Tony Shere's Ring Finders Blog
Tony Shere
- Location
- Perth (Australia)
- Contact
- 0402104425
- Search Locations
Perth and surrounding area
- Search Types
Beaches, Parks, Private Property, Water to 6 feet deep, Yards
Lost wedding ring has been found at Rockingham, Perth
Paul called me this morning asking if i could help find his lost gold wedding ring that he had dropped on the beach the night before.
I quickly jumped in the car with my metal detector and headed down to Rockingham beach which is about an hour’s drive from home.
I met Paul at the “drop zone” which he was confident was only a few square metres in total. The area was thick with beer caps and assorted junk as it was close to a storm water drain.
I managed to thin out all the beer caps and pulltabs and moved onto a nice solid tone that told me it was only a few inches deep……rattling around in the bottom of my hand scoop was Paul’s chunky gold ring which he eyeballed before I did !
Paul is one happy camper and very relieved to get his ring back on his finger.
Nice meeting you and thanks for contacting me.
Lost ring has been found at Rottnest Island, Perth
I received a call a few days ago from Jodie asking for help to try and get John’s lost wedding ring.
John lost it in about half a metre of water at a location called Parker Point, which is a nice sheltered bay out on Rottnest Island.
I quickly checked my work schedule and decided to head out on Friday as the weather outlook wasn’t looking too good for next week plus school holidays are just around the corner.
I grabbed the 7:15am ferry and was at the island by 8:00am with my gear and hired bike.
Parker Point is about a 5km bike ride which isn’t much I know but the hire bike which had seen better days plus carrying a metal detector and long steel scoop under one arm made for a tough ride.
I got to Parker Point about 9am and headed down the steep stairs to the beach area. Fortunately, Jodie had sent me a Google map of the area that the ring was thought to have been lost. I was reasonably confident that the ring would be found but it is never 100%.
The progress was slow due to the abundant beer caps and soft drink pull tabs. Every one of these annoying targets has to be dug if you are chasing gold. Beneath the shallow sand floor were patches of limestone bedrock which made scooping very difficult. The only way was to fan away the sand and try to eyeball the target. Well after about 4 hours of digging beer caps, pull tabs, sinkers and a few coins, I got a nice signal that sounded a little different to all of the beer caps that plagued the area. I sunk my scoop into the sand and wrestled it through the shells and small rocks and quickly brought it to the surface. After most of the material had washed through the scoop, I quickly spotted a shiny ring that I was praying wasn’t a new silver or stainless steel ring. Sure enough, it was Jodie and John’s ring and I was very relieved to see those words engraved on the inner band.
Jodie and John can now enjoy their holidays just that little bit more and with good memories of Rottnest Island.
Thanks for contacting me and giving me the opportunity the track down your ring….it was hard work but I always enjoy the challenge.
Tony.
Here is a video and picture of the ring.
Lost gold wedding ring found at Perth beach
Jeremy called me this afternoon as his gold wedding ring had been lost at the beach yesterday. He had put it to one side before venturing into the water but as he was packing up all of his beach belongings, the ring was accidentally left behind in the sand somewhere ?
I headed down this afternoon as I wanted to get to the area before the local kids with metal detectors hit the spot.
Jeremy had marked the area where he had set up a beach tent with his family so the location we were searching was no bigger then 100 square metres, surely the ring would be found ! I’ve done “easy” hunts before and have gone away unsuccessful so until the item is found then it is still “lost”.
Well the beer caps were plentiful (Corona seems to be very popular down here) on this section of beach but after about 10 minutes, I got a nice signal with my White’s detector. I scraped away just a couple of inches of sand and there lay Jeremy’s very nice gold wedding ring.
Thanks for the nice finders reward and I’m glad you got in contact with TheRingFinders.
Regards,
Tony.
Lost white gold ring “bubbles” has been found in Perth park
Vicky called me a couple of days ago asking for help to find her white gold ring that she thought was lost at her local park and playground. The ring was a wide band with a nice “bubble” design stamped onto the outside of the ring. Quite a few people had searched the area but unfortunately the ring was no where to be seen. They had also put a notice up in case anyone had picked up the ring.
I spent about 30 minutes detecting the thicker grassed areas, whilst eyeballing the flatter ground but was only rewarded with 5 cent coins. There was a small sand play area that I also hunted but it was clear of signals so I moved back towards the grassed areas but still no luck. In the mean time, Vicky’s Mum continued to look for the ring by scouting the ground.
Because the area was generally flattened grass, the ring should be easy to spot by eye but this was assuming that no one else had pocketed the gold ring.
