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Lost Wedding Ring In Car

  • from Dallas (Texas, United States)
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Got a call from a young lady saying her husband was playing with his wedding ring while driving and it dropped between the seats and disappeared.  Both searched for the ring for two days with no luck.  In a last ditch effort they turned to the mighty internet in hopes of finding someone with experience who finds lost rings.  And, they found us, The Ring Finders. We drove to Ft Worth, TX and met with the owner of the ring and got a description of what happened.  We used our specialized camera to search the nooks and crannies that was not available to the naked eye and spotted his wedding band. Our happiness of returning the ring to him almost matched his happiness of having it back in his possession and on his finger.

Anther great find for The Ring Finders.

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Hearing Aids Lost in Yard

  • from Dallas (Texas, United States)
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We got a call from a gentleman who said his wife had placed her hearing aids on top of her phone and walked out the front door to open the gate.  Somewhere along the way across the yard the Hearing Aids fell into the deep St Augustine grass.  She and her husband searched and searched even buying a magnetic bar on wheels to try and find the Hearing Aids.  After 3 days of searching and panic began to set in.  These were new Hearing Aids and not insured.

   The husband began to search the internet and found « The Ring Finders » and called us.  Luckily we were on our way back into the Dallas area and were able to reroute to the Gaston Street area downtown.   The hearing aids were so small out Garrett ATPRO’S bearly picked up a signal.  I had to get on hand and knees and use our Pinpointers to find them.  It took a while but we had success, the Hearing Aids had fallen just inside the flower beds and they were brown in color so very hard to see.

Another happy customer for the « Dallas Ring Finders ».

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Engagement Ring Lost in Beaufort, NC Waters After Friend’s Wedding Celebration Found

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Jasmine called me early in the morning, explaining she had spent hours searching for a ring lost in the « very muddy, murky part of the water. » She and her fiancé Bella were distraught, fearing it was gone forever. I tried to comfort and reassure her that I could help. The couple was in Beaufort, NC, celebrating a wedding with some friends. After the wedding, they decided to jump into the Beaufort waters for fun.

Later that morning, I learned the ring, that belonged to Bella’s Grandmother, had been lost while swimming near a boat dock, and attempts to find it in the soft, mucky bottom had failed. Concerned about the water’s depth, I asked Jasmine, who said it was 5-6 feet deep but shallower and muddier near the dock. I planned to arrive at noon, timing it with the outgoing tide. Jasmine felt confident the ring came off as she pulled herself out of the water onto the dock, but no one knew where it had ended up.

I began a thorough search, diving into the muddy water with my metal detector. I found no signals near that side of the dock and started wondering if the ring had fallen through the dock boards onto the plastic support floats. Sliding under the dock, I felt around the floats and even used a borrowed phone to photograph areas I couldn’t see or reach—but still no luck. Returning to the water, I doubted the ring could have slipped through the narrow gaps in the boards. We then decided to search the opposite side of the dock.

After just a few steps in knee-deep muck, my headphones picked up a loud signal that even Jasmine heard from the dock. Digging through the black mud, I finally retrieved the ring. Holding it high above my head, I instantly changed the mood of everyone watching joy and relief filled the air!

#beaufortnc #thecrystalcoast #xpfinds #theringfinders 

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Lost Wedding Ring Swartswood State Park Beach NJ… Found!

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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Recently, Greenwood Detecting was called out to Swartswood State Park Beach in NJ after a man realized he had lost his ring while enjoying a day at the water. The ring had slipped off in waist-deep water and was nowhere to be seen.
Despite cloudy skies turning into a complete downpour, we stayed on the hunt—and after careful searching, we were able to successfully recover the ring and return it to its grateful owner!
🌊 Pro Tip: If you’re planning to detect in the water, take the time to master your pinpointing skills. In deeper, darker water, you won’t be able to see the target—so knowing precisely where your coil is in relation to the target is key to making fast and accurate recoveries.
Another successful return, rain or shine!
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Lost Gold Medallion Wharton NJ… Found

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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🌟 Success Story: Lost Medallion Recovered! 🌟
 
At the end of July (yes, we’re behind on posting!), Greenwood Detecting had the privilege of helping a local homeowner recover a precious religious keepsake from his grandfather. While doing yard work, he felt his chain slip off. After searching the grass, he was able to locate one medallion—but the second one remained missing.
 
That’s when Greenwood Detecting stepped in. Within just 15 minutes on site, we were able to locate and recover the lost golden medallion, returning both pieces safely to their owner.
 
🔍 Pro Tip:
When dealing with a lost item, if you still have a matching piece (like the first medallion), we can use it to get a signal “read” on our detectors. This helps us identify exactly what to listen for and narrow down which signals are worth looking into—making the search faster and more accurate.
 
