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Woman’s Wedding Ring Recovered From Her Beautiful Vermont Flower Garden

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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8/29/26

Earlier today, I got a call from a sister of a woman who had lost her wedding ring about three or four years ago. She put her sister on the phone so we could make arrangements for me to come and do a search.

I was able to go over this evening, we met, and she showed me the beautiful flower gardens that she had been planting. She explained that her ring actually had a hinge and latch that may have come open. Also, the gloves that she was wearing had a hole in it caused by the ring, that the ring may have fallen through. The next day, she and her husband rented a metal detector and didn’t have any luck with that. Many friends helped dig and sift for hours with no luck.

I started the search and quickly realized I needed a smaller coil to get in between all the flowers. So I switched coils and that helped, but there was also a lot of metal posts and wire in the flower garden. I finally got good signal and carefully dug down about 3 inches and there was her ring packed with dirt! We all let out some hoots, hollers and cheers, her ring was back where it belongs.

She had also lost her favorite pair of gardening scissors and in just a couple minutes I found those as well.

I got to meet a very sweet and pretty lady, her husband, her sister and her daughter and husband, and several . It’s an awesome day when I can help put smiles on that many faces!

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10K Gold Wedding Band – Lost & Found Terwillegar Towne Neighbourhood, Edmonton Alberta

  • from Edmonton (Alberta, Canada)
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On Thursday evening I received a call from Maciej requesting my help to locate his lost wedding band. He explained that while playing football catch with his sons in the neighbourhood green space beside their home, the ball struck his hand and he felt the ring fly off. After searching with his family for hours, they still couldn’t find it.

We arranged to meet Friday morning. When I arrived, Maciej walked me through what happened and showed me the exact area where they had been playing. Thankfully, he had placed a rock to mark the spot where he believed the ring had come off. He mentioned that it felt like the ring flew behind him when the ball hit his hand.

I began searching the immediate area around the marker. About 12 inches from the rock, lying in the grass, was his 10K gold wedding band. Maciej was genuinely shocked — he told me he, his wife, and their sons had spent a couple of hours searching the same area on their hands and knees without success.

It’s always amazing how a ring can hide in plain sight. Another happy ending, and a wedding band safely back on the owner’s hand.

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Lost Vintage 24-carat gold necklace & charm reunited with owner in Peachtree City, GA

  • from Newnan (Georgia, United States)
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Last week, I was contacted by a family in Peachtree City, GA that had recently lost a 24-carat gold necklace. It had a unique bell charm attached. This was a family heirloom that the Mother had received as a child. They had no clue exactly where it had been lost, but they had searched for days without success. Yesterday, they took me around the yard and showed me where she had been doing some yard work. So this morning I fired up my metal detector and began my search. It only took 20 minutes to locate the target – it was under 2″ of mulch right next to one of the bushes. They were flabbergasted. It was such a good feeling to be able to recover this piece for them.

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Lost ring in Saylorville Lake… Found with a Metal Detector

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Last weekend a guy named Rob lost his white gold wedding band while boating with his brother.

They had pulled near shore and somehow he lost his ring overboard. Luckily they were in about

waist deep water and the brother marked the area. So I had to get there and grid the area for awhile

before the ring was in my scoop!

