Luke Schlining, Author at The Ring Finders

Lost Heirloom White Gold Pendent in Trout Creek, Montana, FOUND!!!!!

  • from Spokane (Washington, United States)
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Hello, is this Luke with The Ring Finders?”, is the greeting I get when answering my phone most days this year. I have received calls for lost cell phones, wedding rings, car keys, necklaces, and buried caches. Some of the searches happened and I found what was lost. Some of them found their item themselves and sadly some of the lost items were never found. One was even a scam that I try to attempt but called off.  Also, other Ring Finders were called by this scammer as well. This year has been busy to say the least. However, I always make time for those in need. Karen was a lady in need; I found out when I answered her phone call. See Karen was loading her little dog into the back of her GMC pickup truck. The paw of this dog had somehow snagged the necklace Karen was wearing. Unbeknownst to Karen the dog was loaded up, and her and her husband Charlie drove a few hundred yards over to their camp site. When the paw snagged the necklace, it broke. This wasn’t discovered until Karen had exited the car and walked a few feet. The most devastating fact about this story is that on that necklace was a pendant that was made from the wedding ring Karen’s mom had worn when she was alive. After discovering the broken necklace, the pendant was found to be missing. There was an all-out search party deployed to find that lost pendant. Their efforts were futile and the pendant remained lost. Karen’s daughter was quick with a Google search and found out there is a site and a group of guys that look for lost jewelry. Then Karen called me After hearing all the details of that devastating day, I knew I should search for the truck that the dog had been in the back of. Karen’s house was in the same town I live in, so I hightailed it over there and gave the truck the once over. The pendant was not located. So, I left Karen and Charlie’s house after making plans to drive to the camp site in Montana on the weekend. The week progressed, final planes were made, and I drove out to Montana on Saturday. Charlie took me to the driveway where Karen was loading up the dog. We wanted to make sure it was not there before searching the area where she had discovered the broken necklace. I was swinging my Minelab 800 in the gold setting with the puck coil on. I have had success with finding small items in with this configuration. I had also swung over the broken necklace and was able to pick it up. With a low and slow swing, I made overlapping passes down the driveway.  As I searched in between the tire rut and the edge of the road I got a repeatable signal in the 1-5 range. I moved the rocks around with my foot and the signal moved with the rocks. Pushing back the smooth river rocks I could see the sharp edge of the pendant in between the gaps of the stones. Charlie and his friends were down from where I was, so I shouted to them that I had found it. The crew made their way over to me and I was able to place the pendant in Charlie’s hand. Smiles and laughter followed the conversations and stories were shared after I found Karen’s pendant. So, the story of a wedding ring transformed into a pendant that was lost, and now is found and will be passed on.

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LOST LARGE SILVER RING IN CLEAR LAKE ……FOUND!!!

  • from Spokane (Washington, United States)
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For generations Bethany’s family have lived on a modest lake in the Medical Lake area. They have enjoyed swimming, fishing and boating with every family get together. During a brief swim, Bethany was helping her young niece practice her swimming. With a quick arm stroke Bethany’s niece reached frantically towards Bethany’s hand. As her niece’s tiny hand gripped on to Bethany’s fingers a large silver ring Bethany was wearing slipped off. With panic and haste Bethany called for her husband who was watching all this unfold, she said “dive in after the ring”. Unfortunately, the large silver ring had other ideas and sank quickly.  There’s an idea that rings have the ability to sink slowly in water. However, the only thing floating away is the idea of seeing the ring ever again.  Never fear, I said as Bethany finished telling me her story. I am the avenger of the lost, the catcher of the thrown, the digger of the buried. I am Luke The Ring Finder. There was a slight pause and then Bethany said on the phone “so can you help me find my ring”? I answered yes and made plans to go diving for it after work. When I arrived at the lake the wind was whipping and making waves as I set up my diving gear. I was instructed to search four to five feet from the edge of the dock.  As I descended into the murky water the silt swallowed me up. I could barely see my gauges and had a hard time keeping my heading. Nevertheless, after a few adjustments I got a high tone signal on my detector. Reaching through my coil to grab the item I fought with the weeds and silt. Their grip on the target was strong, but I tamed the beast and acquired my loot. The object in my hand was round with a hole in the middle. I had to bring it up to my mask to verify if it was Bethany’s ring. Alas it was missing the large stone that Bethany had told me her ring had on it. The hunt was still on for Bethany’s ring. While I am searching for a ring under water, I come back up to the surface to check in with the owner. I ask if my position is right or if they would like me to move somewhere else. This adjustment in my position by the owner has resulted in me finding the ring. When I came back up to ask Bethany if she liked where I was searching, she asked me to search more to the right of my current search grid. As I sunk back down into the murky water I grabbed hold of my anchor. Searching to the right of my position I reached as far right as I could to without moving my anchor. At the very apex of my swing, I got a tone. I slightly move up and to the right to get a better stance over the target. A second sweep of my coil gave me another tone, but it overloaded the coil. As I centered my coil over the target I reached through the coil and grabbed hold of another item with a hole in it. However, this item had a large oblong shape on top of the ring. I brought the ring up to my face to confirm what I was feeling, and I could see the large white stone Bethany had told me about.  I found Bethanys ring. Filling up my BCD I slowly floated back up to the buoy. Bethany saw me come out of the water and looked at me with anticipation in her eyes.  I tried to play a little trick on her with the ring on my finger I asked if she wanted me to search closer to the dock. It was hard to hide her ring on my finger so as she saw the ring she smiled and giggled with joy. ” He Found It ” she said to her family that was on the dock. Heading back to my car with all my scuba gear, Bethany’s family congratulated me one by one. A ring lost tears at the heart making it yearn. A ring found repairs the heart and restores happiness. Thank you, Bethany, for trusting The Ring Finders and letting us be a part of your rings story.

