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Lost Wedding Rings Recovered In Ventura at the Beach by Dave The RingFinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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If you have lost your wedding ring, a bracelet, golden grill, or a necklace, don’t waste the time or the money buying or renting a metal detector. Instead hire an expert metal detecting professional like Dave The RingFinder! Dave is the “metal detective” and knows how to stack the odds in your favor to get your precious jewelry back. Call or text Dave at 805-290-5009 so he can create a plan to get your ring back!

I got a call today from Megan who had been enjoying the sun and surf in Ventura today except for the fact that she lost both her engagement and wedding rings somewhere in the sand. She had taken them off for safekeeping and as usually happens, she proceeded to lose them. She was super distraught but I assured her that as long as she could put me in the general location I could find them. The beaches were packed all day due to the 100+ degree heat in Southern California so I had to wait until evening to search as the beaches were too crowded.

I got out to the area just before sunset and began to grid the area. After several passes and no ring I expanded my search and two passes later I got the double tone of two rings in the sand on my Minelab Manticore. First the wedding band and then the engagement ring. Another double ring recovery in Ventura by Dave The RingFinder!

Wait — Time Is Critical After a Ring Loss in Ventura or Santa Barbara County

Whether you lost a ring, necklace, bracelet, or other jewelry on a Ventura or Santa Barbara County beach, in shallow surf, in a backyard, at a park, or in an open field — the clock starts the moment it’s gone. Shifting tides, moving sand, and other detectorists can all work against recovery the longer you wait. Skip the metal detector rental and trust the expert — Dave The RingFinder.

Dave The RingFinder proudly serves:

Ventura County: Ventura · Oxnard · Port Hueneme · Camarillo · Thousand Oaks · Moorpark · Simi Valley · Fillmore · Santa Paula · Ojai

Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara · Carpinteria · Goleta · Montecito · Summerland · Lompoc · Santa Maria · Solvang · Buellton

Notable beaches and recovery locations: Mondo’s Beach · Surfer’s Point · San Buenaventura State Beach · Rincon Beach · Carpinteria State Beach · East Beach Santa Barbara · West Beach Santa Barbara · McGrath State Beach Oxnard · Silver Strand Beach · Mandalay Beach

Dave also occasionally takes on recoveries in nearby Malibu by request — reach out if your loss happened outside the core service area above.

About Dave The RingFinder — Ventura County’s Metal Detecting Specialist

Dave The RingFinder has been recovering lost jewelry with a metal detector since 2011 and has operated full-time as a professional ring and jewelry recovery specialist since 2017. Also known as The Metal Detective, Dave brings professional-grade equipment, deep local knowledge of Ventura and Santa Barbara County beaches and tides, and a genuine passion for reuniting people with their most treasured possessions. Every recovery is personal.

Before you spend an afternoon chasing down a metal detector rental in Ventura or Santa Barbara County, make one call instead. Dave has the equipment, the experience, and the track record — and he works on your behalf from the moment you contact him.

📞 Call or text Dave 24/7: 805-290-5009
🌐 davetheringfinder.com

Lost something? Don’t rent — trust the expert. Dave The RingFinder is here to bring your jewelry home.

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LOST RING FOLLY BEACH SC

  • from Summerville (South Carolina, United States)
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My name is Jeff Monaldi.

I became a member of The Ring Finders with a goal of helping you find your lost ring, jewelry or valuable item.

You could rent a metal detector, but they aren’t at the level serious detectorists use and rely on to get results – especially in challenging conditions.  A better suggestion is to hire a metal detecting specialist with expertise and high-quality equipment for the best chance in finding what you thought was lost forever.

Search locations include Summerville SC, Charleston SC, Isle of Palms SC and Folly Beach SC beaches and surrounding areas. I search predominantly local area beaches, surf, and ocean (scuba diving depth depending on conditions), accessible parks and yards with authorization as needed.

Available day, night, and weekends as much as I can support.  Please contact me as soon as possible if you have lost your item on the beach or in the water and note the time and tide conditions.  Thank you for your trust in The Ring Finders membership team’s proven reputation and success!

