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Sentimental Sterling Silver Ring Lost in Goose Rocks Beach, Found In The Kennebunkport Maine Sand

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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💍 Starfish Ring Rescue at Goose Rocks Beach! ⭐

😭 Heartbroken to Happy: A Magical Maine Beach Recovery! ✨

I received the following text on Monday, June 29th, at 7:02 PM:

💬 “Good evening! We are over at Goose Rocks Beach and my granddaughter lost her brand-new sterling silver ring in the soft sand where we were sitting. Could you help us? She is heartbroken. We are at *** King’s Highway down on the western end. Thank you.”

📞 I called back rather than texting because it is faster to get the details, and it was getting late.

🔦 I prefer to search in daylight but will search with my headlamp if needed. I was able to get right through and talk to Cam, the person who had sent me the text.

🏖️ Cam told me that she and her grandchildren had spent a wonderful Maine summer day at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport Maine. Cam and her eldest granddaughter, Hattie, had just purchased matching sterling silver starfish rings that they each wear.

⭐ While at the beach, Hattie had taken her ring off and placed it on her beach blanket to build sandcastles and go in the water. When it was time to leave, the beach blanket was picked up along with everything else, and the family returned home.

😢 It was only later that Hattie realized she didn’t have her matching silver ring on. Remembering she had placed it on the blanket, Hattie and her grandmother went back to the beach, but their search for the ring was in vain. The ring was now under the sand somewhere.

🚗 I told Cam that I would be right down to help her as soon as I loaded the vehicle up. It would take 30–40 minutes to load up and drive to Kennebunkport Maine. I just had to find this ring.

❤️ Gary and I both know how precious grandchildren are. When a young granddaughter wears a matching ring with you, it primarily symbolizes unconditional love, a lifelong bond, and a special family connection. At this age, children look up to their grandparents as heroes, and wearing matching jewelry is a powerful way to express that close relationship.

🔍 Now, let’s go find Hattie’s special ring!

🚙 Cheryl and I jumped in the vehicle and arrived at Goose Rocks Beach in about 35 minutes. We were promptly met by Cam and her grandchildren, including Hattie.

🏖️ Cheryl and I followed the family down onto the beach where they had set up for the day. The sandcastles were still present nearby. The area was small, and I knew the search would not take long at all. I was just hoping the ring was here and hadn’t been moved out of the area when the blanket was shaken off.

🙋‍♀️ Now, all I needed was a person to man the pinpointer, and Hattie volunteered to assist in finding her ring.

🗺️ So, with my metal detector in hand, the search began. I would search from the western side of the beach and go east, toward the water. If it wasn’t found, I would then turn and head west, repeating this grid search until the ring was located.

❌ On my first pass, I didn’t get even one target.

🎯 At the end of my second pass, I received a nice, loud signal reading 78–79 on my TID (Target Identification) screen. This is definitely the TID for a small sterling silver ring, but also the classic dime TID on my Minelab Manticore metal detector.

🚨 Now it was time for the pinpointer person, and Hattie jumped right into the sand with it. As Hattie expertly moved her pinpointer around the sand, she received a beep and reached down.

✨ Finally, we caught a glimpse of silver, and Hattie grabbed her ring as Cam and the other two grandchildren started clapping in excitement and happiness!

👏🎉 Hattie told me, “Thank you so much,” and gave me a high-five. ✋

💬 Cam said, “We went all over this beach.” But, as you all know, once a ring is in the sand, it is extremely difficult to see and find.”

🤸‍♂️ With everyone happy, smiling, and doing cartwheels, we headed off the beach knowing that Hattie and her grandmother’s special matching sterling silver starfish rings are once again back on both fingers where they belong.

🥰 It was so wonderful to see the joy in Hattie’s eyes and the look on her face as we walked off the beach. All was good in her world once again.

🌍❤️ I love my job—it’s the best job in the world.

🙏 Remember, “If it matters to you, it matters to us.”

💍 LOST SOMETHING PRECIOUS IN MAINE? DON’T PANIC! 🔍Whether it’s in the sand, the grass, or the water, The Ring Finders of Maine are here to help! We use professional, state-of-the-art metal detecting equipment to locate your lost rings, keys, cell phones, and family heirlooms.⏱️ Time is critical! The sooner you contact us, the better the chances of a successful recovery.📞 Call or Text us today: 207-423-3027

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Gold ring lost in lake, recovered Morse Bluff 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. Serving Lincoln and the greater Nebraska area. Why rent a metal detector when you can have the best.

