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Gold wedding ring lost on gravel road in Weirsdale, Florida found with a metal detector.
Austin was doing some work tamping dirt around a post by his front gate and his gold wedding ring was hurting his finger, so he took it off and set it on top of his golf cart. He was thinking that as soon as he finished setting the post he would grab his ring off of the roof of his golf cart and drive up the driveway to his house for a drink. Well…he totally forgot about his ring and drove up the driveway and as soon as he got to the garage he remembered his ring and when he stopped and checked the roof of his gold cart…NO RING! The area where he was working was rough grass, dirt and gravel so he looked the area over really good and then remembered that his father in law had a cheap metal detector and even after using that for a couple of hours he still was not able to locate his gold wedding ring. Looking online he found my number and gave me a call and an hour later we met and Austin showed me exactly where he was parked and where he drove his golf cart. I set up my metal detector and began searching the rough grassy area thinking that surely his gold wedding ring must have slipped off while going around the other gate post. Nothing was located there so I headed up the driveway sweeping along the right side of the gravel driveway 100 yards to the carport and then I headed back down the opposite side. There were tons of signals…pieces of aluminum cans, bullet casings and other signals that sounded similar to what a gold wedding ring would sound like. I was swinging my coil so it went a foot or so over the edge of the gravel road as there were allot of leaves along the edge and as I was finishing up the far side I got a blip of a good signal out on the road and I rechecked the target and BOOM! There was Austin’s gold wedding ring…just laying in the open on the gravel road for all to see. Austin could not believe it and we both just stood there and shook our heads in unbelief!
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Lost Wedding Ring in Neosho
Rhonda lost her wedding band putting out hay for her horses. Once the initial panic subsided she called friends with a metal detector but they had no luck. She contacted me and the next morning I was on the scene. I demonstrated how the machine worked to her satisfaction. She patiently recreated the scene and retraced all her steps. With both she and her husband in close proximity, we started a circular shaped search pattern. Within minutes, we heard that awesome report of a coil swinging over a solid target! Voila, another happy ending. She and Kenny are thrilled that they contacted a professional to return their precious keepsake.
DIAMOND RING RETRIEVED ON SAN JUAN BEACH
Lost necklace in morgantown wv found in the snow
I received a text from a girl who said she had lost an important necklace in the snow in Morgantown, West Virginia and wanted to know if I could help her find it. I gave her my phone number and had her give me a call. After talking to her on the phone, I gave her the number of a ring finder that was in Pittsburgh, which was only an hour and a half away compared to the 3 Hour drive to Morgantown that I would have. I told her if he could not do it then let me know. Well, she got back with me and stated that he could not do the the search so I asked her details about what had happened and how she lost it. She stated that she and her friend got into a snowball fight and her friend was trying to shove a snowball down her shirt and of course, she did not realize at that time that the necklace had broke. The Cross pendant had fell at that point, but the necklace was still hanging around her neck. They only lived two blocks away from the establishment that they were leaving, and when she got to the house that they are renting, she fell on the steps. They apparently have some sort of surveillance because she said the next day they looked at the video and noticed that the necklace was gone before she fell.
She also told me that they went back to the parking lot to try to find it, and the owner of the parking lot had plowed all the snow into a big pile. She told me that she was heading back home to Virginia on Tuesday, but I could not make it until Wednesday to look for it. I was worried that if she lost it in the parking lot and it was not in the snow pile that when the snow melted, somebody would see it in the parking lot or on the sidewalk and pick it up, so I told her that I would go ahead and head up on Wednesday to look for it even though she would not be there. She gave me the phone number to her roommate and her name in case I found it. So I head up that way around 6:45AM and get there around 9:30 Wednesday morning and found the necklace in a big snow covered crack in the parking lot. Took me about 20 minutes to find it. I called the roommate and she came down and met me in the parking lot and I gave her the cross necklace and she said that she was going to see her on Saturday and she was going to surprise her with it. The owner does not know that I found it. The roommate also asked me if she had told me about the cross and I said no, just that it was important. She told me that her grandmother gave that necklace to her when her grandmother was very ill and she was giving her her last goodbyes before her grandmother passed away!! That is why she has been extremely upset ever since she lost it.
Man’s Wedding Ring Found in Vermont Snowbank
3/16/26
I got a call on my lunch break today from a fellow who was on vacation this past weekend in Vermont and lost his wedding ring. He was sweeping snow off his truck with his bare hands and felt his ring go flying off.
He and his friends searched for a long time. They even dumped many kettles of boiling water onto the snowbank and bought an inexpensive metal detector from a nearby store. Nothing worked.
Unfortunately, he had to go back to his home town and go to work today. So, he sent me the address and photos of the location. As soon as I got out of work, I gathered up my equipment and drove there. A couple of his friends were still there and they showed me the search area.
I started the search on the side of the snowbank closest to where his truck was parked. Then I moved to the back of the bank, took a few swings and right where my next swing was going to be, I saw his ring peeking out from the edge of the snow! Love that moment!! I immediately sent him a picture of it, and he and his wife high fived at the news.
