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Wisconsin Lost Wedding band Recovered St. Croix River

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A young man and his family went to the St. Croix river for a day at the beach. While out in approx. 6 feet of water, he felt something hit his hand (he assumes it was a fish) and he felt his gold wedding band slip off his finger. He dove down and searched to no avail. This is a generational ring that has been in his family for decades. He remembered talking with a family member who went to Florida on vacation and lost his ring in the ocean. A ring finder from theringfinders.com website helped him recover that ring. So, without hesitation he got on his iPhone and searched theringfinders.com website and called me. As it was getting late in the day and the ring being lost at the depth of 6 feet, we planned for a dive/search the next day. With a ring being lost at a depth over 5 feet, the chances of a novice rogue metal detectorist finding it are zero. We met, discussed the area and I suited up. He went out and stood in the area to give me a reference point to focus on. After cleaning out the area for about 10 minutes and no luck, we decided to move in towards shore just a bit, still over 5 feet depth. Right away I received a strong solid hit on my Excalibur detector, I brushed away the top layer of sand and there shined that sold gold band. The water in this river is surprisingly clear which is always a plus while diving.

Congrats on your ring and thanks for contacting theringfinders.com – We all truly care about getting that lost valuable back where it belongs!!!

Darrin

 

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Lost Diamond Wedding Ring Recovered Wisconsin

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Johnathan and his wife were out fishing on their pontoon early this spring. It was a beautiful sunny day and she decided to put on some sunscreen lotion. Making her hands really slippery. While casting towards a dock, she felt her wedding ring slip off, heard it hit the front of the pontoon and sink away into 10 feet of water. John searched locally for help and found a snorkeler.  He dove down and could only see muck & sand. Rings & other valuables will quickly disappear into the muck and sand as their weight and water movement hides them almost immediately. After talking with local divers, he found one person who heard of a site called “theringfinders.com”. Saying they can help in these situations. John searched the site and contacted me. This was still early in the year and water temps are brutally cold. We discussed the situation and decided to wait a month or so for the search. John’s wife was worried that the ring would move from storms and or power boats going by. I assured her, the ring will stay exactly where you lost it, I have found rings that were lost 75 years ago in lakes, and they are always right where they were lost. The lake is 3 hours away from me, so we had to make sure we planned a nice warm sunny day for the search. We met at the boat launch, headed to the “spot” and John anchored us right on top of the lost ring, it only took me 10 minutes to recover. This is a beautiful white gold diamond engagement / wedding ring soldered together. Made from John’s late Mother’s ring, so this ring is a really important heirloom for both John and his wife.

It was great to meet you John and thanks for making my job easy – Anchoring right on top of that lost ring was perfect!!!

Take Care  – Darrin

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Lost Ring Recovered Minnesota Metal Detecting

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I received a call from Carrie, she was wondering if I was able to find a ring that was lost decades ago. I told her I could certainly give it a shot. I’ve found many lost valuables from the late 1800’s all the up to 2025. She said her Dad had lost a ring in the yard back in the 1970’s. I checked out the address. Carrie’s Mom & Dad had built this house in 1971 and I knew that anything I would find in the yard is certainly theirs. We set up a day & time for the search and I met up with Carrie’s mom, Judy. Judy told me that her husband had lost a ring while planting trees in the backyard when they first built the home. She showed me the area in question and I went to “work”. After finding a few coins, old nails/washers and a little trash, the whole backyard was cleaned out and free of any metal objects. I thought about Judy’s husband planting trees and what else could have caused his ring to come off. There is a double chain link gate leading to the backyard from the side yard. If he was carrying the trees, he’d have to set the trees down and open the gate for access. So, I started detecting the side yard and got a nice hit on my detector right away. About 3 inches down in the dirt shined a beautiful silver Trinity Knot ring. The Trinity Knot is a Celtic symbol meaning endless Love through the Father/Son/Holy Spirit.

Judy, it was truly a pleasure chatting and spending time with you. I’m so happy I found that ring and hope it brings you joyful memories of your late husband.

Carrie, thanks for contacting me and giving me another great ring find memory.

Take Care and God Bless!

Darrin

 

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Lost Wedding Band Recovered Minnesota

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Ethan went to his families cabin for a little rest and relaxation. He decided to take his dog into the lake for a little play time. He told me that he seriously thought about taking off his ring before gong into the water, though second guessed himself as he wouldn’t be staying in long or going very deep into the water. After getting out of the water, he noticed his wedding band was missing.  He was pretty frantic and was really concerned about how disappointed his wife might be. He search the internet and found theringfinders.com. We spoke about the situation and I assured him that I would be able to recover the ring. I’ve been doing this for over 40 years now and I have learned all the tricks of the trade. As I tell people often “Not trying to sound pompous here” If the ring is there, I will find it. Being that Ethan was in 3 feet to 7 feet of water, I had to scuba dive. The dive took about 20 seconds and I found his wedding band. Ethan told me his wife is pregnant with their first child, so I wanted to say congrats and I wish you a lifetime of happiness!!!