I found a White Buffalo in ten feet of water

 

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Lost Phone In Lake Coeur D’ Alene…Found!!

  • from Spokane (Washington, United States)
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With the hot summer sun high in the sky, all types of people are driven to the lakes. Tyler was at the lake as well, on Coeur D’ Alene Lake on the Fourth of July. His task that day was to help dock the pontoon boat that his uncle was driving. Like every other thing lost off a boat the story goes the same way. A sudden wave, a quick turn, a wet foot slips and overboard goes said item. For Tylers iPhone it seemed to grow legs and take a swan dive into the cool green water after it suddenly came out of his pocket. Watching the phone descend into the unknow abyss, Tyler got the summertime blues.  That afternoon, Tyler spent snorkeling around that area where the phone fell in. After not finding the phone, the word spread through the little lake community of University Point. As the news reached the next-door neighbors’ ears, the kind neighbors searched the web for some help. It wasn’t long after that, they had a name and number of a guy who had the gear and the knowledge to find Tylers phone. The next day I got a text and call from Tyler, and we made plans for me to come and take a look after work. As I made a short drive into Idaho, Tyler and I went over the plans for the search. After all the set up my scuba gear takes, I was in the water searching with the fishes. I started off in 22 ft of water and made a few grid lines up and down a steep slope in the water. Tyler had me move in closer to the dock after I had no luck. I was now in nine feet of water, and the weeds were really thick. I went back and forth in front of my buoy, and again I didn’t find the phone. As two hours of looking came and went so did my air. I was at the very last of my air limit with 1000 psi left. I swam up to the edge of the dock and asked Tyler where I should look on my last dive. His eyes darted out to my buoy, and he said, ” did you see the really tall weeds out there?”, I answered back with a quick yes and then he told me look behind my buoy in the thick weeds. I had made one pass around my buoys anchors already. This time I swung out a little bit more and as soon as the light from the sunset came through the weeds I got a huge hit on my Excalibur. With a quick pinpoint, my detector started to overload, and I knew I was on a good target. Reaching through the coil I could feel the smooth face of the phone, so I grabbed it. The clear case was almost back in the water, but the sticker Tyler said it had on the back I could clearly see. As I came out of the water I held the phone high. I could see Tyler and his aunt cheering on the edge of the dock. The sweet summer fun Tyler is going to have this year will include a story about his lost phone. However, the best part about his story will be when he pulls the phone out of his pocket and shows everyone that it still works even though everyone thought it was a goner. Just so you know, iPhone’s reign supreme when it comes to waterproofness. Lastly, the water may steal away what is valuable, but The Ring Finders are amphibious and determined to reclaim all that the water steals.

 

Boats Hate Phones, But I Love Finding Them

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Lost White Gold men’s wedding band at Sanders Beach in Coeur d” Alane Idaho….Found!!!

