Got a call on a lost Gold ring and pendant this evening. It was in deeper water than I expected! I recovered the pendant first and then the Gold ring. Another happy couple on vacation with 4 days to go! Glad to get their vacation back on track!
While many were celebrating over the 4th of July weekend, one family was dealing with the stress of losing an engagement ring.
The 2026 engagement ring had disappeared into six feet of thick, dense weeds with more than a foot of deep muck below. This recovery was one of the toughest I’ve tackled, requiring over an hour of cutting and clearing weeds while constantly fighting heavy entanglement that reduced my underwater range of motion to almost nothing. After several much-needed breaks and a lot of persistence, the ring was finally recovered!
A huge thank you to the wonderful people I had the privilege of working with. I truly appreciate the opportunity to help bring such a meaningful piece back where it belongs.
While James was walking in the shallows with his 3 year old daughter, an unexpected rogue wave hit. As he reached out to stabilize and prevent her from being knocked over he realized his ring was gone. Lots of prayers…James made the right call. “It’s only lost until you call!” After two days of unsuccessful searching a team of metal detectors was set up – the ring finally turning up, 22 hours of search time. Well, James’ story continues, the ring securely back on his finger. God bless 🙏🏻🎉😇
Huge diamond encrusted ring found – Marco Island
While playing football with his son on the beach he felt his gold wedding band launch off his finger. After a few prayers and a quick Internet search…Google revealed the solution “call Mark”. “It’s only lost until you call!” His story continues, the ring being back on his finger where it belongs.
Huge gold ring found on beach and returned – Naples, Florida
While playing ball with her son in the crystal clear Naples water she suddenly realized as her ring slipped off her finger. A quick Internet search revealed the solution – call Mark “it’s only lost until you call!” The rest is history, a 2.5 hour deep water search locating the ring. God bless…her story continues. 🎉🙏🏻😇
Huge diamond ring lost/found naples
July 4th found Manitowoc, Wisconsin residents, Emily Zucchi and her family, enjoying a swim on Eagle Springs Lake, near Eagle, Wisconsin. As she waded out into the water from shore, Emily suddenly realized her wedding rings were missing from her hand! Everyone began searching but, given all the activity, visibility in the churned-up water was minimal.
I received a phone call from Emily asking for help. She found me on the Ring Finders online directory of metal-detecting specialists. Arrangements were made to meet up with Matt, Emily’s brother-in-law, at the public boat launch later that afternoon. After a 20-minute boat ride we arrived at the location. Other family members were waiting.
Water searches can be challenging. This is because it is often difficult to recall where exactly one was in the lake when the loss occurred. In Emily’s case, a log on the shore acted as a reliable reference point.
I set out four marker buoys to establish the initial search area. Being a popular gathering place, the lake bottom was littered with bottle caps, pull tabs and other metallic debris. It would be a challenge to ferret out the white-gold wedding rings from amongst all the other targets.
Being a weekday, hardly any other boats were on the water. Visibility was amazingly clear, clear enough for Emily’s brother-in-law, Billy, to spot a tiny circular structure in the sand, not far from shore. Imagine his surprise when, reaching into the water, he retrieved Emily’s wedding band!
This discovery meant Emily lost her rings very soon after leaving the shore. Forensically, this raised a question. Did Emily lose her engagement ring before or after the wedding band? Most women wear their wedding rings in a traditional order; the wedding band first, followed by the engagement ring. If this was true in Emily’s case, the engagement ring had to have come off her hand closer to the shore, that is unless she happened to be wearing them in reverse order.
I decided to continue checking the marked area with the goal of ruling it out. As it turned out, the engagement ring had indeed come off after the wedding band. A signal some 20’ away in the search zone proved to be Emily’s precious ring. The love tokens were reunited again at last! Since Emily was not present, Matt, her brother-in-law, did the honors in posing for the photo with both rings in hand. 
If you or someone you know has lost a piece of jewelry, recently or long ago, on land, in the water or in the snow, don’t let its story end. Call right away. I’d love to add your smile to the growing list of clients who, like Emily, are so glad they did.
