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Man’s Gold Wedding Band Lost at High Tide, Found and Returned Holden Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On August 14, 2026, just before 11 a.m., I was returning home from a successful ring find in Myrtle Beach when I received a text saying, “Hi Jim! Found your number on ring finders. My husband just lost his wedding ring while swimming in the ocean. We’re on the 500 block of Holden Beach and wondering if you might be able to help us out.” I already knew the tide was going out, so it depended on how deep her husband was swimming on whether to go then or wait for a lower tide. Since I was driving, I texted her to call me and sent my number. Kendall almost immediately called back and told me her husband, Jim was probably about chest deep when he lost it. I decided I’d give the tide a little more time to recede and told her I’d be there around 2.

I arrived at the address Kendall had given me and sent her a text at 2:05 p.m., saying “I’m here.” I met Kendall and Jim and as we’re walking out to the beach, Jim gave me additional information, including pointing out the suspected loss area. I asked him to show me the far end of where he thought he was and we started walking! During our walk, Jim told me he was holding his daughter’s hand and felt his ring come off. That little hint told me his ring wouldn’t be to his chest deep, which was good for me because he was taller than I was. We probably walked down the beach from where the family had set up to about 6-7 houses. This was going to be a large search area, but I was up for the task. I started an east/west grid search from the high tide line down to about waist deep in the ocean. I hadn’t gotten too far before I got a great signal and in the 16-18 range on the VDI (visual display indicator) that I was looking for on a man’s larger gold ring. I dug a couple of scoops of sand, spread it out on the beach and saw what I hoped was Jim’s gold ring. I walked back across the beach, ring in hand and saw Jim coming back on the beach from the house. I held the ring up and asked, “Yours?” A big smile showed up on his face when he inspected the engraving on the inside of the ring and confirmed it was his. Kendall came out shortly after and she too confirmed the engraving. All toll; it maybe took 25 minutes. Jim and Kendall walked me back to my car and I was on my way. Knowing I was leaving another couple extremely happy and relieved that they had their treasure back where it belongs.

Kendall and Jim – Thank you for calling me and letting me help find your lost ring.

Jim

 

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Heirloom Man’s Yellow Gold Wedding Band dropped in the Surf, Found and Returned Myrtle Beach, SC.

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On August 14, 2026, just after 8:30 a.m., I received the following text, “Hi Jim. Saw your page online and we’re in need of your help. We’ve lost a gold wedding band in the surf in front of the Carolinian Resort. Let me know if you’re available. Thank you.” Before calling him, I did a quick check of the tide tables and saw that high tide was 9:16 a.m., I called and Brian answered the phone. He said that his daughter Seton and her friend had been out at the water’s edge around 8-8:15 am and her ring had slipped off her finger into ankle deep water. He also told me the ring was a yellow gold wedding band that had belonged to his father. I had a few things pending, so I told him I’d be there about 11 am. This would also allow the tide to recede a little and make recovery a little easier, I hoped!

At 11:05 a.m., I sent him a quick text telling him I was walking out on the beach. We met and I followed him over to where they had set up for the day which was in the area the ring was lost. He pointed out the area, somewhere between the lifeguard stand to where they were sitting. I turned on the Equinox 800 and started an east/west grid line from the bottom of the dry sand to about knee deep water. The sand was extremely mushy and soft and with each step I was sinking up to my ankles. Maybe my fourth or fifth line, I got a solid signal jumping from 13-15 on the machine’s VDI (visual display indicator). Those numbers tell me I’m either over a small man’s gold ring, a pull tab, nickel or bottle cap. The only way to make sure is to dig everything. I started pulling out full scoop loads of soft wet sand. With each scoop a wave would bring more wet sand in and fill the hole back up which also let the target settle more and sink deeper. I noticed that Brian and his wife Aimee were watching very intently and hoping for the best. I finally got the target out of the hole, spread the sand out with my foot and saw the gold ring shining in the sunlight. Boom! I picked it up, cleaned it off in the surf and turned around and held it up for Brian and Aimee to see. I could see the relief and joy in their faces. Brian called his daughter Seton and had her come down from the resort. I told Brian and Aimee, “let’s surprise her.” When Seton showed up, I asked her to explain exactly what happened. I’m standing beside her and a little behind her and as she’s talking, I hold up the ring. It took a few seconds for her to see and realize what she was looking at. Then it was a both hands to face reaction as she couldn’t believe her grandfather’s ring had been found. I love the true reactions I get from returning a treasure.

Brian, Aimee and Seton – Thank you for allowing and trusting me to find your very special treasure and getting it back where it belongs. Have a very safe trip home.

