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Lost Gold Necklace and Medallion found at Emma Wood Beach in Ventura by Dave The RingFinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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Expert Metal Detecting Services in Ventura and Santa Barbara: Recover Your Lost Jewelry with Dave The RingFinder.
If you’ve lost your wedding ring, bracelet, golden grill, or necklace in the sand at the beach, don’t waste time or money on metal detector rental in Ventura or Santa Barbara. Instead, hire a professional metal detecting expert like Dave The RingFinder! As the top “metal detective” serving Ventura, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Carpinteria, Ojai, and all cities in between, Dave knows exactly how to find lost jewelry in the sand at the beach and stacks the odds in your favor for a successful recovery. Call or text Dave today at 805-290-5009 to create a customized plan and get your precious items back fast!
Just a couple of weeks ago, I received a frantic call from Lucy, who had lost her cherished heirloom gold necklace and medallion while swimming in the surf at Emma Wood Beach in Ventura. The loss happened at low tide, which meant any recovery attempt would involve braving the cold Pacific Ocean waves. I arrived at the site within an hour of her call and spent two hours battling the surf, but the necklace remained elusive. I explained to Lucy that an upcoming good minus tide on New Year’s Day could improve our chances, as the waves would recede further, allowing me to search deeper in the water.
Yesterday, it was time to head back out for another try. Since the initial loss, the area had seen over 8 inches of rain, causing significant sand movement and shifting tides—making the odds of recovery even slimmer. But with faith and my trusted Minelab Manticore detector, I prayed for success. After about 30 minutes of grid searching, I hit a deep non-ferrous tone with a fluctuating ID that screamed “valuable target.” Standing in shin-deep water, it took 10 determined scoops to extract it, as waves kept refilling the hole with sand. On that final scoop, I spotted the chain dangling from my scoop—Lucy’s family heirloom necklace was found!
When it comes to how to find lost jewelry in the sand at the beach, remember that time is critical. Tides, shifting sands, and even other hobbyists with metal detector rentals in Ventura or Santa Barbara can complicate things quickly. Skip the hassle of buying or renting a metal detector yourself and trust the local expert, Dave The RingFinder. Specializing in metal detecting services across Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Carpinteria, and surrounding areas, I’m here for beaches, shallow water, yards, or fields. Don’t delay—call or text Dave at 805-290-5009 now for professional jewelry recovery in Ventura and Santa Barbara!
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LOST GOLD HEIRLOOM WEDDING RING in HOPE MILLS, NC….FOUND!!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Well 2026 is off to a GOLDEN start!!!

Got a call from this guys sister-in-law saying her brother-in-law had lost his wedding ring at a volleyball pit while they were playing.

Story goes his back was to the net, hit the ball up and the ring flew off. They searched as best as they could but couldn’t find it. After about an hour i found it!

It had landed in the area of server spot.

Found out after I found it, it was actually a family heirloom!! The ring had belonged to his father. He gave it to him for his wedding.

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Ring count for 2026: 1 (1 – recovery)

GOLD – 1 (1 – recovery)

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Lost Gold Ring Recovered Lake Tahoe

  • from Carson City (Nevada, United States)
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– Lost Gold Ring Recovery—in the snow—in South Lake Tahoe!
My first ring recovery of 2026!
Client contacted me on Instagram yesterday, 12/31/25, with a lost ring search request in his back-yard with 12+ inches of snow. Backstory: Client and friends were throwing snowballs in the back yard, during which one of the client’s friends noticed her gold ring was missing.
I arrived at 10am today, 1/1/26, and once the client explained the location and circumstances of the ring loss, I turned on my XP Deus 2 and began the search. On the fifth swing, I got a solid target with a VDI of 60. Scooped a handful of snow and used the pinpointer to reveal a thin gold ring. Client was happy with the quick search and recovery.

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Phone recovery in 38 degree water

  • 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. Serving Lincoln and the greater Nebraska area.

Bradley was out with his cousins enjoying the unreasonably warm day in late December. Doing what boys do they grabbed their fishing poles and hit a hole. While sitting there he moved over, accidentally knocking his phone off the ledge and then he watched it slide down before launching into the 38 degree water. He stripped down to his shorts and jumped in. His toes, not touching the bottom in most places, tried to feel for it. After 10-15 minutes he had to give up. He then turned to the web and found me on Theringfinders.com. We met a couple days later and hit it immediately. Always my honor to help put a smile back on a face.

