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Lost Yellow Gold Cartier Juste un Clou Ring at Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)
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This ring find began when I got a call from Arjun who said his friend Milena lost her Cartier Ring and they believed it might be in the dry sand at Hilton Hawaiian Village.  They were friends from High School in Sacramento California and enjoying their Hawaii vacation on the beach.  Milena had put her ring in a wallet and then a beach bag and when she went to get it the next day it was gone.  They checked everywhere they thought possible and when it wasn’t found only the beach remained.  I told Arjun I was picking up some Sushi at Kojo’s, but when I was done, I’d grab my gear and be there in about 20 minutes.  We met at the Hot Dog truck and walked to the beach.  In route we saw no less than three other metal detectorists scanning the beach.  I told Milena & Arjun that was worrisome because that beach is detected constantly.  When we arrived in the area Milena’s friend Nathaniel drew a grid box in the sand for me and I started the hunt.  Several targets were retrieved so I was thinking if the ring was lost here we have a chance.  Then I found a nice bling ring and a Silver CZ earring.  About two thirds of the way thru the grid I got a solid centerline dot 29 on the Manticore and in one scoop there was Milena’s beautiful Cartier Juste un Clou Ring in the scoop.  I pulled the ring from the scoop and held it up so Milena’s friends on the beach could see I found the ring.  They all jumped up and came running over to see.  I think I was amazed and shocked as they were.  Several tourists on the beach began to clap and shout congrats!  Milena was back in her hotel room so her friend’s took a pic of the ring and texted her to come down to the beach.  I always hand the ring back in person just to be safe.  We had several laughs and hugs and the graduates said this really cheered up their day.  Later I got a text “Your a life saver!”  I don’t know about that but these kids sure made me feel young again.  Much “Aloha” to Colleen, Jed, Arjun, Milena, Emma & Nathaniel!

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Missing Ring in Danville, Recovered from the Trash!

  • from Walnut Creek (California, United States)
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Bay Area Ring Finders: Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

When I tell people that almost all the rings I recover within a home come from the trash, they look doubtful.  Here is another instance that proves my point.

Mia contacted me about a missing ring inside a home.  She goes on to tell me a story that, when it ends, I make one request… do not take out the trash.

It would be a week before I could get to this search due to my volunteer work with the BSA and taking several youth scouts to camp.  However, upon my return, I contacted Mia to schedule our search effort.

There were four large trash bags laid side by side when I arrived.  We separated the trash and scanned each object with a pin-pointer as we went through the refuse.  On the second of the four bags, a clue…a chip bag that Mia had admitted to have been munching on the night the ring went missing.  Moments later, I was handing Mia her beautiful Platinum and Diamond ring,  We had made the recovery!!!

Less than 20 minutes into our search, we celebrated another success and another missing ring from within a home, located in the trash bin.

Thank you Mia for entrusting me with the location and recovery of this beautiful piece of jewelry.  I wish you the best for your future!

Bay Area Ring Finders: Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

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Titanium Wedding Band lost In the Delta…Recovered!

  • from Walnut Creek (California, United States)
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Bay Area Ring Finders: Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

After an exciting baby shower the day prior, Nina and her family spent the day on a little beach on Sherman Island in the delta.  The day was beautiful and the weather perfect.  That was, until Nina’s husband Chris lost his titanium wedding band when playing with his nephews in the water.  He was extremely disappointed to say the least and a dark cloud loomed over an otherwise perfect weekend.

I was made aware of the incident and agreed to perform a search the following day.  Water recoveries in the summer are always a welcome escape from warm inland temperatures, but this day was very windy and the water was choppy, not ideal for searching.

None the less, my boys and I made our way out into the water and started the process of locating the missing ring.  A number of objects in the water meant that this area most likely had never seen a detector.  Bottle caps, pull tabs (some very old), lead weights all made for a noisy and busy search.  I could tell with every piece of trash we pulled and minutes passing that Nina was losing hope.

When I recovered the ring I knew that Nina and her sister had not noticed.  I gave it to my oldest boy to take to the beach like all the other trash we recovered, but this time he asked, “did the ring look like this?”  Confused the two looked at the ring then all at once realized… We had Made The Recovery!

A celebration ensued and I even allowed myself to have a celebratory White Claw with my new friends.  I learned all about the two’s courtship, marriage, and the new special package about to bless their lives.  It was a joyous time and I was glad I got to take part in their story, however small my part was. It was a pleasure to meet you Nina and we wish you the very best!

