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Ring Lost Kayaking Rapids In South West Ohio – Recovered!

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received this email late on a Monday afternoon while I was getting ready to do some dry land detecting so this call out was well timed. I drove trough a torrential, pop-up thunderstorm getting to the search site and though more storms were forecast that evening and we could hear thunder nearby while we searched, there was no more rain which was additional evidence of our good fortune.

Here’s the rest of the story: “After kayaking for most of the day with my sons on the Little Miami River, we were enjoying hot wings when I noticed my wedding ring was gone. I was absolutely devastated. My wife and I have been married for 25 years and we had had the ring custom designed way back then. I never thought I would see it again and I knew there was no way to get another one like it. A couple days later I had the thought about using a metal detector to search for it since there was only one place I suspected it would be would’ve fallen off, which was where I had flipped the kayak over once in some rough water. While searching the Internet for the possibility of renting a waterproof metal detector, I came across the ring finders site and found Doug was near me. I sent him an email and literally less than one minute after clicking send my phone rang and he was there suggesting that we go down to the river that very evening. There was no easy access to the part of the river I had flipped the kayak. So we had to climb down hills and through brush to get to it and then wade across thigh deep water that was running fast enough to wash us off our feet. Thankfully we made it across into the small side rapids where I had flipped the kayak. I only knew approximately where I had flipped it but Doug waded right in and went up and down that section of river until he found it in about an hour. It felt like a complete miracle. Thank you Doug so much for your dedication to this truly awesome cause.”

We were blessed in many ways to have been able to recover this ring and I was happy to help!

Med Alert ID Found & Returned In Cincinnati, OH

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

While detecting at a local lake I recovered a lost med Alert ID bracelet.

I thought the number on the bracelet was incomplete but I posted a photo on a local lost and found board and one woman suggested I should try to call the potential missing numbers.

I had tried most of the potential combinations before I connected with a very surprised owner of the bracelet located in another state. I learned they had been vacationing and visiting relatives in our area when the ID was lost.

Being fortunate to recover any item, search for an owner and to be able to return the lost item is always a rewarding experience and I was happy to be able to return this ID for continued use!

 

Pool Party Ring Loss – Recovered in SW Ohio

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received a call today from a young lady reporting her husband had lost his tungsten wedding ring while batting a ball ball during a weekend pool outing. As he hit the ball his ring flew off of his finger and after searching unsuccessfully even having utilized a metal detector, he  searched the internet and located Chris Turner’s Ring Finders web site. Realizing I was a local Ring Finder they contacted me for assistance and I was happy to have been able to respond right away! Though it was a bit of a drive, we were very fortunate to be able to locate the wedding ring quickly and I was happy to be of service and very glad that they contacted me right away!

Tossed And Found – Engagement Ring, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

Kasey was refreshingly honest when she explained how her ring was lost and with the circumstances and area defined, we both had high hopes we would be successful in recovering her engagement ring.

Kasey explained it this way:

“I had gotten into an argument with my fiance. I’m pregnant and my hormones are crazy! Well, I took off my ring and chucked it into the woods. We searched for my ring for days! It was a week before I decided to google “I threw my ring into the woods, how do I find it.” LOL. We rented a metal detector, no luck. So I found Doug!!! I’m so happy his Ringfinders page was the first site I clicked on. He came over the night I called right after work and he found my ring in less than two hours!!!!!

We had been searching in the wrong spot but without Doug I don’t think I would have my ring back to this day. Doug was the most genuine man, he was so sweet and so kind. He told me “it happens all  the time, more than you might think” so I wouldn’t feel as crazy! He is a hidden gem for sure and I think everyone deserves to know how awesome he is and how great he is at doing what he does!!!”

After thoroughly searching the wooded area we had thought the ring would be found in, I was discouraged but decided to expand my search grid. It just happened that my first guess was a good one and hearing the sound I’d been hoping for, I was able to call Kasey and let her know her ring had been found. I am always happy to help and when a recovery effort is successful, I’m almost as excited as the ring’s owner.

Wedding ring lost years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio – FOUND!

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received a call from a gentleman who said he was preparing to move from his home but prior to doing so he hoped I could help him to search one more time for his wedding ring.

His story: “Around five years ago, I was playing basketball in the driveway with my two sons. I was afraid I might lose my wedding ring and so placed it in a small pocket in my jacket that had a snap. We continued to play for about an hour when I reached into my pocket for the ring and it was gone. The three of us searched the entire yard, the driveway and the side yard, but found nothing. I even borrowed a friend’s metal detector and still had no luck. Since we are now in the process of selling our house, I wanted to try one last time to find the ring, so I searched the internet and found the Ring Finders. I called Doug and somehow he was available to come out that same day. He was able to find my ring just below the surface in my front yard.”

I happened to have my gear with me that day and so I offered to come over after work and search. I discussed the loss with the gentleman’s two sons and his wife and they walked me through what they remembered of the day the ring was lost. I started a slow grid search of the area where they felt the ring would have possibly ended up and after about thirty minutes I was getting worried. There was a lot of metal in the yard and after widening my search pattern, ‘boom’, my detector indicated a very strong signal that was close to the surface and much stronger than I would have imagined a ring would make. After carefully cutting a wide plug, thinking it was possibly a can, I flipped the plug and the beautiful wedding ring was exposed!

