Steve Wagner, Author at The Ring Finders

Lost Wedding Ring in yard found with metal Detector

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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I was kicking a soccer ball in my backyard with my sister in laws boyfriend to wind down after an afternoon of running around town. I was acting as a goalie. When I went to catch the ball, my wedding band ended up flying off my finger somewhere in the grass. Upon realizing, we started looking until the sun went down and had to try again in the morning. When I woke up, my wife and sister in law said “maybe try and see if someone with a metal detector would help”. After doing some research and reading I found TheRingFinders.com and stumbled upon Steve Wagner. I reached out to him on Facebook, and he came out and found my ring within 25 minutes.

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Ring throne in yard found by metal detector

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The most amazing experience! While upset, I threw my wedding ring, set out in the yard one night about 1week ago. The next morning I thought, “I will go out and find them. They should be easy to find.” I was EXTREMELY wrong! I had spent a week looking with a metal detector and even went out at night with a flashlight several times. Finally, I found Steve on Theringfinders.com.  He came the day I called and he absolutely amazed me! He found both of my rings in no time and showed me just how easy losing a ring in the grass can be and really hard to find they can be. Highly recommended! Thank you Steve!

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Lost necklace pendant cross Charleston wv found

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Our story. My dog, who loves people, jumped up on my neighbor  for some love. We didn’t know at the time her paw had caught a necklace she was wearing. It was a cross she had worn and never taken off in 30 years. We spent 3 hours with rakes and down on our knees, digging through her yard with no luck. The next day, I Googled “someone that can find jewelry in a yard in WV” and thank God Steve Wagner of the “theringfinders” name came up. He drove over an hour and a half to get here and another hour searching

HE FOUND IT. I have always believed there are angels around us. Steve, you are one of them. From the bottom of our hearts we thank you. God bless you and your specialness of time, efforts, patience and a blessing from God.

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Repeat ring find, 2 lost rings

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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Last year around this time, I received a phone call from a guy that was asking for my help to find a wedding ring. We made arrangements and I met him at his house and he took me to a big field where he told me that the year before they had a camper set up out there, and that him and his wife had got into an argument. During that argument, she threw her wedding ring out into the field. The next day, after calming down and realizing what she had done, they searched and searched and searched, trying to find her wedding ring. This had bothered them for a whole year, trying everything they could to find the ring,  even buying a metal detector themselves and trying to find it. They finally did a search on the Internet and my “theringfinders.com“ page come up and they reached out to me. The grass was pretty high, so he got on his mower and started to cut the grass in the area that he felt like the ring would’ve been and probably about 1 to 1-1/2  hour later I finally found it for them. I usually ask people to text me the story  in their own words of how the item became lost, how did you find me etc…but she wanted to stay anonymous and she didn’t want to text me the story, which is fine  with me and I understand. I didn’t post the story on the webpage or on facebook.

Fast forward to July of this year they reach out to me again with a lost ring.

She still wants to stay anonymous but this time she did text me the story of how she lost it.

I was swimming in the evening with my 3 children and husband and wanted to get the kids a popsicle so I hopped out with my baby boy and as I was dealing with a squirming 1 year old (unhappy he was getting out ) I felt something slip from my finger but at the time didn’t think anything of it, just in a hurry to get the popsicles for my kids and get my son and I back in the pool.

After a long evening of swimming and the kids finally in bed, my husband and I were watching a Netflix series and I looked down and realized my ring was gone. We tried looking for it for a few days and after having a similar experience years ago, we knew just who to call, The Ring Finder!

He was very responsive and able to come the next day my husband had reached out to him. So very happy to get my ring back!

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Lost earring found with a metal detector in Lowell

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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This person lost a very sentimental and very tiny diamond earring but did EVERYTHING right for me to find it!!

If you ever lose a piece of small jewelry, these are the things to do. Read her story to see what she did. She made it a lot easier to find a really hard target that 90% of metal detectors would not even pick up!!

Here’s her story.

As the sun was setting in the last heat wave,  I was working to cover my blackberries from the birds.   As I adjusted the roofing net, I felt it snag on my earring.  I reached up and grabbed it as fast as I could but all I caught was the back.  My 25 years old earrings- earring purchased to celebrate my child being born- were missing.  I have never taken them out for more then a few minutes a few times in 25 years.  I just stood there looking down in the blackberry patch. After about 20 minutes,  I sat down overwhelmed by weeds and devastated that I couldn’t find it.  I had a red zip tie in my pocket that I slid into place where my left foot was for a reference point for my search and I had someone bring a pair of scissors out to me.  The weeds were all between waist and armpit high,  in blackberries.  Over many hours the next 4 days, I cut every blade of grass, every weed and carefully navigated all the spiders (which I’m allergic to.) I had cleared a spot about 4 foot by 3 foot down to the dirt and everything I cut out was carefully laid on top of a trash bag.  I wouldn’t let anyone else inside or let them move the netting.  Nothing was moved in any way or thrown away and still I couldn’t find my earring.  Not sure where to turn next, I asked my friends on Facebook and immediately I had 2 people respond “Steve Wagner!” I sent him a friend request and a message.  His response?  Call me.  I did and explained what I lost and more about the situation.  I was losing hope but he said he would be there in a few minutes to see what he could do.   

