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Cellphone Lost During a Car Accident .. Found One Month Later with a Metal Detector

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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Detecting service available to help you find important lost items… Stan the MetalDetector Man ..Call or text  949-500-2136


***  I received a text message from the parents, whose daughter was involved in an auto accident more than 4 weeks ago.  Their daughter’s phone was lost on the roadside and they had the location pin from the Find My phone app, They made a couple unsuccessful trips searching an area just off the side of pacific coast highway across from Bolsa Chica Beach.

I was sent a text with latitude / longitude coordinates that were taken just after the accident. He told me it was very important to retrieve the phone. I entered the co ordinates in my gps device. The next day I drove to the general location and was able to locate phone using my metal detector.

Cellphones often get picked up by pedestrians in public areas because they can’t hide as well as smaller objects. I’m getting more confident finding cellphones if they have an active Find My phone app and it shows battery life with a gps location.

I sent a text message with a photo of the phone. The parents texted me back with a location to meet and pick up the phone. This recovery was done completely by texting messages and It wasn’t necessary for them to meet me at the location of the loss.  I do not always need a person to meet me at the search location, if they have gps co ordinates.   Sometimes I know the area well enough to save clients the trouble of meeting me. Of course it’s always better to have them see how thorough I search and understand how a professional metal detecting search is performed.

Professional Metal Detecting service available for you .. Stan the Metal Detector Man .. 949-500-2136

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Lost gold heirloom ring in Orlando, Florida… Found and returned to owner!

  • from Sanford (Florida, United States)
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Contact me for all your metal detecting and recovery needs. Mike McInroe Central Florida 321-363-6029. Land, water, cars, cracks in concrete, rings, keys, phones, chains, property markers, etc.

Amanda was pulling weeds around her backyard and later realized that her very special ring was not on her finger. This ring was her grandmothers ring and was then passed down to her mother and later to Amanda. She was heart broken and for a month she thought about it often and it was a continuous ache in her heart. A friend who lives up north heard about Amanda’s situation and found theringfinders.com web site and sent her my number. We made arrangements and it took a good 25 minutes to search the area and as I was finishing up the back yard I got a sharp, clear signal along the wooden fence and as I pushed my Garrett AT pin pointer down into the grass I could see just a small glimmer of gold and sure enough, there was Amanda’s lost gold heirloom ring, tucked down in the grass where no one could have ever possible spotted it just by looking. Amanda was overjoyed and all smiles as she slipped her ring back on her finger. How I thank God for allowing me to find Amanda’s lost gold heirloom ring and for being a part of her joy and happiness!

Have you lost something and need help? Call or text me at 321-363-6029 and let’s talk.

Mike McInroe…blessed to be a member of theringfinders.com

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Cellphone Lost in the Sand Found using Find My Phone App and Metal Detector

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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Every search is different experienced metal detector service give you the best chance to find your important lost item.. Call or text .. Stan the Metal Detector Man if you need help .. 949-500-2136


** Alex and his family are vacationing at Newport Beach, CA. They come every year from Washington state to enjoy our weather and the sandy beaches. This time the sandy beach was not friendly to Alex. His young daughter had his IPhone and it got lost in the sand the first afternoon of their vacation.

    When Alex called me it was 8:30 pm. He told me the find my phone app was showing that the phone was still charged and he had the pinned location marked. I told him I could do a night search to eliminate the areas that the beach cleaning machines would be working in the early AM morning hours.

   After 3 hours that night the cellphone was no where near the latitude / longitude co ordinates that Alex gave me.

    The next morning I returned to search outside the area search last night. After one more hour the cellphone showed up under my metal detector coil. It was more than 60 ft. away from the co ordinates given by the find my phone app. We think the phone was too deep to give an accurate pin mark.?

  There’s a lot to learn about using the co ordinates to find a phone. I stayed positive about finding the phone because he could see battery power was still at a 60% and had only lost 5% in the last 5 hours. More experience was gained and best of all Alex was happy to have his phone back.. It is important to anyone reading this to remember to have all your phones backed up..

Cellphones are important to most of us. I have experience finding these but we need to get to the general location ASAP .. If lost in a public location.  Contact me for information about our chances of finding your lost phone.. 

 

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Lost Engagement Ring in Solano County…Found!

  • from Walnut Creek (California, United States)
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The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

The thing that I enjoy most about doing this work are the stories, and this was a really good one!