July 4th marks the official birthday of the United States, when its independence was enacted by a group of brave, dedicated men. Most of the signees paid dearly for their actions; they lost possessions, properties, businesses, even their lives in some cases. This past July 4th was extra special as it marked the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Celebrations were held all over the country. One family celebrated on picturesque Silver Lake, near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. There Brookfield, Wisconsin residents, Brian and Maura Wilman were enjoying all the lake offers. After diving into the water, Brian returned to the boat dock. While standing on the dock, he brushed water off himself and heard the distinct sound of something hard bouncing off the aluminum deck. That’s when he noticed his yellow-gold wedding ring missing from his hand.
A desperate search ensued. A friend even used a metal detector. All that was found in the water, however, was the remains of brass shotgun shells from bygone duck-hunting days. Brian’s ring had vanished!
The following day I received a text from Maura, saying, “We’d love your help!” In a follow-up phone call, I arranged to meet the Wilman’s on location that same afternoon.
Metal detecting in and around docks and boatlifts can be challenging. The heavy aluminum pipes and framework tend to overpower a metal detector. As with previous efforts, the remains of brass shotgun shells were evident. I first cleared one side of the dock then moved to the boatlift area on the opposite side. Not far from the boat-lift, a signal invited further investigation. The bottom was rocky, preventing the use of my scoop, so I dove down into the water and immediately felt the target—Brian’s wedding ring!
The smiles on the Wilman’s faces tell the rest of the story! July 4th now has extra meaning for this couple as the story of Brian’s wedding ring continues.
If you or someone you know has lost a piece of jewelry, recently or long ago, on land, in the water or in the snow, don’t let its story end. Call right away. I’d love to add your smile to the growing list of clients who, like Brian and Maura, are so glad they did.
July 2nd, 2026, found Janis Amman enjoying a refreshing swim with her daughter and grandchildren at City Beach, on Lac Le Belle in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Then, without warning, her wedding rings along with a highly-sentimental gold band slipped off her hand into the murky water. Losing her wedding rings was traumatic. But losing the band that had once belonged to her mother, made the loss even more devastating.
Despite their best efforts, feeling the sandy lake bottom with their feet and hands, the rings could not be found. An hour later, Janis left the swimming area with a grieving, heavy heart. It was like leaving a piece of her behind.
A couple days later, on July 4th I received a text from Janis’s daughter, Angela. She found me on the Ring Finder’s online directory of metal-detecting specialists. She asked if I’d “be interested in helping to (hopefully) find it.” Being the July 4th holiday in America, I knew the beaches would be crowded. I also knew metal detectorists would be busy searching for lost items. Time was of the essence and so I made my way to City Beach within the hour.
On arrival, I was horrified to be met by a gentleman leaving the beach with a metal detector in hand. My heart sank. Had he found the rings? Would he give them up? A brief conversation with the man led me to believe he had not been in the area where the rings went missing. Maybe, just maybe, the rings were still there.
Angela sent me a Google Map with a pin showing where the family had been when the rings went missing. I waded into the water and carefully began sweeping the lake bottom. Not far from the marked area, a faint signal invited further investigation. Imagine my joy to see a thin gold band gleaming in the bottom of my scoop! It was the heirloom ring! Then, about six feet away, I heard another signal—the wedding rings belonging to Janis!
I sent a photo of the rings to Angela who in turn telephoned her mom with the happy news. Janis initially thought it was a cruel joke. How could her daughter do such a thing? Then the truth sank in; unbelievably, her precious rings were safe and sound! 
Janis and her husband, drove to my home in Waukesha, Wisconsin that same morning to take delivery of the priceless love tokens. And the smiles on their faces tell the rest of the story.
If you or someone you know has lost a piece of jewelry, recently or long ago, on land, in the water or in the snow, don’t let its story end. Call right away. I’d love to add your smile to the growing list of clients who, like Janis are so glad they did.
Got a call for a lost ring in the river. Customer dove off their boat and luckily hadn’t moved rhe boat til I got there. Was a quick one to find and reunite with its owner. Glad to help and thank you for the call!