I had the matching earring to it with me so he could get the readings from it.   After he tuned in his detector the way he wanted it and entered the berry patch, he picked up something within seconds- literally.  It took a little longer to find it because it was hidden in a grass root clump. Plus, all this happened while it was raining! I couldn’t believe it.   I’m so incredibly grateful for him responding and finding my lost treasure.   They’re so special to me.  Thank you!Lost jewelry ear ring necklace meta detector rental Ohio Marietta

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Lost wedding ring…AGAIN found with metal detector

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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Well… somehow we’re here again ?

Almost ONE year to the day, my husband managed to lose his wedding ring… again.

Last night (April 23rd), he was out in the yard playing water soakers with the boys, having the best time, when he suddenly felt the ring slip right off his hand. Instant panic.

Meanwhile, I just stood there thinking, “I already know who we’re calling.” ?

Sure enough, we reached out to Steve—the same incredible person who helped us last year—and once again, he showed up without hesitation.

And I wish I was exaggerating… but he found the ring in under two minutes.

TWO. MINUTES.

I think it took longer to explain where my husband had been standing than it did for Steve to actually find it ??‍♀️

All joking aside, the feeling in that moment was the same as last year—pure relief, gratitude, and a little disbelief that we got this lucky twice. This ring means so much more than just jewelry, and having it back (again!) is something we don’t take lightly.

We are beyond thankful for Steve—his kindness, his quick response, and his unbelievable skill. It truly feels like a small miracle both times.

That being said… let’s REALLY hope this is the last time we need his help ?

Forever grateful (and getting the ring resized), The Hastings Family

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Lost wedding ring found with metal detector

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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Lost wedding Marietta memorial hospital parking lot

On Monday, March 16th, after a 12-hour shift at work, I went to leave. When I got to my car, I realized I had taken my snow scraper out of my car, so I just used my arm to clear the windshield. When doing so, I lost my wedding rings but didn’t notice it until it was too late. I turned back around and tried to dig through the snow in the parking lot, hoping to find them, but came up empty-handed. I then made a Facebook post asking for my coworkers to be on the lookout the next day. One of my friends reached out to me and gave me Steve’s number to call around 12. I did call him, and he asked me a few questions about the rings and what I was doing exactly when I lost them. I spoke to him briefly and then headed over to where I lost them. As I was pulling up, I saw Steve on the ground looking for them. Once I made it to where he was, he had told me he found a couple of misc items and asked me if I wanted them. I laughed and said, “Oh no, thank you!” He then showed me my rings and said, “What about these?!” I was shocked! I had already thought I would never see them again! Steve was truly wonderful to be in contact with. This whole process could not have gone better. I am and always will be thankful.

Update: now for the rest of the story!

last month on March 17th., I received a call from a young lady who was wiping snow off of her car in the parking lot at Marietta Memorial Hospital when she lost her rings. I posted the successful retrieval of two of her rings.

She had originally lost three rings. One engagement ring, and her wedding ring and another ring that looked identical to the wedding band that sandwiched her engagement ring. When I was looking for them, it was cold, I was was underdressed, and I found the engagement ring in one of the wedding rings. She told me that was awesome and that I did not need to look for the other one, but I told her that it went it warmed up and the snow melted that I would look for it. We were pretty positive that it was not on the parking lot And I figured it was further down the hill in the grass. I had a friend that needed me to take him in for a procedure at the hospital today and as we were pulling in, I I thought this would be a good time for me to look for that ring being that my friend’s procedure was supposed to take approximately 80 minutes. I ran home and got one of my metal detectors and headed back down and it really didn’t take me long. It was just as I had suspected, it was further on down the hill just laying there pretty as can be. I texted the young lady and told her that I found her third ring and she came immediately to come pick it up. She informed me that this helped make her day a lot better being that they just totaled her car because of the dent from the hail. And it was hammered pretty hard!

