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Ring Lost Swimming: Recovered by Rob Ellis, Virginia

  • from Fairfax (Virginia, United States)
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Kevin was swimming twenty-five feet away from his dock when his gold and platinum ring slipped off.

After packing all our equipment and a 90-minute drive, my divemaster and I arrived at the lake. Although Kevin had a good idea of where he lost the ring, it’s always more difficult without close landmarks.

 

I used my circular search device, which unwinds a metered amount of line. Within 50 minutes we found it!

For my fellow detectorists:

Target ID for this 8-gram, 14k gold and PT950 ring: Deus 2=77.

I am an expert metal detectorist with the knowledge, skill, and experience to recover your lost items on land and underwater. Please text or call as soon as possible: (703) 598-1435

 

Don’t give up. Many of my clients have bought, borrowed, or rented a metal detector before calling me. Just because someone has a tool, it doesn’t mean they know how to use it. I use state of the art equipment, and I have thousands of hours of experience searching on land and underwater. If you have tried using a detector without success, please text/call to see if I can help.

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LOST PLATINUM WEDDING RING in MONROE, NC…. FOUND!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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I DIDN’T EVEN TURN ON MY MACHINE!!!

Received a text message that a gentleman had lost his platinum wedding ring in his yard.

I told him I could leave in a few mins and would be there in an hour and a half.

I arrive, get my gear, meet him, we make our way to the backyard where I get the scoop.

He was skimming his pool and he was shaking his hands dry next to a black/rod iron looking fence that had a row of elephant ears growing on the pool side of the fence.

As he was showing me the direction he thought the ring went, stating it’s probably on the other side of these elephant ears. He goes to move the plants back and we look down and we both see the ring! He was like, “ARE YOU KIDDING ME, MY WIFE AND LOOKED ALL OVER FOR THIS RING!”

I took a couple of photos and loaded up to head back home.

Love the easy ones!

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Ring count for 2025: 126 (20 – recoveries)

GOLD – 21 (12 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 2 (2 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3 – recoveries)
SILVER – 33 (3 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 2
JUNK – 66

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How to Find a Lost Platinum Wedding Ring in a Backyard in Harrison, NY (Hint: Start with a Metal Detector and a Lot of Patience)

  • from Orchard Beach (New York, United States)
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Today’s ring recovery brought me to Harrison, NY — more specifically, to the backyard of a beautiful home in Purchase — where I was asked to help locate a lost platinum wedding band.

I got the call from Jack, who was reaching out on behalf of his brother Billy. Billy had lost his wedding ring a few days earlier while walking their dogs in the backyard of their parents’ home. They’d spent hours over multiple days searching, but with no luck. That’s when they called in reinforcements — me.

It was 99° and brutally hot. The kind of heat where the sweat drips into your eyes before you even turn the detector on. But I was determined. The yard had a sprinkler system, which made the search more challenging — all those underground lines were setting off the detector with false alarms. Still, after about 40 minutes of careful gridding, slow swings, and filtering out bad signals, I heard the sweet sound that just might be the real deal.

Sure enough, nestled deep in the grass was a beautiful platinum wedding band.

Neither Jack nor Billy could be there, but their parents were (they didn’t want to be photographed). And let me tell you — the moment I sent the text that I had found a ring, they burst out the back door, hoping it was the ring. It was. Relief and smiles all around.

Now, as members of TheRingFinders.com, we usually like to post the classic “smiling owner holding the found ring” photo — but unfortunately I didn’t get that today. What I do have is a shot of the ring on a small ‘black marble disc’.

Not every recovery is dramatic. Sometimes it’s just a hot day, a bit of luck, and knowing how to read a yard full of distractions. But every recovery is meaningful — especially when it involves something as personal as a wedding band.

If you’ve lost a ring or something valuable — don’t give up. And definitely don’t mow the lawn. 😅

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TWO LOST RINGS: 3 Ct, emerald cut diamond engagement plus wedding band at BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC….. FOUND!!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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My fiancé was tagged by one of her friends on Facebook page for Southport NC. The local page post stated someone from Portland, OR had lost her wedding and engagement rings.

