Lost Platinum Engagement Ring Lost in The Backyard Grass, Found With A Metal Detector in Portland, Maine
๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐… ๐พ๐
๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐.
She had just lost a ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ .
But as anyone in this line of work knows, itโs never just about the metal or the diamond.
This wasnโt a ring you could simply replace with an insurance check. This was her ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , passed down to Kiley a few years ago after her grandmother had passed away.
It was a tangible, priceless connection to a woman she loved deeplyโa piece of family history woven into precious metal, now lost somewhere out there.
When Kiley called, she wasn’t just looking for a piece of jewelry. She was looking for a miracle. โจ
๐พ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐
The details came rushing out as she explained what happened. It was a regular afternoonโ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค and took her dog out into the ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก.
Itโs a routine so many of us do without a second thought. Kiley would throw the ball, and her dog would happily chase it down and bring it back.
But on one specific throw, time seemed to slow down.
As she released the ball, she felt that irreplaceable ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ, flying invisibly into the thick backyard grass.
Panic instantly set in. โฑ๏ธ
She spent hours on her hands and knees, desperately searching through every blade of grass, but the backyard refused to give it up. That’s when she realized she needed backup and reached out to The Ring Finders of Maine.
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐
We agreed to meet at her home in Portland,Maineย the very following evening, right when Kiley returned home from work once again.
Even though the ring was contained within her own backyard, we knew we wanted to find it ASAP and get it safely back on her finger. When it comes to family heirlooms like this, time is always of the essence.
The next day, ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ headed into Portland,Maine. It was late afternoon, and Kiley had just arrived home from work when we pulled up.
She immediately took us out back, and we went over the previous eveningโs events. Kiley explained that she had stayed pretty stationary while throwing the ball to her dog. She took us to the exact spot she had been standing and reenacted the motion and direction of the throw.
Unfortunately, Kiley only felt the ring coming offโshe had no idea how far it had traveled.
I reassured her based on my experience: when someone throws a ball, a loose ring almost always flies off during the follow-through. With the arm moving in a downward trajectory and gravity working its magic, the ring usually ends up within 5 to 10 feet right in front of them. ๐งญ
โก ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ
I fired up the ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐. My plan was to start a precise grid search just in front of where Kiley had been standing, working my way toward the fence and swinging back and forth toward the garage.
If it wasn’t there, I’d expand to the sides and behind her.
It was time to find Kileyโs sentimental engagement ring.
I set the detector down in the area to begin. I didn’t even have a chance to start swinging it yet.
๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐! ๐ฅ
Right there, I received the exact tone I had been hoping forโa loud, repeatable low tone and a low conductive Target Identification (TID) reading of 07.
My heart skipped a beat. While a man’s larger platinum ring would register much higher on the detector, an ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง’๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ .
In less than 5 to 6 seconds, before the grid search could even truly begin, my very first target was exactly what we were praying for.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐?! ๐คฏ
I pulled out my pinpointer, but before I could even press the button, I looked down. The ring wasn’t sitting out in the openโit was completely buried in the turf, but I caught just a tiny, unmistakable sliver of the setting and the diamond.
That was all it took. I knew instantly it was exactly what I was looking for.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!!! ๐ฅณ
๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ
I turned around, looked at Kiley, and let her know that her ring had already been found.
Stunned, she looked at me and gasped, “๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ?!”
She immediately rushed over. At first, she couldn’t spot the ring camouflaged in the thick blades of grass, so I carefully pointed it out.
The moment her eyes locked onto it, ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐, shimmering just like the diamond itself. I picked up the ring and handed it back to her. ๐ง๐
Instantly, you could see the crushing weight of the last 24 hours leave her body. The stress vanished, and a massive, radiant smile broke out across her face.
Her grandmotherโs engagement ring was finally back where it belongsโsafely on Kiley’s finger.
Seeing Kiley just beaming, full of life, and sharing relief-filled laughter with us is exactly why we do this. There is truly no better feeling in the world than restoring these irreplaceable pieces of family history and watching the owners slide them back on.
Another ring back on the finger! We have the best job in the world, and I absolutely love my job.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ, ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ. โค๏ธ
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐
Yard work, playing fetch, and seasonal cleanup are prime times for rings, bracelets, and watches to go flying into the brush. If you suddenly notice your jewelry is missing, time is of the essence, but what you do next matters most to ensure a successful recovery!
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐
* โ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ: Raking can easily pull a ring away from its drop point or bury it much deeper under the soil.
* โ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก: Moving yard debris by hand can easily kick up a ring or accidentally push it into dense undergrowth.
* ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ: Try to identify exactly where you were standing when it happened, mark it with a lawn chair or stick, and leave the area untouched.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ provide professional, high-end metal detecting search services to recover your lost valuables quickly and safely without turning your lawn upside down.
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ , ๐ซ๐๐ค๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ! We are here to bring your memories back home.
n't notice. I spent two days retracing my steps before I found out about Evan's ring finding service. The search space was going to cover nearly 2 acres so I had agreed to pay an hourly rate, which was very reasonable. And he was committed to a multi day search which is what we both expected. But, at just 1 hour in and against all odds... he found it!! It was in deep and dense grass on a city easement. An area I had thoroughly searched multiple times already. It is shocking just how easily a ring can vanish into some grass but on the other hand at least it is out of sight from any passerby's. Before meeting with Evan I already had "reward" posters up throughout the neighborhood so it was an absolute pleasure to pay out the reward to Evan and have my ring back. Can't thank him enough!
