In The News Category
Video of the story that aired on ABC-7 News in Ft. Myers, Florida
Here’s a link to a story ABC-7′s Paul Gessler did about me finding Mya’s Daddy’s wedding ring in the Gulf of Mexico: http://www.abc-7.com/global/story.asp?s=18067257
Lost Engagement Ring Recovered In Severn Maryland!
Back on April 3rd, I was contacted by Laurie via email informing me that over the weekend she lost her wedding ring while doing yard work. What I remember most about the email was her last sentence……..” I’m absolutely heartbroken”. I got back to her the same day and we made arrangements to come out that weekend. Once again, my detecting buddy Lance was available to tag along. Were we successful you ask? I’ll let Laurie tell the story in her own words…..
We were outside most of the day Saturday. My husband was working in the yard all day. I was outside most of the day as well , simultaneously cleaning up the flowerbeds and the kids’ play area and playing with the kids. After coming in for the day, we had a quick dinner, gave the kids a bath and put them to bed. Once the kids were in bed and we had a chance to relax we realized my engagement ring was missing. We panicked and tried to look for it in the house and outside, even though it was dark. We barely slept and continued the search on Sunday and for the next couple days. We sifted through the bags of yard waste, checked drains in the house, took apart our washing machine and used a cheap metal detector that we had in our garage. We had no luck finding the ring but kept googling for ideas. We came across Jim’s web page and figured we had nothing to lose. We e-mailed Jim and he responded right away. He told us not to throw out our yard waste so that they could check it with their detectors. We arranged for Jim and his buddy Lance to come out in a few days. They arrived as scheduled and were very friendly and eager to help find the ring. They asked some questions about what we were doing and where and then they got to work. They were very methodical in their search and their equipment was top-notch. Within and hour of searching, Lance found the ring in a bag of yard waste. As our daughter said, “Yay, nice men!” Thanks again Jim and Lance! ~ Laurie & Jason
I tell you what, the feeling never gets old returning something to someone that has practically given up hope of ever seeing it again. And this 100% success rate I(we) have going……I’m really getting use to it!
Lance and a very happy Laurie!
Glad we got this beauty back!
Memories scattered in ashes Ile du Grand Calumet / Souvenirs cachés dans les cendres Ile du Grand Calumet
Good day everyone,
On the 27th March I received an email from Isabelle to help her find lost jewelry lost in a horrible fire. Tragedy struck the family on the 3rd of January 2012, when playing dogs knocked over the christmas tree on a candle. Martin who is a volunteer firefighter for the municipality of Ile du Grand Calumet grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the flames and succeeded, but almost immediately the couch caught fire, now with the fire extinguisher empty….there was nothing to be done, although the fire department was fast to respond…the house was a total lost. Searching through the ashes and debris ( all the metal and dangerous items wereremoved from the basement), I was on a mission to look for her metal jewelry box and to find her 5 year old daughters jewelry. I searched the ashes over a 2 day period. Clumps of silver were found near her daughters room, please note this fire was intense and burned at times at over 2000 degrees, melting everything in its path. Alot of change was found, some sentimental value items were also found, and her daughters ring and chain. These were all eye ball finds. The challenge was that there was alot of nails and other metal debris. Although Isabelle jewelry box was not found and Martin heirloom wedding band was not found either, a Swiss Army gold watch was found, her daughters ring was found, and other non metallic items. I would personnaly like to thank my brother in law Aymeric, Isabelle and Martin , the Ile du Grand Calumet volunteer firefighters, and Isabelle et Martin family for helping me search through the ashes to look for these valuable items. I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart and soul for your help. Merci !
I use a White’s XLT for my ring searches please visit www.whiteselectronics.com for great detectors and accessories.
Bonne journée à tous,
Le 27 Mars, j’ai reçu un courriel de part d’Isabelle pour l’aider à trouver des bijoux perdus dans un incendie horrible. La tragédie a frappé la famille le 3 Janvier 2012, lorsque les chiens jouait dans le salon ils ont renversés l’arbre de Noël sur une bougie. Martin, qui est un pompier volontaire pour la municipalité de l’île du Grand Calumet saisi un extincteur pour éteindre les flammes et a réussi, mais presque immédiatement après le canapé a pris feu, l’extincteur était vide …. il n’y avait rien à faire , bien que le service d’incendie a été rapide à répondre … la maison a été une perte totale.La recherche a débuter à travers les cendres et les débris (tous les éléments métalliques et dangereux ont été retirés du sous-sol), j’étais en mission pour trouver sa boîte à bijoux en métal et de lui trouver les bijoux de sa petite fille de 5 ans. J’ai cherché dans les cendres sur une période de deux jours. Un lots de monnaie ont été trouvés ou etait situer la chambre de sa fille, prenes note que les flammes on été tres intense et brûlé à plus que 2000 degrés, et a fait fondre tout sur son passage. Certains articles de grande valeur sentimentale ont également été trouvés, et la bague de sa filles et une petite chaîne. Tout les items trouvé ont etait trouver a l’oeil nue. Le défi, c’est qu’il y avait beaucoup de clous et d’autres métaux. Bien que la boîte à bijoux d’Isabelle n’a pas été trouvé et la bague de mariage d’héritage a Martin n’a pas été trouvé, La montre en or de Martin Swiss Army a été trouvé, la bague de sa fille a été trouvé, et d’autres items non métalliques, qui avait une grosse valeur sentimentale. Je voudrais personnellement remercier mon beau-frère Aymeric, Isabelle et Martin, les pompiers volontaire du Ile du Grand Calumet, et la famille de Isabelle et Martin de m’avoir aidé à faire la recherche à travers les cendres pour trouver ces objets de valeur sentimentale . Je remercie tous du fond de mon cœur et l’âme de votre aide. Merci!
