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Platinum Ring Recovered in River Ridge – Found in Seconds!

  • from New Orleans (Louisiana, United States)
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I received a message from a gentleman in River Ridge whose wife lost her platinum ring while walking through the front yard. They had a good idea of the general area where it slipped off, but after searching through the grass with a Minelab metal detector they purchased at Academy, they still couldn’t locate it.

I arrived at his home, introduced myself, turned on my detector, and the very first beep I heard was her ring. The entire recovery took about 5 seconds from when I turned the Nokta Makro Simplex Ultra on.

Always a great feeling handing a sentimental piece back to the owner.

If you’ve lost a ring or any metal item don’t hesitate to reach out to Anthony Cuccia at (985) 445-4514.

 

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Lost Silver Owl Sentimental Ring at Lanikuhonua Lagoon Ko Olina…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)
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This ring find began Sunday afternoon when I got a text from Kelsey who lives in Wahiawa on Oahu and was enjoying her day with friends at Lanikuhonua Lagoon on Ko Olina resort.  She put her Silver Owl Face ring in her beach bag for safe keeping.  At the end of the day the ring was missing from the bag.  Kelsey could only assume it fell out as she was putting items in and out of her bag.  It was getting late but there was just enough sunlight that I could get out to the lagoon for a quick hunt.  I grabbed my gear and headed off.  The traffic was really good so I got to the lagoon faster then I thought.  I started my hunt high up on the beach as that is where Kelsey had her beach items.  I worked my way down the slope and also noticed a high tide went all the way to the top of this beach.  That meant the ring probably traveled down the slope with each wave.  On a leg about 3/4 of the way down the slope I got a broken my decent high tone on the Manticore.  One scoop and there was an owl looking at me from inside my scoop.  Wow!  Now that’s a really cool ring.  The eyes would follow you as you rotated the ring.  When I got to my phone I texted then called Kelsey that i had found her unique sentimental ring.  She was obviously very relieved and met me today near my work for the return.  Have a Mele Kalikimaka and Aloha to Kelsey!

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Found Three Lost Rings in Snow! Random Lake, Wisconsin.

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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I was knee-deep in snow searching for a gold heirloom wedding ring in Kenosha, Wisconsin when my cellphone rang. The call was from Random Lake, Wisconsin resident, Kris Stemper. For those unfamiliar with Wisconsin, Random Lake is over an hour’s drive north from Kenosha.

An unfortunate flip of the wrist sent Kris’s wedding rings, all three of them, flying out into the snow in front of their house. The rings were mixed platinum and gold. The family obtained a metal detector but it proved to be a frustrating experience. The ground under the snow was full of metallic objects. And there was E.M.I. (Electromagnetic Interference) from buried electrical wires and cellphone towers in the area. Despite everyone’s best efforts, the three rings remained hidden in the snow. That’s when the decision was made to find a “professional” detectorist. Kris located me on the ring finders directory of metal-detecting specialists, an internet equivalent of the old Yellow Pages. Having found over 140 rings for clients, and having been detecting since the 1970’s, I guess that puts me into the “professional” bracket.

When I arrived in Random Lake, it was already dark. It was also my third search of the day, a day that totaled 296 miles on the road. Kris met me in front of the house and showed me the area where she believed her rings had come off. I could see evidence of previous search efforts in the snow. The thought occurred to me that the rings may have been stepped on and pushed down deeper into the snowbanks. My otherwise, trusty metal-detecting probe, had unfortunately stopped working at the previous search and so I had to dig in the snow with my mittens instead.

With the aid of a headlamp, I gradually expanded the search area and was eventually rewarded by a faint signal consistent with a fine band. My headlamp picked up a shimmer of silver and soon the first of Kris’s rings was safely in my pocket. Some moments later, the second ring, the platinum and diamond one, made its presence known and joined the first in my pocket. Finally the third ring, hidden in a clump of ice, made its appearance. And the smile on Kris’s face tells the rest of the story.

If you or someone you love has lost a ring. Don’t let its story end. Call a member of the ring finders today!

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Found! 111-Year-Old Heirloom Ring Lost in Snow – Kenosha, Wisconsin.

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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On December 8th, I was driving home to Waukesha, Wisconsin, from a successful ring search in McHenry, Illinois when my cellphone rang. The call was from Kenosha, Wisconsin, resident, Cheyene Hoppe. Cheyene and friends were enjoying a visit outside a downtown building two nights previous. That’s when a family heirloom ring went missing in the snow. The gold wedding ring was inscribed with the initials of Cheyene’s great grandfather along with the date of his wedding in 1914. He was married in Lithuania and later immigrated to the United States. Cheyene lovingly wore the ring in his memory. Now it was gone. She was heartbroken.

In the European way, Cheyene uses her hands a lot as she talks. But a flip of her hand resulted in the heirloom piece coming off. She had the sense that the ring ejected from her hand in an upward motion. But there was snow all around, including thick bushes, steps and landscaping. The ring could be anywhere.