Another successful recovery, and another happy client! 💍✨
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His Grandfather’s Heirloom Wedding Ring Lost on Pine Knoll Shores Beach Found

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Quinn contacted Crystal Coast Ring finders just minutes after losing his grandfather’s wedding band. He later explained that he had worn the ring for a family member’s wedding, and upon returning to the beach, he went down to the water to pick up his son. As he lifted him, the ring slipped off and disappeared into the surf. After a few passes, I got a strong signal, and when I scooped up the sand, there it was—Quinn’s ring shining among the grains.
Years ago, when Quinn’s mother was still a child, his grandfather had to hide this very wedding band inside one of her toys before leaving Cuba. This ring carries an incredible history, and now its story can continue with even more cherished memories.

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Wedding Ring Lost Doing Yard Work, Moorestown NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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I received a call from Jason regarding his lost wedding ring, which he believed had come off while doing yard work. Jason explained that he had been raking leaves, dumping them at the curb, and moving between his house, garage, and yard. In between, he had also been playing ball with his son. There was even a chance the ring could have fallen through the deck boards into the leaves below.

Jason was heading out for a long weekend, and with the township potentially vacuuming up the leaves, time was of the essence. I rearranged my schedule to meet him that afternoon. When I arrived, we had about 15 minutes before Jason had an hour-long client meeting, so we quickly reviewed his activities and the specific areas he had been in. He also informed me he borrowed a detector from a friend and had no luck. He also showed me the garage, where he had removed his gloves, and the backyard, where he had been playing with his son.

After gathering my equipment, I set my machine for shallow depth, as the ring wouldn’t be far beneath the surface. I started with the leaf piles at the curb, then made quick passes through the side and front yards, but had no luck. Moving to the backyard, where the most activity had taken place, I received a promising signal on my first pass.

I cleared a few leaves and some dirt to reveal Jason’s wedding ring, just under the surface. It appeared the ring had come off when he removed his catcher’s mitt and accidentally stepped on it, pushing it slightly into the ground.

I messaged Jason immediately, and he came down before his meeting. He was amazed that the ring had been found so quickly. I explained how careful detective work to narrow down the most likely spots was key to a successful recovery. Jason was ecstatic to have his ring back, especially before leaving for his trip.

Another successful recovery!

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Atlantic Beach, NC Lost Gold Necklace Quickly Found and Returned

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Adam contacted Crystal Coast Ring Finders for help locating his lost necklace. He explained that he had been assisting a friend at the beach the previous evening and only noticed the necklace was missing after leaving. When I arrived, Adam provided a clear idea of where the necklace might be. On my third pass, I got a promising signal, and sure enough, it was his necklace. My search coil swept the sand aside to reveal the stunning gold necklace.

#thecrystalcoast #atlanticbeachnc #boguebanks #theringfinders

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Google Pixel 3 Recovered from Whitewater Lake, WI

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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August 24, 2025

Watch Recovered from Whitewater Lake, WI

When Mitch texted me on a Saturday with the hopes of recovering his Google Pixel 3 from the muddy depths of Whitewater Lake, I was leaving to dive Geneva Lake to help find a lost ring (see Bigfoot Beach Rescue).  Getting to Whitewater, WI before nightfall was not going to happen.  

How about Sunday?  He was leaving the cabin on Whitewater Lake for the Chicago area Sunday afternoon ahead of the workweek.  Would there be a time on Sunday morning then?  My standing Sunday morning commitments precluded me from a morning search.  That left a small window early Sunday afternoon.  Not ideal, but worth a try.       

I arrived a little after 1:00 pm, donned my wetsuit and diving equipment, and talked with Mitch about how he lost it.  

The day before, he was cooling off about 10-15 feet from the shoreline when his watch slipped off.  He attempted to retrieve it himself, but like many of the dam-created lakes in Wisconsin, the water is murky and the bottom soft and muddy.  These types of lakes make recovering lost items especially difficult due to low visibility and the tendency for items to submerge into the mud.

My experience diving this kind of lake was confirmed.  Zero visibility, soft, deep mud underfoot.  I swam out to the approximate area and turned to look at Mitch on the dock.  He gave me a thumbs up confirming the starting point was a good one.

I attempted to follow a grid search pattern, but found it very difficult to do with no visibility.  After I searched what I thought was a straight line, I surfaced to check my position only to find I was off.  As a backpacker, I’ve heard of the “circling effect” of hikers attempting to navigate without a compass.  “Without a compass, a lost person tends to walk in circles due to a lack of external reference points and the accumulation of small, random errors in the brain’s navigation system. This behavior has been scientifically verified through experiments where people in dense forests and deserts were tracked via GPS.” says Google’s Gemini AI, citing www.sciencedaily.com.  