After joining the page and getting in contact with the young lady’s husband. We were able to decide on a time for me to drive out to the beach to help find his wife’s lost rings.

I drove 4 1/2 hours one way and just missed the 1:30 ferry to Bald Heads Island, so I had to wait until the 3 o’clock ferry.

I get to the other side at 3:45, had to put my detector together and get the details. We made our way to the beach where they gave me the general area of where his wife had lost her rings.

I spent well over an hour in the water because that’s where they thought they lost them.

I told Jon (the husband) I was going to make my way to the sand and he said he was going to head back to the house. Some of his family had remained behind on the beach.

I hadn’t hit on ANYTHING in the water or on the beach. As I made my way to the wet sand that’s when I finally got a hit! 1st scoop and IT WAS THE WEDDING BAND! Then from there I did a circle around the first hole until I got the 2nd hit, 2 scoops and BOOM!!! IT WAS THE 3 CT EMERALD CUT DIAMOND RING!!! I had successfully found them BOTH!

We waited for everyone to down to the beach from the house and shared where I found them and took some happy pictures!

We then headed back to the house to share the news with the rest of the family, drink a couple of beers to celebrate!!!

This is what I do; what I love to do! I enjoy putting smiles back on faces and joy back in the broken hearts of individuals that had very little hope their cherished rings wound be found!

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Ring count for 2025: 126 (19 – recoveries)

GOLD – 21 (12 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 2 (2 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 2 (2 – recoveries)
SILVER – 33 (3 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 2
JUNK – 66

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Lost Gold Bracelet Found at Malibu Lagoon Beach in Malibu CA.

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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Lost Your Jewelry at Malibu Beach? Call Dave The RingFinder, Malibu’s Top Metal Detective!
Lost a Precious Item at Malibu Lagoon Beach? Don’t lose hope! Dave The RingFinder, Malibu’s expert metal detective, specializes in recovering lost jewelry like rings, bracelets, and necklaces in the Malibu Beach area. Call or text 805-290-5009 for fast, professional recovery services. Time is critical—don’t wait!
Yesterday, Bon called me after a heartbreaking loss at Malibu Lagoon Beach. While enjoying a sunny afternoon with his family, he realized his cherished 23k gold bracelet, a gift from 15 years ago, had slipped off his wrist. This wasn’t just any bracelet—it hadn’t left his wrist since the day he received it. Devastated, Bon and his wife feared it was gone forever in the vast sands of Malibu, CA.Bon wasn’t sure where the bracelet was lost. He and his son had been playing in both the wet sand and dry sand near Malibu Lagoon State Beach, covering an area about half a football field. This was a job for Dave The RingFinder, your go-to metal detection expert in Malibu.
I arrived at the beach and marked out the search area based on Bon’s description. Using my Minelab Manticore, I began gridding the Malibu Lagoon Beach sands. The area was littered with rusty nails and debris from bonfires, common at this popular Malibu beach. I thoroughly searched the dry sand with no luck, then moved to the wet sand and slope where Bon and his son had been throwing stones. Still, only quarters and iron junk turned up.Expanding the search was key. I returned to the dry sand and gridded perpendicular to the shoreline. On my second pass, I got a solid 6 on my detector—a promising signal! Carefully digging with my CKG scoop to avoid damage, I spotted a gold link dangling from the scoop. Shaking out the sand revealed Bon’s 23k gold bracelet—recovered! Another successful mission for Dave The RingFinder in Malibu, CA!
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Lost a Ring or Jewelry in Malibu? Act Now!If you’ve lost a ring, bracelet, necklace, or other precious item at Malibu Lagoon Beach, Zuma Beach, Point Dume, or any Malibu, CA location, don’t delay. Time and tides can bury your jewelry deeper. Call or text Dave The RingFinder at 805-290-5009 to start your recovery plan. Serving Malibu and Nearby Areas: Including Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Surfrider Beach, Zuma Beach, Point Dume, and more.
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Scussett Beach, MA Diamond Ring Found and Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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July 25, 2025 Just about everyone has a memorable time at the beach, some even enjoy the trip home and make plans to return on another day, as it was with Sidney and Tim. That was until Sidney arrived home and opened the backpack to get her rings that Tim had taken from her at the water’s edge. Let’s cut to the search. I left my house under the threat of severe thunderstorms that were on their way across Cape Cod. I was going to try to beat the rain and I would stay off the beach during any thunder. I was willing to take the chance. On my way skies darkened and it was lit up frequently with streaks of lightening. I almost turned around, but with only few miles to the beach, I pushed on. Traffic was on my side and I arrived at the beach 25 minutes before Sidney and Tim. And in that time the storm passed over and the skies were turning a nice calm blue.

