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Rose gold wedding ring LOST on Washougal, WA. Farm – FOUND!

  • from Vancouver (Washington, United States)
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We got a text from Alan on a Saturday afternoon asking if we could come out to his 5-acre farm in Washougal, WA, to help locate his lost wedding ring. Alan had been planting some trees on his property when he lost his rose gold wedding band.

The beautiful rose gold band isn’t perfectly round. It’s almost square-shaped with rounded corners, and because of that, it had a tendency to slip off his finger whenever he pulled his thick leather work gloves off.

Alan told me that he had actually thought he lost his slightly oversized ring once before while working outside, only to find it wedged perfectly upright inside the ring finger of his left-hand glove. He made a mental note from then on to leave his wedding ring inside while he was working, but on this particular day, he forgot to take it off.

My wife and I showed up at his beautiful farm the next day with two metal detectors. My wife was running her Nokta Legend, and I was running my Minelab Manticore.

Alan showed us three areas of the property where he believed the ring could have been lost. He said he had removed his gloves multiple times that day, and he believed that one of those times the ring must have slipped off his finger as he pulled the glove off.

My wife and I started gridding the two areas near the freshly planted trees. Apart from finding some old buried beer cans and a ton of iron signals, however, the ring was nowhere to be found.

We had one more area to search—the section of gravel driveway where Alan parks his tractor every night.

We searched all around the tractor, but still had no luck.

Just as we were getting ready to head back out into the field to re-grid the area, I noticed Alan’s leather work gloves sitting on the floorboard of the tractor.

I picked up the gloves and gave them a good shake, just in case, but nothing came out. I tossed the gloves on the ground in front of me and decided to run my Manticore over them, just to make absolutely sure nothing was stuck inside.

When I passed over the right glove, the detector stayed completely silent.

But as soon as I passed over the left glove, I got a clean, crisp, LOUD signal.

I reached down, picked up the glove, and started massaging each finger, feeling around for whatever metal was setting off the detector.

Sure enough, buried deep inside the fingertip of the pointer finger of the left glove was a hard, round object.

I had to really work at getting the object out because it was jammed tightly inside the finger of the glove. But after a few seconds of working it loose, Alan’s beautiful rose gold wedding ring finally slid out into my hand.

The ring had been hiding in the glove the entire time.

Another successful recovery alongside my wonderful wife—and another very happy customer!

Sometimes the best signals aren’t buried in the ground at all. ❤️💍

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Student Initiation lost signet ring recovered.

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I was contacted over the weekend by a student who had just started university.

From what I understand there was some sort of initiation process going on in the beautiful park nearby, which overlooks Oxford, with an amazing view of many of the spires of the university.

This initiation took the form of rolling down a mild slope of the park, with possibly some sort of inebriation involved? also being dark, what could go wrong?

So we arranged to meet in the park for a search. Luckily the grass hadn’t been cut, but in a few more days, this would have been on the cards.

The area to be searched was probably about 500 square meters, so I set about searching. There were many very nice signals going on which were all sub surface, so had to be ignored! Eventually, quite near my last corner marker, a beautiful clear tone, then there it was, a very nice engraved signet ring recovery in some getting long grass.

Very happy student, and detectorist!

 

 

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LOST 14K YELLOW WEDDING BAND IN GRASS – FOUND PURCEllVILLE VIRGINIA

  • from Leesburg (Virginia, United States)
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A customer reached out to me to locate a lost 14K wedding band. He had lost the ring while mowing the grass in the backyard near his children’s playground. He usually would put the ring in his pockets for ‘safekeeping’ while doing yard work; however, on this occasion he also had his cellphone in the same pocket. As would be expected, he would receive a call or text and remove the phone from his pocket.  By the end of the day he realized his ring was no longer in his pocket and suspected he dropped it while taking the phone out of his pocket.

 

I went to his home the next morning and was able to locate the ring after some short gridding. Beautiful 14K gold wedding band!

 

Happy Customer and Happy Hunting

 

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Lost 14K WHITE GOLD WEDDING BAND – FOUND – LEESBURG VA

  • from Leesburg (Virginia, United States)
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I received a message from a customer asking for my assistance in locating his lost wedding band. He had been practicing softball with his daughters before a game and was on a side field adjacent to the main softball field when he lost it.

The customer was about an hour away from returning to the ballpark, but he texted me several photos of the area while traveling back. Since I was only a short distance away, I gathered my gear and headed over to begin the search.

When I arrived, I was fortunate to have some help from others who were already assisting with the search. The customer arrived a short time later and explained exactly what had happened. As he was running up a slight hill, he removed the glove from his left hand. When he reached the top of the hill, he realized his wedding ring was missing.

A small group had already searched the area without success. I began my search by gridding across most of the likely sections, but the ring remained elusive.

Just as I was preparing to call it a day, I decided to make one last sweep along the edge of the field as I headed back toward my truck.

That’s when my XP Deus II gave me a VDI 55 signal.

I recovered the target…💍 RING FOUND!

The customer, his wife, and everyone at the field table were absolutely ecstatic when I handed the ring back to him.

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of returning something so meaningful to its owner.

Happy Customer — Happy Hunting! 🤘

 

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Apple Watch Survives Nearly Two Weeks on Lake Bottom and is Reunited with Owner.

