a quarter so far.”

       Raul patiently answered all of my questions as we worked to pinpoint the most likely spot he would have lost it.  I marked off the edges of my search area in the sand and waded into the shallow water to make my first pass.  Dragging my search coil slowly over the sand, overlapping, so as not to miss anything, I had a strong repeating signal around the third or fourth pass.  I knelt down in the water and waved away the topmost layer of sand in the spot where my detector indicated a target.  Half of the ring appeared like a golden smile.  I picked it up and held it up to Raul who was standing on the shoreline.  

It was the first and only target I dug that morning.  Raul carefully thought through all of my questions and that led to our success in finding the ring.

After a few photos, it was back on his hand and his smile said it all.

        Later, Raul made a kind post on the Lake Geneva Lake Life Facebook group.  He writes: “A huge thank you to Seth for helping recover something that means so much to me and my family.  We are incredibly grateful!”           

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Wedding Ring Recovery from Snow in East Troy, WI

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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December 1, 2025

Wedding Band in the Snow

Caleb called me around 8:00 pm.  Could I meet him in a salvage lot in East Troy, WI?  He had lost his wedding band in the snow.  

By December 1st, Wisconsin was covered in a thick blanket of snow.  The cars in the lot were white domes of snow caged in by a chain-link fence.  The ground, most likely crushed gravel was topped with hard-packed tire lines running throughout.  

         I thought about all the metal that would be competing with Caleb’s small gold ring, and I hoped I would be able to keep the search area relatively small.  It was late and cold, and the roads were not getting any better the longer the night went on.

I assessed the area at 9:12 pm.  I asked Caleb lots of questions in order to decide the best place to start searching.  Thankfully, about ten minutes later I was handing the ring back to Caleb, a grateful smile stretched across his face.    

Caleb’s final text read:

“Thank you so much, Seth!  You have no idea how much it means to me that you were able to find my ring!”

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Engagement Found in Lake Geneva Home: No Metal Detector Needed

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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March 12, 2026

Lake Geneva, WI

Engagement Ring Found: No Metal Detector Needed 

Wednesday, 3:45 pm: Drew’s voicemail asks for help finding a lost engagement ring in his basement.  It’s been missing for a month.  Could I come and bring my equipment?

To my knowledge, there is no detector on the market that can only sense gold while avoiding all other metals, so metal detecting inside a house is almost a lost cause.  Copper wiring and pipes, nails galore, and household appliances have enough metal to immediately overload a metal detector.  I was planning on politely explaining this to Drew, and heading home after work.

Thursday, 4:00 pm: But when I called him and realized he was only eight minutes away, I thought, “Why not have a look?”  

Thursday, 4:10 pm: I arrived about 10 minutes later and started talking with him in the basement.  I began ask

ing him questions about why his wife took off her ring, where she put them, etc., I said, “I should really be asking her these questions.  Drew replied, “We can try to Facetime her?”  

Moments later, I was asking her any questions that would help me to see what she was doing in her basement a month ago when she lost her ring.

“Actually it was probably two months ago,” she added.  The more I heard, the less confident I felt about finding her ring.  Drew was attending to his 1 year old upstairs.

I continued to ask questions, and I was able to reconstruct what happened that night.

  1. She was doing schoolwork at a small round wooden table in the basement.
  2. She took off her rings (engagement and wedding band) as she was pregnant and they were getting tight.
  3. Both were set on the table.
  4. At the end of the work session, she could only find her wedding band… no engagement ring.
  5. She looked under the table, all around, nothing.

I asked one more question.  “Did you have a laptop bag or anything that it could have fallen into?”

Her reply was what I might have expected.  She had checked the bag she had with her at the time, but she could look again.

Before I could think of another series of questions to ask, she interjected, “I found it!”

I must have heard her wrong.  “You found it?” I replied.

Drew heard my question from upstairs, and came pounding down the stairs, asking me the same question, “You found it?”

Not me!  I said, and handed him his phone with his wife’s smiling face, a diamond ring in the corner of the screen.

