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White Gold w/Blue Sapphire Engagement Ring lost in the Ocean. Found and Returned Wrightsville Beach, NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Friday, May 22, 2026, just after 8:30 am, I received a call from the Oak Island, NC.  Ring Finder, John Finnerin. He asked if I could take a call from a young lady, Amanda, who lost her engagement ring on Wrightsville Beach, NC. I told him I’d be glad to and we hung up. Amanda called me and explained that she had lost her ring the day before. I told her I’d be there in about an hour and 30-40 minutes. On the way, I ask for an address where we could meet and a few more details. In some of her response she stated she probably lost it around 2 or 3pm and wasn’t sure if she lost it in the water or where they were sitting. She also said that they were in the water and did go out to chest deep around 2pm. I looked at the time I’d be there and where the tide was going to be and it didn’t look promising.

When I got to the meeting area, Blaine, her fiancé was waiting at the corner to direct me to parking. We walked up the street to the beach access and I met Amanda. We walked out on the beach and over to the area they had been sitting, Blaine thought it was another 30 yards south. Looking over the situation, it was very close to high tide, and the sea breeze had picked up and blowing some pretty good size waves up on the beach. About the only thing I was going to be able to accomplish then was going to be a grid search of the beach down to the water’s edge. I did an east/west grid search and eliminated the entire beach area. At that point, I was stalling for time hoping that the sea and wind would calm down, didn’t happen! I did try and see how far I could get out in the water. Unfortunately, when a wave hit me and knocked me down, causing me to break the cuff on my detector, my day was done. I came to the conclusion that I’d have to come back and hit the morning low tide for calm seas and before the sea breeze started. I don’t remember if I told Amanda and Blaine that I was going to come back or not. This was Friday, and because of the Memorial Day weekend, I wasn’t able to get back out until Tuesday morning around 9 am. I called my good friend Burwin, who has helped me numerous times and asked him if he was up for an adventure. I don’t think he’s ever told me no.

We showed up a little after 9 am on Tuesday and I asked him to start on the east side, and I’d start on the west side, and we’d meet in the middle. Both of us were doing a north/south grid line. Since I was down a detector, I broke out my Surf PI. I haven’t used that machine in years; it just gets heavy. I was probably a quarter of the way across my area and maybe shin deep when I got a hit. I pulled out 3 scoops of heavy wet sand before I got the target out of the hole. Spread the sand out and ran the coil over the area. Boom! I saw a round object packed with sand and reached down to pick it up. I had Amanda’s ring in my hand. I cleaned it off and took 3 pictures of it. I called Amanda, who was working, and asked her what her ring looked like. I knew I had it from the description she gave me on day one.  I also sent her the 3 pictures. As she’s explaining, she stopped and said, “My Ring!” I know there were tears flowing down her cheeks, and she couldn’t talk. I love the surprise reactions, makes it all worthwhile!! I was able to make it to the Post Office and get it in the mail. She should get it Friday.

Today, Saturday I got a text message with a picture of Amanda attached. The text said, “Officially got my ring back! We’re beyond grateful for your help Jim!!”

Amanda and Blaine – I’m so happy I could find your treasure. Thank you for trusting me to help.

Jim

 

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Lost Diamond-Stud Earring Found! – Libertyville, Illinois

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Ask any seasoned metal detectorist and they will tell you how challenging it can be to find tiny gold-stud earrings. The miniscule amount of metal, together with their shape, makes detection nearly impossible for standard detectors, even for higher-end units. Over the years, however, I’ve learned there are other detection tools that can be used, such as the one I used to find a lost diamond-stud earring belonging to Libertyville, Illinois resident, Abbie O’Connor.

Abbie recently received the earrings as 40th-birthday gift from her husband, Michael. Safely secured in a jewelry box along with her wedding rings, the O’Connor’s adorable and unpredictable two-year old suddenly threw the box like a baseball out into the couple’s backyard. Abbie watched in horror as the box and contents ricocheted off a rock, ejecting its contents out into the grass. All but one of the earrings was recovered. Despite many hours of meticulous searching, even with metal-detection equipment, the precious earring remained at large.

After a few days of intense searching, Abbie discovered my metal detection services on the Ring Finder’s directory of metal-detecting specialists. After speaking with Abbie on the phone, I arranged to meet with her and her husband on location, an hour and half drive from my home in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Using the matched earring as a test specimen, I found it was barely detectible, even with my XP Deus 2, High Frequency coil. Time to bring out another tool, an extremely-sensitive, gold-prospecting device made by Falcon Metal Detectors, in Arizona. The Gold-Tracker MD20, uses a unique wand that responds to even the tiniest of gold nuggets. But it also responds to other types of metal. Since the O’Conner’s backyard was full of the usual metallic debris such as leftovers from roofing and construction projects, it was a challenge to suppress those signals without also sacrificing the earring’s presence.