Our Fun in the Sun is Finding Rings & Things!
Wintering in Southwest Florida means BEACH TIME!
And one of our all-time, favorite things to do at the beach is to help residents and visitors recover valuables they’ve lost in the sand… AND IN THE WATER!
Here’s a link to some pics Naples Daily News freelance photographer Jason Easterly caught of us combing the beach for a gentleman’s wedding ring that was lost in the surf on Marco Island.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/mar/24/lost-ring-finder-gulf-of-mexico-beachcomber-naples/
Lost Platinum Wedding Band Recovered in Ashburn, Virginia!
I’m very proud of my perfect recovery record thus far as a member of The Ring Finders. The most recent recovery gives me a perfect 4 for 4 record! I must admit, this time it was my detecting buddy who I asked to come along with me that actually found the lost platinum ring we were looking for, but nonetheless the recovery was a success! Being able to make a couple’s St. Patty’s Day extra special sure was nice. I’ll let Sarah tell you the rest of the story in her own words….
My husband was out in our yard doing some gardening including spreading grass seed and pulling up weeds and throwing them over an embankment in a wooded area behind our house. A few hours after finishing the yard work, he noticed that his ring was missing. Even though he wasn’t sure he had lost it in the yard, he immediately went out there searching for hours with no luck. He was even able to rent a metal detector and searched the area and still had no success. He finally gave up and decided that the ring was lost for good. When he told me, I wasn’t sure that a metal detector would pick up platinum so I did a search online for lost platinum ring and I stumbled upon Jim’s blog. I sent him a quick e-mail asking if it would be worth it for him to come out if my husband had already searched with a metal detector. Jim wrote back right away saying that the skill of the detector had a lot to do with the ability to find things, so I figured we’d give him a try. Jim came out about a week later on St. Patrick’s day with his friend Lance. They both brought their metal detectors and after my husband gave them a description of his yard work activities they began searching in what they thought were the most likely areas to find the ring: over in the area where he was throwing weeds and in the area he had been planting the grass. Maybe 15 minutes after they arrived, I started to head out to meet them and my husband said to me “I hope you don’t get your hopes up.” I said I hadn’t, but I really had! I stepped outside and asked if they had any luck yet and they said they had found it already!! It was located in the area where my husband had been planting grass and was under about an inch of dirt. My husband and I couldn’t believe that they had found it so quickly! I think it took longer to write this letter than it took for them to find the ring. I later realized that it was the 5th anniversary of us getting engaged. So five St. Patrick’s days ago he had given me an engagement ring and on this one, he had gotten his wedding ring back! Now St. Patrick’s day is twice as lucky for us. Thanks again Jim and Lance!
There she is!
Lance and one happy camper!
Back where it belongs!
Found Ring Gatineau / Trouvé Bague Gatineau
Hello everyone it’s been a while since I’ve written and had a ring search. Finally a ring search. Elyse loves to horse back ride, and that day she had an appointment to go. A few days before Elyse had received a family heirloom a beautiful diamond and pearl ring. She was careful not to lose it, she removed the ring and put in her coat pocket. While galloping with the horse her jacket zip opened and her ring fell out. She was in a corral practicing so the search was confined in one area. I started the search and 15 minutes later a nice tone rang in my headphones, I removed a top layer of snow and proceeded to pinpoint. There layed a beautiful ring. A mother who was extremely happy and a teared eye daughter. I love my work, I love the searches, and absolutely love the reaction of the person once you find that lost item and watching their reaction. If you know anyone who has lost a ring, bracelet, or any sentimental item don’t wait, call an expert. Call the Ring Finders metal detecting specialist a phone call away. Ask for Stéphane at 819 205 2290. Have a great day everyone. (Please note at the request of the family no pictures were taken of the ring and Elyse).