Bay Area Ring Finders: Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

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Huge Gold Class Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Rehoboth Beach, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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As a Ring Finder for 10 years now I have come to love the thrill of being able to return precious, sentimental, sometimes valuable keepsakes to folks who thought they were lost forever! This past Saturday in Rehoboth Beach, DE I found just such a precious, sentimental keepsake! It was a Gold Class of 1962 Kings College (Wilkes Barre, PA) class ring! 1962….This ring was in the possession of someone for 64 years!!! I felt obligated and excited about the challenge of finding its owner. There were clearly engraved initials on the inside: H.F.M. I first posted a picture of the ring in the local Lewes/Rehoboth Facebook Group. Countless people contributed to ideas and strategies to track down the ring’s owner! Fellow Kings College graduates crawled out of the woodwork and put me in touch with the alumni office….Then a 1960 graduate of Kings College found those initials in a 1962 yearbook….Hugh F Mundy. Sadly, Mr Mundy passed away in 2023…what a great man. Decorated war hero and a respected and accomplished PA state judge. His obituary listed his wife and children’s names and a simple google search allowed me to track them down. It turns out Mr Mundy’s daughter, Maura, a fellow Kings College grad, had been wearing his ring every day since his passing.  Maura was devastated when the ring slipped off her finger in the waves at Rehoboth Beach Friday…she assumed the ring was gone forever. I was so happy to get in touch with Maura and her mother and be able to return this ring that was beyond precious to them!

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West coast of Hawaii – Ring Saved in Paradise

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The west coast of Hawaii Island a dawn is a beautiful spot to do a ring recovery!

Happy to have returned a family treasure to this couple.

 

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Silver Pandora Bracelet Lost in the Soft Sand, Found and Returned North Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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In the early afternoon of Aug 3 2026, I saw 3 different notifications on my FB account. All 3 were recommending me to a young lady, Ashton to help find her silver Pandora bracelet. In her post she had stated, “Hi everyone! I lost my Pandora bracelet on the beach around coconuts 2 days ago and I was wondering if it had been found.” Included in her post was a picture of the bracelet with a small charm attached. There was no need to follow up on her post, so I waited to see if I’d hear from her. At 2:27 p.m. I got a text on my business suite saying, “Hello! I was told to contact you for finding Pandora bracelets. I had lost mine 3 days ago and was wondering if you could help me find it!” I immediately responded saying, “Call me.” I included my phone number. A Short time later I got a call from Tate, a friend of Ashton. I got a little more information from him and told him I’d be there in about 15-20 minutes. I grabbed my Equinox 800 and was on my way.

When I arrived at the parking area for the beach access, both Ashton and Tate were sitting on the board walk stairs waiting for me. As we’re walking out on the beach, I learned that the day she lost it, they had walked roughly 2 blocks down the beach to Coconuts, a Tiki bar and grill, for lunch. They said that they walked in the high sand. So, I had Tate stand on the left side and Ashton on the right showing the extreme edges of their path. I started a grid search from one side to the other as we walked down the beach. After we got a pretty good distance down the beach, maybe 4 blocks or so, they came up to me and said, “we think we went too far.” So, we backtracked to a point where there was a path to the parking lot that Ashton said she had walked down. Just to clear that area, I started down the path with Tate close behind. About halfway down the path, I got a solid 15 on the 800’s VDI (visual display indicator). I assumed a silver bracelet would ring up in the mid 20s but wasn’t positive. When I’m on a search for someone, I check all targets just to make sure anyway. So, I moved the sand with my foot and pushed out a silver Pandora bracelet. Tate saw it and said, “I think that’s hers.” I reached down and picked it up and told him not to say anything. We both noticed the charm wasn’t on the bracelet, so I went over the area numerous times but couldn’t find it. Ashton had stayed at the entrance to the path, so I walked back to her and asked her, “What’s your bracelet look like?” As she’s pulling a picture up on her phone, I held the bracelet up and said, “Does it look like this?” She froze, couldn’t talk, and didn’t move, just stared at her bracelet and not believing it. While I was with Ashton, Tate was on his hands and knees going through the sand where the bracelet was, trying to find the charm. I went back over the whole path and couldn’t find the charm. Ashton said the charm only comes off when the bracelet isn’t clasped. So, it should have been right there but wasn’t. I went back out the next morning with my Gold Bug Detector and pin pointer and searched again with no luck.

Ashton, thank you for trusting me to help find your bracelet, it’s now back where it belongs. I wish you all the best in your life’s endeavors.

Jim

 

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Lost for 8 years

  • from Torch Lake (Michigan, United States)
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Got a text message about a lost ring in Torch Lake MI.  Owner had lost it 8 years prior throwing a ball back and forth.  Loaded up the jet ski and rode out to their house and started the search on the suspected location.  Was about 40 mins later and found the ring within 10 ft of owners circled area.  Met up with and returned the ring a couple weeks later.  Thank you for the call to find your lost ring, glad you got it back!