A systematic search of the grass failed to locate the missing jewelry. Probing through a rock garden, complete with flourishing Hosta plants, likewise proved futile. Michael even cut down some of the Hosta plants in case the earring had lodged itself in one of the leaves. We set up a plastic swimming pool and scanned all the plant material, to no avail.

The next area involved some large patio stones. In between the stones was a pencil-thick mixture of weeds and sand. These seams were potential hiding places for the tiny piece of jewelry. A systematic scan of the patio resulted in a clear metallic signal between two of the stones. Upon further investigation, a tiny sparkle appeared. And Michael’s smile tells the rest of the story.

Abbie’s Testimony:

I cannot recommend Paul highly enough. After losing a diamond stud earring in my backyard, I spent hours searching through the grass with no luck. I was heartbroken and had nearly given up hope of ever finding it again.

That’s when I found Paul. He came to my home equipped with an impressive array of metal-detecting equipment and immediately got to work. What stood out most was his determination—he spent more than three hours searching in the heat and sun and simply refused to give up. He was on his hands and knees combing through the yard, treating the search as if it were his own precious item that had been lost.

Beyond his skill and persistence, Paul is one of the most trustworthy and genuine people I’ve met. Inviting someone onto your property and trusting them with something so valuable can feel daunting, but Paul immediately put me at ease. He was professional, honest, respectful, and incredibly kind throughout the entire process.

Just when I thought all hope was lost, Paul found my earring. I truly don’t believe anyone else would have worked as hard or cared as much as he did. If you’ve lost something valuable—especially something with sentimental meaning—you can trust Paul completely. His integrity, dedication, and determination are second to none.

Thank you, Paul, for finding something I thought was gone forever.

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Nexklace lost on the Beach, Belmar NJ, Recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Metal detectors NJ ring finder recovers Necklace on the beach in Belmar New Jersey

I was up in Monmouth County working on another recovery when I received a call from Matt, who had lost his necklace earlier that same day on the beach. He explained that he had taken it off and placed it on a blanket, but at some point during the day it mysteriously disappeared.

Matt and his friends spent a long time searching the area with no success. Frustrated and running out of options, they decided it was time to call in a professional.

I told Matt I could head his way after I finished my current recovery, but I didn’t want to promise an exact time. As it turned out, my ongoing recovery wrapped up quickly, so I contacted him and offered to meet sooner—about 30 minutes. He agreed and gave me his exact location.

When I arrived, I met Matt at the beach access walkway and he led me to the spot where his blanket had been set up. He was confident the necklace had been on the towel and hadn’t been moved. Based on that, I started by searching a tight 10×10 grid around the area.

Surprisingly, there was no signal.

I asked Matt if there was any chance the necklace could have shifted, even slightly. He insisted it had been on the towel. Taking that into account, I expanded my search pattern—this time working outward toward the walkway, thinking foot traffic may have displaced it.

About five feet beyond the original search area, I picked up a very faint signal. Those low tones are always worth investigating… and sure enough, there it was—Matt’s necklace, sitting right in my scoop.

He was shocked it had traveled that far, but as I explained, items are rarely exactly where you expect them to be. Wind, movement, and foot traffic can all shift objects in unpredictable ways.

That’s the difference between searching and recovering—sometimes you have to track the target, not just look where it “should” be.

Another successful recovery and a very relieved client!

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Gold Necklace Recovered Rochester Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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Guhad searched online for help finding a gold pendant and necklace his niece lost over 5 years ago. He found “theringfinders.com” and gave me a call. Guhad is also interested in metal detecting in his home Country of Somalia, so he asked if I could give him some pointers and information on the hobby. Being a detectorist for the last 43 years, I am more than willing to discuss this hobby that I love. The pendant search took a while as there was so much garbage in the area, though I found it after an hour long search. Glad I could help you out Guhad and good luck in your metal detecting future endeavors. Let me know how it goes!

Take Care,

Darrin

 

 

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Gold and Diamond Engagement Ring Lost in the grass at a Park in Carson, CA…Found an Joyfully Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

Rosa called me for help. She had been in her local park the day before, and had taken off her wedding and engagement rings, and held them in her hand as she was walking along. Suddenly she tripped, and without realizing it opened her hand causing the rings to fly out in front of her into the tall grass. She was able to find the wedding ring, but not the engagement ring. We arranged a time to meet, and I was on my way.