With boots, detector, and scoop ready the three of us headed for the area that the loss occurred. At first it was a nice, once was dry sand area, pointed out as the area to search but nothing turned up! Well maybe we were more this way is closer to where we were. Again nothing…closer to the water? Oh yes, Sidney then told me she had taken the rings off at the water’s edge, gave them to Tim, and he took them to the backpack and secured them in there.

Cellphone pictures showed a more probable location on the “dry” sand. It looked promising and a missing plastic toy that was lost the day before was uncovered and would be taken home. Could it be Tim had dropped the one ring? Could be. So I started searching between the “dry” sand area and the water’s edge. My next signal sounded pretty good. Sure enough, a shallow scoop an inch below the wet sand and closer to the water than were the ring was believed to have been lost, the ring was in my scoop. As it frequently happens the ring is usually not were it is thought to have been lost..

Sidney quickly nestled the beautiful diamond between the two sides of the wedding band and replaced the assembled ring back on her finger with a promise never to let that happen again. I suggested a couple of ways that could be accomplished. First is to leave the rings at home and wear an inexpensive set to the beach. Second if they should be taken off on the beach put them directly into a zip-lock bag. A third aid is a tight fitting silicon clear ring to be used as a keeper.

The ring having been found and restored to its proper location. The storm had passed, the blue sky was here waiting to turn dark again, this time by the setting sun. The only thing left was the last thank you, a cheerful good-bye and a long ride home. At least the ride was going to be long enough to make plans for another memorable day on the beach hopefully one without such a traumatic ending.

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Fairfield CT after a July 4th backyard relay race the recovery of a Gold Ring July 2025

  • from Old Saybrook (Connecticut, United States)
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Claire and her friend were enjoying a fourth of July party in a friends back yard. During a relay race Claire felt the ring slip from her fingers and fly somewhere into the grassy area. She  and her friends searched the area on their hands and knees  for hours and could not find the ring. Claire by chance saw the news broadcast about my helping people recover lost jewelry in Fairfield and asked if I could take a look. I arrived and found out there was one potentially major problem. The yard had an electric fence and the interference it caused made me reduce my sensitivity significantly. I asked Claire to reenact the event as best as she could remember to put me close tot he area. After balancing the frequency in my detector I got my first gold tone signal. Putting the pin pointer to the ground clearly told me we had a good target just below the surface. Putting my fingers into the soil under the grass a gold ring popped out of the grass and into my hand. I showed her what I had just found and she stared in disbelief that I was able to get it, especially after they had spent hours searching for it. we did a reenactment on video for her friends and family to see the moment she was surprised , that video was fun to make and capture the essence of what it feels like to return a sentimental item

I also learned better how to deal with the electric fences so if this happens again I would be ready. I did not see the two dogs until after the hunt was over but I’m glad I had returned to the car when they came out to protect their property.

