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An early evening call from a very distressed and emotional young lady, Krista, pushed me to the limits to find a lost combination ring of great sentimental value. So much so that I went out at dusk to look for it. I only had about 45 minutes of daylight left but did my best to no avail.
The next day I had plans to detect with another Ring Finder, Gary Bonin from Woonsocket RI. I had to change our plans and go looking for the lost ring. Nothing we would not have done, as long as were were enjoying our hobby, we would have a great day. With sunrise and permission to park at the resort Gary and I headed into the water to search for the ring. Hours past, the tide went out and came back in without either of us finding the ring. My mouth was drying out, I had used my last bottle of water the night before so it was time for me to call it a day. Gary on the other hand wanted to finish covering an area before leaving. OK, another 15 minutes I could survive. I was not paying any attention to holding a grid pattern and just wandered aimlessly when my detector’s audio signal brought me back to reality. I looked down to my coil, where to place my scoop and much to my surprise I saw THE ring! What a ring, it made my knees shaky, my heart rate went up, all was great. Had it not been for Gary wanting to stay just a bit longer, the recovery would not have been made without another search, another day.
Krista, a quite remarkable person, what an interesting life she has lead. Within the first hour of this vacation she with her two sons and husband were playing a bit of football in the cooling water of Nantucket Sound. Her ring had never slipped off in the water either salt, fresh or pool. This day was different for whatever reason it did followed by frantic searching over the next 5 days. Krista had to leave the Cape, the traumatic vacation was now a thing of the past. She had kept up her best spirits as to not spoil the vacation for all involved. But she was not to give up on finding her ring.
Social media came into play. A plead for help lead Krista to TheRingFinders.com and to my name and contact information.
If you have read this far you know she was to have her ring returned. Many options were mulled over such as mail, a 4 hour drive to pick the ring up, seek help on social media… The last provided the perfect solution. Sandy and Larry, close friends of Krista, were leaving Cape Cod the next day and were to make a drive to my house, pick up the ring, and return it to Krista on Saturday.
Covid19 be danged, Krista asked Sandy to give me a “big, well deserved hug”. Somethings just have to be done. This return is one that will certainly be one of my top 5 of the 243 I have now made, almost half while a member of TheRingFinders.
Search Locations
We live in the North Dallas area, anywhere within reasonable driving distance is normally OK with us.
Search Types
Parks, Yards, Flower Beds, and we can do underwater up to 30 feet in depth.
Check out our YouTube Channel at « Dallas Ring Finders » for 30+ Fun Videos of some of our recent recoveries.
2022 by Don Wilson
Hello, if you have lost a Ring, Watch or Bracelet we possibly can help you find it. My wife and I have been Metal Detector hobbyists for a long time. We have been members of the “The Ring Finders” group as a finder of rings/other metal items. We have multiple types of Metal Detectors and Pin Pointing devices, whether it’s lost in your yard, a park, field or even underwater (up to 32 feet in depth) we can help. We work on a Reward Basis, give us a call and let us see if we can find your missing valuable(s). We have had great success in recovering of some very special items10
Update: Bounce…Bounce and the Aggie Ring Disappears… Dallas, Texas Found 06/22
Update: Brand New High School in the Lake… Lewisville, Texas Found 06/22
Update: Her Father buried $300,000 in the backyard, did we find it all?… Pottsboro, Texas Found 06/22
Update: 72 yr old wife w/Alzheimer’s hides jewelry and silverware…Dallas, Texas On-going search 06/22
Update: Ring Mishap on a Kayak…Caddo Lake, Texas Found 06/22 … to be continued
Update: Lost generational Medallion and Gold Chain in Lake… Jewett, Texas Found 05/22
Update: Ring lost while throwing bread to ducks at park pond… Frisco, Texas Found 03/22