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Heirloom Gold Ring Recovered North St. Paul Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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Molly searched the internet for help in finding a family heirloom gold ring. She couldn’t believe it when theringfinders.com popped up on her screen. She didn’t know this service existed. She promptly gave me a call and explained the situation. Her Mother was out watering the plants and flowers in her yard. She decided to put her 2 ring in her back pocket for safe keeping. She also put her cell phone in the same pocket and went to work. She was just finishing up and turning the water off at the spigot when she received a call and grabbed her phone. After talking she thought to herself, I’d better check to make sure my rings are still there. She reached in her back pocket and found 1 ring. She got down on her hands and knees, searched the area and couldn’t find her 2nd ring. She was heart broken as this is a very special heirloom ring. She told her daughters and they decided to rent a metal detector and searched the area to no avail. I always ask people a lot of questions pertaining to the ring, area, scenario as how the ring was lost. This gives me the best chance at recovery. I asked Molly about the electrical service feeding the house and as bad luck would have it, the underground feed was right in the area her Mom lost the ring. This is tough on a metal detector as electromagnetic induction really interferes with it. Molly had told me their rented detector was going off constantly, which makes sense under EMI conditions. After 40 years of metal detecting, I’ve learned how to read the detectors signals and sounds, I can discern between interference and a solid signal. My Minelab Manticore was going crazy with signals in the area, so I turned my sensitivity down to the lowest setting possible. It worked perfectly as the EMI interference was very low and in the back ground. A couple of passes with my coil and I heard a strong gold tone. There it was, hidden in the thick grass out of eye sight.

So glad I could help out. Quick note to Mom – Stay strong, fight hard and you will win!!!

Take Care,

Darrin

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Goose Rocks Beach Sand, Found With A Metal Detector, In Kennebunkport, Maine

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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💍 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇? 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐘’𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃! 🌊🏖️

With Point Sebago now in our rearview mirror, Cheryl and I were heading to Goose Rocks Beach (GRB) in Kennebunkport Maine. I was on the phone with Brody, who explained the situation. He, his wife, and their young child had been enjoying a beautiful day at GRB. Before heading into the water for a swim, Brody took off his gold wedding ring and placed it safely inside the cupholder of his beach chair.

Once he finished swimming, the family spent several more hours relaxing on the shore before finally packing up their gear. They loaded everything into their vehicle and began the drive back home to the Boston area, preparing for work the next morning.

Then came that all-too-familiar moment of panic. 🛑 Brody remembered his wedding ring. He checked the chair, but the cupholder was completely empty. He rushed back to the beach to search his old setup spot, but as we all know, once under the sand, these rings are very difficult to find.

🧭 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 & 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐃
Brody then gave me the exact location on GRB and told me the ring should be somewhere between the seaweed from the high tide mark and the kayaks, closer to the dune grass. This gave me a solid, specific search window to target.

The late afternoon sun was casting long shadows across Goose Rocks Beach by the time Cheryl and I arrived. Because Brody’s setup had been high up on the dry sand, we didn’t have to worry about incoming tides or shifting water, but the soft, powdery sand of GRB can swallow a gold ring instantly.

I decided to start the grid search near the seaweed and grid search horizontally to the water. I would search north to south and work my way towards the kayaks. There were not many targets at all, that high up on the beach

⚡ 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘!
The area wasn’t large and after 10 minutes or so, I heard the low tone I had been hoping for and anticipating! 🎧

As I kept swinging the coil over the area, trying to pinpoint the exact spot under the M15 coil, I could see the outline of a gold ring in the sand. I told Cheryl, “I can see the ring, in the sand,” to which she replied from 10–15 feet away, “I can see it from here!” 😮
I removed the ring from the sand and verified it was actually Brody’s gold wedding ring. I immediately recorded a video for Brody, telling him I was leaving the beach because I found the ring, panning the camera down to reveal his beautiful gold band. 📱✨

🚗 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟏.𝟓-𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍
I sent the video to Brody, who called me back instantly, expressing his immense gratitude. Since he and his family had already left the area, we made plans to return the ring the following weekend. He would make the 1.5-hour drive right back to Kennebunkport Maine to get his ring back.
The next weekend, I drove down to GRB and met Brody for the very first time. I returned his wedding ring with those exact same kayaks in the background! Brody and his wife thanked me immensely, and as we shook hands to say goodbye, all I could think of was: 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒋𝒐𝒃. ❤️🤠

💪 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒. 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐍. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊! 🎩☘️ Ring Finders of Maine #258, #259, #260
Cheryl and I were finally ready for a little down time. After rushing down to Old Orchard Beach to recover a sentimental Valentine’s gifted ring, to then rushing to Point Sebago for a successful water recovery, to finally rushing to Kennebunkport for another successful wedding ring recovery… we were absolutely pooped! 💨

The final stats for an unforgettable afternoon:
🕒 Approximately 4.5 hours
🚗 110 miles driven
💍 3 successful ring recoveries!