Jim

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Lost gold wedding ring, recovered by metal detectorist, Birch Lake, Vandalia Michigan

  • from Granger (Indiana, United States)
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Got a text from Dean, who said he had just lost his gold wedding band in Birch lake.
I was in Lake Michigan metal detecting when I got the voicemail on my watch. Packed up and headed over to Vandalia to search in the dark for his missing ring.
He said he noticed it was missing shortly after jumping off of a large floating foam mat to catch a ball, in about 5 feet of water. The bottom is clay muck with prickly weeds and the water clouds up instantly with any disturbance of the bottom. He and his buddies tried looking for the ring, even borrowing a small metal detector from a next door resident.
Got there, geared up(with headlamp), jumped in and it was the typical inland lake targets. Bottlecaps, fishing lure spinners, bullets, sinkers, sunglasses, pulltabs and Bugs, lot’s of Bugs! Eventually heard a nice sounding ring sized signal, scooped it up (very difficult scooping due to the prickly weeds on bottom) and could see a nice shiny gold ring in the scoop.
Dean was ecstatic and overwhelmed with happiness, mentioning that the diamonds in his ring were from his grandmother’s wedding ring, so very sentimental. Glad I was able to help!

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Avalon NJ Lost Engagement Ring Found by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost a ring in Avalon NJ?

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215-850-0188

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Lost Engagement Ring Found in the Surf at Avalon, NJ

Losing an engagement ring at the Jersey Shore can turn a perfect beach day into panic.

That happened to Olivia while enjoying the beautiful beaches of Avalon, New Jersey.

Olivia had been boogie boarding in the ocean when she realized her engagement ring was missing.

The ring could have been anywhere along the shoreline or beneath the moving surf.

She contacted Ring Finders South Jersey for help locating her precious ring.

I gathered the details and headed to Avalon, NJ as quickly as possible.

Finding a lost ring starts with understanding exactly where the loss happened.

Olivia provided important information about her location and activities in the water.

That information gave me a starting point for the search.

I entered the surf and began searching the area with my metal detector.

Unfortunately, the first search produced no success.

Ocean conditions can make searching for jewelry especially challenging.

Waves constantly move sand, making the search area difficult to predict.

The tide also changes the conditions and accessibility of the search area.

Rather than giving up, I decided to return during the next low tide.

That low tide arrived very early the following morning.

Early morning searches can provide different conditions than an active beach day.

I returned to Avalon and started another careful search.

This time, I expanded the search area beyond Olivia’s original location.

After moving approximately 50 feet south, I entered knee-deep water.

Then the search produced the signal we had hoped to hear.

I located Olivia’s engagement ring in the water.

What looked like a lost cause had become another successful Avalon ring recovery.

The ring was recovered from knee-deep water along the Avalon shoreline.

For Olivia, this meant getting back something carrying enormous sentimental value.

That is why every lost jewelry search matters.

A ring is not simply a piece of metal or a stone.

An engagement ring often represents love, commitment, family, and unforgettable memories.

When jewelry disappears at the beach, quick action can make a difference.

Try to remember your last known location before contacting a professional ring finder.

Share landmarks, activities, approximate times, and water conditions whenever possible.

Those details can help create a more focused search strategy.

A Five-Star Review From Olivia’s Search

Tyler left this five-star review after the successful recovery:

“John was fantastic. he got back to me so quickly and found my lost engagement ring that i thought was gone forever!”

That review means a great deal because every recovery has a personal story.

This Avalon, NJ ring recovery also demonstrates why persistence matters.

The first search did not locate the ring.

Returning at low tide and expanding the search area changed the outcome.

If you lose an engagement ring in Avalon, NJ, don’t immediately assume it is gone forever.

Contact Ring Finders South Jersey and provide every detail you remember.

A careful search may give your treasured jewelry a second chance to come home.

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Lost wedding band recovered from Bass Lake sand bar near Mountain, WI

  • from Green Bay (Wisconsin, United States)
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I received a call from Julie saying her son’s wedding band flew off his finger while swimming on a sand bar.    They searched for a couple of days with no success, and then found me through The Ringfinders online.   They didn’t believe the ring could be found, but wanted to try my metal detecting service, anyway.    It took 2 1/2 hours of sweeping every inch of the small sand bar until I finally heard a good signal.   That was it!    This ring was an important find because the groom’s brother was his best man, he had passed one year after the wedding from a tragic allergic reaction, and the ring was filled with his memories.  I was glad to get it back where it belonged. 

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Ring Lost At Beach Recovered By Metal Detecting, Falmouth, Massachusetts

  • from Falmouth (Massachusetts, United States)
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12 August 2026.

Dianne called this morning to ask if I could search for her ring that she lost in the water at the beach two days ago, on Monday.  She was referred to me by fellow Ring Finder Luke who lives on the outer Cape.  After I got some basic information from her about the loss we arranged to meet at the beach at 4 PM.  This would be about an hour before low tide, roughly in the same part of the tidal cycle as when she lost her ring.