Update: Ring lost while playing Football in the dark with kids… Dallas, Texas Found 01/22
Update: Gold bracelet lost while inner tubing behind 4Wheeler in snow … Red Leaf, Texas Found 02/22
Update: Gold Ring lost doing afternoon bushes removal.. Found 02/22
Update: Ring lost while setting up Christmas decorations… Ft Worth, Texas Found 12/21
Update: Ring lost when thrown in anger, lost in a field… Pecan Plantation, Texas Found 12/21
Update: Plumber loses Wedding Ring digging a ditch in the cold… DeSoto, Texas Found 12/21
Update: Ring lost inside a Mud Wall being built… Dallas, Texas Found 11/20
Update: Aggie Ring lost whle cleaning hands outside home. Mesquite, Texas Found 08/20
Update: Aggie Ring lost while working in yard, Decatur, Texas Found 08/20
Update: Engagement Ring lost while playing in lake. DeCordova Bend Park, Texas Found 08/20
Update: Silencer shot into thelake from an AR15 . Marqueq, Texas Found 07/20
Update: Diamond Ring was thrown in the field. Reklaw, Texas Found 07/20
Update: Gold Chain & Cross lost in lake 3 years ago during party at the lake. Lake Hawkins, Texas Found 07/20
Update: Fouth of July Party and Playing in the lake and Grandmother’s matching Ring lands in lake, Mabank, Tx Found 07/20
Update: Man « High-Fives » his buddy and his Firefighter Ring flys into the lake…. Waco, Texas Found 05/2-
Update: Couple lose’s ring the same they purchased it… Garland, Tx Found 05/20
Update: Man shakes wet hands and Wedding Ring flys into Ground Cover. Dallas, Tx Found 05/20
(Video up on YouTube)Update: Fish sticks man in hand and Aggie Ring flys into Lake Lavon, Tx. Found 05/20
(Video up on YouTube)Update: Expensive Anniversary Knife slips into the lake, 13ft down. Bridgeport,Tx Found 05/20
Update: Man loses Platinum Ring 4 months ago while planting trees in yard. Ft. Worth, Tx Found 04/20
UPDATE: Man loses Wedding Ring while exercising outside at night Farmers Branch,Tx Found 04/20
UPDATE: Man drops wife Wedding Ring into Lake Murray 17ft down Lake Murray ,OK Found 04/20
UPDATE: Man lost Suppressor off AR15 rifle shooting into lake. Jacksonville,Tx Found 04/20
UPDATE: Women lost family heirloom ring in garden. Down 3 inches in dirt. Arlington,Tx Found 04/20
UPDATE: Women lost earring after getting caught in Volleyball Net . Frisco,Tx Found 04/20
UPDATE: Man lost wedding ring while working out and we were called at 9pm at night… Farmers Branch,TX Found 04/20
UPDATE: We found at least 35+ Jewelry Items in 2019, just ran out of time to post all the update Found 2019
UPDATE: Man looses wedding ring while play catch with his kids. Ft Worth,Tx Found 11/2019
UPDATE! Man looses Fraternity Ring in Cedar Creek Lake while swimming. Tx Found 07/2018
UPDATE! Man married only 3 months looses Engagement Ring in Lake Ray Roberts, Tx Found! 7/2018
UPDATE! Lady looses Engagement Ring in Lake Lavon,Tx at Party Cove,TX Found 07/2018
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring in Berry Bushes while gardening Weatherford, Tx Found! 06/2018
UPDATE! Lady looses Engagement Ring 9 myths ago in field while playing with husband in field, Tyler,Tx Found! 05/2018
UPDATE! Student looses College Ring 6 months ago climbing Vine Wall in downtown Dallas « huh » Found! 05/2018
(Video up on YouTube) UPDATE! Lady looses « Dallas Texans » ring while taking wedding photos, Waco, Tx Found! 01/2017
(Video up on YouTube) UPDATE! Man buries coins and forgets where they are buried, Dallas, Tx Found! 12/2016
UPDATE! Man loose Presidential Rolex while training cutting horse in arena Milsap, Tx Found! 10/2016
UPDATE! Lady looses antique Bracelet on City Construction site McKinney, Tx Found! 10/2016
(Video up on YouTube) UPDATE! Lady throws 3 Watches out the car window on Freeway Milford, Tx Found! 10/2016
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring playing Sandpit Volleyball, Dallas, Tx Found! 09/2016
(Video up on YouTube) UPDATE! Lady looses Engagement Ring 4-5 ft of water in Lake 24 days before her wedding, Ennis, Tx Found! 09/2016
(Video up on YouTube) UPDATE! Lady drops all her rings in the yard when she got out of the car, forgot they were in her lap, Denton, Tx Found! 09/2016
UPDATE! Lady looses ring with working in yard, Coppell, Tx Found! 08/2016
(Video up on YouTube) Update! Friend of mine lost his Wedding Ring during outdoor Family Reunion, Point, Tx Found! 08/2016
