I got a call about a lost ring but the couple had gone home to Northern Va. She sent me a dot on a google map to the area she thought she had lost it. After gridding the area with no luck i asked her did she take any pictures and she sent me the picture and I was able to pinpoint the spot she was at and it was found in 5 minutes! I gave her a call on the phone and gave her the good news!
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Shawn and Cheri were enjoying the beautiful lake side camping with friends and family. Lake MacConaughy is a cool lake compared to many in Nebraska as it has springs that feed it. Late in the evening Shawn took one last cool down swim in the lake and that’s when it happened. His ring of 21 years symbolizing his love and commitment to his wife and family came off. They searched for hours. Taking turns diving with the kids goggles and feeling around. Devastated they had to call it a night. The next day Cheri found me on the internet and told me of the situation. This is exciting why I added dive recoveries to my services. I told her I could come out the next day as it was getting late already. Shawn showed me the are and I determined that a grid line parallel to the waterline was going to be the game plan. Always an honor to recover and return such an irreplaceable item to someone.
✨ “That Was Like Magic!” ✨ How a Family’s Beach Day Was Saved by a Low Tone & a Helping Hand 🏖️❤️
As Cheryl and I were driving home from a successful ring recovery and return in York, Maine, my phone rang. 📞
The caller identified herself as Molly. She had just lost her platinum wedding ring with diamonds! 💎💍
Molly was at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine. She had taken her ring off and placed it in her lap while applying lotion to her children and herself. 🧴🏖️
She forgot about the ring, stood up, and walked away toward the water. As she was walking, she suddenly remembered it! 🌊😮
Molly rushed back to her chair and began searching the sand, but the ring was gone. Her children and husband also searched, but came up empty. 🔍
Realizing they might be burying the ring deeper into the sand, they wisely stopped searching to prevent making it harder to find. It was then that I was called! 📱🚨
Cheryl and I were at a red light in Biddeford, Maine, when Molly phoned. 🚦 I was literally at the intersection of Route 1 and the road that heads straight to Goose Rocks Beach! 🚘
I was closer to the beach right then than if I had gone home and had to drive back. So, I took a sharp right at the intersection and told Molly I would be there in less than 15 minutes! ⏱️💨
Cheryl and I arrived in short order and were promptly met by Molly. She brought us down to where her family had set up on this 250th anniversary of our country’s independence. 🇺🇸🎆
When we arrived, Molly showed me where she had been sitting and where the family had been searching for her wedding ring in the sand. 🏖️🧱
After firing the metal detector up, I did a quick scan of the area… nothing. ❌
I moved inside the tent a little, and one of the children moved a chair out of the way, but the search still yielded nothing. Molly then showed me the path she had taken toward the water to the right of the canopy. ⛺
After 5 minutes, there was still no wedding ring. It was now time to start moving some of the beach bags under the canopy. 👜🎒
I asked Molly my usual rounds of questions:
💬 “Was it left back at the house?”
💬 “Have you checked the beach bags?”
Once I started back up, I searched the exact spot where a teal-colored beach bag had been sitting… 🎒🕵️♂️
BANG!!! 💥
A nice, loud, low tone rang out, reading 17-18-19 on the Target Identification (TID) screen! This TID was the absolute perfect number for a woman’s platinum wedding ring. 📈💍
I asked one of Molly’s children if she would like to use the pinpointer to locate the target. She happily agreed, and after a quick tutorial, she found the spot! 🎯🧒
As she dug in the sand with her hand, the ring wasn’t appearing. She dug deeper, and still nothing! 😮
I said, “It can’t be that deep,” and moved in to dig deeper with my hand when Molly’s husband noted, “We did move some sand around.” ⏳🧱
As I dug further, I felt it… and started pulling it out of the sand! 🖐️💎
Molly’s daughter excitedly cried out:
📣 “Mommy’s wedding ring!”
Her husband exclaimed:
📣 “That was down there deep!”
And her daughter added:
📣 “That was like magic!” ✨🧙♂️
Molly let out a massive, joyful laugh! 😂❤️
She could finally relax with her beautiful wedding ring back safely on her finger. The stress and tension instantly lifted, replaced by smiles and laughter all around! 🥰💫
With the sun shining brightly, the family could get back to enjoying their beautiful beach day in Kennebunkport. ☀️🌊
This is why we do it. We love our jobs—it’s truly the best job in the world! 🌍❤️
Cheryl and I were just beaming after recovering our second wedding ring in the span of just two hours! To top it off, Gary had also recovered a wedding ring earlier in the morning. 🥳🙌
Three wedding rings recovered in one day—a true “triple crown” or a “three-peat” in the ring-finding business! 🏆🏆🏆
As we walked off the beach, we couldn’t help but think about what a legendary day it had already been.