I decided that I would check the sandpit again so I ran the search coil closer to the stone wall this time and quickly got a nice solid beep from the machine…..expecting another 5 cent coin, I was thrilled to see the glint of a silver/white gold ring with the “bubbles” etched into the ring.
I casually wandered back to where Vicky’s Mum was still scouring the grass and informed her “I just don’t think you will find it there…..because…..of this” and I opened my hand to reveal the ring in the palm of my hand. I really enjoy that part !!!
Thanks for contacting me and it was great to have another successful hunt.
All the best,
Tony.
Lost diamond ring has been found, South Beach, Perth
Ki contacted me recently via TheRingFinders as she had lost a very sentimental ring that had belonged to her Mum. Ki was kind enough to include a quick story of how the ring was lost as well as some nice photo’s. Here is what she wrote……
“The story behind the ring is that it was my mother’s engagement ring. Sadly mum passed away 15 years ago, when I was 13 years old. Dad’s been looking after the rings until about 2 years ago when he passed them onto me. I was too scared to wear them for the first 6 months and just kept them in a safe place.
After work on Tues went down to the beach for just a quick jump in the ocean, meant to take her rings off but forgot. Figured I would be careful and not swim around too much… Didn’t count on the dog knocking them off!
Pandora (the dog), loves to swim, but also always wants to be picked up in the water. She’s a flat coat retriever so it’s a bit of an effort. When she launched herself off me the ring got scraped off and went straight to the bottom. I was looking and looking, about 6 other people were helping, stayed in till sunset so it was probably about an hour, and then Tim went back the next day for another 2 hours.
Found you by googling ‘Underwater Metal Detectors’…
Had no idea there was such a service as yours. We thought we were going to have to figure out how to do it ourselves.
But then you came and managed to find it so quickly. I still can’t believe I have it back. I am so incredibly grateful. Makes her ring even more special!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!”
Thank you Ki for contacting me…it was great to see that ring back on your finger !
All the best for the future,
Tony.
Lost rings on Perth beaches….need owners !!
The weather down here has been hot with great water hunting conditions.
Over the past few days, I have found some great rings for owners but in doing so, I have also managed to scoop up 5 gold rings that have been lost in the water. All of the gold rings have specific markings and came from various Perth beaches.
I log all of my “no owner established” (NOE’s) rings on my computer with details surrounding their location, condition and unique hallmarks and other engravings. I need to do this to protect myself from bogus claims from “owners”. Anyway, if a genuine owner can provide me with details regarding their lost items then I am only too happy to return their property to them.
Unfortunately, I have had only one person claim an item from me. The ring had been engraved with their date of marriage plus both their names so there was no doubting that they were the correct owner.
Well it’s time to get off the computer and hit the ocean…….95F today and an ocean you can water-ski on !
Tony.
Lost 18k wedding ring has been found at City Beach, Perth
I was trawling through the Lost & Found section of the “Gumtree” which is the equivalent of something like Craigslist. I keep an eye out for rings and jewellery that has been lost at beaches and parks.
Donna had posted an article about her husband’s lost gold wedding ring at one of Perth’s local beaches. I gave her a call and she gave me a good description of the lost zone.
City Beach is a popular beach but I know through experience that it is a hard beach to search due to heavy waves and deep, deep sand in the water that just never seems to shift. Anyway, I told her that I would give it a go as conditions were looking really good for water hunting with hot weather, strong offshore winds that knock the seas flat and help push the water out on a low tide.
I headed down to City Beach this morning not knowing what the sand would be like until I got in the water. Sure enough, the sand was quite mushy but there were a few depressions that were packed down with shells and heavier gravelly sand. I decided that my best chance was to hunt the low areas and hope the ring had been washed into one of them. After some time without a beep from my White’s metal detector, I managed to hear a slight threshold rise and a yellow flash from the LED on top of the detector. I estimated that the ring was about 1 foot down into the seabed. It took me some time to finally get the target into my scoop and after all the sand and gravel had washed from my scoop, there was a lovely two-tone gold ring showing for my efforts. I quickly checked the inside of the band for the engraving “colourful” and yes it was there! Another day or two and the ring would have been out of range for sure.
To her relief and happiness, Donna now has the ring back in her possession. I think her husband is in for a surprise as he currently doesn’t know it has been found.
Donna…..maybe you can add to the “comments” section and let us know of the outcome.
Thank you for letting me find you ring and trusting my phone call out of no-where !
Tony.
Here are some pictures and a “dry” video after I had found the ring.
