Lost Wedding Ring Found on St. Pete Beach

Item recovered July 2, 2025.

While I was unsuccessfully searching for a ring (second attempt) on St. Pete Beach, a young man named Quinn saw me from a distance and came running over to me asking for help locating a ring.

He and some friends were on a vacation from Canada and a couple nights prior, had a water balloon fight at night in the sand just behind the Mariner Beach Club on St. Pete Beach. One of his friends, who was recently married, lost his ring in the sand during the friendly fight. They all searched the sand multiple times while they picked up the balloon remnants from the sand with no luck. His friend that lost the ring flew back to Canada the day prior and Quinn was headed home in a couple days.

Quinn wasn’t sure what the ring looked like, or was made of, but he was able to show me the general area where it was lost. I had plenty of daylight left and the area wasn’t large, so I started to grid the area. The size of the sand area from the Mariner to the water is expansive, but was reduced in size due to a roped-off area protecting birds during nesting season, so this allowed me to focus on a smaller area.

I gridded from far to near, and as I drew closer to the resort, I started seeing small pieces of rubber balloon pieces and I knew I was in the right spot. 20 minutes later, I had hit a very good sounding target and located a men’s wedding ring. I was hopeful this was the lost ring!

I found Quinn who was grilling dinner and showed him the ring. He was excited, but needed to contact his buddy to confirm this was the missing ring. He grabbed his phone, set up a facetime call and his friend confirmed his lost ring was found!