- Land/Shallow Water Search
- Diver/Underwater Search
Ryan Cole
Cost For My Service
We can discuss cost/terms/reward/etc, mileage/fuel/air/etc
Search Types
Land, beach, shallow water and limited Scuba searches of 6-9 ft depths *(depending on location, accessibility, conditions, visibility, weeds, bottom type, structures/docks/lifts, detector limits, health status, etc)
Search Locations
Lake Michigan( IL, IN & sw MI ), inland lakes( IN & MI ), beaches, backyards, parks, old home sites, anywhere else you can think of.
Ryan Cole's Bio
I am a very skilled detectorist and have reunited many people with their lost rings or items. Lake Michigan is my mainstay, but I also frequent many inland lakes around my area, often out detecting daily. Don’t delay calling when dealing with Lake Mi, items can quickly be covered in several feet of sand or sink to Davy Jones’ locker during wind/wave action (varies by location). Accurate GPS coordinates can obviously help greatly. Consider abandoning an anchor with long rope at the loss location if thats possible, or another metallic object/etc that will stay put. Lining up the loss-location with multiple landmarks can help the search effort. Sometimes even just a long line, or or better yet, two separate lines drawn in the sand from different spots (that won’t be walked on), pointing to the loss location can help, along with noting the water depth on your body. Cell phone photos taken at the loss location can sometimes be helpful, if landmarks are in the photo or if geo-location data was enabled. I can’t work miracles, but I will try to the best of my abilities to find your lost item for you!
Ryan Cole - Recent Blog Post
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Lost gold wedding ring recovered, South Bend, Indiana (2026)
Chris contacted me about a lost ring he hoped could be recovered. His wife, who passed away last year, had lost the ring while they were raking leaves in the front yard (4 years ago). She was not certain when it fell off, nor where. Chris got curious about trying to find the ring, started […]
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Lost Men’s 24k Gold Ring recovered, Granger, Indiana (2026)
Lost while doing Spring yard clean-up. Unknown loss location, other than “somewhere in yard”. Potentially flung off when tossing sticks out into brush piles. 55 minutes to recovery, found in leaves near second brush pile search area. 24k gold band, worn for 30 years. Found with Nokta Legend 2 detector.
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Lost Gold Engagement Ring Recovered, Cherry Beach, Lakeside Michigan (2025)
9/14/25 Cherry Beach, Lakeside Michigan (Lake Michigan) Hannah was enjoying the fantastic mid-September day at a nice little beach, here in SW Michigan. Sun out, 80 degrees, calm East breeze, water still over 70 degrees, excellent for this time of year. All was well, she nestled her engagement ring in her T-shirt, on her beach […]
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Lost gold Pisces pendant recovered, after over a month in Lake Michigan, Warren Dunes State Park, Sawyer Michigan (2025)
Family heirloom Pisces pendant, lost while at the beach Aug 1st. Was lost in a fairly large area, she thought it was while they were in the water. It was Reese’s grandmother’s pendant, that Reese wears proudly. I’ve made more than a few search attempts for this one. Her brother Gavin made a detailed map […]
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Lost white gold wedding ring, Recovered, Coldwater Lake, Coldwater Michigan (2025)
Britney’s white gold ring fell off while enjoying the water at a shallow sandbar location. Her dad kindly taxi’d me out to search the site. Once at the correct location, I jumped off the pontoon, lined up a certain tree and fallen tree limb and began detecting. One fishing sinker, then a nice tone, Ring […]
Ryan Cole - Testimonials
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10/10 recommend you to anyone... (2025)
Thanks again Ryan !! I wouldn’t have worried about the ring at all if I would’ve known how easy you find them ???? 10/10 recommend you to anyone in this not fun situation
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I was heartbroken... (2024)
I was heartbroken and ready to accept that the great lake had whisked it away for good. So thankful my daughter found you and I am very thankful you were able to find it. Thank you again. ??
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would recommend you at any time ... (2019)
This is my nephews ring on his Grandpas land and my dads property. Cameron had high hopes of finding his ring and with that called you and you did an amazing job on finding it.. We all waited patiently and would recommend you at any time if ever needed. Thank you so much!
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