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Lost Ring Found Fort Worth TX

  • from Fort Worth (Texas, United States)
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I received a call from Christian on 12/29/25 saying that while throwing some trash his silver ring came off and he heard it bounce along the driveway into the grass. I scheduled to come out the next day and search for his ring. After about 15 minutes I found it and he was very happy. Thank you Christian for the reward!! Glad we found it!!

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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Lost Ring Recovered in the Snow!

Received a call yesterday, (December 28, 2025), of a lost gold wedding ring — in the snow — 26 miles west of Truckee, California in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The client and wife — recently married — were returning home, via Interstate 80, from their honeymoon trip to Reno. At Yuba Gap, they decided to stop at a sledding hill to check out the fresh snow from the recent Pineapple Express Storm. The client started scooping snow with his hands and tossing snowballs resulting in the loss of his wedding ring somewhere on the slope above his parked truck. I arrived an hour and forty minutes after receiving the client’s call, having driven 71 miles from South Lake Tahoe. The client showed me the area where he had been scooping snow and within a couple of minutes got a solid target with a VDI of 62.
Success! The 14k white gold ring was returned to the happy newlywed couple.

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Key Fob Keys Lost In The South Portland, Maine Snow, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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I received the following text, on Christmas Day , from Angelique

“Hi!! I am so sorry to bother you on Christmas Day and I do not expect you to respond! But I lost the only key to my rental car in my backyard.
I am panicked. Is there any way you are working tomorrow and could help?
Thank you so very much, and I’m sorry to bother you on Christmas Day! Like I said I don’t expect you to respond today. Merry Christmas 🎄”

I replied
“So sorry to hear this. Why do you think it’s in the backyard? Is this a key? Key Fob or both? Also, I am not at home until later tonight and I am booked, first thing tomorrow morning. Where are you located?”

Angelique replied,
It’s a fob on a key ring, and i drove it to the yard to let my dog run. When i went to get back in the car, it said “key not detected. I am in South Portland, Maine? The key was in my jacket pocket while i was in the yard with the dog. The rental company says there are no spares, and i have to drive it back to DC.”

I replied
“Ok, I can definitely get to Southportland,ME tomorrow. Possibly late morning, depending on how the first search goes. Definitely tomorrow afternoon, at the latest. I am currently up in Casco, Maine, at Our Granddaughter’s house and won’t be home until tonight.”

Angelique replied,

“I totally understand, and I am so grateful that you responded today.
I have to take my mother to the doctor’s in the morning (with her car) and will be back in South Portland by 10:30. Other than that I can make myself available ANY time that works for you. If you can give me like a 30-min heads up I would appreciate it.
I rented a metal detector and have done two passes so far, with no luck. I’m not sure it can pick it up under the snow?
So sorry to interrupt Christmas. I will wait to hear from you tomorrow!”

Angelique had lost the key fob, during the snow storm, Christmas Eve morning and hadn’t been able to find it since then, even with a rented metal detector.
So this morning, I was out the door at 6:15am, for my first search of the morning, in Falmouth Maine (more on this search, at a later date) and the cold 🥶 slapped me right in the face. When I arrived at the first search, the temperature was 5 degrees, with a wind chill of -11🥶. Thankfully I dressed accordingly and other than my toes, I was nice and toasty, the entire time.
I arrived at the home, of Angelique’s mother, but they weren’t home, from the Dr’s appointment, yet. Thankfully Angelique gave me a perfect description, of her movements, from 2 days earlier. I was also thankful the temperature was now a balmy 11 degrees, with a wind chill temperature of -1 degrees. A regular heat wave.
I decided to follow the exact movements that Angelique had done and would start on the left side of the house and follow the walkway, to the gate. If the key fob wasn’t there, I would then search the path, across the front lawn, down the right side of the house and ending up in the backyard. I turned my metal detector on and started down the left side, of the house. I hadn’t gone more than 8-10 feet when I received a very loud signal, from underneath the snow. I took my foot and pushed the snow aside and there it was, the key fob. Are you kidding me? Literally less than a minute into the search and I had found Angelique’s key fob. Angelique wouldn’t have to worry about laying out $500.00 to $1000.00 , to the rental car company, for a tow and new fob replacement. WOW, Merry Christmas and what a relief 😅. I then sent a few photos, of the key fob, to Angelique and just saying, “less than a minute, literally”. Again, less than a minute later, a very, very relieved Angelique called me and expressed her gratitude. She was just so happy, with this weight being lifted off her shoulders. Angelique knew the fob had to have been somewhere along the path or in the backyard. However, she was a little miffed that the metal detector she had rented, didn’t pick it up. I told her that if she doesn’t have any metal detecting experience and the metal detector isn’t properly set up, the odds were good that she wouldn’t find it. She had also been given an older metal detector that had none of the modern technology and it may have been going off, on everything, confusing her. As you know, I have had many, many clients, over the years either buy or rent a metal detector, to find their own lost item, only to call me later and help them out. Experience and equipment matter.
Angelique still wasn’t home, so she asked me to leave the key fob, between the doors, of the house. After taking a few selfies, of myself, with the key fob, I did just that. A few hours later, Angelique messaged me

“THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Just got them!!!!! I know!!! That was ruining my Christmas! Insane they don’t have a reasonable option for when they are lost and only have a single key. I will send you a pic of me with the keys soon, to use wherever! Use it everywhere! Would literally give you my kidney. Please put that in the story.”

WOW, Angelique is one happy woman and although I wasn’t able to meet her, I’m sure she is smiling. I know I am smiling. So thankfully, another key fob, back in the pocket and what could have been a very expensive car rental, has been resolved. I love helping others out, in their time of needs. Here is wishing Angelique a safe trip back home, to Visit Washington DC.. I truly have the best job in the world. 😀❤️🙏

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Ring Lost During Yard Work Found

  • from Madison (New Jersey, United States)
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NORTHERN NEW JERSEY — Tom knew the exact moment it happened.

He was working in his garden when he felt it and saw it, the gold ring slipping free and flying off his finger into the soil.

He searched immediately. Then again. And again. He combed through the garden by hand, knowing it had to be there somewhere, yet unable to find it.

When frustration finally set in, Tom called for help.

I arrived with a metal detector and a simple plan: trust the signal, not the doubt.

Less than twenty minutes later, the detector spoke up. One careful scoop, and the gold ring reappeared from the garden bed where it had landed.

What had vanished in a split second came back just as quickly. Relief replaced worry, and the garden gave up its secret.

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Gold 10K Wedding Band Lost In 20″ Of Snow! Ozerna Neighbourhood, Edmonton Alberta.

  • from Edmonton (Alberta, Canada)
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Yesterday evening, I received a call from Justin requesting my metal detecting services to locate his lost yellow 10k gold wedding band in approximately 20 inches of snow in the common area of his condominium complex.

After asking Justin’s my usual questions, I agreed to assist him in locating his lost ring. We scheduled a time for 9:00 AM this morning.

Upon meeting Justin at his residence, he informed me that he and his wife were engaged in playing in the deep snow, creating snow angels. During this activity, Justin removed his glove to flick snow from his hand, inadvertently causing his wedding band to fall into the snow. They spent approximately 1.5 hours searching for the ring without any success. Consequently, they decided to utilize a metal detector and discovered the Ringfinders website, subsequently contacting me.

Despite the challenging conditions of approximately 1.5 hours in 20 inches of snow, I conducted a thorough search of the area where they played, ensuring that no ring tones were detected. Subsequently, I retraced my steps to the location where Justin removed his gloves, specifically close by the Spruce tree, where I successfully located his wedding band.

I extend my sincere gratitude to Justin and Ali for entrusting me with the responsibility of finding their ring.

Weather conditions in Edmonton this morning, December 28, 2025, are reported to be -23 Celsius with a windshield temperature of -30 Celsius.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Find a ring in Co-op City Bronx NY in SNOW – Later That Same Day… Back to My Old Neighborhood 🏙️💍

  • from Orchard Beach (New York, United States)
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Later That Same Day… Back to My Old Neighborhood 🏙️💍

The second ring search of the day brought me somewhere very familiar — my old hood, Co-op City.

This one is a bit more private, so I’ll keep the details close, but here’s what matters: three separate rings somehow went out a window from the 12th floor of a Section 5 tower building. How that happened is a story in itself — and one I’ll keep private out of respect for the people involved.

When I got the call, I could hear the stress in my man Smith’s voice. Losing one ring is bad enough… losing three like that? That’s the kind of situation that doesn’t let you sleep.

Standing there, I looked up twelve floors, then back down at the snow-covered ground below. Moments like this make you pause. You cross your fingers, take a deep breath, and trust the process.

Before long, the detector gave me the sound I was hoping for.

One diamond ring recovered! A band and diamond companion still to be found.

I’ll be back in a couple of days, once the snow melts, to continue the search… and the rest of this story is still waiting to be written.

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