Lost & Found Category
Wedding ring lost in Duncan school field, found again by Jim
This Monday being a Holiday in Canada I was taking it easy around the house when my cell phone rang. The caller had been searching for over a week for his wife’s wedding ring lost at the local school. The rainy day caused a delay to my start, Luckily the husband had taken a photo of where the family had been in relation to the baseball diamond, so I had an excellent starting point, on a large grassy field. I oriented my search to the photo, and after a few minutes the sound of success rang in my ears. A few minutes later I presented the lady with her ring, she could hardly believe that I had found her ring so quickly, as she had considered it lost forever. With her spontaneous hug, and thanks and her beaming smile, I felt satisfied to have recovered this treasure for them. One more success for TheRingFinder on Vancouver Island.
Gold ring found, Manukau, New Zealand
I was at work a couple of weeks ago chatting with one of my customers about our Easter breaks…. in the conversation I metioned how it was a good one for me, found a gold ring… and I enjoy finding them etc , to which she replied … so you just find gold rings then… I explained that I actually use a metal detector to do it… Well , she then tells me how her husband had lost his deceased fathers wedding ring in the garden back in February, right before they were going back India to visit family, and the ring was meant to have gone along too… which it didn’t.. Anyway, I said I would be happy to come and have a look for it , I think she was a little dubious so showed her the Ring Finders site.. she had no idea this sort of thing existed. My Wife Monique and I went out there this afternoon, Terrence explained what he was doing in the garden… mowing etc.. luckily he kept all the grass cuttings in the compost, which if worst came to worst we would empty.. as it happened it was not needed. He showed me where he had been bending down to pick up some cuttings etc so I thought I would try there first…. well switched on the detector, moved the coil 30cm, got a signal… a good appropriate signal.. thought “no way”, grinned at Monique and said.. “pass me the pinpointer”, two seconds later the ring was returned to two happy and I might say, suitably impressed, lovely people.
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$50,000 Diamond Ring Found Omaha, NE
While at work I received an unexpected phone call form an insurance agent asking if I was still looking for rings. He then begins to tell me that he has a client who has lost a 3.4 carat diamond ring valued at $50,000 dollars and if I would be interested in looking for it, I think I said “yes”. He put me in contact with his client and we arranged to meet that afternoon.
By the time 3 pm rolled around the weather had gone from sunny and 60 to raining and 50 degrees. Unfortunately I had left the house without even a jacket. A quick stop at the store and I had a jacket off the clearance rack, a rain suit, and umbrella. I met the owner at the soccer complex, with umbrellas in hand we went out to where she was at two nights ago. After hearing her story I was confident it was lost on the complex and fairly confident nobody had simply picked it up.
She went on her way and I got geared up to begin the search. The rain came and went but the temperature continued to drop. I started my search along the sidewalk but stopped after about 30 feet. With roughly 500 feet of sidewalk, a couple hundred sq ft of soccer field, and only a few hours to hunt. I opted to concentrate around the soccer field where I figured she probably dropped it. By the time I finished looking around the soccer field, my shoes and gloves were soaked and I was chilled to the bone. I decided to warm up a bit and started covering the sidewalk on my way back to the car, deciding to skip the last field because there was a poor group of 10 year old girls playing in that miserable weather.
Looking out into the chilly haze I thought about giving it up for the evening. Then my phone rang it was Joe, I had invited him to come along for the hunt. He was all geared up and would be there in a couple of minutes…..great. His enthusiasm would curtail after a couple hours in this miserable weather. He started hunting the opposite side of the sidewalk on his way out back out to the soccer field, while I drove and hit up another clearance rack for a warmer shirt and dry socks. We hunted another 2 hours, with his enthusiasm chilled we decided to quit for the evening.
I knew the last chance would be the following evening (Friday), on the weekend there would be a thousand people at these fields. I started with the sidewalk again covering the little bit of area I skipped the night before. Not more than 100 feet and 15 minutes, I had a good signal…. pulled back the grass and saw the shiny item I was searching for. I immediately called the owner and let her know that I found something she might be interested in and made arrangements the following day to return it. I then placed a call to the insurance company, I’m not sure which one was happier.
Platinum and diamond wedding ring found, Auckland, New Zealand.