  • from Spokane (Washington, United States)
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Lots of my Ring Finder stories start off with a very detailed description of how the ring was lost and how the person got in touch with me. However, this story is quite different from all of the rest of my stories. I was just finishing up a birthday celebration for my daughter when a gentleman called me and asked if I could help him find his lost ring on Sander’s beach in Idaho. The interesting thing was that I’m normally not in Idaho, I’m normally in Washington, but on this very day I was in Idaho. The other fact was that I didn’t have my metal detecting gear with me. This fact was also out of the norm, but what made it even more unusual was that the gentleman bought a metal detector and had it at the beach. The story takes another turn when he tells me that he must leave soon and he will leave the detector at the beach for me to use when I get there. So, after gathering up my family and pulling up the google map I was on my way to Sander’s beach. I found a parking spot right by the beach, which never happens. I rushed down to the beach and looked by the tree where the detector was stashed. To my surprise the detector was sitting right where the gentleman left it. The gentleman had taken the detector apart; my guess was to prevent it from being stolen. After I put it together, it worked. The detector was simple with an analog gauge and gave only one sound. This didn’t faze me; I bent over and started swinging the kid size detector over the sand. Within two or three swipes into my hunt I got a signal. I pushed the sand with my foot, and the signal moved with the pile. So, grabbing handfuls of sand, I passed my hand over the coil. On the third handful I saw the rim of the gentleman’s ring peeking out of the pile. I found his ring in minutes. After calling the gentleman I took the ring to his house and left it and the detector on his porch. During the ride home back to Washington I kept shaking my head in disbelief. How many searches have I gone on with the top-of-the-line detectors, spending hours searching and researching with no luck. Remember this, it doesn’t matter what detector you have; you won’t find anything if your coil doesn’t pass over it.

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LOST HEIRLOOM WHITE GOLD WEDDING RING IN NORTH SPOKANE….FOUND!!!

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There are only a few reasons why Jade would take off her ring, which was a gorgeous white gold wedding ring her grandma left her when she passed. However, the reason that made her ring come off was not a reason she had ever considered. See, Jade was at a birthday party for her nephew, and it was in full swing. The pool was cool and refreshing. The drinks were delicious and overflowing. Jade’s family were all having a great time. Amongst all this glee there was a tussle that broke out. It was brother vs. sister; I’m pretty sure sister won. This led into a cousin falling down and Jade and a few others trying to pick up the poor fella. The night seemed to slip away into the darkness of a hazy birthday party. After the fog of a few too many had lifted, Jade’s hand that the ring was on felt a little off. As Jade brought it up into view, the problem became very clear. Grandmas ring was missing. The moments turned into hours, the hours turned into an afternoon, the whole family was in search and recover mode. They took a quick trip to the hardware store, and they had a metal detector in their grip. Swinging the coil around felt awkward. The myriads of signals played havoc on their confidence and ultimately left them feeling hopeless. Hopeless fingers got online and typed in a search term that brought up The Ring Finders website. The same fingers dialed the local Ring Finder.  My ears got to hear the sad story of how Jade lost her ring. Then I drove quickly to Jade’s mom’s house where the ring was hiding. Tracy, Jade’s mom gave me more details about that night before and how the ring probably was lost. I made a few passes over the most likely spot and then moved outward from there. After completing two grid searches on the grass I moved onto the unlikely areas. Behind the pool, in the trash can, in the neighbor’s yard and finally around the patio. As some of Jade’s family was leaving so was my hope in finding Jade’s ring. Talking about how I would search the house with Tracy, I decided to go over how the ring could be lost in the gap of the flower box and the fence. Both the flower box and the fence were giving off strong metal signals. Even though I had already searched with my coil and my pin pointer in this flower box I had not pulled back the grass and looked in the gap. As I shuffled through the weeds, I moved a pool noodle that was wedged in the gap. After not seeing the ring, I set down the noodle and got a very shocking glimpse of Jade’s ring. The eruption of emotion took over the moment. Jade had been inside the house when I said the famous Ring Finders words, ” I Found It”.  Tracy called to Jade and they both embraced in a hug with tears of joy running down their faces. Shock waves for happiness radiated out from that back yard.  The thoughts of a higher power at work crossed Jades mind as she looked up to sky at her late grandma smiling down on her. I know how mysterious Gods works are and that afternoon was no small miracle. Jade’s ring was found and I thank the God for that. Thank you, Jade, and to your family as well for trusting The Ring Finders and believing in the goodness of people.

 

The Feisty Grand Kid loses Grandmas Wedding Ring

 

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Lost White Gold Wedding Ring in Ponderay Lake….Found!!!!

