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Tungsten Wedding Ring Lost In The Wells Beach, Maine Ocean Surf, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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« You’re the man to save a husband who lost his wedding ring. » 💍

That was the exact text that flashed across my phone from a guy named Brooks, right while Gary and I already had our metal detectors swinging in the sand at Wells Beach.

The full message read:

« Hi Dennis, a Facebook group said you’re the man to save a husband who lost his wedding ring. It was at Wells Beach right below the parking lot on the north side. Are you available to help me out? Hopefully this helps with the location. It flung off my finger at high tide when we were moving our stuff and was instantly buried. »

Brooks also sent along four crucial photos—one of the ring itself and three of the location.

I immediately called Brooks back to give him the ultimate good news: Gary and I were already on the beach, and we would absolutely be happy to help « save a husband! »

As we spoke, Brooks explained the exact chain of events that sent his ring flying. He let me know it was a heavy Tungsten band with his name, « Brooks, » engraved right on the inside.

Unfortunately, he was already back home from vacation and working from home, so he couldn’t meet us at the site.

I told him Gary and I needed about a half hour to finish up the search we were currently on, and that I’d text him a few photos as soon as we arrived at his drop zone.

🚗 The Roadblock & Pure Luck

After wrapping up our first search (unsuccessfully, unfortunately), we made the move.

The spot Brooks described was at the opposite end of Wells Beach from where we had been standing—directly at the end of Mile Road, right in front of Lafayette’s Oceanfront Resort.

Call it pure luck, or call it a higher intervention working some serious magic, but Gary and I had been literally less than a mile away!

We drove the two minutes over to Lafayette’s, only to run into a classic southern Maine coast roadblock: the parking situation was just horrendous.

We circled around for a few minutes looking for a spot, but there was absolutely nothing open.

Thankfully, I spotted a few open spaces at Forbes Seafood Restaurant and Takeout. I pulled in and went inside to explain our mission to the staff.

I told them we had a very tight search area and that the ring was either right there or already gone, having been lost 3 to 4 days ago.

I promised them we’d only need about 15 to 30 minutes and asked for permission to park. The awesome crew at Forbes was more than happy to let us park to help « Save a Husband » and wished us the best of luck!

🏖️ Shifting the Beach Setups

So, Gary and I grabbed our gear and hit the beach.

The sand was extremely packed with people, and I immediately got that sinking feeling that the lost wedding ring could actually be buried under a beachgoer’s setup.

If that was the case, it meant we would have to come back late when the beach was empty. But we were already there, and as any good detectorist knows, you will never find a ring if you don’t try.

I snapped a few photos of the beach and sent them to Brooks, and he quickly confirmed we were in the right spot.

Gary and I immediately mapped out our plan and set up our grid sections. I took the high section, working my way north along the rocks and the seawall. Gary took the line slightly lower on the beach, also sweeping his grid line toward the north.

As we started searching, a few of the beachgoers actually recognized us and asked what we were hunting for.

When we told them we were trying to locate a missing wedding ring and « Save a Husband, » they went above and beyond—they actually helped us out by shifting their beach setup slightly out of our search zone.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! We absolutely love the Ring Finders of Maine community assisting us when we are out on a mission! 🌊❤️

🔎 Target ID: 50

Now, let’s « Save a Husband » and find this wedding ring.

Within 5 minutes, I had finished searching along the wall and rocks. I looked over at Gary and saw him already digging something.

I started moving down to search one step lower on the beach when Gary called me over.

He told me he had a really good signal but just couldn’t get it out. It was deep, and Gary’s back was starting to act up.

I checked the hole with my detector and got a very strong target, exactly like Gary mentioned. It rang up a 50 on my Target Identification (TID). That’s definitely in the Tungsten range, but it’s also right in the fishing sinker range.

I plunged my scoop deep down into the hole Gary had started and threw the sand up onto the beach.

Gary quickly searched through the pile and pulled out a heavy Tungsten Wedding Ring!