Lost Mercedes Benz Key Fob found at Silverstrand Beach Oxnard by Dave TheRingFinder
If you’ve lost your wedding ring, bracelet, necklace, gold grill, or any precious jewelry in Ventura County or Santa Barbara County, don’t waste time or money buying or renting a metal detector. Instead, hire a proven expert like Dave The RingFinder—Ventura and Santa Barbara’s top lost ring recovery specialist and professional metal detecting expert (aka the “metal detective”)! Dave MacDonald, Dave The RingFinder, specializes in fast, successful recoveries on beaches, in shallow water, yards, parks, fields, and more across Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Goleta, and surrounding areas. With hundreds of successful finds and over $750,000 in recovered jewelry, he uses advanced equipment like the Minelab Manticore to stack the odds in your favor and get your irreplaceable items back quickly.
Real Recovery Story: Mercedes Benz Key Fob at Silverstrand Beach, Oxnard
Late Friday evening, Nick texted Dave in a panic—he’d accidentally dropped his Mercedes Benz key fob in the sand at Silverstrand Beach in Oxnard while playing with his dogs at sunset. He tried raking the area himself amid driftwood debris and fading light, but it was hopeless. Smart move: He contacted Dave The RingFinder right away!Dave knows the local beaches well. Arriving at sunrise, he spotted Nick’s raked 20×50 ft area easily. Starting from the east edge, Dave gridded systematically toward the water. Just 10 feet in, his Minelab Manticore hit a strong signal—one scoop with the CKG scoop, and the Mercedes key fob was recovered! Another win for Dave The RingFinder in Ventura County.
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Gold Diamond Engagement Ring Thrown Out Of The Car, Lost In Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Snow Bank, Found With A Metal Detector
I received the following text message on Thursday, March 12th
“Hi, I need your help!!! She lost her temper and tossed her engagement ring out the car window but was parked, she went back today to look some and took this picture .” A photo accompanying the text, showed an intersection of two roads, along with this text, “I took a picture from where I parked, and I tossed it towards that side of the road on the corner of Friar Tuck”
I replied asking about the city or town’s location where this happened and also to whom was I communicating with.
The reply was “Friar Tuck road in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Mike and Terrie”
I replied that I was concerned anyone could have seen it, in either road, just out walking or running. Their response was that Terrie had already gone back, this morning and didn’t see it. Terrie thought it was somewhere, in the snowbank.
We kept texting back and forth, to verify the exact location, as I know how to get to Wolfeboro Bay NH, but I am not familiar with all the roads. Google earth showed me that Friar Tuck Road was just a very large loop. There were two entrances for Friar Tuck, about a quarter to half a mile away from each other, both exiting onto King’s Highway (RT 153). You could drive in one entrance and come out the other end. I didn’t want to drive an hour and 20 minutes or so and end up in the wrong location. Both Terrie and Mike were working and couldn’t meet me, until after work. It was now approximately 1:45pm and if I could leave by 2:00pm, I could arrive just after 3:00pm and start searching. I was a very, very small area and shouldn’t take long. Once all 3 of us agreed that I had the correct location, Cheryl and I took off for Wolfeboro.
Once we arrived, I matched the location with the photo, sent to me by Terrie and Mike. I then took the same photo and sent it to them. They replied I had the correct location. Perfect. I immediately started searching the snowbank, along Friar Tuck Road and around the corner and onto King’s Highway. Nothing was found. I then climbed the snowbank and searched the other side of the snowbank, still nothing. Could Terrie have thrown the ring over all the snow and into the brush and wooded area? I didn’t think so, as she was sitting in her vehicle, on the opposite side of the road, while sitting at the stop sign. So, I searched the snowbank once again, on both sides. Still no ring. I went up into the wooded area and performed a grid search, along the entire area, even expanding the area, just to be safe. Still no ring. The bushes and overgrown thorned bramble was my next victim or was I going to be the victim of the thorns. I put my smallest coil on my detector, for this area. I may be able to get the smaller coil deeper into the horned bushes. After approximately 30 minutes of carefully prodding the bushes, still no ring and I survived with only a few pricks of the thorns. At this point, I decided to start all over again and went back out to the snowbank and searched once again, even expanding the search up Friar Tuck Road and down Kings Highway. Still no ring. I went back up into the woods and bramble and once again, no ring. I was now thinking the ring ended up, deep in the bushes and there is no way to get a metal detector in there because the bushes were extremely thick. They would need to be cut down and I certainly wasn’t going to cut down anything that wasn’t on my property. I texted Mike and sent him a photo, of the bushes and he agreed that he wasn’t going to cut them down either. Mike told me he was on his way and would be there around 5:00pm. I told him I would wait and I searched one last time, still no luck. While searching, a woman walked by with her dog and I asked her if she walks this area often and that I was searching for a lost ring. She told me that she walks her dog multiple times per day, on this route and hadn’t seen a ring. She also told me that many residents of Friar Tuck Road walk their dogs, around the Friar Tuck Loop and that more residents walk the look for their daily walk. Wow, could someone have found Terrie’s engagement Ring already? It was now 4:40pm and Mike would be here shortly.