When I got there Rosa walked me over to the area where she had tripped. While on our way over she told how she had searched hours, and how her husband had been out there looking until 3:00 AM. We got to the spot, and I positioned myself judging on the direction Rosa had been moving. I swung my coil once received a signal, put in my pinpointer, and had her ring, all within about 15 seconds. Rosa was flabbergasted! She could not believe after all the time she and her husband spent searching, that it could be found so quickly. Needless to say, she was very joyful.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

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Need Help Finding a Lost Ring Cookville, TN

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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Don’t waste your time buying or renting a metal detector when you can have someone with decades of experience with high end metal detectors come to you and look for your lost treasures. Call Bryon Elness, the TN Ring Finder at 615-854-7990 for your metal detecting needs. Whether it’s lost jewelry, keys, cell phones, a hearing aid, machine parts, property pins or other metallic items, I have the equipment, skills, patience and determination to find your treasure in grass, weeds, snow, rocks, mud or shallow water.

Chelsea found my contact information on TheRingFinders directory back in February 2025 after her husband, Daniel, lost his wedding band. Before we made arrangements for me to come and look for the ring, Chelsea text me back with the good news that they found Daniel’s ring. It had lodged itself on the tail cap switch of a small flashlight that Daniel uses when he walks their dog at night.

Fast forward to May 24, 2026 and Chelsea sent me another text, saying that Daniel lost his wedding ring again. They had spent hours searching their home for the ring without finding it. Daniel wasn’t sure when the ring came off of his finger, so there were multiple outdoor areas that he wanted checked. These areas included the back yard, the dog park in their subdivision, the small stream where runoff drains into, some landscaped areas outside of their gated community and last, but not least, a grassy area on the side of a nearby grocery store (where he also walks their dog).

I arrived back in TN on May 27th from out of state, and made plans to search for Daniel’s ring the following day. Chelsea and Daniel could not be there, but Daniel sent me a series of short videos, showing me the areas that he regularly walked their dog. I arrived at 9am and started the search. I spent the first two hours metal detecting the back yard, the path to the dog park and the dog park. I did find a gold plated silver ring in the dog park, but it wasn’t Daniel’s ring. The stream and drainage system was checked and no ring. As I was checking the grassy area on the side of the grocery store I began getting lots of signals, including several quarters, dimes and pennies. Then at the two and a half hour mark I got the signal I was hoping for, Daniel’s ring! It was concealed in the thick grass, about 35’ away from the entrance into the couple’s gated community.

I sent Daniel a picture of his ring and he called me back almost immediately. He and Chelsea were in total disbelief that I found the ring and even more so where I found it. Daniel said he and Chelsea will be celebrating their wedding anniversary soon, and it will be a much happier celebration now that his ring was found. Thank you Daniel and Chelsea trusting me to find this elusive ring.

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In Sanford, Maine Garden Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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Saturday afternoon, May 23rd, I received the following text

“Hi Dennis, I found your ring finder service on Facebook. This afternoon I was doing some gardening,in my yard, in Sanford, Maine and lost my ring in the brush next to my house and am unable to find it. I was wondering if you have any availability to come help locate it for me?
My name is Andrew by the way“

I called Andrew back, once I saw the text. Andrew told me that earlier that afternoon he had been pulling dead vegetation from two different above ground “box gardens.” He was then taking the pulled vegetation and throwing it into an overgrown area of thorn bushes, leaves, branches and other dead vegetation, just 20-30 feet from the gardens. At one point, while pulling the vegetation up, Andrew felt his gold wedding ring coming off his finger. Andrew slid the ring back onto his finger and got back to work. Not five minutes later, Andrew noticed his wedding ring was now missing from his finger. Since he had only been between the garden and pile of dead vegetation, just a few feet away, Andrew thought the ring would be in the pile of vegetation he had been throwing. After a visual search of that area, he couldn’t find his ring. Andrew the visually searched the path across his lawn, he had been walking, to and from the gardens and vegetation pile. Still no ring. He then looked around the box gardens but still couldn’t find his wedding ring. This is when he texted me and he also decided not to search any longer, in the fear he may actually move the ring, further into the vegetation or move it out of the area all together. Andrew then asked me if I could search the area, the next morning, Sunday. I agreed to meet him at his home in Sanford, Maine at 7:00am.