A quick glance inside the band, and Gary smiled and confirmed the magic words: « Brooks » was beautifully engraved inside.

🕺 The Wells Beach Happy Dance

Mission accomplished! 🕵️‍♂️✨

Gary and I immediately did our happy dance, breaking out into high fives and total, tension-breaking laughter.

The nearby beachgoers saw the recovery happen live and broke out into applause! Our awesome supporters who had moved their gear earlier came right over to congratulate us. Gary and I were beaming from ear to ear!

I quickly recorded a video of the ring and shot it over to Brooks. Within two minutes, my phone rang.

A very happy and relieved Brooks was on the line, completely flabbergasted that Gary had found it so incredibly fast!

As I always say, if we are put in the right area, there is a very good chance we will find it. Brooks put us in the exact right spot.

🌟 The Stars Align (Again)

Since Brooks was all the way home in Vermont, I asked if he wanted me to mail the ring back to him.

He then told us that his brother actually lives in Kennebunk, just off Route 1, and asked if it would be too much out of our way to drop it off there.

Talk about the stars aligning once again! Gary and I would literally be driving right past his brother’s house on our way home. We wouldn’t even have to make a detour. 🚗💨

Brooks’s very appreciative brother met us a few minutes later, and the wedding ring was safely handed off. He told us Brooks would be coming to visit in a few weeks and would get his ring back then.

Another husband saved, another ring heading back to the finger! Gary and I truly have the best job in the world—we love what we do!

« Remember, if it matters to you, it matters to us! »

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Gold and Diamond Wedding Ring Lost In The Drakes Island Beach Sand, Found With A Metal Detector In Wells, Maine

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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🚨 𝟔𝟎-𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓! 🚨

« Hi there! I believe I lost my wedding ring on Drakes Island Beach today and heard about your services. Are you available? »

With that incoming 6:46 PM text, the clock instantly started ticking. A frantic search for a lost ring was officially underway! ⏱️🏖️

📞 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐒

Because it was now almost 7:00 PM and daylight would soon be a distant memory, I knew there wasn’t a single second to waste. Instead of typing out a reply, I immediately called the number back. When time is working against you and the dark is rolling in, calling the client directly will always expedite the process much faster.

When the call went through, I identified myself and « Molly » thanked me for getting back to her so quickly. Molly explained that she and a group of family and friends had spent the day at Drakes Island Beach in Wells, Maine. Once the group finally packed up, left the beach, and Molly arrived home, she looked down and noticed her wedding ring was missing.

🪑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐏

Molly explained she had taken her wedding ring off at the beach to apply lotion. Wanting to keep it safe, she had placed the ring into the cupholder of her beach chair.

We all know this story too well, don’t we? And we all know exactly what happened next. Molly forgot about the ring, picked up the chair, flipped it over to carry it, and walked off the beach! 🤦‍♂️

🗺️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 « 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐍 » 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄

She was incredibly stressed, but I reassured her that if it was dropped right where they were sitting, there was a great chance we could track it down. I hung up, quickly loaded my gear into the vehicle, and prepared to head out. But first, I needed a plan to find the exact location on an empty beach in the dark.

I asked Molly if she would be able to meet me down there to point out the grid area. Unfortunately, she was already at an out-of-town event and couldn’t make it back. Thinking fast, I told her I would send over an aerial satellite view of the beach and have her mark up the rough area where they had set up. She agreed, and within minutes, I had my map marked with the target zone.

💎 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐯𝐬. 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂

Before heading out, I asked one more critical question: « What metal is the ring made of? »

« Gold, with diamonds, » she replied. Knowing it was a small woman’s ring meant it wasn’t going to be a massive, booming gold signal. It was going to be a delicate, low-to-mid conductor on the machine, meaning I would need to listen very closely to the faint, crisp tones to avoid missing it in the sand.