We were officially ready to relax.

🔍 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋? 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏! 📲
If you or someone you know has lost a wedding ring, heirloom, keys, or any other metal object of sentimental value, don’t lose hope! The Ring Finders of Maine offer professional metal detecting recovery services across the state. Whether your item was lost deep in the Maine woods, buried in the soft beach sand, or dropped underwater in one of our beautiful lakes, we have the specialized high-end gear and experience to track it down. Time is often of the essence—especially with shifting sands and tides—so don’t wait to reach out! Send us a direct message right here on Facebook or call/text us immediately at 207-423-3027 to get a search scheduled.

“𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓: 𝑰𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔.” ❤️

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found at Baseball Field in Lakeview, New Orleans

  • from New Orleans (Louisiana, United States)
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I was contacted by Michael after he lost his gold wedding ring while playing catch with his son at a baseball field in Lakeview, New Orleans.

After realizing the ring was missing, Michael needed someone experienced with a metal detector to help search the field. Interestingly, he turned to Claude AI for help finding a local ring recovery service in New Orleans, and Claude recommended me. Michael reached out shortly afterward, and we arranged to meet at the baseball field.

Michael had a pretty good idea of how the ring may have disappeared. He and his son had been throwing the baseball around when, at one point, they switched gloves and tossed the gloves to each other. Somewhere during the activity, his wedding ring likely slipped off his finger and disappeared into the grass.

Fortunately, Michael was able to narrow down where he thought it happened to an area roughly 50 x 50 feet.

When we met at the field, Michael walked me through what they had been doing and showed me the area where he believed the ring had fallen. I began systematically searching the grass with my metal detector.

After thoroughly covering the most likely area without finding the ring, I started expanding the search farther out.

This is something I’ve learned from many lost-ring recoveries: the place where someone believes they lost a ring and the place where it actually landed aren’t always the same.Throwing something, removing or exchanging gloves, and other quick hand movements can send a loose ring farther than expected.

After approximately 45 minutes of searching, I got the signal I had been looking for.

There it was, Michael’s gold wedding ring hiding in the grass, slightly outside the area where he originally thought he had lost it.

Another wedding ring recovered and returned to its owner!

Michael was thrilled to have his ring back, and I was happy to make another successful lost ring recovery here in New Orleans.

This recovery is also a great example of why you shouldn’t give up on a ring just because you’ve already searched the area yourself. Rings can completely disappear beneath grass, and sometimes expanding the search by only a short distance makes all the difference.

If you’ve lost a wedding ring, engagement ring, jewelry, keys, or another valuable metal item in a yard, park, field, beach, or other outdoor area around New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, or Southeast Louisiana, feel free to contact me.

I specialize in helping people locate lost rings and jewelry using professional metal detecting equipment.

Anthony Cuccia: New Orleans Ring Finder
Call or Text: 985-445-4514

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Special Ring Back Where It Belongs!

  • from Orange Beach (Alabama, United States)
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This wonderful couple came all the way down from Indianapolis, Indiana, and called me after they lost a very special ring in the Gulf.

Years ago, they had their wedding bands made in Florence, Italy, from a single piece of gold. Now the rings were separated, with his lying somewhere on the bottom of the Gulf. I definitely had to get it back.

They thought it was probably about waist-deep, because the day before they had been throwing their son into the water and generally having a great time. When I arrived the next morning at the crack of dawn, that’s where I started my grid search.

I made quite a few slow passes, gradually working my way closer to the beach where he had walked out. I was almost ready to move into deeper water, assuming the ring had been thrown farther offshore, when I heard that sweet gold tone.