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LOST RING CHARLESTON SC

  • from Summerville (South Carolina, United States)
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My name is Jeff Monaldi.

I became a member of The Ring Finders with a goal of helping you find your lost ring, jewelry or valuable item.

You could rent a metal detector, but they aren’t at the level serious detectorists use and rely on to get results – especially in challenging conditions.  A better suggestion is to hire a metal detecting specialist with expertise and high-quality equipment for the best chance in finding what you thought was lost forever.

Search locations include Summerville SC, Charleston SC, Isle of Palms SC and Folly Beach SC beaches and surrounding areas. I search predominantly local area beaches, surf, and ocean (scuba diving depth depending on conditions), accessible parks and yards with authorization as needed.

Available day, night, and weekends as much as I can support.  Please contact me as soon as possible if you have lost your item on the beach or in the water and note the time and tide conditions.  Thank you for your trust in The Ring Finders membership team’s proven reputation and success!

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LOST RING ISLE OF PALMS SC

  • from Summerville (South Carolina, United States)
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My name is Jeff Monaldi.

I became a member of The Ring Finders with a goal of helping you find your lost ring, jewelry or valuable item.

You could rent a metal detector, but they aren’t at the level serious detectorists use and rely on to get results – especially in challenging conditions.  A better suggestion is to hire a metal detecting specialist with expertise and high-quality equipment for the best chance in finding what you thought was lost forever.

Search locations include Summerville SC, Charleston SC, Isle of Palms SC and Folly Beach SC beaches and surrounding areas. I search predominantly local area beaches, surf, and ocean (scuba diving depth depending on conditions), accessible parks and yards with authorization as needed.

Available day, night, and weekends as much as I can support.  Please contact me as soon as possible if you have lost your item on the beach or in the water and note the time and tide conditions.  Thank you for your trust in The Ring Finders membership team’s proven reputation and success!

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LOST RING SUMMERVILLE, SC

  • from Summerville (South Carolina, United States)
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My name is Jeff Monaldi.

I became a member of The Ring Finders with a goal of helping you find your lost ring, jewelry or valuable item.

You could rent a metal detector, but they aren’t at the level serious detectorists use and rely on to get results – especially in challenging conditions.  A better suggestion is to hire a metal detecting specialist with expertise and high-quality equipment for the best chance in finding what you thought was lost forever.

Search locations include Summerville SC, Charleston SC, Isle of Palms SC and Folly Beach SC beaches and surrounding areas. I search predominantly local area beaches, surf, and ocean (scuba diving depth depending on conditions), accessible parks and yards with authorization as needed.

Available day, night, and weekends as much as I can support.  Please contact me as soon as possible if you have lost your item on the beach or in the water and note the time and tide conditions.  Thank you for your trust in The Ring Finders membership team’s proven reputation and success!

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found in Sorrento, Louisiana — A Family Heirloom Returned

  • from New Orleans (Louisiana, United States)
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On Sunday evening, I received a message from Jason in Sorrento, Louisiana. He had lost his 14-karat gold wedding band while working on his boat earlier that day, and he had spent most of the day trying to find it.

This ring carried much more than monetary value. It had belonged to his great-uncle, a Marine who served in World War II and the Korean War. Jason wore it as his wedding ring, making it both a symbol of his marriage and a treasured connection to his family.

During the boat maintenance, a grease gun had malfunctioned. Jason suspected the missing ring was covered in grease, making it even harder to spot in the grass. He searched for hours, bought a metal detector, and even waited until dark to try looking with a bright light. Nothing had worked.

Unsure what else to do, he turned to ChatGPT and asked whether anyone helped people find lost rings. That search led him to me through The Ring Finders.

After confirming the ring had been lost on land, I arranged to come to Sorrento the following morning. On Monday, I made the trip out and searched the area. I was able to locate the missing gold band and return it to the family within about 20 minutes

Recoveries like this are why I enjoy doing this work. A ring can hold generations of memories, and helping return that connection to someone is incredibly rewarding. I’m glad Jason reached out and that his great-uncle’s ring is back where it belongs.

Lost a ring in Sorrento, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, or elsewhere in Southeast Louisiana?