I told Molly that because of the heavy summer traffic, it usually takes me about 35 to 40 minutes to get down to Drakes Island Beach. I promised to leave immediately and told her that once I arrived, I would take a few photos of the beachfront house she had mentioned they were set up in front of to confirm we were looking at the right spot.

As any experienced detectorist knows, it is always best to have the client show you personally where they had set up. I have been on far too many searches where the client isn’t available, only to find out later that they sent me to the completely wrong section of the beach. Let’s be honest—in the dark, or even the daylight, beaches all look the same, right? 🕵️‍♂️

🎯 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃, 𝐂𝐎𝐈𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃

With the house description in mind, Molly’s marked-up map on my phone, and the knowledge that I was looking for a small, delicate gold ring, Cheryl and I hit the summer traffic and made our way down to Wells.

Once Cheryl and I arrived, dusk was settling in, but there were still a few lingering beachgoers enjoying the late evening air. I quickly scanned the coastline and spotted the house Molly had described. To ensure we didn’t waste a single swing on a false lead, I snapped a few photos of the property and sent them over to her. Molly replied almost instantly, confirming that it was, in fact, the exact house they had set up in front of.

With the location locked in, the correct beach zone verified, and the daylight almost entirely gone, it was time to turn on the machine and start the grid search for that small gold ring.

My game plan was to start at the southern end of my grid area and work my way north, parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. I would search the entire width of the house footprint and then head back south from where I had started. If I wasn’t able to locate the ring there, I would then expand outward.

⚡ 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝟔𝟎 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐒!

On my first grid pass heading north, I found nothing but a few pieces of aluminum trash. I turned around and headed back south. Just a few steps into the return pass, a loud, clear, low tone rang through my headphones. As I swept my coil back over the target, I looked down and could actually see the outline of a small gold ring with stones sitting right there in the sand.

𝐖𝐎𝐖!!! I had found Molly’s wedding ring in under 60 seconds of actual search time! Molly had put me spot-on the exact location and it paid off 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄!!! 💍💥

I brushed off the sand, took a few photos of the beautiful ring, and texted them over to Molly to share the good news. She replied almost immediately: « Yes! That’s it. Thank you so much. Incredible ✨✨✨ »

🤝 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

I then asked Molly if we could meet up somewhere so I could safely return the ring to her. Because she was still stuck out of town at her event, she told me, « You can just leave it on the porch doormat. »

As a professional, that just didn’t sit right with me. I replied, « I really don’t want to leave it. My reputation is everything, and if by some chance it goes missing, I would just feel terrible. I can drive it back down to you tomorrow sometime if you like if you’d rather not have me come out to Kennebunkport, but Kennebunkport really is on my way home. It’s not a problem. »

Molly texted back, « Are you sure? We’re in a super safe neighborhood! You can totally just leave it at the doormat. »

Understanding my perspective, Molly then suggested an alternative option: leaving it with her friend Becca, who had been at the beach with them earlier in the day. Becca lived right on Drakes Island, meaning Molly would easily be able to pick her wedding ring up from her the next day.

Perfect. I received Becca’s address, and Cheryl and I drove it right over in the pitch-dark. Although I wasn’t able to meet Molly in person, Cheryl and I left Becca’s house smiling once again. 😊🚘

A short while later, I received one final text from Molly that made the whole rush worth it:

« 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐎𝐎𝐎 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 .𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖!!! 𝑾𝒐𝒘 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒅 »

We truly have the best job in the world, and we love what we do.

Remember, « 𝑰𝒇 𝑰𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑻𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖, 𝑰𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑻𝒐 𝑼𝒔. » ❤️

📱 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒? 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓!

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Gold Engagement And Wedding Rings Lost Swimming At Moody Beach, Wells, Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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? Lost at Moody Beach! ?

I received the following text on Sunday, June 28, at 5:36 PM:

“Hi Dennis! My name is Jillian, and I lost my engagement and wedding rings today at Moody Beach.

I believe they may have come off while I was swimming earlier this afternoon.

