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Lost Wedding Ring found in Charlestown, Rhode Island

  • from Charlestown (Rhode Island, United States)
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Dan contacted me to ask for my help in finding his lost wedding ring.  This is Dan’s story of what happened…” When setting my boat anchor, my wedding ring got caught on the chain and went flying into Ninigret Pond over two weeks ago. My own attempts to find the ring were wildly unsuccessful and I had pretty much accepted the fact that my 15-year-old wedding ring was lost to the depths of Davey Jones locker. My last-ditch effort was to search google for a local detectorist, and after a two-minute inquiry, I found Gary Bonin of The Ring Finders right in Charlestown………..We set off on a boat trip to find my ring! After arriving at the location and showing Gary the general area where I thought the ring would be, he located it in under 20 minutes! The ring was almost unrecognizable after two weeks in salt water which turned my white gold ring into yellow gold! Even more ironic, when I identified the ring from the engraving with the date of our wedding, Gary remarked ‘oh, that’s my birthday’.  After using polishing compound once I got home, the ring is back to its old “white gold ” self. I cannot recommend Gary and The Ring Finders enough. Before you give up hope your ring or other valuables are lost to the beach or ocean, call Gary!”

 

 

 

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Lost Ring Found at Narragansett Town Beach Rhode Island

  • from Charlestown (Rhode Island, United States)
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I received a call from Eric who lost his ring in the sand while he was sitting on a blanket on the beach. He told me that the ring had special meaning because he bought it while on vacation in Greece, and it couldn’t be replaced.  I explained that I had hurt my back, and it was difficult for me to metal detect.  However, after hearing how much it meant to him, I decided to give it a try.  When I told my wife, Jeanne, she knew I would not be able to metal detect due to my injury and suggested that I bring my daughter, Emily, in case I needed help with the search.  By the time I walked from the car to the beach, I was in too much pain to walk any further and had to sit down.  Luckily, we had brought a beach chair in case I needed it.  I told my daughter that she was going to have to search for the ring.  Emily went with Eric to where he had been sitting on the beach and found the lost ring in the sand in five minutes.  I was happy that I followed my wife’s suggestion and brought my daughter along.  Thank you, Emily, for coming through for me.  Eric was thrilled to have his ring back!

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Lost Wedding Ring in the Sand, Beach Haven NJ, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Kenny’s vacation at the Jersey Shore took an unexpected turn when he realized his wedding ring was missing after a great day at the beach. Despite searching around for a while, he came up empty-handed and reluctantly headed back to the house. But instead of accepting the loss, Kenny reached out to me for help.

I suggested he quickly retrace his steps while the location was still fresh in his mind and drop a pin on Google Maps to mark the spot where he thought the ring was lost. The ring was lost the prior day, so this was important as the landscape changes rapidly at the beach. When I arrived, we walked together to the location, and after marking the spot in the sand, I asked Kenny to show me any pictures he had from that day. One picture, in particular, stood out, helping me line up the exact area where he had been. Interestingly, it was a few feet off from where the pin was dropped, so I decided to start my search where both points intersected.

It didn’t take long before my metal detector picked up a strong signal. I dug into the sand, and there it was—Kenny’s wedding ring! His daughter stood by with wide eyes, amazed that we had found it so quickly. Neither of them really believed it would be possible.

When people ask how successful I am, I always tell them it depends on how well they remember where their item was lost. But in the end, if you get me in the correct spot, with a little help from my metal detector, no ring can truly hide.

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Bracelet Lost in Lagoon, Point Pleasant Beach NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Margaret reached out to me about recovering her bangle bracelet, which had slipped off her wrist while she was cleaning the windows on her boat. I told her I’d be able to help but needed a few details, including the water depth and photos of the dock area, the boat, and the exact spot where the bracelet had fallen. Once she sent the information, we set a day and time for the recovery.