Found Wedding Ring Ottawa / Trouvé Bague Marriage a Ottawa
On the evening of friday the 13th, Pat carried the christmas tree outside to put it out for the trash, while we removing his glove, with a flicking of the hand his wedding band flew off into the snowbank. Soon afterward the snowplow went by. Pat and his wife started to scoop the snow and bringing it inside to melt it. After a few hours of melting snow Pat decided to Google a professional, and this is when he called me late last night. After speaking on the phone I assured him that he was in good hands, and that I was going to meet up the following day between 9h30 and 10h00. I arrived at Pat’s home and he showed me where the ring was lost. Pat had shoveled the snow and made a pile in his driveway. I decided to search the snow pile spreaded across the laneway, well my gut feeling was right, swinging the coil and about 45 seconds later the sound of gold rang through my headset, it said about 4 inches in the snow, I pulled out my pinpointer and searched the snow, there shining and held with a chunk of snow glistened a mens white gold ring. Pat was extremely happy and gave me a huge bear hug. I love what I do and this passionate hobby. If you know anyone who lost a ring or something valuable, call the best Ring Finder around Stephane the Ring Finder 819-332-3116 or send me a message at Stephane.Philippe@TheRingFinder.com I use a White’s XLT for my ring searches please visit www.whiteselectronics.com for great detectors and accessories.
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Dans la soirée du vendredi 13, Pat a transporté l’arbre de Noël à l’extérieur pour la mettre au poubelle,en enlevant son gant, avec un coups sec en secouant sa main la bague est sorti de sont doigt et a été projeté dans le banc de neige. Peu de temps après le chasse-neige est passé par la. Pat et son épouse ont commencé à ramasser la neige et amener à faire fondre à l’intérieur. Après quelques heures a fondre la neige a l’interieur Pat a decider de chercher un professionelle sur Google et ma trouvé sur le site des Ring Finders et m’a appelé tard hier soir. Après avoir parlé sur le téléphone, je lui a assuré qu’il était en de bonnes mains et que j’allais rencontrer le lendemain entre 9 h 30 et 10 h 00. Je suis arrivé à la maison de Pat et il m’a montré où l’anneau a été perdu. J’ai décidé de chercher le tas de neige répandu à travers sont entrer de cours, mon ame me disait de cherchez immediatement le tas de neige. environ 45 secondes plus tard, le bruit de l’or sonne par le biais de mon casque, la machine me disait environ 4 pouces dans la neige, j’ai retiré mon outil de recherche et fouillé la neige, la brillant et tenue avec un morceau de neige scintillée un anneau d’or blanc. Pat a été extrêmement heureux m’a donné un énorme caresse. J’aime ce que je fais et ce passe-temps passionné. Si vous connaissez quelqu’un qui a perdu un anneau ou quelque chose de précieux, appelez le meilleur chercheur d’anneau autour de Stéphane 819-332-3116 ou m’envoyer un message à Stephane.Philippe@TheRingFinder.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKRov3vAcTk&feature=youtu.be
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Two calls in two days. Lost rings, Tauranga and Lake Taupo New Zealand
Well, you just never know … I haven’t had a call for months and suddenly I received two calls in two days from distraught owners who had lost their rings. They found my details after doing a quick google search and coming up with theringfinders.com!
The first job was in Tauranga, which is over 2 hours drive from my location. The couple, Will and Rebecca Cass, had emptied a bag into the garden on private property and the platinum ring dropped out and immediately disappeared into the undergrowth. Before I arrived, they had searched the location for hours and removed a large amount of the leaves and branches. I arrived and carefully scanned the area. There was a lot of rusted iron flakes which made my Garrett Pro Pointer pretty well redundant. I set my Garrett ACE 250 to the jewelery setting and went to work. I eventually made my way to the deck area and there was only enough room to get my arm and the pointer under there. The LED light on the pointer was invaluable for this exercise. I fished out a bottle top, some metal fragments, and finally I started picking up a signal in a hole full of leaves and mud. The LED light caught a glimpse of shinny metal and, bingo! There it was. The owners were absolutely relieved and thrilled and they were extremely generous with a reward!
Click link for Tauranga Ring Hunt pictures
The second call was a similar case, except they were two white gold and diamond rings which fell out of a bag and were quickly swallowed up by the gravelly volcanic sand that lines the beaches of Lake Taupo. Donnee and Daniel Murray spent a long time searching for them, but finally they gave up hope, until they came across theringfinders.com! I was unable to get there until late the following evening. It was raining, but I find this is a nice quiet time to get on with the job. I was shown an approximate area they could be and within seconds got the first signal. The first ring indicated 5 inches under the sand and I found it after using a sand shovel with holes and my Garrett Pointer. I was surprised it had already gone so deep, but the more the sand got disturbed on the surface, the deeper the ring would work its way down. The second ring was found a couple of minutes later at about the same depth about 30cm away. The owners partner was present and took the rings home to a very, very happy lady!
TESTIMONIAL FROM TAURANGA
Dear Tony
On behalf of my wife and I may I say thanks once again for what you did which was nothing short of a miracle as far as we are concerned. Its more than the hi-tec electronic gear you have, you are actually a ‘ring-finder’ not just a guy with a metal detector. The way you methodically searched and found the ring using a process of elimination was astounding. Your manor and professionalism were also much appreciated, we only wish you could have stayed for lunch! But considering you drove 2 hours each way on your day off to help us because we were on holiday,… we are deeply thankful you responded to our call.
Cheers Tony I we are delighted to recommend your services to anybody who needs anything found!