When we met at the beach, Dianne showed me an AI-generated picture of a ring similar to hers.  Her ring was a beautiful engagement ring that she’d received some 31 years ago from her fiancé (and now husband).  It was her intention to pass it on to her daughter, and she naturally was quite upset.  She described how the ring slipped from her finger when she was blind-sided by a sizeable wave in chest-deep water.  She had slimmed down recently, so the ring was loose, and she actually felt it slide right off her finger when the wave hit.  Fortunately she and her son, who was accompanying her, were able to constrain the area where the ring dropped, not far from a rock jetty.

I headed into the water and made a pair of swaths through the likely area of the drop, working in- and off-shore out to neck-deep water.  The waves were a bit troublesome but I generally was able to keep my footing.  Each of a couple of good-sounding targets had me ready to declare victory, but they proved to be aluminum pop-tops from beer cans (the scourge of detectorists!).  I went ashore for some further consultation, then moved west just outside the ‘prime’ area.  Within a swath and a half I had a nice clean signal that proved to be Dianne’s ring.  I left some gravel in the scoop with the ring, waded ashore, and asked Dianne if she could find anything among the debris.  It took her a bit of time poking around before she found the ring, but the suspense and the final ‘reveal’ were great fun to see!

We wrapped up with conversation with Dianne’s family, who’d arrived to see the search, and with a promise from Dianne to get that pretty ring sized.  A nice ending to the day!

Dianne’s beautiful ring.

Celebrating success!

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Lost Ring Found in Oxnard by Dave The RingFinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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If you have lost your wedding ring, a bracelet, golden grill or a necklace don’t waste the time or the money buying or renting a metal detector. Instead hire an expert metal detecting professional like Dave The RingFinder! Dave is the “metal detective” and knows how to stack the odds in your favor to get your precious jewelry back. Call or text Dave at 805-290-5009 so he can create a plan to get your ring back!

Ed called me last week about a lost ring that he believed had occurred at his worksite. Ed runs a drilling company and it was while he was fixing one of the rigs he believed that his ring had fallen off. He asked me if I could help find his ring and of course I said I would. The only issue I had was that his worksite was littered with pieces of scrap metal as he and his team are constantly fabricating materials as they fix and prepare the drilling rigs. I told him I would bring my magnet sweeper so we could pull as much of the junk metal out of the search areas.

I met him today at the site and Ed explained where he thought the ring had gone missing. The only thing that made sense is that the ring had come off and he had to have stepped on it and smashed it into the dirt because the material was a combination of dirt and road base. While Ed was sweeping the area for junk metal I got about detecting it. I began to grid the area going slowly so as not miss anything but to also let my Minelab Manticore do it’s job of separating targets. After about 5 minutes I got a nice solid tone just below the surface and I took my pinpointer and located the target and began to scrape away the dirt and when I did Ed’s ring appeared! Another ring recovery in Oxnard by Dave The RingFinder!

Don’t Wait — Time Is Critical After a Ring Loss in Ventura or Santa Barbara County

Whether you lost a ring, necklace, bracelet, or other jewelry on a Ventura or Santa Barbara County beach, in shallow surf, in a backyard, at a park, or in an open field — the clock starts the moment it’s gone. Shifting tides, moving sand, and other detectorists can all work against recovery the longer you wait. Skip the metal detector rental and trust the expert — Dave The RingFinder.

Dave The RingFinder serves the entire region including:

Ventura County: Ventura · Oxnard · Port Hueneme · Camarillo · Thousand Oaks · Moorpark · Simi Valley · Fillmore · Santa Paula · Ojai

Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara · Carpinteria · Goleta · Montecito · Summerland · Lompoc · Santa Maria · Solvang · Buellton

Notable beaches and recovery locations served: Mondo’s Beach · Surfer’s Point · San Buenaventura State Beach · Rincon Beach · Carpinteria State Beach · East Beach Santa Barbara · West Beach Santa Barbara · McGrath State Beach Oxnard · Silver Strand Beach · Mandalay Beach-All areas of Malibu

About Dave The RingFinder — Ventura County’s Metal Detecting Specialist

Dave The RingFinder has been recovering lost jewelry with a metal detector since 2011 and has operated full-time as a professional ring and jewelry recovery specialist since 2017. Also known as The Metal Detective, Dave brings professional-grade equipment, deep local knowledge of Ventura and Santa Barbara County beaches and tides, and a genuine passion for reuniting people with their most treasured possessions. Every recovery is personal.

Before you spend an afternoon chasing down a metal detector rental in Ventura or Santa Barbara County, make one call instead. Dave has the equipment, the experience, and the track record — and he works on your behalf from the moment you contact him.

