Dave Boyer, Author at The Ring Finders

Gold Bracelet with Diamonds Found In Ada, Michigan.

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Megan was out stringing wire for her new berry patch when the wire caught on her bracelet and it went flying. She spent a few days searching for the bracelet down on her hands and knees, buying a cheap detector and using a flashlight at night to try and see the diamonds. No luck finding it.
She showed me where she was standing when it happened and I started a grid of the area. In a few minutes I see it laying flat on the ground in full view. I believe it had been hiding upside down with the diamonds on the bottom and it looked just like the brown grass with the points sticking straight up. By us walking thru the area we knocked it down flat on the ground and easy to see. Megan was thrilled to have it back again.
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Ring Found On Lake Michigan Beach Near Holland, MI

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Just took 10 seconds to find this ring!
Jason gave me a call and said he lost his wedding ring last night on an outing with the family to the beach.
He was at a neighborhood access site to Lake Michigan. He took off his ring to go swimming and put it into a bag of stuff they brought to the beach. Upon leaving the beach the ring was no longer in the bag. I met Jason this morning at 8:30AM and he took me down to the beach showing me an old tire that he had marked the area they had been sitting. He said the ring should be within 10ft of this tire somewhere.
So, I am thinking I will just grid a circle out from this tire to cover the whole area. One trip around the tire and I get a signal. Gave Jason the pinpointer and told him to check this spot about 6 inches from the tire. He sticks the pinpointer down there and there is the ring!! Big smile on Jason’s face and a high-five time.
PS This is a special beach for he and his wife. 10 years ago he proposed to her on the bluff overlooking this beach.
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Rings Found At Wabasis Beach, Greenville, MI

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July 4th, Rings Found At Wabasis Beach. Received a call from Kim stating that her daughter-in-law just lost her 2 wedding rings in about 4ft of water. Daughter-in-law had to leave to go to work so I met Kim at the beach and she showed me the possible location of where the rings were lost. My first grid thru that area turned up a mans SS ring, my 4th pass thru the area turned up both rings in the same scoopful. The beach was packed with people and many gathered around to see the rings that were recovered. Kim was overjoyed when I handed her the rings

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Ring Found In Brownwood Lake, Paw Paw, MI

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Christine called me today at about 3 PM and by 5:30 I had found the ring.
Her sister and her were swimming in about 4 feet of water in Brownwood Lake, near Paw Paw.
It was their grandmothers ring which has to be over 70 years old.  Christine was given the ring and later she gave it to her sister when she got married.
The sister was wearing the ring when she lost it.
They had went out and bought a water metal detector and spent some time searching the water and finding just coins and fishing sinkers and lures.
She stood at the waters edge and pointed toward the dock on the other side of the lake and said that is the direction the ring was lost and in about 4 ft of water.
It took me about 5 minutes to find the ring.  I gave her the thumbs up when I found it and she just looked at me like “what are you trying to tell me”.  Major surprise when I handed her the ring.
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Ring Found At South Haven, MI

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Misty posted on Facebook that her son lost his copper ring at Pilgram Haven while swimming in Lake Michigan.  After 5 days with nobody willing to help find his ring I gave it a shot and found his ring in about an hour.  They were visiting West Michigan from their home in Fort Wayne, Ind.  There are rings that are priceless even though they are not worth much in monetary value.  The picture is the spot where the ring was found, 30 paces from the shore and in about waist deep water.  They were camping in the area so Misty stopped by to pickup the ring.  The smile says it all and it made my day.

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BEACH FIND ON SPRING FED POND IN BYRON CENTER, MI:

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Gregg Larabel had his friend Sherrie give him a call and said she had a friend that lost her ring on the beach in her backyard.  Gregg was out of the area so he gave this search to me.  I arrived and met Sherrie and she took me to the backyard to meet her 2 friends, Andrea being one of them.  The 2 ladies were enjoying the sandy beach with their kids.  Andrea took off her rose gold ring and put it on top of the cooler and then the cooler was opened and the ring went flying.  They showed me where the cooler was sitting and I took one swing and got a good signal.  I gave Andrea the pinpointer and let her retrieve the ring which blended in with the sand and made it hard to see.  Smiles all around and another successful hunt.

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Keys Found in Snowbank in Ada, MI.

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Got a call from Samatha that she lost her car key and a mailbox key.  She was walking from her garage to her apartment when she thinks she dropped the keys.  The trouble was that it was snowing at that time and the plow driver came thru shortly after and plowed the entire parking lot.  I arrived last night at 9PM to search for the keys, searching the inside of her car and the route she took back to her apartment-no luck.  I told her I would be back tomorrow to do a more thorough search.  Arrived today around 1:00PM, much warmer.  The key tech arrived at about the same time to make her a new car key and Samatha and Buddy(her dog) came out to meet us.  I told her I was going to search the big snow pile first and she went on to talk to the key tech.  I got to the second side of the snow pile and got a screaming hit on the metal detector.  Dug down about a foot in the snow and there were her keys.  Somebody had to be watching down on us.
Walked over to her holding the keys in the air and she almost fainted.  Now she only needed a spare key from the key guy.
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Ring Lost While Raking Leaves, South Haven, MI

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Bob was raking and burning leaves on his property about a week ago and his ring came up missing. I called Tom Cleary to help me and we arrived Monday morning. Bob showed us the most likely area where he may have lost the ring which included about 100ft on each side of the trail leading to the back of his property. About 20 minutes into the search I got a good hit next to a burn pile and there was the ring hiding under a leaf. We called Bob over and gave him the pinpointer to check this spot and he recovered his ring. The ring had a few ashes on it but it looks like it was dropped after the fire was out. Another fun day with a good result.
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Wedding Ring Found In Backyard, Holland, MI

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Rebekah sent me a text and stated she was playing with her dog in the backyard and by pushing him back between her legs she thinks her ring flew off. They went and rented a metal detector but did not find the ring. I met Kevin, her husband, at the door and he showed me where she was standing when she thinks the ring was lost. Kevin goes back into the house and on the second sweep I find the ring about 3 ft from where she had been standing. It was deep down in the lush green grass and very well hidden. I knocked on the door again showing Kevin the ring and he nearly crushed me with a bear hug. They have been married for 2 years and added to the family with the arrival of August. Smiles all around and what a way to brighten your day.

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Ring Found in Richland, MI

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Jagadeesh and Paige have only been married for 6 months and he lost his wedding ring yesterday at Gull Meadow Farms. I met them and their nephew Felix at the site this morning before it was open so we could search for the ring. Searching for the ring took longer than expected. We found 2 junk rings, a stick earring and 2 quarters before the sweet sound of gold came up on the detector. Paige did the honor of digging for the ring and came up with the ring about 6 to 8 inches deep in the shelled corn. High fives and smiles for everyone.

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