I heard from many people you were the guy to reach out to. I’m sorry for the Sunday evening text! These are pictures of the rings:”

⏱️ Race Against the Tide

To speed the process up, I immediately called Jillian back.

Jillian told me that she had been enjoying the last day of her trip at a friend’s beach house along with her husband, father, and a few others.

While in the water swimming and throwing a football around, she noticed her gold engagement and wedding rings were no longer on her finger.

? The Search: Jillian, her family, and friends went back out as the tide was receding.

⏳ Time spent: They searched for two to three hours.

? Equipment: Someone even searched with a metal detector, but all to no avail.

Jillian and her husband then had to return home to New Hampshire for work the next morning.

With the tide now coming in, I told Jillian I could be at Moody Beach at 5:00 AM for the 5:41 AM low tide.

Since Jillian had been in the water at mid-tide, arriving prior to the morning’s low tide would give Gary Hill and me plenty of time to search the area.

I sent Jillian an aerial view of the beach, and once she verified our target area, we were ready to go.

? A Beautiful Sunrise & Double Signals

Gary and I arrived at Moody Beach the next morning and were greeted by a beautiful sunrise.

We decided to search north to south, moving vertically toward the water.

My Strategy: I started in the wet sand near where I thought the waterline would have been the prior day.

Gary’s Strategy: Gary started up near the seawall.

We both worked our way toward the water, with Gary covering the sections I skipped.

This way, we could cover the entire search area in three or four hours, but hopefully, we would find them in less time.

As we started searching, we weren’t finding many targets at all—it was a very clean beach.

I was finding an occasional pull tab and small pieces of aluminum.

Gary found a few coins but no treasure, except the treasure of the sunrise.

It was a very quiet search with very little digging until around the 40-minute mark.

Suddenly, I received a very strong low tone giving me two separate readings.Signal 1: 17

Signal 2: 29

This definitely got my attention. Two targets, both in the gold range, and two missing rings!

What are the chances of these being the lost engagement and wedding rings?

? Found! Double Gold!

I thought they were very good, so I yelled over to Gary,

“I think I got them!”

I waited for Gary to arrive before I dug the targets. I threw the scoop full of sand up onto the hard-packed wet sand and let Gary use his pinpointer to probe it.

? Ring #1: Once he located the target, Gary pulled out the engagement ring. YES!!!

Now to find the wedding ring. I swung my detector over the hole and found the second target was just outside of it

.? Ring #2: Gary used the pinpointer to locate the target, put his fingers into the sand, and pulled out Jillian’s wedding ring.

Gary and I high-fived each other, smiling and laughing at our good fortune.

It was now 5:39 AM. I took a photo of the rings and texted it to Jillian, simply saying, “Got them.”Less than a minute later, I got Jillian’s reply:

“OMG, you’re incredible!!” ?

❤️ A Huge Relief for a Growing Family

I then asked her if there was someone at the house we could give the rings to.

Jillian replied, “I’ll have my Dad come out! I’ll call him right now,” and she then sent another text:

“He’s coming out. Thank you SO much! We even metal detected that side, you are incredible.”

Her excitement made Gary and me very happy. Soon after, we saw her father, Jim, making his way onto the beach.

Jim was also incredibly happy and excited, telling us he truly thought the rings wouldn’t be found.

Jim also told us that Jillian had been devastated and he was especially worried because she is expecting her first child in November! ??

WOW!!! We were so glad we got down here and found them just 15 hours after they were lost.

Jillian could now stop worrying and put all her energy into her pregnancy.

? A Few Days Later…

Jillian sent me another text a few days later saying:

“Good morning! I can’t say enough how much I appreciated your efforts and have been telling the story to everyone I know. Thank you so much again.”

?Gary and I are still on cloud nine with this recovery.

Unfortunately, Gary and I were not able to meet Jillian ourselves to return the rings.

Jillian tells me she is now were her rings once again, after receiving them from her father.