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A Memorial Day vacation for Constantine and Silvana was winding down. All the fun filled activities planned for that weekend were almost completed. However, Constantine had one last challenge to attempt. He and his buddy wanted to do a cold plunge in the frigid waters of the Ponderay lake. Gritting his teeth as the cold-water bit into his feet, Constantine stepped quickly onto his paddle board. Then Constantine paddled out into about seven feet of water. After a few encouraging words from his family, he dove into the murky green water. As Constanine kicked off the board, the board floated quickly away from him. The shock of the ice-cold water gave Constantine a boost of energy, so he swam quickly to retrieve his board. Reaching for the edge of the paddle board, the wedding ring he was wearing left his finger and sank quickly into the lake. There was a video taken of Constanine during his cold plunge experiment. This gave me the confidence I needed when I showed up to search for his lost ring. I was told that the video showed him with and without the ring. Also, I got a forewarning for the ice-cold water. So, I brought all of my cold-water gear. The first few steps into the water gripped my ankles as the water made its way into my dive boots. The rest of my suit kept out the cold fingers of the winter snow runoff water. There was a distinct L shape Constanine made, while swimming around. I started at the very end of that L and made my way to where Constanine had jumped off and then climbed back onto the board. Each passing second seemed like an eternity to Silvana as she watched me searching. Silvana was probably playing the wedding over and over in her head because they had just gotten married two months before. The new wedding ring that Constanine had just started wearing, already held a lot of memories and sentiment to the both of them. At the very moment when hope was fading as I came close to the end of the L shape, I saw a very round shape sitting in the rocks. My first attempt to pick the ring up with the scoop failed. The water was just a little too deep, because as I tried to dive down, the buoyancy of my suit shot me back up to the surface. After failing twice, I collected myself and yelled to the crowd watching, “I found It!”. Their cheers put me back into the mindset I needed. My scoop was to my left sitting motionless. I grabbed it and went at the ring again. This time the ring fell gently into my scoop. As I passed my scoop up to Constantine, the whole dock worth of people where smiling and cheering. I have had a lot of scoops full that revealed a valuable item, but none of them felt as good as a successful ring find does. Blessings to you Constantine and Silvana, may God Bless your marriage and life together. Thank you for trusting The Ring Finders you two.

 

Ice cold water and Newlyweds don’t mix

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Lost White Gold Wedding in Hillyard Washington…..Found!!

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There are not many reasons a husband would forget about his lost wedding ring. However, for Breydon, the new addition to his family caused a three-week pause from the time his wedding ring was lost. Then after that brief hiatus from looking for his ring, Breydon called The Ring Finders to help with the search. Following Breydon into the backyard I spotted two very playful kitty cats. While swinging my detector over the grass where Breydon was performing his workout, the kitty cats were playing and investigating my every move. This was an added distraction to the already challenging ground. The number of targets that lurked below the dirt kept my pin pointer buzzing. Each target mimicked the sound of a lost ring. I must have walked over Breydon’s rings a few times mistaking it for a large signal of buried rubbish. Nevertheless, a Ring Finder is there to uncover all targets to eliminate the possibility of missing the lost item. So, repeating my grid search over that spotty signal, allowed my pin pointer to take a break. The dried grass from Breydon’s mower bag was keeping the ring safe and sound inside of it, until I came along to liberate it from its hiding place. As I handed Breydon his ring back, it ended the three-week long torturing that he was going through. It is truly amazing that we get to be a part of an individual’s life story, and for Breydon, the birth of his daughter received one more happy detail to the already joyous event.

 

Where did the cat hide His wedding ring

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Lost keys in Lincoln Heights Park….Found !!

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As the snow was falling in Lincoln Heights, so were the keys Charlotte had in her pocket. While throwing a ball and taking her phone out of her pocket, the keys dislodged themselves from inside her jacket. That action left her stranded at the park because her only car key was on that ring. As she looked frantically, Charlotte asked some of the other people in the park to help her look. Sadly, no one wanted to help her look. With somber hearts and heads hung low, Charlotte and her dog walked home that night. After returning home from a long trip the next day Sergio her husband heard the news of Charlotte’s lost keys. While returning to the park to look Sergio felt the need to find someone to help them. Google gave Sergio my name and we started talking that morning about the lost keys. I got myself ready and headed out as soon as Sergio gave me the go ahead. After going over the details for how the keys were lost, I started my search right by the car that Charlotte had exited from. The many foot paths and shovel marks made seeing any sign of the keys impossible. Resorting back to the east to west grid search pattern, I tried to keep a tight weave as I swung my coil back and forth. After making about halfway up the hill I was talking with Charlotte about her actions. She described walking up and down the sled hill and she showed me where she was throwing the ball for her dog. I switched my search pattern to north and south. As I made my 4th path up the hill I got a really high tone on the metal detector. I swung the coil over the target, I could see it was only showing a few inches down. I knew the snow was over a foot deep, so the target had to be big. Kicking at the snow moved it away from the grass revealing the cluster of keys. Shouting to Charlotte I found the keys, she walked toward me with a tired gate. The weight of the lost keys had been lifted and she was so happy.

