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The Case of the Missing Wedding Rings – Diamond Wedding Ring Set … St. Augustine Beach, FL.

  • from Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida, United States)
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Ringfinder Adam Greenburg 714-785-5111    #LostringFlorida

The Case of the Missing Wedding Rings

I received a frantic call from a lovely woman who was absolutely distraught. Oh no, she’d lost her diamond wedding ring set at St. Augustine Beach, Florida.

She explained that she had been refinishing furniture in her garage and, to protect them, slipped her rings into her back pant pocket. Deciding to take a break, she headed to the beach to walk her dogs. She also put a dog poop bag in the same pocket. Somewhere along their walk, several blocks down the beach, she pulled out the dog poop bag. When she got home, she realized her wedding rings were gone.

I immediately met her, and we walked up and down the beach. She desperately tried to retrace her steps, hoping to pinpoint where she might have pulled out the plastic bag, thinking that’s when the rings fell out. I searched the area for several hours, but unfortunately, had no luck. Due to the rising tide, I had to return the next day to continue the search across the large area. Again, no luck, though I was quite certain that if the rings had been lost in the areas we searched, I would have found them.

The lady was incredibly thankful for all my efforts but told me she had given up hope of ever finding them. I reassured her to never give up hope, promising I would continue my search. That night, I lost sleep, racking my brain for other possible locations.

Early the next morning, I called her and told her I was heading back to St. Augustine. I suggested we search her garage, even though she was convinced the rings were lost on the beach.

Her wedding set was located right there, under the workbench in her garage. She had tears of joy!

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White gold engagement ring lost in lake recovered after 3 years Grand Island Nebraska

  • from Lincoln (Nebraska, United States)
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Contact me for all your metal detecting and recovery needs. Rob 402-580-6933. Land, water, cracks in concrete, rings, keys, hearing aids, phones, etc. Helping law enforcement. Serving Lincoln and the greater Nebraska area.

Haley had gone to a party at a house on a sand pit lake. While she was in the water her engagement ring fell off. These sand pits drop off quickly. She just happened to be close to the edge of that drop off. She was in water about 48 inches deep, I later found her ring at a depth of 13 foot. Panic and dispare set in as she realized what happened. A few people came with metal detectors and a local in a dive club dove and did a visual, all with no success. Eventually the wedding came and with it did a new ring, but it just wasn’t the same one. The one he picked out, the one he got down on one knee in the sunset of Hawaii. Fast forward a few years, I came across her original social meadia post and messaged about it. Time came to execute a recovery plan that I was thinking about all winter. It was my honor to return such a special ring back to Haley. Life is hard, together lets make smiles!

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Burned Home Searched in Altadena…Much Recovered

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Donna contacted me to help search her burned Altadena home.

I was able to help recover quite a lot for her and her husband Anthony including:

  • Her late father’s Dog Tag from military service
  • 8 large silver dollar coins
  • 4 rings
  • 17 assorted pieces of jewelry including bracelets, earrings, chains, and a belt buckle
  • 6 pieces of silver flatware
  • A half bucket of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies

…and numerous other items including ceramics, keys, and other jewelry melted together

It was a very successful search for them.

 

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300th Find and Return, Man’s Lost Tungsten Wedding Band Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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I received a text right at noon saying, “I don’t know if this is the right number, but I found it online for a ring finder at Myrtle Beach. I lost my tungsten wedding ring in the waves out at the beach near 19th Ave south and Southern Breeze Oceanfront. Is there any possible chance it could even be found, or would the undertow and waves at about 3 feet deep have carried it out?” I called the attached number and talked to Logan and asked him what time he lost it. He said about an hour before his text. I looked up the tide table for Myrtle Beach and high tide was at 11:27 am. Perfect, the tide had changed, so I told him there was a great chance of finding it and I’d be there at 3 pm. That would put me there right at mid-tide.

Right around 2 pm, I was getting antsy, so I text him saying I was on my way. With this being Sunday, I was concerned the beach would be packed with tourist and there wouldn’t be any parking. I got lucky with both and met Logan on the beach. He showed me the area and explained that he was about knee deep. He also made a comment about getting hit in the back with a wave. This confused me a little, in that I thought he may have been deeper than he thought with an outgoing tide. He gave me the north and south boundaries, and I started an east/west perpendicular to the beach grid line. After almost an hour and a half of searching and extending my search area on all four sides, I was coming up with nothing. Towards the end I was going in the ocean knee deep at mid tide. I went so far as asking a lady, who’d been on the beach longer than I was, if she saw anybody else with a detector. I also asked the lifeguard if anybody had turned in a ring. I was whooped, both mentally and physically. I called Logan and told him I couldn’t find it. I could tell in his voice he was hurt that I couldn’t find his ring.

I drove a couple of blocks towards home and remembered I had brought a second detector, which I usually do as a back-up. I called Logan back and told him I was going back to try again with a different detector. Logan had already called his wife, who’ll be here later this week, and told her he lost it, I was going to search, and then that I couldn’t find it. So, they were both on a little bit of a roller coaster ride.

I walked back out on the beach with a second wind and started a north/south grid line. About 30 minutes later I hit a target with a VDI (visual display indicator) of 18, exactly what a man’s Tungsten wedding band would show up as. No doubt in my mind that I had Logan’s ring. Took a scoop of sand, dumped in out on the beach, and moved the sand with my foot. There it was! I took a picture and sent to Logan saying, “Found it!! I’ll drop it off.” He responded instantly, “Oh my GOD. Thank you so much!! I don’t know if I just missed it on my first search or my southern boundary wasn’t far enough, regardless of how or why, the ring was found and returned.