It was only 2:25 PM, and little did we know… our day wasn’t done just yet! 😉🌅
“Remember, If It Matters To You, It Matters To Us.” ❤️🔍
Lost something valuable in the sand or water? Don’t lose hope!
🌊💍If you or someone you know has lost a ring, keys, or other precious jewelry, stop searching and call Dennis at The Ring Finders of Maine right away. The sooner you call, the higher the chance of recovery! Time is of the essence📞 Call or Text Dennis: (207) 423-3027
Received a text from this ladies husband saying his wife had lost a very sentimental earring in their yard while spreading mulch and asked if I could help.
After getting the location details, I headed out. I arrived, got the story and began my search. I used her other earring as my example in the program I was using but it wasn’t picking it up very well. After about 50 mins I switched coils and settings and used her other earring as my example again. After a few more mins I found it right where I had started! My first settings and coil wasn’t picking it up very well. Sometimes you have to take a step back, adjust and try again.
She had come out crying at one point so I knew I had to find this earring for her! I could tell it meant so much to her and I wasn’t going to give up until it was found! I told her “All hope isn’t lost, I will give it my all and do my best to get it back to you.”
They both were inside when I found it. So I still had the other earring and some nails. I knocked on the door and she answered and I said “I wanted to give you the other earring and these nails!” But I had both earrings in the mix and the surprise on her face was priceless!!!! She was so emotional, thankful and she went and played the same prank on her husband!
This is why I do this. I love these happy endings that makes my day!!!
Florida resident, Alex Furlong, was enjoying a swim in a privately-owned pond in Waldo, Wisconsin, when his wedding ring was lost. Married only two and half weeks, Alex and his bride, Anna Rose, had taken care to remove their wedding rings from their hands before entering the water. They set their love tokens on the end of a paddleboard resting on the shore.
While returning to the beach, Alex noticed a monstrous blackfly sitting in the middle of the board. To save Anna Rose from being bitten, he lunged at the fly wth the paddle in hand, but the impact sent the rings catapulting up into the air! Amazingly, Anna’s rings landed back on the paddleboard, but Alex’s 14k band bounded down the board and dissappeared into the murky pond. Despite their best search efforts, the devastated couple could not locate it.
The Furlong’s found me on the Ring Finder’s online directory of metal-detecting specialists. I received a phone call from Alex later that same afternoon. I was searching for another ring at the time and so arranged to meet Alex on location at 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The Waldo pond was near Sheboygan, just over an hour’s drive from my home in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Upon arrival, Alex led the way in the early-morning haze to the spot where the ring had disappeared. A buoy in the water marked the location.
Using my XP Deus 2 underwater detector and an Extreme titanium water scoop, I began sweeping the bottom of the pond. Not far from shore, I heard a clear signal in my headset; it emanated from a metallic target deep in the mud. The conductivity numbers were consistent with a yellow-gold ring. I extracted a large scoop of mud and sand from the area and checked it again with my detector. The target area was now quiet. This meant the metal object now had to be in my scoop. After shaking the scoop’s contents out in the water, a small handful of pebbles remained. Another shake revealed the glimmer of gold —a man’s wedding ring! 
Carefully extracting the ring, I confirmed it indeed belonged to Alex! Alex told me earlier, two ancient Greek words were inscribed inside the band, ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους. I recognized these words of Jesus from my biblical-Greek studies. Translated into English, they read, “love one another.”
The early-morning sunlight made the smile on Alex’s face all the more radiant, a smile that tells the rest of the story!
Alex, may the story of your ring continue for many, many years to come as you and Anna Rose faithfully “love one another.”
If you or someone you know has a lost a ring, recent or long ago, on land or in the water, give me a call. I would be honored to add your smile to the growing list of people who, like the Furlongs, are so glad they did.
A Late-Night Beach Search Ends with the Best Possible Outcome
Unfortunately, we can’t help with every lost item. Timing, distance, and changing conditions sometimes make a recovery impossible. But every once in a while, a phone call comes in that you just can’t ignore.
When Allan called, you could hear the emotion in his voice. It was clear this wasn’t just another ring—it meant the world to him.
Earlier that day, Allan and a group of friends had been enjoying a day at the beach, tossing a football back and forth. During one throw, his ring flew off his finger and disappeared into the sand.
The entire group spent hours searching. They looked throughout the afternoon and well into the evening, but despite everyone’s best efforts, the ring remained hidden.
We decided this was one we had to try.
After making the long drive, we arrived at the beach around 10:00 p.m. It was completely dark. With only the light from our phones to guide us, we began carefully gridding the area using our metal detectors.
An hour passed as we worked our way through the sand, hoping for the signal we were looking for.
Then it happened.
A solid target stopped us in our tracks, and within moments, Allan’s ring was back in our hands.
The relief and excitement on Allan’s face made the late-night drive and the long search more than worthwhile. There’s nothing quite like returning an item that someone thought was gone forever.