My name is Anthony Cuccia, and I help recover lost rings and jewelry through The Ring Finders. If you’ve lost something in grass, a yard, or another outdoor area, send me a text with the location and a description of what happened.

I work on a “pay what you feel it’s worth” basis, with no fixed search fee or fuel surcharge. Text is the best way to reach me and helps me understand your situation.

Even if you’ve already searched or tried a metal detector yourself, there may still be a chance to recover it.

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Metal Detecting Service finds lost gold ring in grass, Umatilla Florida.

  • from Sanford (Florida, United States)
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Contact me for all your metal detecting and recovery needs. My name is Mike McInroe…Central Florida Ring Finder at 321-363-6029. On land, in the water, the grass, sand, in cars and houses…rings, jewelry, keys, phones, property markers and more!



This search began when Kimberly texted me about a lost gold ring in her front yard. She was planting flowers and setting up a new birdbath/water fountain and was working with a pile of decorative rocks. Later when she went to shower she realized her gold diamond ring was not on her finger. She thought her ring could have come off while she had her hands in the dirt while planting her flowers or maybe when she was washing her hands off with the hose over the grass. She spent an hour or so looking but soon realized she needed a metal detector and while searching the internet she came across theringfinder.com website and one of my stories and decided to give me a call.

When I arrived and looked the situation over there were a number of places where her ring could be hiding so I decided to detect the simplest place first…where she washed the dirt off of her hands. The grass was very thick but a good metal detector could easily punch down through the grass and detect a gold ring…but it was not there! I then detected the 20 small plants that Kimberly had planted thinking her gold ring could have easily slipped off while doing that action…and again no ring! Next were the decorative stones and no ring there either! Kimberly suggested pulling up the plants to make detecting easier and allowing the machine to detect deeper as well so I said ok and in the meantime I decided to cover the small grassy areas on both sides of the sort sidewalk leading from the driveway to the circular fountain and BINGO…right at the corner of the sidewalk and driveway my Deus 2 gave a sharp clear signal of #56 and as I parted the grass I could see Kimberly’s lost gold ring! Kimberly was overjoyed and so relieved and her picture gives a little glimpse of how she felt.

So how can I help you find what you have lost? Don’t wait…call, text or leave me message at 321-363-6029 and let’s talk!
Mike McInroe…honored to be a member of theringfinders.com

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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife, Wedding Band Lost, Found and Returned By Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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October 1, 2026

The last day of September was a beautiful day for a trek thru Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, something Emma and her family had done quite often. This was to be a special walk with her husband of only four and a half months. One of the first things the couple spotted was the big birds, wild turkeys, something not seen in Dijon, France where the happily married couple now reside. The sun was rising and so went the temperature. There was no need for the sweater Emma was wearing, so it was removed and draped across her arm.

Another 100 or so yards up the path and with a great view of Cape Cod Bay what could be wrong? Not only wrong, but devastating, a missing wedding band. It must have been lost in the last 100 yards, so many on the walking tour went looking all along the sandy path. As usual when a ring, bracelet, keys, or the like go missing; it must be right here, but can not be found by visual searching.

As this loss needed the recommended metal detector and someone to use it, Luke was called. Luke was working and had another afternoon engagement so he refered the request to me. I answered the call for help and with the permission from the Audubon attendants, set up a 10am search. I did not realize but a group of 6 or so family members would also be there to help visually look for the ring. Several times a ring would be dropped along the path and could always be seen with the naked eyes. I would occasionally toss a nickle into the over brush just to verify that my detector was working. It also never failed to ID the target, but no ring was found. After some 3 hours the family group had to depart, but I would stay to make the trek in the reverse direction.

The ring had to be somewhere along the path. This was verified by at least three people that Emma had the ring on her finger at the start of the trek. The path was less than three feet wide and narrower in some areas. Reasoning what might have happened, I would make my last detecting the left side of the trail as the wedding band was on the hand closest to that side. At the point were the ring was noticed being lost, I did a 180 and started back to the parking lot. This time walking in the center of the path and swinging wide to each side. Aha, a solid signal, but it was too high of a reading on my detector to be a gold ring, but I dug it anyway…it was a 1988 quarter. It was only the 3rd target I dug and the other two were just out of a need for a break from detecting. I stood up, swung the coil again and another solid signal right in the middle of the sandy path. I flicked my finger at the sand and there was the ring so many people had walked over looking for.