Using my XP Deus II metal detector and hand probe, I carefully sifted through the snow on both sides of the walkway, probing in and around the snow-laden juniper bushes. The ring was nowhere to be found. Only three search locations remained, two planter boxes and a larger, 5’ tall box with several inches of snow covering them. The box was behind Cheyene at the time her ring came off. It had a sheet-metal top, which made using a metal detector out of the question. Instead, I used a small hand-held probe which allowed closer contact with the metal. Moving through the snow a few inches at a time, I cleared nearly two thirds of it from the box when a distinct beep noise announced the presence of a target. To everyone’s surprise, it was Cheyene’s heirloom ring! It was sitting in the snow on top of the box behind where she had been standing two nights before.

The smile on Cheyene’s face certainly tells the rest of the story! And I am so thrilled that the ring’s amazing 111-year-old story continues.

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Found Lost Wedding Ring in Snow! – McHenry, Illinois.

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Austin Gebert, was installing Christmas decorations in the front lawn of his McHenry, Illinois home when he lost his gold wedding ring. Nearly a foot of snow covered the ground. At one point, as Austin flipped snow off his cold bare hand, he felt the ring fly off. He told me on the phone, “It left my hand like a bullet.” The ring just vanished into the whiteness.

Austin reached out to me by phone on Sunday evening, December 7th. I arranged the hour-long drive the next morning and was greeted by Gabriela, Austin’s wife. She gave me a tour of the suspected lawn area. I noted several metallic Christmas decorations in the vicinity. These needed to be removed so as not to interfere with a metal-detection search.

An initial search failed to turn up Austin’s ring. I moved to a larger snow pile alongside the Gebert’s driveway where it had been shoveled. About 14 inches into the pile, I heard a faint signal in my headset. My trusty pin-pointer helped locate the target. Reaching in with my bare fingers I felt an unmistakable ring-like object and pulled it up and out into the light of day. Sure enough, it was Austin’s ring!

Since Austin was at work, I presented the ring to Gabriela whose face lit up like Christmas lights. Her smile tells the rest of the story.

Thank you, Austin, for the privilege of searching for and finding your missing wedding ring!

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Found wedding ring lost in snow! – Glendale, Wisconsin.

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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A late November snowstorm gave Glendale, Wisconsin resident, Bob Goding, the opportunity to enjoy quality time with his grandchildren. The snow was just the right consistency for building a snowman. But in the process, Bob’s gold wedding ring went missing, most likely when he shook snow out of his glove. He contacted me a couple days later and we arranged to conduct a metal-detecting search for his ring on December 2nd.

On arrival, all that remained of poor Mr. Snowman, was a scattering of lumps. Bob and his wife had discretely dissected him (after the grandchildren had gone home), this in case the ring had become encased inside the jolly figure. Sadly, Bob’s ring remained at large. And Mr. Snowman’s lumpy remains only added insult to injury.

I embarked on a grid search in the front lawn where the snowman had been created. Boot prints of all sizes bore evidence happier times. As I expanded the search area, a signal in my headset invited attention. The conductivity numbers were in the range of a man’s gold ring. Indeed, the target turned out to be Bob’s missing, but now found, wedding ring! And the smile on Bob’s face tells the rest of the story.

If you or someone you know has lost a ring in the snow, grass, leaves, sand, underwater, or elsewhere, chances are it’s still there. Don’t let its story end. Call today! We’d love to add your smile to our growing list of happy clients.

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Lost White Gold Man’s Wedding Ring in Grove City, OH. “FOUND”

  • from Newark (Ohio, United States)
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I received a call about a lost wedding band that had gone missing somewhere in the backyard. It happened on an ordinary snowy day while the homeowner was outside playing with the dog. When he came back inside, he realized the ring was no longer on his finger. He checked his camera footage and confirmed it had been lost outdoors, but pinpointing the exact spot was the challenge.

Although much of the snow had already melted, the ring was still nowhere to be found. I was able to schedule and perform a search within a few days of the loss. I began by thoroughly scanning most of the backyard with no success, so I continued expanding the search into other areas. Eventually, the ring was discovered tucked away near the stairs leading up to the deck—carefully hidden out of sight.

The homeowner was incredibly relieved and grateful to have the wedding band returned.