Margaret couldn’t make it due to work, but her husband, John, met me at the boat. I searched the area thoroughly for about an hour and a half. There was one promising signal, but it turned out to be part of a crab trap. Since I was leaving for vacation the next day, I assured John I’d be back afterward to continue the search. I suggested we dive for the bracelet, which would make things simpler, and they agreed.

After my return, I met John at the boat with diving gear, ready to continue the search. In about 25 minutes, Margaret’s bracelet was recovered and brought safely out of the water. John couldn’t believe it and mentioned how thrilled Margaret would be to have her bracelet back.

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Lost White Gold Engagement Ring Found in Snow in Akron, Ohio!

  • from Wooster (Ohio, United States)
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This (Tuesday) morning I saw I’d missed a text overnight from Celeste in Akron, Ohio. The text said her fiancée, Khaliya, had lost her white gold engagement ring in their snow filled parking lot on Monday. Unable to find it, they had asked around to see if anyone had a metal detector. They were able to get a hold of one and gave it a try, but without any experience with a detector, they had no luck, just a lot of noise. Then someone told them about Ring Finders and Celeste decided to “give it shot” and reached out. 

I have to admit, I didn’t have very high hopes at first, especially being a parking lot! First of all, Ohio was slammed with snow over the weekend, and a lot of places were still “digging” out! Secondly, some parking lots can be tough, with rebar and other structural supports running beneath them causing interference. Plus, with traffic and pedestrians, a ring can be kicked, moved, run over, dragged or even picked up! You name it, it could happen! Third, plowing! If the parking lot had been plowed, or if the snow had been removed…it wouldn’t bode well. I expressed these concerns to Celeste when I messaged her back and the response was just what we (as detectorists) love to hear in a situation like this; gravel parking lot, had not been plowed. Great!!

I arrived in front of their house around 1 pm and they met me at my truck. They explained that they were helping their roommate get their vehicle out of the snow and had been pushing the car up the driveway. We followed the path they took and then I sent them inside (it was single digits with a negative windchill!) and told them I’d text when I found it. Less than five minutes later, BAM! Clear tone, one to two inches down in the snow, there it was! I text Celeste with a simple, “Got it!” and received, “OMG! Coming!” 

I took a couple of pictures of the ring as I waited and when they arrived, they were both so excited and couldn’t believe how quickly I had found it! I handed Khaliya her ring and I showed them exactly where it was found. They thanked me, we snapped some pictures and I sent them back in to get warm! I loaded up the truck, blasted the heat and headed home, smiling! It never gets old! 

Khaliya and her ring with Celeste!

Khaliya and her ring with Celeste!

The ring, close up!

The ring!

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  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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Phone Home! 📱❄️
Winter strikes again! ⛄ We recently helped a client recover their phone after it went missing during a snow shoveling session. Armed with their Find My Phone app data 📍 and a crucial clue. They remembered exactly where their music stopped playing 🎵, and we got to work.
Our team member Kati systematically covered the area from where the music cut out all the way to the end of the driveway. When that search came up empty, she expanded the grid and found the phone at the very top of the driveway where they’d first started shoveling. Mystery solved! 🎉
Two Important Takeaways:
✅ Always zip your pockets before heading out to shovel! 🧥 It’s an easy step that can save you a lot of headache (and cold fingers searching through snow). 🥶
✅ Your music didn’t stop because your battery died, you might have just walked out of Bluetooth range! 🔊 That silent phone could still be powered on and waiting to be found.
We’re thrilled we could help reunite this phone with its owner. 💙 If you’ve lost something valuable in the snow, yard, or anywhere else, don’t hesitate to reach out. We love a good recovery story! 🙌
❄️🔍 Greenwood Detecting – Finding What Matters ✨
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Lost Ring Warren NJ… Found

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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Kati from Greenwood Detecting recently helped recover
a ring that was lost during a lively party — and it
couldn’t have ended better 🎉.
While playing, a young girl tossed a water bottle 💦,
and in that split second, the ring she was wearing on
her pinky went flying along with it. Understandably, the
ring seemed lost for good.
Kati carefully scanned the area where the bottle was
thrown 🔍, and with patience and precision,
successfully located and recovered the ring 💍✨.
After the recovery, we received an incredibly kind
message from the girl’s father, Craig — the kind of
message that reminds us exactly why we do what we
do.
😊 Bringing smiles back to people’s faces is what
Greenwood Detecting is all about. 😊
Moments like these make every search worth it.
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Lost Ring Scotch Plains NJ… Found!!!