(Video up on YouTube) Update! Man looses Wedding Ring in field while setting up for Church carnival, Richardson, Tx Found! 08/2016
(Video up on YouTube) Update! Pastor wife looses Wedding Ring in Lake playing water volleyball with church group, Lake Ray Roberts, Tx Found! 08/2016
(Video up on YouTube) Update! Young mom looses Engagement Ring while playing Volleyball after work, Plano, Tx Found! 07/2016
(Video up on YouTube) Update! Man looses Wedding Ring playing volleyball in pool,Ft Worth, Tx Found! 07/2016
UPDATE! Family selling Grandpa’s home ask us to look for Coffee Cans filled with cash, found no cash but found Gold 1952 Grand Prairie Class Ring lost 64 years ago by family member, Haltom City, Tx Found! 01/2016
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring while clearing property, Colleyville, Tx Found! 01/2016
UPDATE! Man accidentally tosses 25th Year Gift ring in pond while feeding ducks, Winnsboro, Tx Found! 01/2016
UPDATE! Lady looses Wedding for the 3rd time in her front yard, Ducanville, Tx Found! 12/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Aggie Ring in leaves while having a snowball fight, Carrollton, Tx Found! 12/2015
UPDATE! Lady looses Wedding Ring playing fetch with her dog, Dalworthington, Tx Found! 12/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring repairing sprinkler system 3 YEARS AGO, Fort Worth, Tx Found! 11/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring playing football with his kids, Corinth, Tx Found! 11/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring while doing jump at Water Ski Park, Waco, Tx Found! 10/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring while planting roses, Corinth, Tx – Found! 10/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring in front yard playing with dog, Carrollton, Tx – Found! 10/2015
UPDATE! Man looses Wedding Ring in backyard, Kennedale, Tx – Found! 10/2016
UPDATE! Pregnant lady leaves Wedding Ring on back of truck & drives off, Waxahachie, Tx – Found! 10/2015
UPDATE! Young man lost a Good Luck Medallion on a soccer field, Roanoke, Tx – Found! 09/2015
UPDATE! Lost Grandfather’s Ring falling out of Kayak near Waco, Tx – Found! 08/2015
UPDATE! Lost Initial Ring in Volleyball Club in Dallas, Tx – Found! 08/2015
UPDATE! Lost Wedding Set while playing Water Volleyball in Alford, Tx – Found! 08/2015UPDATE!
UPDATE! Lost 6 Carat/$30,000 Diamond Ring in my kitchen in Addison, TX – Found! 05/2014!
UPDATE! Texas Aggie College Ring Lost while « Toilet Papering at Friend’s Home » – Found! 10/2013!
UPDATE! Wedding Ring lost while playing Volleyball in Dallas, TX – Found! 10/2013
*UPDATE! Texas A&M Ring found in Mineral Wells,Texas – Found! 09/2013
*UPDATE! Doctors ring found at Lake Home in Lake Worth,Texas – Found! 09/2013
*UPDATE! Man’s Wedding Ring found at Lake Lavon,Texas after Tube Fishing – Found! 09/2013
*UPDATE! Key Fob found after daughter lost it in their yard – Found! 09/2013
*UPDATE! Man’s Wedding Ring found in 6ft of lake water after owner falls out of fishing boat – Found! 07/2013
*UPDATE! Man’s Wedding Ring thrown into backyard in anger – Found! 06/2013
*UPDATE! Ladies Diamond Pendant Lost on 10 acres of land while tending Longhorns – Found! 04/2013
*UPDATE! Man’s Wedding lost while shaking wets hands off in the backyard – Found! 04/2013
*UPDATE! Fireman’s Grandfathers wedding band Lost while fighting Brush fire – Found! 03/2013
*UPDATE! Man’s wedding band found in ditch in front of his home – Found! 03/2013
*UPDATE! Man’s wedding band lost while playing in snow on Christmas Day – Found! 12/2012
*UPDATE! Man’s pocket knife lost by 10 yr old daughter while unloading Christmas Tree – Found! 12/2012
* UPDATE! Dad’s Knife lost under thick grass & leaves — Found! 11/2012
* UPDATE! 3 Caret Wedding Ring lost on ranch while building chicken coup — Found! 11/2012
*UPDATE! Man’s wedding band found behind baseboard in bathroom — Found! 09/2012
* UPDATE! Man’s wedding band lost in yard will working on home — Found! 08/2012
* UPDATE! Man’s Wedding Ring lost while repairing outside of home. — Found! 08/2012
* UPDATE! Child’s Gold Signet Ring lost on Country Club playground. — Found! 06/2012
* UPDATE! Heart shaped pendant and chain, lost while playing touch football — Found! 01/2012
* UPDATE! Diamond engagement Ring thrown in angry, lost in front yard — Found! 12/2011
We can help you, just give us a call!