Mary and Frank are an elderly couple living in Solano County!  Mary had first contacted me to discuss a very important engagement ring, a yellow gold solitaire ring given to her 23 years earlier.  She had been doing a bit of gardening in the backyard when she thought to herself that it was probably a bad idea to have her wedding and engagement ring on while performing this work.  Like so many others have done, she removed the rings and put them into a pant pocket and went about her work. Later, when she tried to retrieve her rings only the wedding band was found.  She admitted to being so disappointed that she had used a bit of profanity and had been loosing sleep over the entire ordeal.

Mary had been previously married and enjoyed scuba diving. Her outings found her in contact with Frank, a boat Captain.  Frank is a Veteran Naval Aviation Navigator serving 3 tours in Vietnam and a sailing enthusiast who at the time co-owned a 40′ Valiant sailing vessel used to travel as far North as the San Juan Islands and South to Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas.  The group enjoyed many trips together and a 30 year friendship. 23 years ago things had changed in their lives and Frank proposed to Mary and they have been married ever since.  To Mary, the ring represented 53 combined years of friendship and love.  I had to find this ring!

Mary led me to a beautifully manicured backyard and told me the story of how and when the ring was lost.  We decided to start with three target areas which included a small lawn area that was searched with no luck.  The second area didn’t reveal much either.  In our third target area between two small shrubs, a 12/13 on the Equinox 800…we made the recovery!!!

As I held up the ring, Mary was overcome with emotion and gave me a long and strong embrace, her nightmare was over. We took some pictures to commemorate the occasion and spent the next 20 minutes talking about travel, life, and family…the important things.  When we went into the couples beautiful home to give Frank the good news he too was excited, gave me a good handshake and made a really funny joke about kissing me!  Thank you kindly for your service to our country Frank!

To Mary and Frank I wish you all the health and happiness in the world.  Your story made me extremely happy and was an inspiration.

The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

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Long Distance Recovery, by Dave Milsted

  • from South Jersey (New Jersey, United States)
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Allisa called me last week with a unique request. She had lost two rings on her four-acre property and wondered if I could help find them with my metal detector. She had already recovered her engagement ring but was desperate to locate her missing wedding band. Another detectorist had quoted her $250 per hour, but I don’t charge for these searches; I work on a reward basis. The catch? Her property was a three-hour drive away.

She explained that in a moment of frustration, she had thrown both her wedding band and engagement ring. The engagement ring was found, but the yellow gold wedding band, adorned with many diamonds, was still missing. She and her husband had searched extensively, even weed-whacking and raking the area, but to no avail.

I initially offered to drive up on Sunday, but Allisa hesitated, concerned about the distance. Instead, I suggested a simple trick she could try that very night. I told her to go out to the area after dark with a powerful flashlight and scan the area where she had found her engagement ring. I emphasized the importance of doing it before any rain or dew settled on the grass. She agreed to give it a try.

The next day, I received an ecstatic text message. Within ten minutes of following my instructions, Allisa had found her wedding band! She was overjoyed, and honestly, it made my day too.

I Love My Hobby!!

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LOST JEWELRY COINS AND CERAMICS IN THE PALISADES FIRE FOUND AND RETURNED

  • from Santa Monica (California, United States)
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Louise called me and asked if I could help her find some jewelry and coins that she lost when her house burned down  in the palisades fire. I met her at her property several days later when our schedules would allow . I started to rake and then move the metal debris out of the way. then began to shovel and sift the material through screens. After about an hour I found a pearl and gold necklace that was important to her. Then I found a gold ring and some other silver bracelets and rings. I found some harmonicas which were sentimental finds because she is a musician. I found some silver coins just before I was going to quit for the day. Then at the very end  I found some ceramics that she had mad by hand. It turned out to be a successful search.

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Huntington Dog Beach Diamond Ring Recovered from Sand by Stan the Metal Detector Man

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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Call or text Stan the Metal Detector Man if you need help or information to find your lost item.. 949-500-2136


*** I was coming off the beach near Huntington Dog Beach when I was approached by Logan. I expected him to ask me the million dollar question. “ What’s the best thing you have ever found?”  Beach detectorist get that question many times a day.