  • from Millburn (New Jersey, United States)
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💍 Another Successful Recovery by Greenwood Detecting! 🎯
Greenwood Detecting recently had the privilege of helping a gentleman recover his missing wedding ring — a piece with deep personal meaning. The ring went missing after a day spent doing yard work and playing baseball with his grandson ⚾🌱.
Our team carefully scanned the areas where the yard work and baseball activities took place, but initially came up empty. Just as we were wrapping up, the gentleman mentioned one key detail: he had been wearing gloves while working and pointed out the spot where he had taken them off and put them back on several times 🧤.
That final clue made all the difference.
 Lo and behold — the ring was right there! ✨
Moments like these remind us why attention to detail matters and why we do what we do. Another meaningful item reunited with its owner and another happy ending for Greenwood Detecting.
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Family Heirloom Ring Found In Alsip, Illinois

  • from Chicago (Illinois, United States)
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Received a call from a woman in Alsip, lost her heirloom ring while playing in the yard with her children. Told me it has been in the family for decades.

They searched the night before for over 4 hours with a flashlight with no success. It was hidden in the snow pretty good, they never would have seen it.

Just so happy to get it back to her.

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Frigid ring search ends on warm note! Deerfield, Wisconsin

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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My car showed the outside temperature at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. A stiff 15 mile an hour wind put the wind-chill factor at minus 25. It reminded me of the extreme winters my wife and I experienced when we lived in Alberta, Canada. I opened a package of hand warmers and slipped them into my large leather mittens. I knew I would need them.

A text message from Deerfield, Wisconsin resident, Alisa O’Neil asked for help in recovering her platinum wedding rings. The rings slipped off her hand and vanished into the winter landscape as she was running back from the mailbox in front of her home. She and her husband, Trevor, scoured the area, even used a metal detector, but they could not locate the missing rings.

Alisa’s father discovered my metal-detecting services on TheRingFinders.com, an international directory of metal-detecting specialists. Upon arrival, Alisa showed me where the rings had flown off her hand. Under such circumstances they could be anywhere, on the snow-covered roof or caught in the thick bows of a nearby pine tree. And so began an ever-widening sweep of the ground in the bitter cold. After 4 hours of searching however, the rings remained lost.

We took a short break, enjoying a scrumptious cup of freshly brewed coffee and homemade cookies. The warmth felt ever so good! And the coffee, I must add, was outstanding; Alisa knows coffee! The short break helped to spur us on.

I wanted to double check an area by the sidewalk. Reinforcing steel in the concreate made it difficult to hear any non-ferrous signals in the snow next to it. For this challenging area I swapped coils on my detector for one that uses a higher-frequency. It is particularly sensitive to gold and platinum in what detectorists call, “trashy” locations. Finally, five hours into the frigid search, a promising signal invited further investigation. The reinforcing iron close by was doing its best to overwhelm the detector, camouflaging the ring’s hiding place. But as it turned out, the signal was indeed that of Alisa’s wedding rings, complete with their gorgeous 2-carat diamond centerpiece! To say Alisa was ecstatic, is an understatement! I should have taken a video of her happy dance, squeals and all! Suddenly, nobody was aware of the cold!

If you or someone you know has lost a ring in the snow, don’t let the ring’s story end. It’s more than a ring. Give us a call. We’d love to warm up your day!

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