Don & Ellen Wilson
You can contact us at
972-523-4447 in Carrollton,TX
Don.Wilson@theringfinders.com
Yesterday I got a call from a young man who needed my help to find his girlfriends 2 rings that she tossed out of his SUV while driving down the road. People are human, its true! They get mad and when they get mad in most cases rings go flying! I’ve had many calls over the years for these types of recoveries. I’d say most times I’m unsuccessful because of the locations I search are not metal detector friendly. « NEWS FLASH » (While writing this post the couple called me and said that the other ring was found in their home! She has no idea how it showed up there as she is certain she threw it out the window with the other ring…Makes me feel much better! I hate the thought of not finding what I’m looking for).
Well that makes it a happy ending! I have met so many nice people over the years doing what I do and I look forward to meeting many more!
Here’s the couple and her beautiful diamond ring.
Lost your ring? Contact a member of TheRingFinders.com ASAP
Watch the video of the recovery…
Long time Metal Detectorist helping to find lost rings and jewelry on beaches, sand, parks, lakes, and wherever you have lost things, in and around Orange County, CA.
Searching for lost items is a hobby of mine and I have found hundreds of rings and other valuables on the Beach in the sand and water, and in parks, lakes, event sites, soccer fields, baseball fields etc.
Please contact me if you have lost something in the areas near these cities, Orange, Villa Park, Buena Park, Anaheim, Tustin, Riverside, Redlands, Santa Ana, San Bernardino, Corona, and Norco or near these areas, and I will assist.
I have several detectors and the skills to use them to help find your item before someone else does!
Please find my information on the “The Ring Finders” site https://theringfinders.com/ or via email: mailto:george.hicks@theringfinders.com
I look forward to helping you find that lost ring or heirloom.
George Hicks
I had a early morning search in a lake at Whistler, BC that took me 1 hour & 45 minutes each way. I arrived 7am to find out the the ring was lost in water that was over my head…I still tried by standing on a log near the dock and trying to detect around the area but after 2 hours I packed it up and called a diver from my directory to come out and find it.
Just 20 minutes away from home I got a call from a young lady who asked if I could help find her diamond ring that was lost at a playground. She found TheRingFinders.com online and called…I was on my way!
I met with the family and she showed me the areas the ring could have been lost then she took a cab to work while her husband & kids stayed behind. The crazy thing was that she put her rings in her pocket and when she went to put them back on all she had was her wedding band…Some how the engagement ring disappeared.
I searched the most likely areas like the swing and slide but no ring? I then started a grid from where they parked to where they sat on the ground and after 2 lines of the grid there was the ring slightly covered by grass.
I was able to surprise her husband and kids with the reveal…
I love my job! If you need help finding your lost jewelry contact a member of TheRingFinders!
Here’s the video of the search below.
« Never Go, Never Know »
Meredith called me and was not happy. Her husband had lost his wedding ring while in the water at Beach 69 just up the road from the famed Hapuna Beach.
They’d waited three days before calling – having spent their time snorkeling to look for it. Should they call me to look for it professionally, or just assume it was lost to the water and waves of Hawaii’s Big Island? They didn’t know what to do. « Was there a chance I’d find it before returning home to Vancouver tomorrow? » she asked.
I’ve found lost rings up to a month after being lost and asked her about the ocean conditions. Beach 69, like Hapuna, can have a vicious west swell so I’m cautious with my predictions due to waves and current. Conditions were calm and the water clear she assured me. I got to the beach and conditions were excellent – the water was clear and there was barely a ripple.
Meredith’s husband met me on the beach and showed me how he’d been throwing a football (he’s left handed) in the water and getting tackled by his brother-in-law. It could be anywhere along a semi-rocky area 100 feet long just off the sandy beach. I started my search at the deepest point in the water that I could reach to beat the rising tide, hoping all along that the ring hadn’t gone flying off his hand into yet deeper water.
I combed the sand-and-stone bottom carefully and as I got shallower, with more breathing room, could get creative. I asked where the guys had gone charging into the water, where the tackles happened and where they’d snorkeled. In the end, I decided to start my search in the general area where he’d first gotten into the water. Back and forth I went, hearing nothing through the headphones – and then a big signal.