This time was different, Logan’s wife, Liz had just dropped her white gold diamond ring minutes before he spotted me coming off the beach. He asked for help to find it. She told me that she felt it come off and it was a white gold diamond ring.  It should have been a quick recovery, but she did not tell me it was designed as an open ring.  ( open rings, such as toe rings do not give good signals )

A quick scan of the 10’ x 10’ area didn’t produce a decent signal. I cross gridded the small area getting a broken faint signal. I dug it with my sand scoop just to clear the area of trash. To my surprise, BOOM ! In the bottom of my sand scoop was a gold diamond ring. It was not a normal ring, it was designed open. I sometimes ask people if the ring is open. There are a few designers that make them but they are not commonly found. It does make a difference to the person searching with a detector to know that the signal will not be the same as a normal ring.

Available to help you 24/7 … Call anytime.. We can determine if it’s possible to find your item with the tools I have for finding metallic keepsakes, etc.  Stan .. 949-500-2136

 

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Lost Key Found in Sand at Firepits in Huntington Beach, CA.

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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Prompt mobile metal detecting help available for you. Don’t wait timing is important, especially in public areas. Call or text  … 949-500-2136 .. let’s talk !

*** Ean and his friends were at Huntington City Beach , CA. They were doing a night time campfire on the beach at the public fire pits. He had a set of keys on a key ring that broke while he was swinging them. He was able to find 4 of the 5 keys, but the most important key could not be found.

One of his friends found my information online and Ean called me.  It was only a 7 mile drive for me, so I met him on the beach in dark soon after the call.

I was able to find the key for him shortly after he showed me the suspected area of the loss. He was very happy and appreciative that I showed up promptly and saved his time and trouble to have the key replaced.  Finding sentimental rings and jewelry are not the only things that are important to people. I try to think of that when I get calls to find objects other than jewelry.

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Keys Lost and Found on Sandy Pond Trail Cape Cod, MA

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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April 4, 2025

A dog walk around Sandy Pond, as part of Crynne’s daily routine, lead to a stressful afternoon when she returned to her car and could not find her keys. A few trips around the pond in hope of finding the keys proved they were hiding from sight. She thought a metal detector would surely help in finding them.

Eleanor at J&E Enterprises was very helpful, as always. Her recommendation was to call Rick, a member of TheRingFinders. On the call I heard the information I needed and was on my way. My first suggestion was that my search, with Crynne leading the way, be done in the opposite direction from the way Crynne always walked around the pond. This would give us a different point of view.

Mainly because Crynne’s hobby was to remove the trash she saw during her walks, the path was nice and free of trash. Of course some of the removed trash had been just off the beaten path, those areas had to be searched with my metal detector. About ¾ the way around the keys were found. They had been in an area that Crynne had walked over a few times, but from the reverse direction. They were just out of sight when coming from the opposite direction. The keys really did not need a metal detector to be found. Sometimes just a different point of view is all that is needed in ending a stressful situation.

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Lost Yellow & Rose Gold with Diamond Wedding Ring at Na’ia Lagoon Ko Olina Resort…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)
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This ring find began the day after Christmas 2024 when Randall who was on vacation from Los Osos, California and staying at the Marriott Beach Club, for the holidays, saw me metal detecting in the waters of Na’ia Lagoon and said he had just lost his ring while snorkeling in deeper waters of the lagoon.  Another tourist tried looking but the area was fairly silty with low visibility.  Winter season surf really silts up Na’ia Lagoon so I told him when the visibility returned I would put my scuba gear on and hunt for his ring.  He showed me a rather well marked by buoys area and I logged that in my notes for later reference.  I had brought my scuba gear to the lagoon several times but it was always low visibility until Saturday 29 March 2025.  I went into the water in scuba gear and laid my bright orange rope on the bottom in the sand & coral as my grid line.  Thankfully only a few minor targets in this area.  I had to go out over the coral rubble areas as that was also part of the search area.  After about 10 minutes of hunting I got a loud unusual tone over the coral rubble.  I waved my hand abruptly over the coral to blast away the sand and Randall’s beautiful ring and a Lincoln cent came into view.  No wonder the tone was so weird.  I grabbed them both and secured them away.  I finished the dive looking elsewhere in the lagoon and found one more rather corroded junk ring.  I texted a picture to Randall in California to confirm.  The ring was opened up this morning and Randall sent me a Shaka!  Aloha to Randall!  Sorry it took three months but you have to be safe on scuba!

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