Congratulations, Allan! Thank you for trusting Dive Detecting and The Ring Finders. Recoveries like this are exactly why we do what we do.
Bachelorette Celebration Takes an Unexpected Turn
What was supposed to be a fun day celebrating with friends quickly became a stressful one for Emily.
While enjoying her bachelorette party at the lake, Emily jumped off the dock for a swim. As soon as she hit the water, she felt something wasn’t right—her large engagement ring had slipped off her finger and disappeared into the lake.
After receiving a couple
calls about the lost ring, we headed to the location expecting it to be a fairly straightforward recovery. A ring lost beside a dock in shallow water usually doesn’t take long to find.
We couldn’t have been more wrong.
The bottom of the lake was covered with nearly a foot of soft muck and silt. Every movement stirred up the bottom, reducing visibility to absolutely nothing. The ring had sunk deep into the soft lakebed, making the search much more difficult than we had anticipated.
For nearly two hours, we worked slowly and methodically with our underwater metal detectors, digging through the thick mud one signal at a time.
Finally, the detector gave us the signal we had been hoping for.
Buried deep beneath the muck was Emily’s engagement ring.
The smiles, hugs, and happy tears from Emily and her friends made every minute of the challenging search worthwhile. Recoveries like this are a great reminder that even when conditions seem impossible, patience, persistence, and the right equipment can make all the difference.
Congratulations, Emily! We’re so happy your engagement ring is back where it belongs, and we hope the rest of your bachelorette celebration was filled with nothing but great memories.
A Sentimental Necklace Recovered from the Darkness Beneath the Dock
When Brandon contacted us, it wasn’t just about finding a lost necklace—it was about recovering something that meant a great deal to him.
He believed the necklace may have slipped under the dock and suspected it had fallen into the water beneath it. Knowing how sentimental the necklace was, we arranged to search as soon as possible.
We began by scuba diving around the outside of the dock, carefully covering the surrounding area, but there was no sign of the necklace. That left one likely location—under the dock itself.
As soon as we descended beneath the dock, the conditions changed dramatically. The water was already dark, but with the dock blocking the sunlight, it became pitch black. Visibility was essentially zero, and the search had to be done almost entirely by feel and with the help of our underwater metal detectors.
Working slowly through the darkness, we finally heard the signal we had been hoping for.
There, resting on the bottom beneath the dock, was Brandon’s necklace.
Being able to hand back an item with so much sentimental value is what makes these recoveries so rewarding. What seemed lost in the darkness was reunited with its owner thanks to a little persistence, the right equipment, and a methodical search.
If you’ve lost a ring, necklace, keys, or another valuable item in the water, don’t assume it’s gone forever. The sooner you contact a Ring Finder, the better the chances of a successful recovery.
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Cooling Off After a Bike Race Ends with a Happy Recovery
What started as the perfect way to cool off after a bike race quickly turned into a stressful situation.
After finishing the race, the owner decided to wade into a small river to cool down. While enjoying the water, his wedding ring slipped off his finger and disappeared beneath the riverbed. After searching without any luck, he contacted us, hoping there was still a chance of getting it back.
The sooner we can get to a lost item, the better, so we made arrangements to head out right away.
Before long, we got the signal we were hoping for.
Hidden beneath the riverbed was the missing wedding ring! It was an incredible feeling to bring it back to its owner only a short time after it had been lost.
Recoveries like this are a great reminder that even if an item disappears underwater, all hope isn’t lost. Whether it’s a lake, river, beach, or pond, having the right equipment and experience can make all the difference.
Congratulations to the owner on getting his wedding ring back, and thank you for trusting Dive Detecting and The Ring Finders!
Steve and Ryan
Sometimes the best recoveries start with a simple conversation.
While spending the day at the beach, we met a local couple, Jacob and his partner, who were enjoying the water. We got chatting about what we do with Dive Detecting and the Ring Finders network, and we even joked about being careful with their jewelry while swimming.
As it turned out, that advice couldn’t have been more timely!
Later that same day, Jacob lost his necklace and cross pendant in the water. After searching on their own without success, they headed online the following day looking for someone who could help. To their surprise, the first familiar face they saw was ours on the Ring Finders website, the same people they had spoken with just the day before.
We arranged to head to the beach and got to work. The necklace took some time to locate, but after a careful and methodical search, we heard the unmistakable signal. Buried beneath the sand was Jacob’s necklace. A short time later, another solid target led us to the missing cross pendant.
Recoveries like this are a great reminder that accidents can happen in seconds, but with the right equipment and a little persistence, treasured items can often be reunited with their owners.
If you’ve lost a ring, necklace, phone, keys, or another valuable item in the water or on the beach, don’t keep searching blindly or wait too long. The sooner a search begins, the better the chances of a successful recovery.
