Paul Humphreys

  • Land/Shallow Water Search

Cost For My Service

I work on a voluntary reward basis. In addition, depending on how far away I need to drive, a small travel fee helps cover cost of fuel, etc. This fee is discussed and agreed upon in advance.

Search Types

Land--- beaches, public parks, yards, fields, RV parks, campgrounds, school grounds, fairgrounds, toboggan hills, hiking, horse and RV trails, and riverbanks.

Water--- wading searches in rivers, ponds, lakes.

Snow---drifts, piles, parking lots, sledding hills, drive ways, trails.

Search Locations

South-East Wisconsin and beyond.

Paul Humphreys's Bio

It’s more than a ring! Just when you thought it was lost forever, kindness, technology and experience come along to give you hope!

A retired hospice chaplain, I know what it is to help people in crisis. Metal detecting and reuniting owners to their lost sentimental jewelry items has brought me tremendous satisfaction. I've been honing my metal-detecting skills since 1976 when my late father introduced me to the hobby. And as a cancer survivor, each day is another day to relish with those I love, especially my college bride and best friend, Kathleen.

Paul Humphreys - Recent Blog Post

  • Lost wedding ring found! Lake Nagawicka, Delafield, Wisconsin. (2026)

    A pedal-boat ride ended on a frantic note when Delafield, Wisconsin resident, Peggy Roberts, waved at friends passing by. That was when the unthinkable happened. Peggy’s normally-tight-fitting wedding ring of 40 years, flew off her hand and disappeared into the channel in front of their picturesque home. Peggy’s daughter quickly jumped into the chest-deep water […]

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  • Lost diamond pendant found in Lake Michigan! – Port Washington, Wisconsin. (2026)

    A glorious summer afternoon found Indiana resident, Sandy C and her children visiting the picturesque South Beach in Port Washington, Wisconsin. It was a perfect outing, that is, until a tiny diamond pendant slipped off its necklace, vanishing in the Lake Michigan waves. The necklace held huge sentimental value for Sandy; it was a wedding […]

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  • Lost heirloom necklace found! – Okauchee Lake, Wisconsin (2026)

    June 6th proved to be a delightful day for a boat ride on picturesque, Okauchee Lake in Southeast Wisconsin. But the day turned to sadness when a man’s gold-braided necklace disappeared into the lake’s depths. But it wasn’t any necklace; it had once belonged to the owner’s grandfather. It happened when Milwaukee resident, Maggie House, […]

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  • Man’s Lost Gold & Tantalum Wedding Ring Found! – Racine, Wisconsin. (2026)

    Racine, Wisconsin resident, Ben Rusch had spent the day catching up on projects around the house. That evening, Ben realized to his horror, his snug-fitting, white-gold and tantalum wedding band was not on his hand! His mind immediately went into overdrive as he retraced his activities through the day. One activity immediately came to mind. […]

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  • Lady’s Lost Rose-Gold Wedding Ring Found! – Richard Bong State Recreational Park, Kansasville, Wisconsin. (2026)

    Chicago residents, Brandon Weninger and his wife, were attending a Cub Scouts outing with their son, Ben. The group met at Wisconsin’s Richard Bong State Recreation Area east of Burlington. When Ben’s mom removed her three wedding rings to apply sunscreen lotion on him, she slipped them into her pocket for safekeeping. Later, however, as […]

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Paul Humphreys - Testimonials

  • When she FaceTimed us with that amazing smile, I knew a miracle had happened. Thank you!! (2026)

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    Thank you Paul! Alisa is my daughter and she was overwhelmed with grief over losing her beloved ring/s. After a while I stopped texting her, “Is he still there?” When she FaceTimed us with that amazing smile, I knew a miracle had happened. Thank you!!

  • I will be forever grateful to Paul and his magic. (2025)

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    Imagine having something you have worn 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for 43 years suddenly disappear! That is what happened with my wedding ring in the snow. I was extremely upset and thought it was gone forever. Enter the hero to the story. I contacted Paul and he came out the very next day. I watched him meticulously scan the area where I thought it might be – nothing. I then pointed out an area that I thought was a long shot, but possible. Once again he meticulously started to scan this new area. As he got to the end of the area my heart was sinking as I was beginning to think he wouldn’t find it. Suddenly he stopped and scanned deeper and deeper into the snow. He reaches down, pulls something out of the snow, walks back to me and handed me my ring. I will be forever grateful to Paul and his magic.

  • If you happen to need Paul’s services, I would 100% recommend and trust him.... (2025)

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    Thank you for finding my ring. I really appreciate the cross searching as I was beginning to lose hope. If you happen to need Paul’s services, I would 100% recommend and trust him to help you recover your item.