Trey was enjoying the 4th of July holiday in the refreshing lake when….   you guessed it. His wedding ring of 2 years sank to the bottom.  They got face masks and spent time diving down with no success.  They turned to the internet, found me and I told him I’d be honored to come recovery it on the 5th out of the private lake.

 

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Man’s Wedding Ring Lost and Found in Vermont Lake

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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7/4/26
I got a call from the family of a fellow who had lost his wedding ring in the water at a Vermont State Park. He was having a great 4th of July day with his whole family, and was playing with his grandson in the water, pretending he was a shark’s jaw with his hands and arms. Then the fun quickly turned into sadness when he saw his ring missing.

Immediately the entire family when into search mode. They got lots of help from all the other beachgoers and even offered a generous reward. Everyone tried hard, especially the kids, sifting sand through their fingers and tiny play scoops. It would’ve been so cool if one of those kids had found it! But, unfortunately the water was a little riled up from all the activity and boat waves, so no-one found it.

We arranged for his two daughters to meet me there at 9:00 the next morning. I arrived and they took me to the search area, which by good fortune, was marked by a throwable life saver rack. After about 6 passes through the area, I got a real clear tone which was double tapping (double taps happen when the coil is very close to a target). I scooped up some sand and stones and there was a wedding ring! We knew it was his because it had their initials and marriage date on the inside. All three of us were so happy!!

The next day I got to meet the happy couple who is having their 46th anniversary in a few days! He made me some amazing rhubarb coffee cake, which sure hit the spot! Water searches can be very difficult and not as successful, sure am happy about this one ❤️

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Gold Ring Lost in Flowerbed Found With a Metal Detector

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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Ben called me on the early evening of July 6th from his home in Nolensville TN and told me that he lost his gold wedding band in his front yard. He was tending to some plants and his hands got wet. His ring fell off of his ringer, bounced off a concrete wall and landed in a flower bed. Ben spent three hours looking for the ring, but couldn’t find it. He did an online search for a metal detecting service in Nashville and my profile on TheRingFinders was the first thing to pop up. I was at Ben’s house in about 30 minutes. After he re-created what he was doing when the ring came off his finger I powered up the metal detector and got to searching. I used my pinpointer to probe around the base of a flowering bush and got a strong signal at the base of the stalk. Ben’s ring was down about 2” in the wet mulch and bark mixture. One of Ben’s neighbors across the street congratulated Ben, and he said he had no idea that there was an online directly of metal detectorists that go around finding people’s lost jewelry. I provided Ben with my card, which has a QR code with a link directly to my RingFinder profile so he can spread the word to his friends, family, co-workers and neighbor about TheRingFinders directory.

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Gold Wedding Ring recovered Minneapolis Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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While out doing yard work a few days back, Tennessee went in to take a break and noticed her wedding ring wasn’t on her finger. She only had the ring for 2 weeks. She looked all over the back yard and even borrowed a metal detector from neighbors to search for it. She learned quickly, these metal detectors are not a straight forward easy device to use. She gave up on the search and went online for help, she found theringfinders.com and gave me a call. I had an opening in just a couple days and we set up a search day & time. I’m working with new equipment to take video’s of my adventures in metal detecting. I used a bodycam and didn’t get sharp enough pictures to post.  I apologize, though give me a break as I’m just trying to learn all this new video and editing equipment. Anyway, glad I could help Tennessee.

Darrin –

 

 

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Lost Diamond Engagement Ring Found in Chicago

  • from Chicago (Illinois, United States)
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Received a call from a woman who had lost her diamond engagement ring,  in her yard in Chicago.

She had been waving her hand while showing her fiancé just how loose the ring was… you can probably guess what happened next.

The search area was full of tall grass and heavy trash, but after 45 minutes, luck—and persistence—paid off.

The ring was recovered, and it was absolutely beautiful.

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Ring lost at Mission Bay found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)
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Kai put his rings in his pocket before playing smash ball on the beach at Mission Bay. After playing, he realized that sometime during the game his rings escaped his pocket and were now in the sand somewhere. One was found, but, the other eluded the search. He gave me a call, but, I was over an hour away celebrating the 4th at a friend’s house. I agreed to do the search after I got home later that night. Kai headed home, but, sent me a map and address of where they were staying and playing. After fighting all the beach traffic, I managed to get to the search area about 12:45am. An hour of gridding later, and no ring, I walked over to where his friends were staying to see if anyone was still up that could help narrow the search area. Sure enough, even though Kai had gone home, a friend of his was still there at the air B&B. I was then shown the spot where smash ball was being played and I found the ring a short time later at 2am. I texted Kai and planned on re-uniting him with his ring later that day. As you can see, Kai was very happy to get his ring back! a pleasure meeting you and thank you for the reward.