A couple of scoops later, I had this very special ring back where it belonged. ❤️

Thank you for trusting me with such a special piece of your family’s history. It was an honor to get ii back to you. 😃

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Lost Engagement ring Found at West Beach Santa Barbara by Dave The RingFinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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Lost a Ring Near the Santa Barbara Pier? Dave The RingFinder Can Get It Back

If you have lost your wedding ring, a bracelet, golden grill, or a necklace, don’t waste the time or the money buying or renting a metal detector. Instead hire an expert metal detecting professional like Dave The RingFinder! Dave is the “metal detective” and knows how to stack the odds in your favor to get your precious jewelry back. Call or text Dave at 805-290-5009 so he can create a plan to get your ring back!

A Swiss Visitor’s Engagement Ring, Recovered Near the Santa Barbara Pier

Late last Saturday night I got an urgent phone call from a number listed from Switzerland. It was from Irina, who had been visiting Santa Barbara on holiday from Switzerland and had lost her engagement ring near the Santa Barbara Pier. I told her I would get out there Sunday afternoon, as I had another ring to look for in the morning.

I convinced my wife she should come to the beach in SB with me, so we got out to the Pier and it was packed with visitors, as was Cabrillo Blvd, since there was a street fair going on at Chase Palm Park. With people everywhere, it was going to be a fun search. Thankfully, the area where she thought she’d lost it was on the north side of the pier and it’s usually not very crowded, so I got to work and began a grid parallel to the pier. There were coins everywhere, so I knew no one had detected this area in a long time — I was confident no one had beat me to Irina’s ring. On my second pass, I got a nice low hit on my Minelab Manticore, and in my scoop was a beautiful white gold engagement ring. I sent her a picture to confirm it was hers, and the response was an enthusiastic yes!

Irina had already left the area and was now in Newport Beach, so I got her address, insured her ring, and mailed it to her. Two days later, her ring was back where it belonged. This is what Irina had to say:

“I honestly can’t say enough good things about this experience! I lost my ring while I was in Santa Barbara and was so upset and worried that I would never see it again. I called Dave, and he came to the rescue! He was incredibly kind, professional, and determined to help me find it, and he actually DID!

What made the whole experience even more amazing was that his wife and him went the extra mile and shipped the ring back to me. I am beyond grateful for their kindness, honesty, and generosity.

This wasn’t just about finding a lost ring; it was about two wonderful people who genuinely cared and went above and beyond to help a stranger. I will never forget their kindness. If you ever lose something precious, I highly recommend Dave. Truly an amazing story and an amazing couple! ❤️💍”

Wait — Time Is Critical After a Ring Loss in Ventura or Santa Barbara County

Whether you lost a ring, necklace, bracelet, or other jewelry on a Ventura or Santa Barbara County beach, in shallow surf, in a backyard, at a park, or in an open field — the clock starts the moment it’s gone. Shifting tides, moving sand, and other detectorists can all work against recovery the longer you wait. Skip the metal detector rental and trust the expert — Dave The RingFinder.

Dave The RingFinder proudly serves:

Ventura County: Ventura · Oxnard · Port Hueneme · Camarillo · Thousand Oaks · Moorpark · Simi Valley · Fillmore · Santa Paula · Ojai

Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara · Carpinteria · Goleta · Montecito · Summerland · Lompoc · Santa Maria · Solvang · Buellton

Notable beaches and recovery locations: Mondo’s Beach · Surfer’s Point · San Buenaventura State Beach · Rincon Beach · Carpinteria State Beach · East Beach Santa Barbara · West Beach Santa Barbara · McGrath State Beach Oxnard · Silver Strand Beach · Mandalay Beach

Dave also occasionally takes on recoveries in nearby Malibu by request — reach out if your loss happened outside the core service area above.

About Dave The RingFinder — Ventura County’s Metal Detecting Specialist

Dave The RingFinder has been recovering lost jewelry with a metal detector since 2011 and has operated full-time as a professional ring and jewelry recovery specialist since 2017. Also known as The Metal Detective, Dave brings professional-grade equipment, deep local knowledge of Ventura and Santa Barbara County beaches and tides, and a genuine passion for reuniting people with their most treasured possessions. Every recovery is personal.