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Lost platinum wedding ring recovered Lincoln Nebraska

  • from Lincoln (Nebraska, United States)
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Contact me for all your metal detecting and recovery needs. Rob 402-580-6933. Land, water, cracks in concrete, rings, keys, hearing aids, phones, buried cache, etc. Assisting law enforcement. Sonar searching and recovery. Serving Lincoln and the greater Nebraska area. Why rent a metal detector when you can have the best.

 

Mark was out doing yard work at his mother’s house, specifically cleaning out the growth in a chain link fence line. He got in his car to leave and you guessed it his wedding ring was not on his finger.  He spent hours looking along with some help but nothing.  His friend said a metal detector could locate it. True, it will also locate everything you aren’t looking for either. He decided the best use of his time and money was to ask someone from the Ring Finders.com for help. He found their site on Reddit.  Within an hour we met and the search being.  While he was picking up his daughter from school I got the sweet signal. Not in the area he suspected it would be found but none the less still in an area he was working in. Always my honor to put a smile back on a face. Thanks Mark for entrusting the recovery of such a precious irreplaceable to me.

 

 

 

 

 

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Man’s Yellow Gold Wedding Band Lost in the Ocean, Found and Returned Ocean Isle Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Thursday, October 1, 2026, just before 8 p.m., I received the following text, “Hey Jim, This is Skyler. My Family and I are vacationing at Ocean Isle beach (from Ashville) and I lost my gold wedding band around 4pm today while playing in the water with my daughter (between knee and waist depth) near the condo that we are staying in. I found you online and am wondering if you can assist? Please let me know. Thank you.” I took a quick look at the tide table and saw that he lost it about 2 hours before low tide and it was now 2 plus hours after low tide. The next low tides were Friday at 6 am or 7 pm. I called Skylar and got some additional details including the address of the condo and we decided that I’d be there before the 7 pm low tide the next evening and hung up.

As I’m sitting watching TV and thinking about this ring search, I looked at the tide tables again. I was thinking it’d be dark at 6 am but probably a calmer ocean that early in the morning. Plus no heat, no crowds and hopefully before anybody swinging a metal detector would be searching the beach. I text Skyler back and asked if they had taken any pictures of where they were sitting showing the condo in the background. He responded that they had not, but he could take pictures in the morning and send them to me. Within a minute or so, he text me a picture his wife, Taylor had taken that couldn’t have been any better. It clearly showed me exactly where they had been sitting in relationship to the right corner of the condo. He also said he was to the left of where they were sitting when he lost his ring while facing the condo. I made the decision then to be out there about 5:15 a.m. I sent him a text letting him know the change of plans.

When I got there I made my way out to the beach and although it was pitch dark, I was able to line up with the corner of the condo as shown in the photo.  I turned on my Equinox 800 and started a north/south grid line. Knowing I was looking for a yellow gold wedding band, I was expecting a VDI (visual display indicator) number in the high teens. On my third grid line, ankle deep in the ocean and my first target, I got a very solid and clear 20 on the VDI. I dug the target out of the wet sand. I turned on my headlamp but couldn’t see anything through the shells in the scoop. I reached into the scoop with my hand and put my index finger right through the ring. Bingo! I made my way back up to the condo and saw somebody standing by the pool watching me. He said “Jim?” I replied “Skyler?” and we shook hands. I asked him what his ring looked like as I pulled his ring out of my pocket and held it up for him to see. Needless to say, he was stunned when he saw it and replied, “That’s it!” We walked back up to his unit so I could get pictures. While we were talking, he told me that after he lost it, his 4 year old daughter told him something like, “Daddy, if I had superpowers I’d find your ring.” How sweet is that!! What a way to start the day, for both of us!!

Taylor – you saved the day with the picture you took. It was absolutely perfect. Thank You!

Skyler – Thank you for contacting and trusting me to help find your lost Treasure. I wish you and your family all the best, enjoy your vacation.

Jim

 

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