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Westerly CT Gold Nugget ring returned from the ocean at Misquamicut Beach July 2025

  • from Old Saybrook (Connecticut, United States)
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A day on summer vacation for Rachel and Arthur a couple visiting from New Hampshire turned into chaos after he lost his special ring playing football with his nephew in the surf at Misquamicut beach. Arthur had earlier removed his ring so not to lose it during his football throwing activities with his nephew. But just before leaving , he put the ring back on his hand and made a few more passes. As accidents happen after one pass it ended up with the ring flying off his finger. Rachel had posted on social media and then heard about my recent recovery’s in the area from others on social media and contacted me to help. It was late in the day and getting dark. I asked my friend Gary Bonin a ring finder in Westerly to take a quick look before dark. He did not have good luck  because he could not isolate the optimal location to search in the dark. I responded the next morning at 6am and after asking Rachel several questions during a facetime, we narrowed down the location down to where the ring might have flown off his finger. After gridding the area I had a great signal that was  about 8 inches down and on the waters edge. Miraculously it turned out to be this amazing gold nugget ring. It was a sentimental gift from his mother when he graduated high school. The good news was their summer vacation ended up on a positive note and restored faith in humanity that prayer and people will help you. Rachel shared to importance of prayer with their children and I gave them a St Anthony medal to remember this vacation and the miracle that took place.

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Fairfield CT Jennings Beach Water recovery July 15, 2025

  • from Old Saybrook (Connecticut, United States)
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Lou and his family were at Jennings beach in Fairfield and enjoying a day in the water when suddenly while playing tag in three feet of water he noticed his wedding ring had fallen off. In a frantic effort to find it he put on his sons swim goggle and search the murky waters. He had resolved himself to the fact that the ocean had concealed it and he might have to purchase a new ring. His wife decided to put a post in social media if anyone found a ring at Jennings to let them know. One name popped into the post and said get Wayne Aguiar. A person that follows me knew I had been successful kin previous returns and thought i might be able to help. Lou found my contact information online and gave me a call late in the day. I promised I would go that night and take advantage of the tides. When I arrived a bad thunderstorm was passing through the area and the water was unsafe. I called off the search for safety’s sake and came the next morning before the beach officially opened. Lou met me there and pointed out the general area that he last remembered the ring while playing tag with his kids. It took a couple of hours and dumping buckets of trash before a I had a good signal. I dug out the signal which was around 6 inches and dumped out the scoop onto the beach. The ring miraculously rolled out of the scoop and Lou jumped down and placed it on his finger exclaiming to everyone around I had found his ring. we celebrated with selfies and again I gave Lou a St Anthony medal as a keep sake for his family. The next day Lou was very happy and in shock and disbelief I was able to find it. He contacted the Channel 12 news station and submitted pictures and selfies that we had taken after the recovery. The news station liked the pictures and the story and decided to have a televised interview. I was on another ring recovery in RI so I zoomed into the interview and shared our stories.

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Old Lyme , CT Platinum Diamond Ring July 2025

  • from Old Saybrook (Connecticut, United States)
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Old Lyme CT, July 27. What started as a Christmas in July celebration at the beach with over 150 guest became a frantic search for a lost platinum diamond ring. Kristina the coordinator of the event was playing with the children handing out gifts and dancing with them under a huge tent. Line dancing around all the tables and tlo the gift distribution area. After stopping at her table she noted that two of her three rings were almost falling off her finger and the large diamond ring was missing. In a frantic search the crowd started searching the area kicking sand , kids digging into the sand and even a child’s detector was employed. Quick action by Alison reached out to me from social media and gave me the situation. In about 30 minutes I was onsite and assessing the situation. The area was trampled and it became clear there was no clear idea of where it could have been lost. I started but using a standard coil covering and gridding the area closest to where she noticed it had been missing. The tables and chairs were moved when possible to allow better access and everyone was supportive. I started by giving Kristina who said she was catholic and seeking help a St Anthony medal to pray for her lost items and many of the guests started doing the same. At one pint everyone left the area to go to sleep and I remained but changed my strategy and used a smaller sniper coil to better get between the tables. After about a half hour a weak but repeatedly signal in the range of  platinum was identified. The soft sand was pinpointed and at a depth of 6-7 inches a solid ping was detected, sifting the sand with my fingers I felt the band of the ring and a glitter of platinum ion the sand and brought it to the surface.  Some passing relatives contacted her and she jumped into a golf cart and came straight to the tent where her ring awaited her. We had several precious and emotional minutes where she came to terms it had been found and that her and the other peoples prayers to St Anthony were heard. A miracle had just been witnessed.

 

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