Once Mike arrived, I showed him the area and detected the snowbank, a fifth time and still no ring. I even put a test ring, in the snowbank and showed him the detector picks it up every single time. Terrie’s ring just wasn’t in the snow bank. Mike then texted Terrie with the news and a photo of the areas I had searched. Terrie replied that the snowbanks didn’t look as big, as she remembered. She then told Mike that maybe she had been at the other end of Friar Tuck Road. So, Cheryl, myself and Mike drove down Friar Tuck Road Loop a a few minutes later, arrived at the other end of Friar Tuck and Kings Highway. The first thing I noticed was that the snow banks were higher, so let’s go. Mike was performing a visual search of the road and snowbank. I was metal detecting the snow bank along Friar Tuck and the around the corner of Kings Highway. No Ring was found. I climbed over the snowbank and stated searching that side of the snowbank. Nothing found, as I made my way to the corner of Friar Tuck Road. Mike was still visually searching maybe 30 feet up Friar Tuck Road. I made it to the corner, swinging the coil and as with every search, I was also searching the area, with my Twin Optical Scanners. As I approached the telephone line, I finally heard the tone, I had been waiting for. A very loud low tone, that got my attention and I quickly glanced at the VDI Screen. It was showing 18-19. A low conductive number and right in the gold and platinum range. I looked down at the top of the snowbank and there it was. An engagement ring, Terrie’s ring. I looked over at Mike and said, “I got it”. Mike said something I couldn’t quite make out but I could certainly make out the very large smile, on his face, as he hurried over. I had left the ring alone, so Mike could see it, for himself. He thanked me, shook my hand and after a video and a few photo’s were taken, Mike picked the ring up and thanked me again, for staying to search both areas and for sorry it had taken so long, because of the mixup, on locations. Hey, it happens and this is why I prefer the client be there and show me the exact area, they had been in. Unfortunately, it just can’t happen the way we would like. Anyways, the ring was recovered and returned, after just a 5 minute search, at the correct location. Cheryl, Mike and myself had great big smiles on our faces, another ring would soon be back on the finger. I love my job. It’s the best job in the world.
Once home, in Saco, Maine, Mike sent me a final text
“Dennis, thank you again and am sorry about the 1st spot and almost didnt even bother trying the second spot but so glad we did. Once she said something about the banks were higher I had a feeling.” Not the first time I have been given a wrong location and I’m sure it won’t be the last time.
Because of the ring being lost, in the manner it was lost, Mike asked me not to use their real names or use any photos of himself. I always will honor the wishes of my client and will not use any photos or their real names. I don’t judge people and neither should you. People throwing rings, happen all the time. Much more often than you would think. Mike did tell me that Terrie regretted throwing the engagement ring, as soon as she threw it. Hopefully tempers have cooled and the ring will stay on her finger, where it belongs.
Promise Ring Lost Throwing Dog Toy in Sylvan Springs, Alabama… FOUND!
On Wednesday (March 11, 2026), I received a text from Kameriah stating her promise ring was lost while throwing a dog toy in her yard a few days prior. She already bought a metal detector, but was unable to find it. Kameriah lives in Sylvan Springs, Alabama which is about an hour and 45-minute drive from me in Huntsville. I had to work at my full-time job on Thursday and Friday, so we setup a search for Saturday at 10am.
I met Kameriah on Saturday morning and had her show me exactly how and where she threw the dog toy. She normally wears a size adjuster on her 10k white gold promise ring, but forgot to put the adjuster on that day. I decided to use the 15-inch coil on my Equinox 900 metal detector to cover more ground in case the ring took a weird bounce. Thankfully, on my first pass, I had a good sounding target in the lady’s gold range. Just slightly hidden in the grass was Kameriah’s ring! I looked up at Kameriah and gave her a big smile and thumbs up. She was so happy to have her beautiful promise ring back. Thank you, God for a quick and successful search!
We took some photos, said our farewells, and I was back on the road headed home. I’m always happy to help and love that I get to go on these adventures! Until the next one, please take care and God bless.
2 Lost Gold Rings in Yard Found in Southgate Michigan
Less Stress…..
….is what Dawn was hoping for as she revealed that last summer her son and husband Wayne decided to wrestle around in the dark. Afterwards Wayne noticed his rings missing. They searched with various methods but got nothing for their effort. When Wayne suddenly passed away recently, their son asked Dawn if dad had ever found his rings. In the backyard they showed me what they remember happening that evening. Starting a grid search I was just about ready to widen the search area when my MXT metal detector revealed 2 items not too far from each other. Pinpointing closer revealed Wayne’s rings tucked away in the grass! I texted Dawn and son to come out back. They each reached down and pulled up a ring, looking to me and the sky, they said thank you for giving us 2 things to stress less about!
Jonathan