Lost White Gold Man’s Wedding Ring in Grove City, OH. “FOUND”

Lost White Gold Man’s Wedding Ring in Grove City, OH. “FOUND”

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iPhone Cell Phone Lost In The Windham Maine Snow, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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Thursday morning, December 4th, I received a phone call from Kandy. Kandy’s friend, Corey, had lost his cell phone, a few days earlier, while shoveling his driveway, during a snow storm. Corey wasn’t able to call me, because, well, he lost his phone. Kandy told me that Corey searched the areas that he had shoveled, along the driveway and up to the shed, on his Town of Windham, Maine property. Kandy and others had also searched the snow and snow banks, for Corey’s phone, without finding it. Kandy asked if I could search for the phone, with my metal detector. I told her I could absolutely search for it , but it would be in an hour or so, as Cheryl and I were in Biddeford, Maine, running errands. I told Kandy that as soon as I returned home, I would grab my metal detecting equipment and head to Windham, Maine. It was now just after 10:00am and I figured I could get to Corey’s house around 11:30am and 12:00pm. Candy said that would be great and if I needed anything, she only lived approximately 10 minutes away.
After dropping Cheryl off at home and loading my equipment up, I left for the Windham Maine Highland Lake area, arriving at 11:45am. I immediately took a photo, of the driveway and sent it to Kandy. I want to make sure I had the right property and not someone else’s. Kandy replied immediately and confirmed I had the correct property. The search area was not very large, at all. I was estimating 15-20 minutes to search the shoveled areas. I would start at the left front of the driveway, as you faced the house. I would search straight up the driveway and walkway, then turn and come down the right side of the driveway. As I started, I could see quite a few potential obstacles, in the way of large pieces of metal. While searching, large metal will mask the item, I am looking for. My metal detector cannot get within a foot or two of vehicle, lawn furniture, even houses, with aluminum siding. If the item I am looking for, is next to one of these sources of interference, I may not be able to find the item. As soon as I started, I saw a cyclone fence, lawn furniture and other metal objects. If I was unable to locate the phone, because of this metal, I would need to go back and use my pinpointer, sticking into the snow and hoping it picks up the phone. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
As I made my way along the cyclone fence, it really wasn’t interfering at all, except in the area, of the support posts, for the fence. So far, so good but still no phone. Next up was the path, to the shed and there was no interference and also no phone. I then made my way back down the path, along the house, with interference, but still no phone. I only had a 25-30 foot section of snow to search, from the corner of the house, to the mailbox. Approximately 1/2 way between the corner of the house and the mailbox, I received a very loud high tone, reading 96, on my VDI screen. I couldn’t see anything, so I continued swinging the coil, removing a little snow, from the area, with each swing. All of a sudden, I saw the side outline of something black, just like a phone. I removed a little more snow and verified that it was Corey’s phone. My first thought was, YES, I wan’t have to go back along the metal interference it’s and search manually, with the pinpointer. I then took a photo, of the phone, all covered in snow and sent it to Kandy. The entire search, from the timestamp on the photo I took and sent to Kandy, at the start of the search, to the photo I just took of the phone was just 18 minutes. Not to bad. I then called Kandy and she was so happy that Corey would be getting his phone back. Kandy arrived about 10-15 minutes and thank me again for coming out so quickly and expressed amazement that the phone was found and so fast. She told me that where I found the phone wasn’t searched throughly because Corey really thought it wasn’t lost in that area and most of the search effort was along the other areas. As you all know, if you aren’t sure where something was lost, it could be anywhere. Kandy then took a few photos of me holding the phone, as she preferred not be be all over social media. As I was leaving, Kandy was still all smiles, thanking me and was heading, into the house, to leave Corey’s phone inside. Later that afternoon, Kandy sent me a message

“Thank you again! Really appreciate you coming so quickly. Corey is very grateful that you found his phone.”

So, more smiles and another phone back up to the ear. I have the best job, in the world.😀❤️🙏

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Gold Baby Ring Lost in the Sand at Santa Monica Beach…Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

It was already dark when I received Jason’s call. He was at the beach with friends having fun when he noticed his ring missing from his finger. He wanted to know if I could help, and I let him know I would leave immediately to help find his ring. He said he and his friends would meet me there.

I got there in the dark, and began walking down the beach to where they said they had been. When I got there no one was there, so I called him to find out if he was around, and he let me know they were on the way. When they arrived he showed me how he had jumped from the lifeguard tower, and when he landed his ring was gone. I began my search where he had showed me, but found nothing. So I began to work out of the area. Then after about 5 more minutes I had his ring, and handed it back to him. It was a ring that was placed on his finger when he was a baby, that’s why it was split. Jason was very happy to have back.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

AGAIN, PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 310-953-5268

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Gold Promise Ring Lost in the Sand at Dockweiler Beach…Found and Happily Returned

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

Luna called. She had lost her promise ring right at the water’s edge at the beach the day before, and was wondering if I could help her. I let her know that I would meet her there at her earliest convenience, so we arranged a time to meet.

I got to the beach, and found Luna very quickly because there were very few people there. There were a couple of areas, and a stretch sand to cover. I searched each spot she showed me, and then worked on the stretch of sand. I made pass after pass finding a few trash metal pieces, and then got a nice faint signal in the head phones. I put my scoop in, and pulled out a delicate small ring which turned out to be the one we were looking for. She was very happy to have it back.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

AGAIN, PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 310-953-5268

 

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