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“A Piece of My Heart Back” — The Miracle Recovery of a Wedding Set at Porpoise Point in St. Augustine

  • from Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida, United States)
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🚨 Lost a ring on the beach? Trust an experienced professional to find it. Call or text Adam Greenburg (Lost Ring Florida) at (714) 785-5111. Serving St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and Jacksonville.

It started with a simple sunrise photo I posted to social media. Within an hour, a comment popped up that changed the entire trajectory of the day: a request to find a sister’s wedding set lost the day before at Porpoise Point in St. Augustine. I immediately contacted the family to gather the details and coordinate a rescue plan.

The story was a heartbreaker. While enjoying a family day at the beach, the wife had safely tucked her precious wedding rings into her bag. Unbeknownst to her, her 3-year-old opened the bag and dropped them somewhere into the hot, shifting sand. The family searched for hours on end without luck. Desperate to find them, they returned to Porpoise Point the following morning at 5:00 am to search the sand again. They even spotted a local metal detectorist and asked for help; he searched the area for 3 grueling hours but unfortunately walked away empty-handed.

They were completely heartbroken and convinced the rings were gone forever. I told them to hold onto hope, trust my experience and equipment, and meet me right back at the beach.

When I arrived, Porpoise Point in St. Augustine was absolutely packed with holiday weekend beachgoers. The pressure was on, but I fired up my gear and carefully mapped out a grid search. Just 15 minutes into the hunt, I got a beautiful signal. Digging into the sand, I recovered not just one, but both wedding rings safely.

The raw emotion in that moment is exactly why I do this. The husband immediately broke down and hugged me, and the surrounding crowd of beachgoers all burst into cheers!

Later that day, the wife sent me an incredible message that reminds me exactly why this work matters so much:

“I truly don’t even have the words to express my gratitude. Thank you for dropping everything and coming to help us find my rings the moment you heard they were missing. Your kindness, confidence, and willingness to be there without hesitation mean more to me than I could ever put into words. This was so much more than just a ring—it represents my family, our journey, and everything we’ve built together. Finding it felt like getting a piece of my heart back. Every time I look at it now, I’ll be reminded not only of what it symbolizes, but of you—your kindness and your selflessness, and the fact that you’ll always be a part of our story. That is something I will carry with me forever, and for that, I will always be grateful. Thank you again Adam. 😭😭”

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Wedding ring found in the water at Sanford Lake in Michigan

  • from Mount Pleasant (Michigan, United States)
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I got a call from a lady saying that her husband lost his wedding ring at Sanford Lake in Michigan. I met them both there to try to find it. The husband said he was in about a 75 foot long area along the beach in the water. He said that he didn’t go out farther than 30 feet. He was playing with his kids and crawling on the lake bottom. I figured that I would start at where he could crawl and keep his head above water. In less than five minutes and my first signal, I scooped up his ring.They were both happy to have it back and it made my day to get it back to him.

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Lost – Gold princess cut diamond engagement ring, New Smyrna Beach, FL – FOUND!!

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I received a text from Alex on Sunday morning. He said his fiancée had lost her engagement ring the previous day and asked if I could help. I told him to call me right away.

Seconds later, my phone rang. I could hear the tension in his voice as he explained where and when the ring had been lost. They had searched for quite a while but came up empty. I told him I could head there immediately. Since his fiancée, Bryanna, lived about 40 minutes away, he said she would meet me at the beach. I told him I’d get started and wait for her.

As I drove, I prayed that God would guide my search.

When I arrived, I fired up the Minelab Manticore. A few beach tents already occupied the area, and I could still see the marks in the sand from the previous evening’s search.

I began carefully gridding from the edge of the water into the dry sand where Bryanna believed the ring had come off. I had covered most of the likely area and was beginning to wonder if it had been lost somewhere else.

Then came a booming signal.

Just beneath the sand was the ring, crowned with a beautiful, large diamond. It was easy to understand why they had been so worried.

I walked back to the house where I had parked my car at Mike and Pam’s home, Bryanna’s best friend’s parents. Moments later, Bryanna and her mother arrived. I asked Bryanna to tell me one more time where she thought the ring had been lost. As she pointed toward the beach, I slowly raised the ring into her view.

First came a gasp. Then tears of joy.

Praise God! Another precious ring was safely back where it belonged.

*** Lost something important? Maybe I can help. I’m Ed Duffey, a Central Florida metal detecting specialist focused on recovering lost items. Whether it’s a ring, jewelry, keys, or even a phone, I search beaches, parks, yards, and shallow water—just about anywhere it might be hiding.

If it’s metal and it’s lost, there’s a good chance I can find it.757-419-0299

 

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