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Yellow Gold Man’s Ring Lost in the Ocean, Found and Returned Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On March 8th, 2026, on my way to another search on Carolina Beach NC I received a text. The text said, “Hi Jim! My name is Sloan. I have been torn apart since last night. I was on the beach with my friends in Myrtle (Specifically right in front of Tin Roof/Hilton grand vacations to the left of the pier), and I’ve had this gold ring my dad gave me on that slipped off right when I wasn’t even mid-calf deep in the water. It was his ring since the 70s and I’ve had it on for 6 years, never fallen off. I am not too sure how you go about this, but I would love to talk more!” As I’m driving, I’m trying to formulate a plan on how the current search I’m going to and getting back to Myrtle Beach that’s about a 2-hour drive. The Carolina Beach should be fairly quick as it’s in the dry sand with no chance of the tide covering it up and the young lady knew the area. Looking at the tide tables for Myrtle Beach, low tide was at 5:30 in the evening. Everything considered, I could probably be in Myrtle Beach around 4 pm, so I called Sloan. When I called Sloan, she told me that she lost the ring about 2 am and knew the area well. I told her what was going on with me and that I could probably be there around 4. I asked if she could meet me and show me the area. Unfortunately, she had to be at work at 3:30 but could see if one of her friends could meet me and show me the area. Sometimes it doesn’t work out to well when the involved individual isn’t the one showing you where and adding other important details as we talk.

After a successful recovery/return, I called Sloan and she told me she had gotten someone to take her shift, and she would be there. We worked out the details, and I told her I’d be there at 4, and I would keep her posted. She told me it’d take her about 30 minutes to get there. Things were falling into place! I texted her when I was 40 minutes out. She responded that she was on her way.

Luckily, we both pulled into the parking lot at the same time. We met and it started raining. We waited out the downpour and made our way to the beach while it was still sprinkling. She was so helpful when we walked out on the beach. She walked right out to the wet sand, turned around and lined herself up with her landmarks. I turned my detector on and started an east/west grid search from the high tide line to about shin deep in the outgoing tide. This being a gold ring, I knew the VDI (Visual Display Indicator) number was going to be in the mid-teens (anywhere from 13-18 depending on the size of the ring and the karat). On my third line, I got a solid 14. This could be either the gold ring or a pull tab. As I stuck the scoop in the sand, I told Sloan that she might see me digging a lot, but some of it might be trash. As I pulled out the second scoop of sand, I saw the gold ring sticking out of the sand. I reached down, pulled it out and held it up for Sloan to see. To say she got excited would be an understatement. She was thrilled! She tried calling her dad to let him know, but he didn’t answer. She called her mom, who was also excited it’d be found.

Sloan – Thank you for trusting me to help find your lost treasure. So happy to help and get it back where it belongs!

Jim

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Platinum Wedding Band and Engagement Ring set lost in the Sand, Found and Returned Carolina Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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This search and recovery started with a phone call from The Ring Finder on Oak Island NC, John Fininnerin on Sunday, March 8th, 2026. He asked if I’d be able to take a search on Carolina Beach for a young lady who had lost her Platinum wedding band set. I agreed and he passed my name and number on to Kelsey who called. I wasn’t able to take the call at the time. When I called her back she told me that she had put her ring in her pants pocket. When she tried to get the ring out, it flipped out and quickly disappeared in the soft sand. She said she tried looking for it but hadn’t been able to find it. She also told me that she knew the area it disappeared. I asked her if she could meet me and that it’d take me about an hour and a half to drive the 70 miles. She agreed and sent me her address, which was right next to the beach access.

When I arrived in the parking lot, she was waiting. We walked out to the area and I turned on my Equinox 800.  She must have gotten there early to lay claim to the area, which was a little crowded with beach goers. The area was maybe 5X8 foot. Knowing the ring set was Platinum, I knew the VDI (visual display indicator) number display on the detector was going to be 10-11. It took a few minutes and a little outside the suspected area before I hit the 10 I was looking for. I had her rings in the scoop, gently shook the sand out and walked over and held the scoop up to her so she could see and retrieve her treasure. Bingo, she was trying not to, but a few tears appeared. She told me after the fact, that while she was looking for it, there were a few people helping. We both suspected that her rings were inadvertently moved in the process, which was why they were outside the suspected area.

Kelsey – Thank you for allowing me to help find your lost treasure. Best wishes to you and Thank you to your Husband for his service to our county.

Jim

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Lost Ring at Strawberry: Found and Returned

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Lizzie was enjoying a 4×4 ride along a snowy dirt road in the hills above Strawberry Reservoir. When they tried to turn the truck around, it got stuck in the snow. A few minutes after working with the group to get the truck unstuck, she realized that her precious, valuable wedding ring with two large diamonds was gone. After freeing the truck, the group searched the snowy road but couldn’t find the ring. Finding a lost ring in the snow without a metal detector is very difficult. You can pick up a handful of snow with the ring in it, and never even see it. Lizzie called me, and I was able to come that night. It took 90 minutes to get there, 10 minutes to find the ring, and 90 minutes to get back home, but it is so rewarding to help people find their lost rings!

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2xLOST, 100+yr OLD, WEDDING SET IN WILLOW SPRINGS, NC……FOUND!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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A friend of mine, Ray Mann, who is also a friend of Justin Wahrenburg, referred me to his neighbor whose wife had lost her wedding ring set in their backyard about a month ago. My friend Justin was actually my very first ring recovery I ever made as a member of “The Ring Finders.”

These rings were incredibly special — over 100 years old and originally purchased in Charlotte, North Carolina. Because of their age and history, they were truly irreplaceable in so many ways.

He contacted me, and I told him I could come out that same day to search for them.