Logan – So happy I got your treasure back where it belongs. Enjoy the rest of your vacation.

Jim

 

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  • from Oregon City (Oregon, United States)
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Last Thursday I received a call from Gust, asking if I would be willing to come out and search for his wife’s gold wedding ring they believed she lost in the yard while cutting back some shrubbery.

He had searched the internet, found Ring Finders, and I was the closest to them, even though I was a hour and a half drive away.

After discussing the circumstances about the loss, we agreed I would drive out the following Sunday (I had an unchangeable appointment Friday, Saturday was forecast heavy rain, and since it was likely on their property, it wasn’t going to be found by some random person).

I loaded up the Manticore, and my AT Gold as a backup, and made the hour and a half drive up the Columbia River Gorge into Washington to do the search. When I arrived, Gust and Liz were waiting in the front yard.

Liz walked me through what she had been doing when the ring went missing. She demonstrated how she had been pulling back the bushes, trimming them, then tossing the clippings into a pile. She then carried the clippings to the back of their property and threw them down the hill. I asked her how confident she was it was lost outside. She said she was very sure, since she never takes it off, and noticed it was gone when she went inside and washed her hands. I got my gear and started.

Gust and Liz were standing by watching, I briefly explained looking for on the detectors VDI, and what I was hearing in the headphones. I worked the area under and the around the shrubs and found there were metal spikes and staples holding in some of the landscaping, and a couple of T-posts deep inside the shrubs.

Not finding it there, I scanned the areas where she said she had been tossing the clippings. It wasn’t there, so I began a circular search pattern around the bush. When I found a signal and stopped to check it, Liz would comment on the VDI and move closer. I explained that the numbers can be deceiving, and I was really just listening to the sound the detector made.

I got about 3/4s of the way around the bush, and in the bark-chips I heard the unmistakable sound of gold in my headphones. Gust and Liz were still nearby, so I shut off the headphones and went over to them. I scanned over what was probably a staple and asked if they could hear how scratchy the sound was. I then went to where the ring was and scanned over it, asking if they could hear the difference. I said “That’s your ring” and before I could do anything else, Liz dove in and recovered her ring buried in the bark!

Very special to reunite this ring with a super nice couple of people. She’s worn it for 43 years, and now it’s back where it belongs.
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Gold Bracelet and Gold and Emerald Earrings Lost in the Sand at Manhattan Beach…Found and Happily Returned

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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If you have lost anything important to you, please call right away, don’t wait because time will work against you. Steve Smith 310-953-5268

Olivia called me asking if I could help her. She had been at the beach with a friend. She wisely removed her jewelry to go into the water, and put them on her towel. What happened next was that her friend lifted the towel not knowing the jewelry was there, and they were lost in the sand. I let her know I would leave right away for the search.

When I got to the beach Olivia was not there yet, so I began my search in the area described. It took about 5 minutes, and I had her bracelet, and both her earrings. I waited for her to get to the search site, and was able to give them all back at that time. She informed me that the earrings were a gift from her mother, which made them extra special. A great recovery!

 

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  • from Mount Pleasant (Michigan, United States)
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I found this young ladies platinum engagement ring in the Chippewa river today. She lost it while kayaking and was sitting on the bank with her hands in the sand. She also said she was out of the kayak to get around some rapids. Rather than go to that spot, I figured it was more likely that she lost it while she was sitting on the bank. Sure enough she took me to that spot, which was behind a church. We just waded across the river and about 15 to 20 seconds later, I had her ring in my scoop. She was very happy to have the ring back. I told her that it is hardly ever that easy.

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Ring Found At South Haven, MI

  • from Holland (Michigan, United States)
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Misty posted on Facebook that her son lost his copper ring at Pilgram Haven while swimming in Lake Michigan.  After 5 days with nobody willing to help find his ring I gave it a shot and found his ring in about an hour.  They were visiting West Michigan from their home in Fort Wayne, Ind.  There are rings that are priceless even though they are not worth much in monetary value.  The picture is the spot where the ring was found, 30 paces from the shore and in about waist deep water.  They were camping in the area so Misty stopped by to pickup the ring.  The smile says it all and it made my day.

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Huge gold chain lost and found in Apsley Ontario

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Received a text from Lou yesterday about him having lost his gold chain while swimming. Lou, and his young family, had rented a cottage near Apsley on Chandos lake. While playing with the kids, he did a few dives off the dock only to realize later that his huge gold chain was no longer around his neck. After arriving early this morning and getting situated, I got in the water and went to work with my Excalibur II under water metal detector. After eliminating a few trash signals, I heard the sweet tone of gold and found his chain within ten minutes. Although the chain is very valuable due to the size and weight, it is priceless as it was given to him by his grandmother. Another happy ending.

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Ocean City NJ Lost Wedding Band Found by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost a ring in Ocean City, NJ?

Don’t wait to call! 215-850-0188

DJ and his family were soaking up the sun on a perfect day in Ocean City, NJ, their beach vacation filled with laughter and joy. But in an instant, DJ’s heart sank – his cherished wedding band had slipped off his finger and vanished into the sand. Frantic, he searched every inch of the surrounding area, but there was no sign of the ring. In desperation, his wife discovered Ring Finders South Jersey and gave me a call. I quickly gathered the details and rushed to the scene. Equipped with my trusty metal detector, I began a meticulous search of the sand. Suddenly, a strong signal buzzed in my ear. With a surge of excitement, I scooped up a handful of sand and there, glinting in the sunlight, was DJ’s ring! Overjoyed, DJ could finally end his day on a triumphant note, his treasured wedding band back where it belonged.

Read more thrilling stories of lost rings rediscovered in the sand on my website:

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