We were all surprised and I was very happy to have been able to help return this man’s wedding ring prior to his family’s move!

Wedding ring lost while shooting hoops in Cincinnati – Recovered!

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received a call this afternoon from a gentleman who had lost his wedding ring while playing basketball with his sons at his home. He told me he had felt the ring slip off of his finger while dunking a ball and that he thought that it may have bounced off of his leg as he was coming down. He knew the ring was in his backyard and he thought it was probably on the ground close to the base of the basket ball hoop.

After searching by hand and with a borrowed metal detector he had offered the neighborhood kids a reward if they could find it for him and yet after two weeks he still had not been able to locate his ring. Frustrated and wondering if perhaps a squirrel or raccoon might have carried it off, he asked some friends on-line if they had any suggestions. One of his friends had heard something about the Ring Finders and he suggested a call to a local member which is when we connected.

We arranged to meet and search after work today and though the ring was not as close to the hoop as we had initially hoped, widening my search area a bit I finally did hear the strong response I was hoping for.

I am very happy to have been able to help find this man’s wedding ring and as you can see, he was smiling also!

Sentimental Ring recovered, Cincinnati Ohio

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received a call on a Sunday morning from a young lady regarding a ring that had been lost the night before. While swimming in a creek with friends, she said she had felt her ring slip off of her finger. After searching for hours with three friends she headed home discouraged, fearing that her ring was lost.

Searching the internet she located the International Ring Finders Site and saw that I was a local Ring Finder and she contacted me first thing Sunday morning. We were unable to meet on Sunday and rains were forecast so we were worried we might not be able to search, but I met with her boyfriend on Monday evening and he took me to the site to search. Within about 30 minutes I was fortunate to be able to locate and recover the young lady’s ring.

The ring had sentimental value because her boyfriend had given it to her on her Birthday and it was her favorite. ” I am so happy that Douglas was able to help  me! He was very kind and saved something very memorable for me!”

I was glad to have been able to search for and recover this ring and happy they called me to assist!

Grandmother’s Ring Recovered, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received an email late Monday evening with a photo of the site where this ring was lost and suggestions for beginning my search if I could help search for it. It turned out that I work very close to the site where the ring was lost and so I replied that I would search in the morning and again at lunch if necessary.  The owner and some friends had searched for the ring after it was lost and they had gone back to the site to search again Monday evening with flashlights. Returning home afterward, the owner replied to my email and we agreed to meet at the site during lunch the next day.

I prepared my gear and got an early start Tuesday morning to begin my search of the site. The emailed photo and suggestions were really accurate and I was fortunate and able to locate the ring within 45 minutes of starting my grid search of an area about the size of a football field. I was really pleased to be able to locate this ring and to get to work on time!

In the ring owner’s own words:

“It was my grandmother’s ring who had passed a little over two years ago. I was lifting weights earlier in the day and had taken my ring off and tied it to my shoe lace because I have bent rings before when lifting while wearing them. My work has a kickball league and I was hurrying from the gym to our kickball game and didn’t put my ring back on my finger when I arrived so it was still tied to my shoe. During the game my shoe lace unfortunately came untied while I was running and my ring slipped off… that’s when I contacted Doug while looking for a way to try to find it in the grass!”

Her smile tells the story and I’m happy to have been able to help!

Wedding Ring Found Cincinnati, Ohio

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received an email early Sunday morning regarding a wedding ring that had been lost around a bonfire the evening before. After a late night search and then a search again in the early morning, having had no luck locating the ring, my contact information was located via the ring finders site.

We agreed to meet just after lunch and we discussed the evening’s loss. After learning that the ring had been heard striking one of the chairs around the fire the night before, we were certain it was close but we were unable to see it. Swinging my detector around the chair in question I got a good strong signal but I still could not see the ring itself.

The ring’s color blended well with the chair and the grass but when I used the pinpointer I was able to locate the ring promptly just behind a chair leg.

The owner’s smile tells the story!

Lost Ring At Northern Kentucky Kayak Pullout Point – FOUND!

  • from Cincinnati (Ohio, United States)

I received this call while at work and arranged to meet and search for this engagement ring later that evening. Once we located the ring signal with the detector we were able to pin point the ring and I think we were all surprised and happy to be able to recover this engagement ring!

My husband and I went kayaking and at the very end of our trip while I was getting out of my kayak I lost my wedding ring in the river. My husband and I looked and looked. I prayed we would find it but eventually we had to call it quits.

I was trying so hard to hold back tears and accept the fact that I had just lost my ring, but when I began to think of all the wonderful memories that ring and my husband brought me I began to cry.

The next day while I was at work my husband and our 2 small children went back to the spot where I lost my ring and they searched for it but still could not find it.

My determined husband contacted Doug through the Ring Finders Site online and arranged to meet with him later that day and they found my ring in less than an hour! The Ring Finders and Doug were my answered prayer. I am so incredibly happy to have my ring back with even more memories to remind me how much my husband loves me.

There were smiles all around after this recovery!