Before you spend an afternoon chasing down a metal detector rental in Ventura or Santa Barbara County, make one call instead. Dave has the equipment, the experience, and the track record — and he works on your behalf from the moment you contact him.

📞 Call or text Dave 24/7: 805-290-5009
🌐 davetheringfinder.com

Lost something? Don’t rent — trust the expert. Dave The RingFinder is here to bring your jewelry home.

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White Gold Wedding Band and Engagement Ring Separately Slip into the Ocean at Garden City SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Saturday August 22, 2026, and just after 3 p.m., I received a text saying, “Hi There! I just lost (30 mins ago) my engagement ring and wedding band in the ocean. I understand these are just possessions, but it still stings after wearing for more than 16 years. Not sure what to do, but I posted on Facebook and you were highly recommended. Yucca Ave and Waccamaw in Garden City.” I immediately looked up the tide tables for Garden City and saw high tide was going to be in less than an hour at 4:10. I called the number attached and spoke with Kelli. I asked the usual questions, like how deep she was and whether she could meet me to show me the area. She told me that it was her sons 12th birthday and they had already made plans. Since she was still on the beach, I asked her to turn around and take a couple of pictures of what was behind her to give me a reference point. She also told me that she was about waist deep. I told her I’d be out there about 7 p.m. to work the outgoing tide.

On my way down to Garden City around 7 p.m. a big storm with heavy rain and lots of lightening started. It was one of those storms where people drive 5 mph and have their emergency flashers on. I sent Kelli a voice text saying that I may have to call the search off for the night because of the storm. I wanted to keep going to see if the storm would stop by the time I got there, although it didn’t look good. I could handle the rain because I was going to get wet anyway. But, with 2 lightning rods in the form of a metal sand scoop and handle in one hand and a metal detector in the other and standing in the ocean would probably not work out to well for me.

When I got to the beach, the storm had stopped. I walked out on the beach and found the reference points Kelli shared in her photos. It wasn’t that big of a search area, and I did my normal grid search. From Kelli’s explanation, I really expected her rings would be on the lower part of the sloop. I worked from the high tide line out to knee deep on a falling tide and only found 2 fishing weights. I expanded my search to the south, with no luck and then tried to extend it to the north. It was getting dark by then and I was just about to call it a night. That’s about the same time a family of 5 or 6 decided to come out and shoot off very loud fireworks. I called it a night and sent Kelli a text saying I couldn’t find them. I didn’t say anything to Kelli, but I had already made up my mind that I was going back in the morning at low tide.

I arrived back the next morning at 10 just before low tide and started a fresh grid search. I was able to go from the dry sand to about knee deep.  From the pictures Kelli sent, I knew I was looking for white gold rings, but I did confirm it with her. With that in mind, I knew the VDI (visual display indicator) numbers on the Equinox 800 would be in the low single digits for the engagement ring (2-6) and middle to low double digits (9-12) for the wedding band. I started to the south of the southern mark in the pictures and worked north. I was less than 10 lines over when I hit a solid 6 on the VDI. Bingo! This should be the engagement ring. A couple of scoops of wet sand and I had her engagement ring. Ok, so the wedding band should be within a few feet. I searched and searched both north/south and east/west from the engagement ring spot, nothing. In the process I lost my spot so, I started on my last grid line and started working north. A few yards away and higher on the slope I got a solid 9, I had the wedding band. Again, a couple of scoops and saw the wedding band sticking out of the sand.

Kelli had told me that they were leaving that morning to go back home, so I would have to mail them back to her. I made my way back to the car, rings in my pocket and text Kelli with a picture of her rings saying, “GOOD MORNING, what do you think? I think you’re getting your rings back!!!” She immediately responded, “Oh my god!!! I’m still in such shock! Thank YOUUU.”  I love the surprises and making returns. She got her rings back in the mail today, Thursday and as her picture shows, she’s very happy!

Kelli – Thank you for trusting and allowing me to help find your precious treasures. I wish you all the best.

Jim

 

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