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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On September 19th, 2026 my son, Clay, and I were conducting an underwater search for an undisclosed item in a popular cove on a large lake in Nashville TN. The search lasted several hours in depths between 8' and 15', but unfortunately we were unable to locate the rather small item in the murky water. Sadly what we found more than anything was discarded beer bottles and cans. Other items found were several pairs of sunglasses, hair clips, vapes, hand tools and a diving mask. Clay did find a white Apple Watch. There was algae growing on the watch, so obviously it had been underwater for some time. Back on the boat I was amazed to see the watch still worked! The time was correct, but the battery level was at 2%. Once I charged the watch at home I was able to locate the phone numbers for Emergency Contacts of the owner and I gave one a call. The watch owner, Charlotte, in turn called me later that night and could hardly believe we not only found her watch, but that it still worked. She was enjoying a day on the lake on Labor Day, which was twelve days ago when her watch slipped off her wrist and sunk to the bottom of the lake. As it sank into the murky water, she knew it was gone forever. I was happy to reunite Charlotte with her watch the following day. Clay and I will be back to look for that original lost article and hopefully recover that, and maybe even some additional lost treasures that can be reunited with their owners.

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Necklace Lost in the Ocean, Ship Bottom New Jersey, LBI, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost Necklace Recovered in the Ocean – GPS Location Saves the Day | Long Beach Island, NJ

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I received a text while I was at work from Dieter, asking if I could help recover a necklace that had been lost in the ocean. As always, I started by asking the most important question: Do you know exactly when and where it came off?

Fortunately, Dieter did. His son had ducked under a wave during high tide, and as he came up, the necklace flew right off—he even saw it go sailing over his head. That detail is huge when it comes to ocean recoveries.

Since he contacted me immediately after it happened, I had him walk back out to the exact location and mark it using his phone’s GPS.

I headed out that same evening at low tide to give it a shot. Unfortunately, I wasn’t getting any signals at all—a sign that the sand had likely shifted and buried the necklace deeper. But I knew I was in the right area, and the conditions were calm, so I decided to return the next day for another attempt.

The following evening at low tide, I walked back out, placed a marker at the GPS spot, and started my grid search again. Within just a few sweeps of the coil—boom—I got a signal. About six inches down, there it was: the necklace, still in excellent condition.

This successful ocean recovery proves just how critical it is to mark the location immediately with GPS and a photo reference. Timing and location are everything in the water.

If you lose something in the ocean, don’t wait—reach out right away. The faster we act, the better the chances of recovery.

Edward Trapper – NJ Ring Finder

Covering Long Beach Island (LBI), Lavallette, Seaside, Point Pleasant, and all of Ocean & Monmouth Counties

 

 

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Mark got his wedding band back!

  • from Worcester (Massachusetts, United States)
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Mark called me and had lost his wedding ring in his flower garden.  After a quick conversation and search, his ring was found!

Mark lost his ring in his mum garden. He called TRFs and was found and back on his finger again. He was very happy he called TRFs.

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Ring Lost In Beach Sand, Cape May NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Heirloom Ring Recovered on the Beach in Cape May – Lost in a Cupholder, Found with Precision

I received a call from Anthony, urgently requesting help to find his partner Ashley’s beautiful family heirloom ring that had gone missing during their beach day in Cape May, NJ.

He explained that while enjoying a sunny afternoon by the ocean, Ashley had removed the ring to apply sunscreen and placed it in the cupholder of her beach chair for safekeeping. After spending the day relaxing in the sand, they packed everything up and walked back to the house—only to realize the ring was gone.

They immediately retraced their steps, checked the beach, and searched the back of their truck where the chairs and other items had been loaded—but still no luck. That’s when Anthony reached out to me.

I had just finished signing papers with a realtor, so the timing couldn’t have been better. Within five minutes, we met at the beach and walked out to the area where they believed the ring had been lost.

I started a thorough search around the original location they had pointed out, but found nothing. That’s when Anthony mentioned they may have been set up a little closer to the water, and perhaps even 20 to 30 feet further north toward the middle of the beach. One of their friends who had been there that day helped narrow it down further.

I shifted my search to the new area—and within just a few minutes, I had a solid signal. Sure enough, Ashley’s heirloom ring was sitting in my scoop.

Ashley was overwhelmed with joy and relief. She truly didn’t think she would ever see that ring again. We shared a few words, smiles, and handshakes before parting ways—another successful recovery and a reminder that calling right away makes all the difference.

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Pocket Knife Lost in the Soft Sand, Found and Returned Sunset Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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Just after 9:30 am on 9/20/26, I got a text message saying, “Gary on the pier gave me your number. I lost a knife on the beach by the 38th street public access. Wondering if you could help. I’m not worried about the knife as much as a child finding it. Let me know. My name is Tim.” I didn’t notice the text until 11 a.m. so I called the number attached to the text and got a few more details from Tim and told him I’d be there in 30-35 minutes.

When I arrived, I met Tim on the beach, and he walked me to the loss area. He had marked out about a 10X10 foot area that the knife should be in. He told me the knife had been sitting on a cooler and when he and his wife packed up to leave, the knife was gone. He also mentioned he had spent 2-3 hours last night looking for it with no success. I turned my Equinox on and started an east/west grid search at the far corner of his box. On my second pass I got a strong 19/20 on the VDI (visual display indicator) and dug a scoop of sand. I had the target out of the hole and dumped the scoop of sand out on the beach. I spread the sand out with my foot and saw his knife lying in the sand. Tim was very grateful to get his 15-year-old knife back in his possession.

Tim – Thank you for calling me to help find your lost knife.

Jim

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Sentimental Ring from Japan found in Fountain Valley

  • from Sunset Beach (California, United States)
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Daniel lost his ring while playing baseball with his friends at Mile Square Park. I searched for at least an hour and I couldn’t find it. Daniel gave up hope and told me he was leaving and I didn’t need to search any longer. After he left I continued my search and 5 minutes later I found his ring and called him to come back to the park.

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