Thursday 4:20 pm: I glanced at my watch.  It was about 4:20 pm.  “That’s the fastest recovery I’ve ever made!” I said.

Sometimes the difference between a lost item and a found item hinges on the questions asked rather than the equipment.  I own thousands of dollars of metal detecting equipment, have hundreds of hours of experience on land, in water, and underwater, but the right question can often yield the greatest results.

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Wedding Ring Recovered Day After Wedding, Fontana WI

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August 16, 2025

 

Wedding Crisis Averted

I was married 24 years ago and it rained on my wedding day… at an outdoor wedding… in a wide-open space… with only a canopy of trees to hide under.  Not a hard rain, but enough to get everyone wet.  Once the ceremony was over, my minutes-old bride and I ran across a grassy field hand-in-hand, smiling, and laughing at the timing of everything.  It was perhaps our first disappointment to overcome as a married couple, and I think that experience has given us a good perspective in life.

 

There are endless things that can go wrong at a wedding.  It could rain, the cake 

might be dry, a bridesmaid may trip and drop her bouquet, or an important someone might show up late.  Generally, these are overcome in the moment or simply fade from memory.  On the other hand, there are a handful of things that can taint the wedding day and leave a lasting bad memory, like losing the wedding ring.

On the morning of August 16th, I was metal detecting Fontana Beach on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.  When I came out of the water and checked my phone, I had a text from a friend of a bride and groom that were married the day before.  “We lost a wedding ring in Fontana last night off the shore.  Is it possible to have someone come out and look today?”

The timing could not have been more perfect.  I was still in my wetsuit and only a five-minute drive to the Air bnb in Fontana where the bridal party was staying.

I arrived with hair still wet from my morning dive to a group of young people enjoying their morning coffees.  I was kindly offered a coffee myself.  

In short order the crisis was relayed.  The bride and groom, Olivia and Houston, were married yesterday and spontaneously decided to jump into the lake together.  An open pier a short walk down the shore path provided the opportunity.  Moments after the plunge, Houston realized his ring was gone.  Friends dived with basic goggles the next morning searching for the ring among the seaweed and rocks.  It’s certainly not impossible to find a lost ring with the eyes only, but highly unlikely give

n the depth and conditions underwater.

Two friends walked me to the pier, and within a few minutes of getting into the water, I had the ring.

The details provided by the happy couple’s friends made the search precise and short.  It was a joyous occasion returning the ring to the bridal party at the Air bnb.  I never met the couple myself, but was pleased to play a small part in making their wedding day story one with a unique twist and a happy ending.  

Congratulations, Olivia and Houston!  I hope you have many happy and healthy years together.  

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Lost diamond wedding ring set, FOUND! Wildwood Crest, NJ By Jeffrey Laag of Ring Finders Cape May!

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I received a call from Jeff. Jeff explained that he and his family had just arrived at the beach and his wife was tending to their children when his  wife’s diamond rings “flung off” her fingers and disappeared into the sand! Jeff and his wife began searching frantically with no luck. Their activity drew attention from from some other families on the beach whom also joined in on the search. After several hours of searching with no luck, Jeff began searching the internet at the recommendation of a relative for assistance. After a brief google search, Jeff landed on Ring Finders Cape May.com  I was preparing dinner at home when Jeff called, but I decided to take the 15 minute ride over to help him immediately as the radar was showing inbound storms that “may” impact our area and didn’t want to wait. Shortly after arriving, I met up with Jeff and recovered his wife’s rings in about two minutes! Another successful recovery, another happy couple!
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Lost Gold Ring Found Ocean City NJ by Ring Finders South Jersey

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Lost Gold Signet Ring Recovered on Ocean City, NJ Beach After More Than 24 Hours! Lost a ring in Ocean City, NJ? Call John 215-850-0188 

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When Olivia arrived in Ocean City, NJ for a relaxing beach day, she never imagined she would leave behind one of her most treasured possessions—a gold signet ring that belonged to her late grandfather.

The sentimental ring had been in her family for years and carried memories that simply could not be replaced. While enjoying her time on the beach, Olivia removed the ring and placed it in the cup holder of her beach chair for safekeeping. Unfortunately, when it was time to pack up and leave, the ring was forgotten.