  • . Leave it to the professional! (2024)

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    Totally amazing, we looked forever. Leave it to the professional! Great work.

  • I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone else who has lost something of value... (2023)

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    Brendon was very kind and professional, helped us retrace our steps, and thought of places to look we hadn’t yet thought of. He had no qualms about getting dirty, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone else who has lost something of value. We hope not to need his services again in the immediate future, but his skills are an asset to the community, and I would reach right back out again if I did. Thank you for your help finding my grandfather’s ring!

  • Again, thankful for Paul and his testimony. It was certainly a Divine Appointment. (2021)

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    Thankful! Paul came on short notice. He was actually traveling home from another successful jewelry find for another one of his clients.

    If you’re hesitant to reach out to Paul in the Milwaukee area, don’t be! He is friendly and diligent to provide peace of mind that you did all you could to locate your prized possession. In my instance, he found my ring!

    Again, thankful for Paul and his testimony. It was certainly a Divine Appointment.

  • Prayers answered! (2020)

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    Thanks sooo much for helping my daughter find the ring. She was so sad and when we heard it was found we were so happy. My wife Cheryl had been praying for Gods hand in this search. Prayers answered! Also heard you are writing a book and would be happy to assist in any design needs.

  • God bless you! We will reccomend you to anyone who is in our situation. (2020)

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    Thank you so much!!! You came and completed in minutes, what I couldnt do in hours! My wife Michelle and I cant tell you how grateful we are. You are a true professional and dont even charge for your service. You gave us back something that meant the world to us. The smile on Michelle’s face said it all. God bless you! We will reccomend you to anyone who is in our situation.

  • Paul Humphreys- you are a hero of mending hearts! (2018)

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    Paul Humphreys- you are a hero of mending hearts! The feeling of loss for Stephanie and Brian and then the hope of connecting with Ring Finders organization and then uncertainty if it would take a few times to retrieve, not 90 minutes is purely astounding!!!

    We have to let you know that losing rings in Wisconsin waters is sort of a family tradition (we are second cousins) as we have a lost wedding band at Kohler a few years back and after divers and being afraid of the lack of finding it again, you have given us the hope we needed up until now by finding The Barsotti’s precious jewel- we would hope to commission your help soon to Kohler if you can! You seem to have the lucky touch!! Thank you for helping Stephanie and family, she wouldn’t have been ok if it wasn’t for you!

  • Paul was a life saver! (2017)

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    Paul was a life saver! When I felt the ring come off my hand in the lake, I thought for sure it was gone forever. After my friends and I searched for over an hour as best we could in the sand below and came up empty,

    I had no hopes of ever finding my ring again. I count my lucky stars that I found Paul and within an hour after sending him an email, he had his plans in place to find my ring. In less than 24 hours, my ring was recovered and I breathed a huge sigh of relief!

    I live in Chicago, so Paul even went the extra mile to carefully ship my ring back to me, after traveling to Lake Geneva and gearing up to go underwater to help locate my missing ring. I can’t say enough how great this whole experience was…well, I mean…losing the ring in the first place wasn’t great, but Paul sure was!

  • My husband and I are beyond thrilled with Paul Humphrey’s dedicated search to finding my husband’s wedding band (2017)

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    My husband and I are beyond thrilled with Paul Humphrey’s dedicated search to finding my husband’s wedding band in Lake Winnebago.

    Paul went above and beyond our expectations, coming back a second time to scour the area that he wasn’t able to search the first time around. As far as customer service goes, Paul gets our highest accolades.

    Thank you again Paul for generously donating your time to find my husband’s wedding band!

    Brooke – Oshkosh, WI

  • “We thought the ring was gone forever (2017)

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    “We thought the ring was gone forever and that the website [theringfinders.com] was a scam, but Paul proved us wrong within a matter of hours. We will forever be grateful and keeping his number on file!”

    Ashley

  • I can recommend Paul without reservation to anyone who has lost a wedding ring. (2017)

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    I can recommend Paul without reservation to anyone who has lost a wedding ring. From our first communications, I could tell he had a sincere and honest approach to solving such a puzzle. It was a pleasure to work with him, and I could not be happier that he was able to find my long lost rings!” Peter – Cambridge, WI

  • Thank you so much for your quick response to my call (2017)

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    Thank you so much for your quick response to my call and for finding my wedding band immediately. I can’t express how much I appreciate your willingness to travel, on a holiday, to my home 45 minutes away, to help me find it. Thanks again” Valerie – Fontana, WI