I had a call that dragged me from sleep at night… a woman, a wee bit unhappy , having spent a good few hours trying to find her lost ring in her garden in the end found me, on the internet, and despite the late hour called me up. We arranged to connect first thing the next morning, which she did.. 7.30 am and by 8.00 my wife and I were at her house with the etrac ready for the hunt. She had reenacted the previous days happenings which was a good idea as it gave us two probable locations to hunt , one was a fairly over grown hedge area which would take a long time to hunt, not so good, the other was over a fence in the neighbors property which would be nice and straight forward, very good. As it happens we were lucky, it took me about ten minutes on the easy side of the fence to locate the ring while the girls were pulling out the hedge. I was able to say… “hold everything, I’ve just found it” I got a “Are you for real?” to which I replied that yes indeed a rather pretty little platinum and diamond ring was nestled in the palm of my hand. Well tears or relief flowed, a very stressful few hours was concluded happily… the comment “You may have just saved my marriage” was said , perhaps not fully in jest.. 
We had the following email waiting for us at home…
Hi Brett,
Just wanted to show my appreciation once again for your blessed help this morning in aiding me to find my lost engagement ring. After speaking with you last night and arranging a “next day” prompt appointment for you to come out, I was very relieved. Thank you for your friendly and calming approach, it definately made me feel at ease. I was so amazed at how quick you were able to find it, using your equipment, such an amazing tool! and I was certainly overwelmed with joy when I heard you say you found it. Thank you so much and many blessings to you and Monique.
I would highly recommend your services, a true blessing to have met you.
Warmest Regards
Valerie
Daughter’s Hand Once Fit Inside Dad’s Lost Wedding Ring, Recovered From The Gulf, off Naples, Florida!
Newborn Daughter's Hand in Dad's Wedding Ring
Every Father’s wedding ring is special. But, when Matt Wilson called us on Valentine’s Day and sent us this photo of his newborn daughter’s hand, easily fitting inside his ring… we knew we had to find it for him!
His miracle baby daughter, Mya, now a happy, healthy young girl, was born 12 weeks early and weighed in at only 1 pound, 10.8 ounces.
Now, years later, while having a photographer shoot their first family portrait, on a beach in Naples, Florida, Matt’s ring ended up in the drink!
He searched for the ring for hours, but ended up having to fly home without it. Then, thanks to TheRingfinders website, Matt was able to find us and sent us a map of the area and the photo of the ring.
It took three trips out to the area, but I was able to find it and return it to the family.
”I still remember the day I got the voice mail from him. I didn’t listen to the entire message, because I heard him say, ‘Hey Matt its Larry. I think I have some good news for you…’. I called him back and he read me the date off the inside of the ring. It was amazing! I had given up hope of it being found… but Larry came through for us!” - Matt Wilson
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!
Lost Rings & Jewellery in Saskatchewan
The 2012 ring and jewelery finding season is underway! If you have lost something of personal value and want to get it back, please give me a call, I will be glad to help you.
Cheers,
PJ
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/
Saugerties New York Class Ring Found in Cape Cod
In July 2011 I was with a few friends Detecting the Cape Cod waters and found a silver school ring. On the ring was written Saugerties, Grace and 2010. A few days later I started emailing a few of the resource offices at the school along with the Principle. In November i resent some emails and finally got a response from the Principle. He stated that he would try to help. The middle of February came and i received an email stating that Grace had been found and that I will be receiving and email soon. With in a half an hour the email came from Glenn stating that he couldn’t believe that I had found it and was going to return it for only a thank you and a picture. He said she was devastated about loosing it and thought it was gone forever. We made arrangements for me to send it to him ( after I had it cleaned) for she was in college and he would give it to her during spring break. As you can see in the photo she was great full to have it back . It’s by far the longest I’ve taken to track down an owner, I’m just happy i was able too.
Lost Cell Phone in Newark, OH…Found
Found a lost cell phone while her and her boyfriend was riding a 4-wheeler in the back woods and fields. After about an hour of looking along the path they took the day before found the cell phone in the brush beside the path. Good thing that the cell phone was found, even though it was dead, the rain coming in about an hour or two would have ruin the phone.
