lost ring Tag
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lost ring mount carmel illinois
Hello my name is Kelvin Ulm and I am based in the Mt. Carmel, Illinois area. Metal-detecting has been my hobby for a number of years now and I would like to help people find their lost rings and jewelry. While it is a thrill to find lost jewelry I have experienced the joy of the return and it is even better!
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.
Gold and Diamond Ring Found…!!! Mississauga, Ontario.
On Sunday April 1, 2012, I received a call from Mike who told me that he had lost one of his wife’s diamond rings on Saturday, March 31,2012.
Mike explained that he had taken his wife Tammy’s ring and a bracelet to a local
jewelry store to have them fixed. The bracelet needed some work, and a claw on the diamond ring
was coming away from the stone.
After getting everything fixed, Mike drove home and got out of the truck with the ring, bracelet and car keys in his hand. As he stood on the front lawn, his kids came out and started play fighting with him for a minute as he walked along the side of the house to the back yard where a large wooden deck is built.
After stepping onto the deck, Mike opened his hand and realized only the car keys and bracelet were there. The ring was gone..!!!
After searching all over the place for quite some time with no luck, Mike called me.
I was able to make it out there to the house this morning, Monday April 2,2012.
Once there, I met Mike and had him re-create what happened on Saturday.
After running me through what had happened, I went back to the car to get all my gear.
I decided to eliminate under the wooden deck first as this would be the toughest place to access. I wanted to get the dirty work out of the way first, then move on to the grass later.
I used my headlamp to check under the deck and clearly didn’t see the ring. Then I started checking between and behind all the slats in the fence beside the steps up to the deck.
After checking behind the third fence slat near the stairs, I could see a small piece of gold peeking out from under an oak leaf. I moved the oak leaf and there was Tammy’s beautiful gold and diamond ring looking back at me.
I told Mike we had it and he couldn’t believe it. I handed it to him and he just stated laughing.
He looked shocked. Lol I love this look..!!
I’m really happy I could help you out this morning Mike and Tammy..!!!
I love these quick searches..!! This one took about twenty seconds, and my second recovery in a row where I didn’t even get to turn on my detector.
Also, thank you Mike for the generous reward on such a fast recovery.
I hope you enjoy the ring for years to come.
Take care,
Mark Ellis
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/
Platinum Wedding Ring Recovered from The Gulf of Mexico, off SANIBEL ISLAND, FL
While checking-out of The Sundial Resort on Sanibel Island, Mike realized his platinum wedding ring was missing! It had rarely left his finger since his marriage to Erika, ten years ago. But, now, it was GONE!
His best guess was that it was lost at sea… a casualty of playing football on a sandbar, 20-30 feet off the beach. He emailed us a map outlining where he thought it might be, and when the wind and tide were right, I drove out to the island and got to work.
Hours of thoroughly searching the area, in knee-to-waist-deep water, turned up nothing but junk. But, I wasn’t about to give up and returned to give it another go, finding it in the dip between the beach and the sandbar.
Funny thing is, when it happens… when you find yourself staring down into your scoop at that ring… time tends to stop in it’s tracks! You blink a lot, as if to make sure your eyes are working right, and then you just stand there for a minute, in awe.
Minutes later, I’m on the phone for the best part of all… Mike’s reaction when I tell him, “I found your ring”!
The inscription: Love Always, Erika!
(This was my favorite wet find of 2010… 2011 & 2012 will follow.)