I dropped to the stony bottom underwater on my knees and fanned the sand with my hand to expose the target below. Nothing. I did it again, going deeper through small stones and sand. Suddenly a massive gold ring with a central platinum band emerged out of the hole. In only three days in the water, the ring had been buried – deeper and deeper – by its shear weight and the gentle motion of the waves.
I held the ring in my hand underwater and admired it, thanked God for letting it still be there, then surfaced. Meredith rushed out and her sister-in-law started clapping as did others on the beach who’d been watching the search.
« I didn’t think you’d find it!, » she said before taking it and swimming back to shore with it tightly in her hand. Her husband swam over from deeper water and congratulated me. He told me they’d thought it would be on the ocean floor forever – that they had called me as a last desperate move, a final Hail-Mary as it were before heading back to Canada.
To find lost rings, we can never know what the final outcome will be – though, my wife Sylvie often says, « Never go, never know. »
Call us at Big Island Metal Detecting to find your lost ring on the Big Island of Hawaii. We’re Hawaii’s TRUSTED metal detecting and ring recovery service. (808) 430 – 5660.
« Rae of Hope »
We got the call to go to Hilo to find a lost diamond engagement ring on a recent, rainy afternoon. It’s an two hour drive away and the ring was lost at Onekahakaha Beach Park in the public swimming area.
Raelyn met us in the parking lot with her young son and we quickly got the full story. She had tried snorkeling for the first time ever in the large but protected, rock-and-sandy bay. After only a few minutes of putting on her mask and snorkel, she stood up in chest deep water and realized that her precious diamond engagement ring was missing from her finger. It had definitely been on as she’d gotten in the water as, ironically, she’d removed her gold wedding band so as not to lose it!
We retraced her steps into the water along a small sea wall which jutted into the shallow bay with little steps down either side. She showed us how she’d walked into the deeper water, put on her mask and paddled around into deeper water. As the tide was at its lowest, we decided to start at the deepest point she’d been, which was now just over waist deep. As we searched, Raelyn and her son swam and watched us carefully metal detect the sandy bottom. Every once in a while we’d ask her to try and remember exactly where she’d been, or if we were still in the same area she remembered being in.
Several times when retracing her movements she mentioned swimming away from shallow, brown stones. I thought it was an interesting thing to remember and asked her to show me where the brown stones were. Just near the entrance of the swimming area, where she’d first put on her mask, was a small field of algae-covered, cannonball-sized stones. I decided to try my luck and started searching the area using a newly purchased Minelab Excalibur. Sylvie faithfully continued hunting the deeper water with her Garrett SeaHunter. Looking over at Raelyn, she was now sitting on the nearby sand talking to her husband on the phone while her son played in the shallows. A glint of white gold peaked out from under the sand in about knee-deep water as I turned back. I’d found it!
I signaled Sylvie and Raelyn then turned on the GoPro to film it coming out of the sand, « live »! Both ladies rushed over and I pulled the ring out out of the sand and handed it to a jubilant Raelyn! She held her hands over her mouth for a moment in disbelief. « I’d just told my husband on the phone I didn’t think we’d find it! »
There IS always a ray of hope when looking for lost rings – and we’re so happy when it shines down on our clients.
Marcus was enjoying Labor Day weekend with friends and family at Ft Desoto Park and he and a friend decided to toss the football around in the water. After a couple of throws Marcus noticed that his wedding ring was missing. He had stayed pretty much in the same place so he had one of his friends bring him some swim goggles and he started to look on the bottom for his ring. Keeping his wits about him, he had his friend stand in place so they would keep a good reference point. After a few minutes Marcus had a brilliant idea. He borrowed his friend’s wedding ring and proceeded to dive under water and set the ring on the bottom so he could see what it would look like when he searched for his own ring. You guessed it!!!!!!! The second ring instantly disappeared and he could not find it either. So now we have two wedding rings, one gold, the other platinum lost in very close proximity. After a short while they decided that they had better establish some good landmarks and then find someone with a metal detector. Marcus contacted Ringfinders and we met him at the location the next morning. Four ringfinders, Tom Jones, Paul Hill, Mark Prue, and Mike Miller started the hunt at 9:00 am and by 9:15 am the rings had been recovered. Great work Team!!!!!!!!!. The smile on Marcus’s face says it all.
I received a call about a lost white gold wedding band set in about 3 foot of water at the beach. After getting more details and getting permission to search. Started the search with no good hits, then found some junk and pull tabs. After expanding the search area and scooping up sand. There was the ring in my sand scoop. With him beside me and her back on the beach. He very happy that the ring was found and she was even happier to have the ring back.