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Lost necklace in morgantown wv found in the snow

  • from Marietta (Ohio, United States)
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I received a text  from a girl who said she had lost an important necklace in the snow in Morgantown, West Virginia and wanted to know if I could help her find it. I gave her my phone number and had her give me a call. After talking to her on the phone, I gave her the number of a ring finder that was in Pittsburgh, which was only an hour and a half away compared to the 3 Hour drive to Morgantown that I would have. I told her if he could not do it then let me know. Well, she got back with me and stated that he could not do the the search so I asked her details about what had happened and how she lost it. She stated that she and her friend got into a snowball fight and her friend was trying to shove a snowball down her shirt and of course, she did not realize at that time that the necklace had broke. The Cross pendant had fell at that point, but the necklace was still hanging around her neck. They only lived two blocks away from the establishment that they were leaving, and when she got to the house that they are renting, she fell on the steps. They apparently have some sort of surveillance because she said the next day they looked at the video and noticed that the necklace was gone before she fell.

She also told me that they went back to the parking lot to try to find it, and the owner of the parking lot had plowed all the snow into a big pile. She told me that she was heading back home to Virginia on Tuesday, but I could not make it until Wednesday to look for it. I was worried that if she lost it in the parking lot and it was not in the snow pile that when the snow melted, somebody would see it in the parking lot or on the sidewalk and pick it up, so I told her that I would go ahead and head up on Wednesday to look for it even though she would not be there. She gave me the phone number to her roommate and her name in case I found it. So I head up that way around 6:45AM and get there around 9:30 Wednesday morning and found the necklace in a big snow covered crack in the parking lot. Took me about 20 minutes to find it. I called the roommate and she came down and met me in the parking lot and I gave her the cross necklace and she said that she was going to see her on Saturday and she was going to surprise her with it. The owner does not know that I found it. The roommate also asked me if she had told me about the cross and I said no, just that it was important. She told me that her grandmother gave that necklace to her when her grandmother was very ill and she was giving her her last goodbyes before her grandmother passed away!! That is why she has been extremely upset ever since she lost it.

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Lost wedding ring found in Bartlett

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Wedding band that was lost in January has been found.

I received a call from Amanda asking for my help. Her husband had lost his beautiful custom made wedding band back in January in a dog kennel. They tried a cheap metal detector on their own but had trouble with all the metal fencing. She finally googled and found our website

https://theringfinders.com/Steve.Wagner/

Here is her story

My husband was laying hay for the winter for our dog on January 10th 2025…..he was taking string off hay and it fell…we went to harbor freight and bought a metal detector and tried for days and even bribed my younger kids… my kids looked for 5 hours one day… I even bribed my friend who looked all day… then I looked up metal detector services and I found Steve… Steve was coming out the same day because he could tell I had been stressed for months… I custom made this ring for my husband and when Steve came he found it within 20-25 mins of him looking… super professional and caring

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Lost wedding ring found in Zanesville.

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 I received a text from a young lady needing help finding her husband wedding band he lost while playing kickball with his 2 boys 3 days ago!! Here is her story

On the evening of April 24th, my husband lost his wedding ring while playing kickball with our two young sons. He mentioned feeling it slide off his finger; however, given the activity, it was possible it had been lost earlier while throwing the ball. After an unsuccessful search Thursday night, I purchased a basic metal detector from Harbor Freight, quickly realizing that metal detecting is far more challenging than it appears.

Despite searching throughout Friday, we were unable to locate the ring. By Saturday, feeling disheartened, I reached out to several metal detecting groups on Facebook seeking assistance and advice. A kind individual directed me to https://theringfinders.com/Steve.Wagner/ website, where two local searchers were listed. I sent messages to both, and within minutes, Steve responded and offered to call. During our conversation, he explained that he was approximately an hour away but was willing to travel to assist us that very same day. True to his word, within two hours, Steve arrived at our home ready to help.

While I remained inside with the children, Steve conducted a thorough search of the yard. A short time later, he knocked on our door to update me. He explained the areas he had covered and noted that the length of the grass made the search more difficult, suggesting that mowing could improve future searches. He then casually mentioned finding a “quarter.” I laughed and held out my hand—only for Steve to drop my husband’s wedding ring into my palm.

The flood of emotion I felt in that moment is difficult to put into words: overwhelming relief, profound joy, and immense gratitude. This ring is not merely a piece of jewelry; it is a symbol of deep love, commitment, and countless memories.

We cannot adequately express how thankful we are for Steve’s kindness, professionalism, and dedication. His willingness to travel, his prompt response, and his genuine passion for helping others brought our family an indescribable sense of relief and happiness. It is clear that Steve finds true fulfillment in reuniting people with their most treasured possessions.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Steve. We will be forever grateful.

Sincerely,
The Hastings Family

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