 

 Apparently the same can happen with divers in low visibility water.  For over an hour, I swam a line, surfaced, reoriented, dove, swam a line, and repeated this over and over with no success.  I was wearing myself out and losing hope along the way.

I returned to shore to rest, catch my breath, and ask a few more questions.  I showed Mitch the few trash items I did recover.  Thankfully, Mitch offered to get in the lake with me, and swim to the location where he best remembered losing the watch.  Taking a metal leaf rake with him, he swam out and jammed the rake deep into the mud so he would have something to stabilize his position.  

In the end, this was the best idea of the day.  Once he was positioned, I swam out to him and began to search.  Sweeping with my metal detector, it seemed only moments later that I heard the sound I was looking for.  It wasn’t long before my hand grasped what I knew was his watch.  I surfaced, holding the watch up, and grunted out something through my regulator to get his attention.  When I was close to him, I saw his hands underwater and placed the watch into his, and then let go.  We both swam to shore.

Needless to say, we were both relieved and glad to be out of the water.  And yes, the watch still worked.  If it wasn’t for Mitch being willing to get back in the lake (and it was a bit chilly) and orienting himself by memory, I don’t think we would have had success.

Returning lost items to people never gets old.  It’s great to have a hobby that brings joy to myself and others.

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Diamond Ring Recovered in Lake Geneva

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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August 23, 2025  

 Bigfoot Beach Rescue

It was a typical Saturday on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.  The temps were perfect for all sorts of fun on the water, including some treasure hunting with my seven-year-old son.  The plan was to drive out to Big Foot Beach State Park, and do some snorkeling and treasure hunting with my metal detector.  Using an underwater breathing device called a Nemo by Blu3, the diver is fed fresh air and can stay underwater (up to 10 feet deep) for quite a long time.  My son loves exploring the shallow depths, looking at fish, and searching for lost items.  

            No sooner had we loaded the car, a text came in asking for help with a lost ring.  A photo attachment showed some unknown shoreline.  I looked up from my phone, told my son, and watched disappointment begin to creep into his expression.  

“Don’t worry, buddy, we’re still going treasure hunting.  The ring search can wait.”

Before pulling out of the driveway, I sent a quick text back asking where the ring was lost.  We soon arrived at Bigfoot Beach State Park and began to get out our gear when my watch alerted me of a text reply.  

It simply said, “Big Foot Beach”

I stood in the open lot and dialed the number.  When Kegan answered I explained that I was in the Big Foot Beach State Park parking lot.  His reply, “I think I’m looking at you.”

Looking up from my phone, I saw a young man and woman walking towards me.

The timing of everything was uncanny!

Before long the search was on.  Kegan’s initial text reminded me that I once searched for a ring for him at Williams Bay beach on Geneva Lake (to no success) and that this one had more diamonds.  Okay, let’s get this diamond ring back, I thought.  Kegan and Christina explained that while returning from paddle boarding the ring fell off of Christina’s finger less than 15 feet from shore.

Although the water was rather clear, the area was very trashy.  I grid-searched the area for at least an hour, digging up lots of pull tabs, pier bolts, a ring with a prominent capital letter M as the design, a handful of pennies, and nails.  Frustrated, I decided to expand my search area a bit, just in case. Nothing.

Needing a break, I came back to the shore to also check on my son.  Kegan was kind enough to keep an eye on him, and I could see they had built a small pond on the shoreline and had also found some trash treasures of their own.  

Christina looked rather deflated, and I told her the area was very trashy, so there were lots of signals to dig.  My netted bag was quite heavy with junk, so I proceeded to unload it in order to return for more searching.  As an aside, I commented to Kegan and Christina that I did actually find a ring, not Christina’s, and thought my son would like to see it.  

I continued to throw down soda cans, rotting pieces of sheet metal, and long pier bolts until I could find the ring in my bag.  

I heard the gasp before I saw her face.  Christina shouts, “That’s my ring!”  

I’m not sure who was more surprised, myself or Christina.  The ring is a flat, capital letter M made up of small diamonds.  How I missed learning this detail was clearly my own fault.  In my mind’s eye I was looking for a diamond engagement ring, perhaps with a few extra diamonds on the side.  The capital letter M ring was clearly off my radar.

Needless to say, Christina and Kegan were relieved and grateful to have the ring returned.   It felt great to return yet another precious item, and I’m thankful for the humbling lesson of knowing clearly what to be looking for ahead of time. 

Once Kegan and Christina departed, my son got to spend an hour or so diving for treasures himself.  He found a pair of sunglasses hiding in the seaweed, some sea glass, interesting shells, and his first silver earring.  

The sun was setting when we crept out of the water, and although we shivered walking back to the car, it was a great day of treasure hunting.

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