Knowing we were able to help Jillian in her time of need and relieve her worry is a huge reward for us.

We have the best job in the world, and we love what we do!

??️Remember: “If it matters to you, it matters to us.”

? Lost Something Valuable? Call or Text Dennis!

If you or someone you know ever loses a ring, keys, or valuable items on the beach, in the grass, or even in the water—please don’t wait!

Time is critical, especially with shifting sands and tides.

Call or text Dennis right away at  ⁨(207) 423-3027⁩

The sooner a search begins, the higher the chance of a successful recovery!

??Remember: “If it matters to you, it matters to us.” ?❤️

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Soil, Found With A Metal Detector, Wells, Maine

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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? EMOTIONAL RECOVERY! ? Another Ring Back Where It Belongs! ?✨

The Ring Finders of Maine, With Recovery and Return #232

While Cheryl and I were at a Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees game in Boston, Gary Hill was watching the store back here in Maine. ⚾️

The previous day, I had received a text from Mary:
“Hi. My name is Mary. We live in Wells Maine. My husband lost his wedding ring while digging a patio this weekend. Are you available tomorrow? I’ve seen you on Facebook, and we met one time at Drake’s Island Beach.” ?️

My reply:
“Hi Mary, I am not available tomorrow. I am going to Boston for a Red Sox game. I do have Gary Hill covering for me if you would like him to search tomorrow. Otherwise, I could come Sunday morning. Is he sure he was wearing the ring while working on the patio? Has the area where he was digging been filled back in? My concern is that the ring may have been buried too deep for our detectors.” ?

Mary’s reply:
“We have only dug it out. We dumped a lot of dirt and grass in the woods behind our house; I’m guessing it would be there. But our plan is to finish the patio tomorrow, so if you could give me Gary’s number, I would appreciate it. Enjoy the Sox!”

I gave Gary’s contact information to Mary, and once they talked, they made plans to meet the next morning at 8:00 AM. ⏱️

Gary arrived right on time, and he brought along a special helper—his 8-year-old grandson, Rowan, who was visiting his grandparents from South Carolina! ?

Mary and her husband, Paul, showed Gary the two locations where they thought the gold wedding ring might be: the patio excavation site and the dirt pile in the woods. ?

Everyone figured the woods was the most likely spot, but Gary decided to sweep the patio site first just to rule it out. It was only about a 15’ x 15’ area, and Gary figured it would take just 10 minutes.

THEN, THE DETECTOR WENT OFF… ??

Just 5 minutes into the search, Gary got his first target! Rowan was on duty as the official pinpointer operator today. ?

As Rowan stuck the pinpointer into the soil, he pulled out a piece of aluminum.

But as any good metal detectorist knows, you always check the hole twice! Gary told Rowan to recheck the area. Rowan placed the pinpointer back in the dirt, and it went off again! There was another target hiding right underneath! ?

As Rowan carefully brushed away the dirt, a glint of gold caught their eyes. It was a gold wedding ring—Paul’s ring! ?✨

INCREDIBLE!!! Gary and Rowan needed less than 5 minutes to solve the mystery.
TEARS OF RELIEF ?❤️

When Paul saw his ring, his eyes immediately filled with tears. ?

That ring meant the world to him, and he truly believed it was gone forever. The sudden wave of relief was overwhelming. Paul and Mary wrapped Gary and Rowan in huge hugs, and the stress completely melted away.

Another ring back on the finger where it belongs! ?

A huge congratulations to 8-year-old Rowan on his amazing work today. He did an outstanding job and has officially earned his title as a « Ring Finder! » ??

? LOST SOMETHING PRECIOUS?
If you or someone you know has lost a ring, keys, or any other irreplaceable item, don’t wait! Call or text The Ring Finders of Maine right away at 207-423-3027. We are here to help bring your lost treasures back home! ?? [1]

We truly have the best job in the world, and we love what we do! ?️?

Remember, “If It Matters To You, It Matters To Us.”

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