happy 2026 everyone! beautiful ring returns back to owners mom while on vacation on Vancouver island!
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Lost ring in the snow.
I found this ladies engagement ring in Mt Pleasant Michigan. She felt it come off her finger while playing with her dog.Her and her husband put me in the right place. I found it in about 20 minutes, and was glad for that, so I could get us back inside where it’s warm. They both were very happy and I was very happy to find it.
Car key fob lost and found Belleville Ontario
Received a message from Brianna about her husband having lost a whole bunch of keys, including their car key fob, while clearing a drive way with a snowblower. His key chain broke while clearing snow the night before. Met up with her and she confirmed she was missing a car key fob and an appartement key fob as well. After looking at where the snow had been thrown in the yard by snowblower, I started detecting/gridding the area and soon found a couple set of keys that she wasn’t even aware went missing. Eventually, 2 key fobs and 2 set of keys were recovered. Disaster averted and another happy ending. Life is good!
Lost Sterling Silver Thumbprint Ring Found in Wooster, Ohio!
Saturday morning I woke up to a missed call and text from Chris. The text said he had lost a ring in Wooster, Ohio and asked if I’d be interested in helping him recover it. I messaged him immediately and he called me right back. His wife had been cleaning snow off her car the night before and the ring flung off. He explained that the ring had tremendous sentimental value, as they had lost their son a few years back and this was a memory ring they’d had made through the funeral home with their son’s thumbprint on it. They had searched the car and the immediate area, but no luck. He called around to several friends to inquire if anyone had a metal detector and then he did a little searching online and found The Ring Finders. Within the hour we arrived at Chris’s house. He showed us where she’d been parked the night before and we got to work. There was a lot of interference, with the driveway, porch steps and a drainage pipe all within the tight search area. After the first couple of swings, I switched my Deus to a modified “fast” program and within two minutes I located the ring about two feet from the driveway and two inches from the drainage pipe! Chris rushed in to get his wife, who did not know we had found it yet. She came out to the garage and, as he was introducing us, I handed her the ring. The look on her face was priceless as she grasped the ring and held it to her chest, thanking us. This is why we do what we do! That look, that moment…there is nothing like it! The whole thing (from initial contact to handing her the ring) took less than an hour, but that moment will last forever!
Ring Found In Backyard, Portland, MI
It was a busy day on Sunday. At noon the ring at Grand Valley State was found and then at around 4PM we found this ring. Tommy called me and said his fiancee had let the dogs out the backdoor and was playing with them when her ring came up missing. On arriving Tommy took me to the backyard and I observed an area about 10ft square where they had been searching for the ring. There was about 2 inches of snow on the grass. Kiana was at work so she was not available to add her input into her actions. I made 2 passes with the detector and found out the amount of trash targets were overwhelming with all the chatter. Being the coldest day of the year I told Tommy he better go inside and stay warm because this was going to take me some time to sort out all the trash. Shortly after he went inside I got the signal I was looking for. About a foot from the concrete pad to the back door I got that strong gold tone and there was the ring. I told Tommy to send me a picture of Kiana when she got home. I suggested he surprise her with the glass of wine with the ring in it trick when she got home. 2 more entries to my book of smiles, what a fun day!
Metal Detector Man Detecting Service Heips Young Man find his Ring .. Crystal Cove State Beach, California
Jose called Stan the Metal Detector Man to find his silver ring lost at Crystal Cove State Beach, CA. If you need help where a metal detector can be used call or text Stan .. 949-500=2136
*** Jose called me asking about my metal detecting service. He had been at Crystal Cove State Beach which is in the city of Newport Beach, CA. His church group had organized a beach day with swimming and games on the sand. Jose took off his silver ring, placing it securely in the bottom of his backpack.
On the bus ride home to San Bernardino,CA. He could not find his ring. He believed it must be on the beach where he had been all day. It was impossible to return to search for the ring. They were almost home, 50 miles from the beach.
After returning home he was able to get on his computer, getting ideas on how to find a ring lost in the sand. While searching the web, he got my contact information. He gave me detailed verbal information of where he was on the beach, near 4 trash cans.
I traveled 5 miles to Crystal Cove State beach, found the location, Jose described .. ( 4 trash cans ) .. Within 30 minutes of grid searching with my Minelab Manticore metal detector, I had Jose’s precious silver ring in my sand scoop. Jose was able to meet me a few days later to pick up his ring.
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Ring Found At Grand Valley State College, Allendale, MI
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ydney sent me a text this morning saying she lost her oura ring last night while sledding down a hill on campus after midnight. They went out there this morning searching for the ring again but came up empty. I met her and her friends at the site and she said the oura app showed the ring on the hillside this morning. While searching she brings up the app again and it says her ring should be in the area she is standing. I start to move toward her and she looks down and sees her ring laying upright in the snow. Sometimes you just get lucky! That is one happy trio!!
ydney sent me a text this morning saying she lost her oura ring last night while sledding down a hill on campus after midnight. They went out there this morning searching for the ring again but came up empty. I met her and her friends at the site and she said the oura app showed the ring on the hillside this morning. While searching she brings up the app again and it says her ring should be in the area she is standing. I start to move toward her and she looks down and sees her ring laying upright in the snow. Sometimes you just get lucky! That is one happy trio!!Lost Gold Ring Maryville Tennessee…Found
John and his wife were finishing up yard work at their house, when he realized his wedding ring was missing from his finger. They looked around for an hour before dark with no luck. He decided to look on the internet to rent or buy a metal detector and luckily found The Ring Finders. He contacted me and we made plans to meet the following day. I searched for about twenty minutes in the area they said they were working and there it was, hiding below the grass. Now the ring is back on John’s finger, where it belongs. Smiles all around!
Diamond Ring Found In Chicago
First Recovery In 2026
Received a call from a woman in Chicago that lost her 18k diamond ring while throwing out salt on the front sidewalk from her porch. Found it on the second swing. I’m hoping this is the start of a trend,
Great start to the year.
57 Year old Engagement Ring Found in Seaweed on Reef
On Sunday, Margaret was snorkelling at Maitai Bay when she felt her wedding ring catch on her knuckle. As she reseated it, she realised her engagement ring of 57 years had already slipped off into the water.
With heavy hearts, the family returned home, leaving the ring somewhere out in the water.
The next day, Margaret’s daughter visited a jewellers in Kerikeri who suggested she contact me.
I got the call, loaded the water-hunting gear into the car, and headed north to Maitai Bay.
Sarah, Margaret’s daughter, met me there and we went to the spot where they’d been snorkelling — a small rocky bay with crystal-clear, calm water and a steady stream of snorkellers coming and going. Fortunately, the sandy bottom and tidal surges meant the ring was likely buried and hidden from sight.
After my usual “20 questions” with Sarah to narrow down the highest-probability areas, it was clear there was a 50:50 chance I’d need to return with scuba gear. If the ring was in deeper water, at least it would be safe from the many beady eyes peering down from the surface.
While Sarah and her brother searched by snorkelling nearby, I began a systematic detector search. Time passed and Sarah eventually had to head off, leaving me to continue into the afternoon.
A couple of hours later, after expanding the search area, I was ferreting around in the kelp along the edge of the reef and, under the kelp, nestled in a small crevice in the rock, was the gold and diamond ring.
It had likely slipped off when Margaret was either climbing onto, or off, a small rock for a rest.
The next day, I met the family in Kerikeri and had the pleasure of handing the ring back to Margaret.
As a bonus, her granddaughter had made me a beautiful thank-you card, which has now joined the others on the shelf above my desk