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Olympian Loses Gold in Kansas

  • from Kansas City (Missouri, United States)
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Olympians Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis lost 2 gold rings in their backyard.  RingFinders to the rescue!  Searching for their rings, with a cheering section attending. was pretty crazy but so exciting.  (No pressure here!)  Found the first ring within 5 minutes and it took another 20 minutes to find the other.  Another happy ending and another very satisfied customer!!  Love being a RingFinder 😊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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Newlywed’s Engagement Ring Lost In The Beach Sand, Found With A Metal Detector, In Ocean Park, Maine Old Orchard Beach

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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💍 FOUND AT THE BEACH! 🌊✨

Talk about a rollercoaster of a day for a couple of newlyweds!

On July 11th, Jen and her husband Ryan—married for just one single month—were enjoying a beautiful Maine summer day on the beach in Ocean Park, Maine with 15 to 20 of their closest family and friends.

Suddenly, the unthinkable happened. Jen went to remove her engagement ring, and it 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, vanishing deep into the sand somewhere in front of her. 😮

The entire group jumped into action, searching the sand, but couldn’t find a trace of it. That’s when someone in the crowd made the brilliant suggestion to call The Ring Finders of Maine! 📞

When the call came in, I was actually an hour away at Sebago Lake Maine , knee-deep in a water search for another lost wedding ring. I told the Ocean Park crew that Cheryl and I would head their way the second I finished.

Talk about luck—just 5 minutes later, I recovered the ring at Sebago Lake!

I immediately called Jen’s group back to let them know we were on our way. I gave them two crucial pieces of advice: 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝.

When we arrived in Ocean Park an hour later, the whole group warmly greeted us. Jen showed me exactly where she was standing and the direction the ring flew.

And let me tell you, this group did a phenomenal job—they used children’s beach toys to create a large circle around the entire hot zone! A truly brilliant move. 🧸🏖️

I kicked off my grid search at the top of the toy circle, working my way down toward the ocean. I finished my first pass, turned around, and started heading back toward the shore.

About 3/4 of the way back…𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐌! I got the exact tone I was hoping for on my metal detector. 🔥

I pulled out my pinpointer, cleared the sand, and pulled out Jen’s beautiful engagement ring!

The second the ring cleared the sand, the entire beach exploded into cheering and clapping! 🎉👏

The heavy tension in the air instantly evaporated, replaced by pure joy and relief.

👉𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬!🎬
Congratulations again to Jen and Ryan on your recent wedding! I am so incredibly happy I could help save your summer day and bring that beautiful ring back where it belongs.

Moments like this remind us every day: 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛!❤️

Lost something valuable in the sand or water? Don’t lose hope—call The Ring Finders of Maine at 207-423-3027.

Remember our motto: “𝐈𝐟 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐈𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐬.”✨

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Earring goes missing in Oregon yard, found with a metal detector

  • from Oregon City (Oregon, United States)
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Tiny gold Sunday morning, I received a call from Erin inquiring if I might be able to help find her earring that was lost in her yard. She explained that nine or ten days prior, she had been spreading fertilizer on the lawn. She drove below a low-hanging branch, and felt it catch on her ear. She quickly stopped, and found the back of the earring on her shirt, but the diamond stud was gone. She checked her clothing , the lawn tractor, and immediate area, but didn’t find it.
Erin then did what many others do, acquired a metal detector. She had the matching earring, but her detector couldn’t find the small amount of 14k gold in the mount. Then Google search, found me, and made the call.

It was great timing, and I was able to go over later in the day. I loaded two of my best suited detectors and headed out.

Arrived, met Erin, and went over the details. She had the other earring, so we placed it in a small ziplock. I dropped it on the lawn and ran the first detector over it. Nothing. Made several adjustments to settings, but still struggled to get a good response. Switched to the trusty Manticore with a 10” coil, and in gold field mode with some adjustments, I was able to get a faint but repeatable response.   I held onto the other earring as a reference, and began searching. Shortly into the search I decided to switch to a smaller 8” coil. Recalibration on the detector, and started again. Shortly thereafter, I hit a perfect target, good tone and display. Looking down, I saw the missing item slightly buried in the ground.
Erin was close by, so I said “I got it” and she excitedly came over. When she got to me, I of course couldn’t find it visually, and it took a few moments to find it again with the Manticore.
It’s always so gratifying to hand over something to another person they thought was lost forever.

This was a challenging search, with a great outcome. It was also amazing to meet people who traveled the same path as me, and reconnect with shared memories.

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