The next day, more than 24 hours later, Olivia realized the ring was missing. After retracing her steps and searching on her own without success, she found Ring Finders South Jersey and contacted me, John Favano, for help.

During our phone conversation, I gathered as much information as possible about where she had been sitting and the circumstances surrounding the loss. The challenge was that the search area was quite large. With beachgoers, wind, tides, and over a full day having passed since the loss, there were no guarantees.

Upon arriving at the Ocean City beach, I began a methodical metal detecting search of the area. The search took time due to the size of the grid and the number of possible locations where the ring could have fallen from the chair.

Persistence paid off.

After carefully covering the search zone, my detector signaled a promising target beneath the sand. Moments later, Olivia’s gold signet ring emerged from the scoop.

The relief and excitement were immediate. What seemed like a hopeless situation had turned into a successful recovery.

If you’ve lost a ring, wedding band, engagement ring, necklace, or other valuable jewelry on the beach, don’t wait. Contact Ring Finders South Jersey as soon as possible. Fast action often increases the chances of a successful recovery.

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Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Wilmington, DE!!!

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Jim reached out to me after finding me in the Ring Finders directory. He was saddened and upset to notice his 37 year old wedding band had disappeared off his finger…when, where and how it disappeared was a mystery to him. The only thing he could think of was that it fell off while he was doing some yard work (taking his gloves on and off) in his backyard in Wilmington, DE several days earlier. He figured it was long shot and had little confidence it would be found but decided to give a professional a shot. He also spent several hours searching himself on his hands and knees. I arrived at his home that Sunday afternoon…as I always do…I demonstrated with my metal detector and my own wedding band what a gold band would sound like if I went over it. I want my clients to know that if they put me over the missing ring…I wont miss it! Jim showed me the area he was working…it was part backyard lawn and part woods…not a large search area. I was 10 minutes into the search and had covered 90% of the yard when…BOOM…there was the signal I was hoping for in the deep grass. I looked down and I could see the ring in the deep grass…I asked Jim who was standing nearby…if I could ask him another question…when he came over I pointed down and asked « is that your ring? » The relief and joy on his face was priceless!!!

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WEDDING BAND LOST on EMERALD ISLE BEACH, FOUND JUST in TIME

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Walker and Lindsey were packing up their beach gear after a weekend getaway when they realized Walker had taken off his ring to swim in the ocean. Walker called me, and I was able to head his way right after we spoke. They agreed to stay a bit longer to help search the right area of the beach. Within seconds of scanning, my detector gave a loud signal. “I think this is it,” I said, as I pulled Walker’s gold wedding band from the dry.
I hope the delay was worth the result.
Safe travels home!

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Lost Ring in Navarre, FL – Found in the Water!

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  1. This morning was awesome! Even though it rained a ton, the lightning held off long enough for me to help my new friend Kilo find his wife’s engagement ring out in the water.

    This past Friday was their anniversary, and they went to the Glow Kayak place in Navarre to enjoy a nighttime paddle. They hadn’t gone far when Kilo’s wife got a little grass on her hand. She tried to flick the grass off and heard a loud plop as her ring hit the water.

    Even Kilo heard the sound and asked what it was. She exclaimed, “That was my ring!” Kilo quickly jumped into action, leaping out of his kayak to try and mark the spot out in the sound at night, in over waist-deep water. That is not an easy thing to do!

    The next day, Kilo came out armed with a new detector, a scoop, and a mask and snorkel. Unfortunately, after 6-8 hours in the water on Saturday, he had no luck.

    Meanwhile, Kilo’s wife had looked up my information, and Kilo quickly agreed to let someone with a bit more experience give it a shot.

    I met Kilo Sunday morning early, and we hit the water. Although it wasn’t exactly where he thought, I was able to do a thorough grid search and recover their beautiful ring. Anniversary weekend saved!

    In the pic, Kilo’s smile says it all! Congrats to the happy couple, and thanks for trusting me to help find your ring.

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