After carefully scanning the entire backyard using a VDI range of 40–75 and not finding anything, I decided to adjust my settings to 35–65 and start again from the beginning. Within minutes, I got a signal reading VDI 37 and uncovered the first ring. About five feet away, I picked up another signal reading VDI 38 — the second ring!

Turns out I had simply missed them earlier because of my original settings.

Needless to say, the whole family was overjoyed. They had been praying and believing the rings would be found.

Her husband actually filmed the moment, and her reaction when the rings were returned was captured on video.

Moments like this are exactly why I love doing what I do — finding something so meaningful and getting it back where it belongs.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 98-99 total!

Ring count for 2026: 5 (5 – recoveries)

GOLD – 5 (5 – recoveries)

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Metal detecting service finds lost ring in grass, Ocala Florida!

  • from Sanford (Florida, United States)
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The very best metal detecting service in Central Florida is theringfinders.com! We can help you with all your metal detecting needs and lost item recovery needs as well. My name is Mike McInroe and I am here to help you in your time of need…call or text me anytime and let’s talk.

I received a frantic call from Fernando asking if I could possibly help him find his fiancee’s lost ring in a horse pasture in Ocala and if I could come right away. I asked a few questions to help determine the likelihood of actually being able to find her ring and he assured me that she dropped it somewhere in a 30 square foot area of grass, sand and leaves. Two hours later I met Fernando and his fiancee and they showed me the area where the ring was lost. (Fernando had purchased a cheap metal detector and spent a few hours digging in the dirt and had become quite frustrated with all the noise and energy spent and coming up with nothing to show in the end. They searched the internet for help and came across theringfinders.com and one of my recent recovery stories and decided to give me a call.)

It only took 10 minutes to cover the target area and I then began to expand my searching and I actually spotted the edge of the lost ring a few feet away. I motioned to Fernando to come take a look at what I found and he was so relieved and so very thankful! Fernando’s fiancees eyes were filled with tears as she gently put her lost ring back on her finger.

Have you lost a ring or something valuable recently or even years ago and need some expert advice and help? Call 321-363-6029 and let’s talk.

Mike McInroe…forever grateful to be a member of theringfinders.com

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Craigslist find

  • from Mount Pleasant (Michigan, United States)
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I was called by a lady that lost her wedding ring, but wasn’t quite sure where she lost it. One possible location was a park and the other was at an indoor soccer field. I searched the park’s playground and parking area with no luck. I went to the soccer complex with the lady and did some dumpster diving, as she thought it was possible that when she washed her hands in the bathroom she may have had the ring come off in paper towel and it got thrown away.This was a dead end too. I posted the ring on the town’s facebook page in case someone already found it, but there were no responses. One night while looking for any lost items in the area on Craigslist I saw a post from a lady stating that her husband found a wedding ring in the parking lot of the soccer field. I thought it just had to be the ring. I coordinated the communication with the two ladies and it ended up being the ring. It was a miracle. The lady that lost it was so upset when she lost it, but everything worked out perfectly.

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  • from Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
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Lost Ring Found at Apartment Complex in San Jose

  • from Santa Cruz (California, United States)
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Santosh called me for help searching for his fiance’s lost engagement ring which fell off her hand from a third story apartment into what Santosh suspected was the bushes below.  The area to search was quite small and we set a date to give it a shot.

When I arrived Santosh and his fiance showed me the area which was quite confined but covered in brush and had a wall of bushy vines behind it hanging on a metal trellis.  They described hearing the ring bounce once off their downstairs neighbor’s balcony railing and not hearing it again.  I began searching the area and it quickly became clear that there was a lot of trash in the spot and it was going to be difficult to isolate any small ring-like signals.  I needed to slow way down and even run a discrimination pattern to try to cut out some of the trash signals.  I did isolate and dig a couple of targets but was not having any luck.  We tried several different methods both with metal detector and just a pinpointer, digging everything out of the area that we could find.  I also searched the bushes on the wall behind the area they suspected their ring was.

Finally after about an hour and a half of this I asked whether they had searched their neighbor’s patio.  It turns out they did in fact search that patio so I asked if it was possible that the ring could be in some other area than where we were searching, perhaps still somewhere on the other patio.  I explained that in this confined of a space and with this much time and effort it was really starting to feel like the ring was not in the area we were searching.

Eventually after trying a bit more we agreed that it would be wise for them to check other locations, especially their neighbor’s patio again, and that if the ring did not turn up that I would be glad to come back the following week and try again.

Several days later I received a text from Santosh who said that they did in fact check with their neighbor again and found it sitting right on the patio in an area that they did not previously look!  Sometimes thoroughly ruling out one area can be valuable enough information that it eventually leads to a find.

 

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Lost silver ring in Miami Beach?

  • from Miami (Florida, United States)
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If you lost a ring or piece of jewelry and need a metal detector to find it, give me a call/text (Louis) 305-608-1870.  (Se habla español) I have a metal detecting service in the Miami / south Florida area.  I can come out and help you find it (whether you lost it in the sand, water, or grass).  Be sure to check my over 160 successful recoveries on my main page. Don’t hesitate.

Most lost rings at the beach happen because people wrap their rings in a towel or shirt and then later they forget about them.  That’s what happened in this case.  Luckily they didn’t walk away and I was able to come out and find it.

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Lost pendant playing beach volleyball

  • from Miami (Florida, United States)
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If you lost a ring or piece of jewelry and need a metal detector to find it, give me a call/text (Louis) 305-608-1870.  I have a metal detecting service in the Miami area.  I can come out and help you find it (whether you lost it in the sand, water, or grass).  Be sure to check my over 150 successful recoveries on my main page. Don’t hesitate.

Another sentimental recovery 🙂 this pendant was lost while playing beach volleyball.

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