 

Will the keys work after being frozen in the snow

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Lost Wedding and Anniversary Gold Rings in a field near Hayden Idaho, FOUND!!!!

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We walk through life trying to make sense of all the new things that we experience. The one constant is our emotions. They rise and fall, they grow and shrink, we lose them and gain them. Inevitable, when the control we have over them fades the outcome is unfamiliar. What happened three weeks ago to Carla, was out of control and unfamiliar. This is where The Ring Finders steps in and takes control of the situation. We restore balance to the unstable and bring back what is lost. Here is where Carla’s ring find story begins. The task at hand was to locate two gold rings that were hiding in a field in the back part of Carla’s house. I arrived at her house in the P.M. hours. With my head lamp and detector, I dove into the backyard in search for her rings. I made quick work of the first section that Carla pointed out. The ground in that section was flat and barren. A few tuffs of weeds scattered the area. As I do with every search, I stretched the search area out to the extreme to eliminate all possibilities. Moving back and forth between the first and second area I came to a point where I needed Carla to redirect the search. After she told me that there was a possibility that the rings were lost out in front of the sliding glass door, I picked up my grid search line and starting a new line. Carla had left me to go get Joshua her husband to recall where the rings could have been lost. As I heard the door open to the house and Joshua walking toward me, I spotted Carla’s wedding ring siting in the darkness. Making small talk with Joshua, I placed the first ring his hand. We came up with a plan to mark the location of the first ring and search around that spot. Within a few minutes of searching, a solid signal came through my headphones. That was the sound of Carla’s anniversary ring and the sound that her lost ring had been found. Walking back to the house Joshua and I hatched a plan to reveal the rings to Carla. I started off telling Carla that the search was over and I was done searching for the night. I told her I was sorry about that, as I grabbed the rings from my pocket. I handed the rings to Carla; she gave me a giant hug. The weight of that event was lifted off her shoulders. Regret was resolved; anger was forgiven. The members of The Ring Finders recover rings, while restoring the balance to life’s shaky events.

 

No amount of force can keep a Ring finder from finding some rings

 

 

 

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Lost Platinum Wedding Ring near Coeur d’Alene Idaho….Found!!!!!

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There was a quick and heavy snow fall that gripped the Coeur d’Alene region, last Tuesday. The roads were impacted; the houses were blanketed and the cars that were left out had been fully covered. This was bad news for Brad. The family had to leave the house soon. Before starting his truck, the driver’s side door had to be cleared. The top of the door always dumps snow into the cab if it’s not removed. After getting the snow off the car he had to clean his hands. With a quick flick the snow shot off his hands. But with the snows icy grip, it stole his ring from his finger. The quick theft that happened on his ring finger sent a cooled chill into his hand. Brad’s brain knew right away that the slippery hand of snow had struck, and his ring was gone. The search began for Brad’s ring instantly. The snow was deep, and it was dark out. So, Brad knew he had to get a metal detector. He was able to rent one and after only finding iron, he returned the detector.  While at the rental shop the clerk told Brad about “A Group” that uses metal detectors. That group, Brad found out, was called The Ring Finders.  So, Brad’s wife Alissa called me and made arrangements for me to come out the next day. After greetings and handshakes, I walked over to the side yard and spoke to Brad about the action that he did to lose his ring. He showed me the flicking motion he did with his hand and where the ring could have landed. I started searching and right away I got a signal and bent down and found a piece of wire. Then moved on down the side of the grass. As I came back, I got the same signal right where I found the wire. So, I pinpointed and dug through the grass until the ring popped out. The ring had buried itself so deep in the grass, that it wasn’t visible by eye and the wire hid it from the metal detector.  I was able to get that sneaky ring back to Brad very quickly.  Thank you, Brad and Alissa, for trusting The Ring Finders. Merry Christmas.

 

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