? Call or text Dave 24/7: 805-290-5009 ? davetheringfinder.com

Lost something? Don’t rent — trust the expert. Dave The RingFinder is here to bring your jewelry home

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White Gold Corona Diamond Engagement Ring – Lost & Found at Billy D’s Driving Range, Edmonton, Alberta

  • from Edmonton (Alberta, Canada)
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I received a call last evening from Wayne requesting my help to locate his wife’s lost engagement ring. The ring had gone missing Sunday afternoon while they were at Billy D’s Driving Range with their two sons. After hearing Wayne explains the situation, I agreed to meet them in the morning and do everything I could to help.

I meet Wayne’s wife (Robyn) at the parking lot, she walked me through the events of the day. Robyn had taken her rings off and place them in her shoulder pouch at the batting cage facility, because she was afraid she would damage her rings, it wasn’t until she sat down on a bench at the driving range that she realized her ring was missing. She and Wayne searched the entire building, and four employees joined in to help – but no luck.

She then remembered going to the back of their truck to grab the boys’ golf bags. It was a long shot, but we checked the gravel parking lot. To her relief, that’s exactly where the ring was – still lying in the gravel after two full days.

Robyn was extremely fortunate, her white gold engagement ring blended perfectly with the stones, making the ring nearly invisible. Despite people walking and driving through the parking lot, no one had spotted the ring or picked it up. Finding it exactly where it fell brought huge relief to Robyn.

Another happy ending — and a beautiful engagement ring back where it belongs.

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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 Wedding Ring Found at Mondo’s Beach in Ventura by Dave The RingFinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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If you have lost your wedding ring, a bracelet, golden grill or a necklace don’t waste the time or the money buying or renting a metal detector. Instead hire an expert metal detecting professional like Dave The RingFinder! Dave is the “metal detective” and knows how to stack the odds in your favor to get your precious jewelry back. Call or text Dave at 805-290-5009 so he can create a plan to get your ring back!

I got a text yesterday afternoon from Denise. She was in a bit of a panic because she had just lost her wedding ring of 40 years at Mondos while she was swimming in the ocean. She was able to give me the exact time of 1:20pm because in her words, she just felt it slip right off in about 6 feet of water while she was swimming. The tide at that time was around a 2.5 so I checked the tides and I had one chance to recover the ring if I could get far enough out in the water and that was at 3:45am the next day.

There were several things stacked against me. She didn’t know exactly how far out she was, there was absolutely no moonlight whatsoever and the beach at Mondo’s has been inundated with seaweed both in the water and on the sand so this was going to be a miracle. So I prayed and got to Mondo’s at 3:30 this morning. With the tide being a -1.3 I was able to get pretty far out but unfortunately not far enough as the ring was further out than I had hoped. I slowly started working my way out and when I was nearly waste deep I finally got a target that made sense. In between waves I positioned my scoop behind my Minelab manticore and dug. Instead of getting it though the waves had caused me to push the target away rather than in my scoop. I steadied myself again, waited for the wave to pass and scooped and this time I had Denise’s ring! Dave The RingFinder with another ring recovery this time in the ocean!

Don’t Wait — Time Is Critical After a Ring Loss in Ventura or Santa Barbara County

Whether you lost a ring, necklace, bracelet, or other jewelry on a Ventura or Santa Barbara County beach, in shallow surf, in a backyard, at a park, or in an open field — the clock starts the moment it’s gone. Shifting tides, moving sand, and other detectorists can all work against recovery the longer you wait. Skip the metal detector rental and trust the expert — Dave The RingFinder.

Dave The RingFinder serves the entire region including:

Ventura County: Ventura · Oxnard · Port Hueneme · Camarillo · Thousand Oaks · Moorpark · Simi Valley · Fillmore · Santa Paula · Ojai

Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara · Carpinteria · Goleta · Montecito · Summerland · Lompoc · Santa Maria · Solvang · Buellton

Notable beaches and recovery locations served: Mondo’s Beach · Surfer’s Point · San Buenaventura State Beach · Rincon Beach · Carpinteria State Beach · East Beach Santa Barbara · West Beach Santa Barbara · McGrath State Beach Oxnard · Silver Strand Beach · Mandalay Beach-All areas of Malibu

About Dave The RingFinder — Ventura County’s Metal Detecting Specialist

Dave The RingFinder has been recovering lost jewelry with a metal detector since 2011 and has operated full-time as a professional ring and jewelry recovery specialist since 2017. Also known as The Metal Detective, Dave brings professional-grade equipment, deep local knowledge of Ventura and Santa Barbara County beaches and tides, and a genuine passion for reuniting people with their most treasured possessions. Every recovery is personal.

Before you spend an afternoon chasing down a metal detector rental in Ventura or Santa Barbara County, make one call instead. Dave has the equipment, the experience, and the track record — and he works on your behalf from the moment you contact him.

? Call or text Dave 24/7: 805-290-5009 ? davetheringfinder.com

Lost something? Don’t rent — trust the expert. Dave The RingFinder is here to bring your jewelry home

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