I arrived prompty at 7:00am and Andrew shoed me the very small area that the ring could be in. Andrew really thought his wedding ring would be up in the vegetation, leaves and thorn bushes. Since we were ext to the box gardens I ran my coils over them first. I received some targets but nothing in the gold range. Lots of beeps and chirps turned out to be mostly ferrous items and one non ferrour target, a modern penny. We then walked towards the vegetation pile and I searched the grass path along the way, but still no ring. I then started searching the leaves, vegetation, thorn bushes and still no ring. Andrew put on a parof heavy duty glove and started pulling the thorny vines out and I was moving dead vegetation and branches, out of the way. We did this for 15-20 minutes and still no success. I then expanded the search to his lawn, searching a much larger area than he had been in. The wedding ring was still missing. I knew it had to be here, but where? Andrew had only been in a 20-30 foot area. I went back to the box gardens and started searching them again but just some small chirping and no non ferrous targets at all. We then researched the leaves and expanded the area up towards the road. Could his ring have flown off his finger, that far? Andrew didn’t thing so bue we searched anyways, just to be safe. Again, no success. Where could that ring be. Even though I had searched the box gardens twice, my mind kept telling me that was the only logical place it could be. The garden box was maybe 12-14 inches deep and the ring gould be missed if it was that deep. Andrew said he wasn’t digging in the garden, just pulling the vegetation and then filling in the holes. So, I took my men’s gold test ring, dug a hole to the bottom of the box and placed the ring on the bottom. Once I covered the hole in I swung my coil over the area. The ring was not being found, by my detector. At a depth of up to 14 inches, it wasn’t being picked up but it was picking up other items, all ferrous.. I told Andrew we would need to remove the soil and scan it. Andrew retreived a large garbage bag and ripped it, so he could put the soil on it, Box Garden #1 was the one he was working on when he noticed his ring missing and he had been working on one specific corner. So, That is where he started shoveling. His first shovel full of soil, produced no targets, as did the second and third shovel full of soil. The forth shovel full was now at the bottom of the box and I received a very loud, repeatable low tone, reading 26-27, on my TID (Target ID). I couldn’t see the target but told Andrew that this just had to be his wedding ring, it just sounded so good. As I started brushing the soil away, I saw a very small color of silver, white gold? Yes, it was Andrews wedding ring. WOW!!! Andrew yelled out in excitment and I will admit, so did I. Over an hour and fifteen minutes in a very small area. The box garden was the only place that made sense to me, when I couldn’t find it in the brush or lawn. As I saw where the ring came from, I realized that the ring was not only in the box garden but it was up against the side wall. When I was swinging the coil, the coil would be stopped by the side wall and with the depth the ring was at, my coil couldn’t get completely over the ring. Possibly it was one of the chirps I had heard but I will never know. I don’t like giving up and removing the soil was the only way to be certain the ring was or was’t in the box garden.
Andrew couldn’t believe his ring was that deep. I suspect that when he pulled some of the vegetation, his ring fell down into the hole and he just filled the hole in, along the wall. Andrew immediately put his wedding ring back on and shook my hand, thanking me for finding his ring, where he didn’t think it would be. Andrew also told me that he would not be taking anymore chances and would be getting his wedding ring re-sized. A great idea. Another ring back on the finger and another smile on their face. We have the best job in the world and I love my job. Remember, “If it matters to you, it matters to us.”😀❤️🙏

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Gold Ring Lost in Elysian Park Los Angeles…Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

Anthony had been out the night before sitting on a grassy hillside with his girlfriend in a Los Angeles Park when she realized her ring was missing. He called and asked if I was available to come out and do a search for him. I was, and we agreed on a time to meet there at the park.

It is a rather large park with many roads weaving through it, so it took me a while to find the exact area for the meeting. Once there Anthony met me, and showed me the hillside they were on, and had narrowed down the area considerably which helped. I began my grid search making sure to cover every inch with a slow swing of the coil. All of a sudden there were gun shots ringing out. Not one, not a few, but it sounded like a war had commenced. I looked up, and realized that the hill was overlooking the LAPD Academy firing range. Whew! It took about 30 minutes of diligent searching, and it paid off in a recovery. Anthony was very happy that he would be able to get the ring back to his girl friend.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost in the Sand at Manhattan Beach…Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

Lew lost his wedding ring at the beach, and called for help. I was available, and let him know I would get there as quick as was possible. The ring had his wedding date engraved inside, so it meant a lot to him.

I got there and met Lew, and he took me over to the spot of the loss. He explained how the loss occurred, and I began my search. Finding trash metal items always excites the person I am searching for, yet ending in a let down when I show them a bottle cap or tin foil, but I try to calm them so they don’t lose hope, and keep plodding on in my search. It didn’t take long to find his ring, and he was pleased to have it returned.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

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Silver Cross Lost in the Sand at Santa Monica Beach…Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Professional Metal Detecting Service if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against a successful recovery. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!  310-953-5268

Max lost his cross pendant in the sand at Santa Monica Beach, and was hoping I would be able to help him find it. It was already dark, but I let him know that I would do the search none the less. It meant a lot to him, so I gathered my equipment, and was on my way.

When I got there Max Showed me the area of the loss. He did not leave the area, so it was easy to be sure that the area was secure. It only took minutes to find it because he had stayed. The important thing is that I was able to get his pendant back to him. His great smile is the tell all.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, searching beaches, parks, and yards, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

AGAIN, PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 310-953-5268

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