Take care.

Darrin

 

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Lost Gold Wedding Band Recovered Minnesota Scuba Diving Metal Detecting

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Libby & Andrew were on a visit to southern Minnesota with family. They visited a nearby park with a small swimming beach. Andrew decided to take a swim and while swimming in about 7 feet of water, he felt his white gold wedding band slip off. He dove down and searched, though the visibility was zero. All he could do is feel around in the muck and sand with zero luck. Libby got on line and started searching for help and came across theringfinders.com website. She called me and we discussed what had happened. It’s always important for me to get as much information as possible to help me in the recovery. Libby did an excellent job providing me with google map video’s depicting exactly where they thought the ring would be. I jumped in for scuba search and after pulling out a bunch of garbage, I got that nice tone of gold. There it was, a nice white gold wedding band.

Truly glad I could help you out and thanks to Libby for the great info. It really helps!

Darrin

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Lost Gold Ring Recovered Prior Lake Minnesota

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Elizabeth and her daughter were at a friends lake house, relaxing and hanging out on the dock. Her daughter jumped into the water and asked if Mom would join her. After a little back and forth, she decide to jump in for a dip. Elizabeth took her gold ring off for safe keeping, but she fumbled it a bit and it dropped straight through the deck boards into 9 feet of water. This ring was special as she melted down a couple of other rings to make one special ring with her daughters birth stone. They tried their best to recover it, though it was just too deep and soon it disappeared into the sandy bottom. Elizabeth searched the internet for help and came across theringfinders.com and contacted me. We discussed the scenario of what happened and set up a day & time for the search.  Liz’s daughter pointed out exactly where it should be, and she was right on the spot! Recovered in about 15 seconds. Thanks for your help.

Happy I could help out, it was nice meeting both of you – Take care.

Darrin

 

 

 

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Lost Wedding / Engagement Ring Recovery Minnesota

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I received a call from Tina in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, about 45 minutes from me. She was out playing catch with the kids in her backyard. At some point she noticed her diamond ring was missing from her finger. Her and her family check all over the yard and couldn’t find it. One of the neighborhood kids has a metal detector and he scanned the area also, nothing. Tina was searching the internet for help when she googled “lost ring recovery in yard” and theringfinders.com website popped up. She called and we set a day & time for the search. This was a a wide open backyard with no metal or electrical interference, which is very nice for us metal detectorists.  It only took about 5 minutes and the grass gave up this beautiful white gold diamond ring. Truly glad I could help you out Tina, Congrats!!

Darrin

 

 

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Lost Diamond / Gold Pendant Recovery Minnesota

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Allison’s Mom was out picking rhubarb when she notice her necklace pendant was missing from the chain around her neck. This necklace was a mothers day gift given to her nearly 20 years ago. It is gold with 3 diamonds representing her husband and two children. Of-course her whole family spent many hours searching the area to no avail. Without her mother knowing, she searched the internet for help and came across the ring finders website. She contacted me and we came up with a day & time to meet for the search. Allison was very excited to find this precious piece for her Mom, I told her, I’ll do my very best! A huge obstacle was an electric pole with a transformer right next to the search area. I had to play with my Manticore settings to get the best sensitivity level while trying to mask the electromagnetic interference. After going through the the rhubarb area with only 1 hit, an old bullet casing, I decided to expand to the grassy area around the mulch. A few swing later and I heard that beautiful “gold tone” a deep solid tone. There it was, pushed just far enough into the ground that it wasn’t visible. Allison called her Mom and told her the great news!!! She had her phone on speaker, so I was able to hear the excitement, which is a bonus for me 🙂

Allison, it was nice to meet you and I’m truly blessed to be able to help in these types of situations. Congrats and thanks for reaching out to theringfinders.com.

 

Darrin ~

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Lost Wedding Ring Recovery Minnesota Ring Finders Metal Detecting

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Lost wedding ring while gardening. Blaine Minnesota, theringfinders.com

Hey Mark, glad I could help out and congrats!!!

 

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Lost Wedding Ring Recovery Metal Detecting Minnesota

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George lost his white gold / diamond wedding band while doing fall yard clean up.

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Glad I could help you out, take care.

Darrin

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