This ring just slipped off his finger while dipping his hand in the water. It was lost on a military beach and he had to get me access and permission to try and find it. He secured the permission and off we went! He had marked his position by some bushes on the beach. It was close but the ring was found slightly to the left of the mark!
I received a call from Dean, who was very anxious to see if I could help find his wife Teanna’s lost engagement ring.
They had been enjoying a beautiful day at the beach, and at one point Teanna had placed her engagement ring in the cup holder of their beach chair for safekeeping. Later in the day, they decided to move closer to the water. Their son grabbed the chair and dragged it down the beach, not realizing the ring was still sitting in the cup holder.
A short time later, they suddenly remembered the ring. They checked the cup holder, but it was empty.
Dean searched for help online, found my contact information, and gave me a call. I told him I could be there within the hour. He was relieved because Teanna, who was nine months pregnant, was understandably very upset, especially on such a blistering hot day.
When I arrived, Dean met me on the beach and showed me where they had originally been sitting. I carefully searched the entire area but came up empty. He then explained how the chair had been dragged down the beach and showed me the exact path. I searched back and forth from the original spot all the way to the waterline, but still no ring.
At that point I knew something wasn’t adding up.
I returned to the original area and expanded my search pattern, thinking maybe the ring had bounced farther than expected. Still nothing. I headed back toward the water and continued searching the chair’s path. About two passes later, I got a beautiful signal that I was almost certain was Teanna’s engagement ring.
Sure enough, there it was—resting safely in my scoop.
The relief on Dean and Teanna’s faces was immediate. They were incredibly grateful to have the ring back, and knowing that such an important piece of jewelry would stay with their growing family made the recovery even more rewarding.
There’s nothing better than being able to help someone in a situation like that.
July 4, 2026: A text was sent at 10:35AM about a platinum wedding ring lost in the beach sand at Glenbrook. At 10:35AM I was underwater, at Kings Beach, searching for another ring. I didn’t read the text until 12:06PM when I got back to my truck. I advised the client I could be at the search location in 45 minutes. With July 4th traffic, I didn’t arrived until shortly after 1PM. The client showed me the ring loss location—a small patio sized beach. The stone and concrete retaining wall was causing some interference for my XP Deus 2 metal detector. After two passes I got a solid repeatable signal. At 1:14PM, I used my pinpointer and hand to reveal the lost platinum wedding ring. Ring recovered in less than three hours from being notified by the client’s first text.
Courtney and her sister and mother had received matching pendants as gifts. During a Fourth of July celebration with her family, Courtney removed her pendant to swim in a pool. After swimming, she retrieved her pendant and walked across a lawn, but then she realized that her cherished pendant had disappeared. The whole family searched the grass, but they couldn’t find the small pendant, so she called me and asked me for help. Some searches take a hours, but some take only minutes. This time it only took me about five minutes with my metal detectors to find the missing pendant in the grass. Another happy ending!
This search began on Monday, June 29, 2026, when I received a text from Kimberly at 7:15 a.m. Her text said in part, “Hi, everyone refers me to you. What else do I have to lose? Last week I lost my family/mother’s ring in the ocean while playing catch with my son. The ring came off just below the pier just off to the right of the pier. The ring is a wide band type ring with three birthstones (Aquamarine, emerald and blue topaz) and four names (which she included) engraved on it. The band is silver.” I asked her the basic questions for a water loss, “what day, time, and how deep was she.” We went back and forth with more questions and answers. Finally, I told her I give it a shot. When I got there, I started a mid-beach to knee deep water grid search just to the south of the pier. After looking at the area as a whole, I face timed her to get a better idea of the area, since what I was looking at was huge. During the face time, Kimberly mentioned some stairs leading down to the beach and also her kids had told her that the lifeguards had put a lifeguard stand out there about where they were. That phone call helped me reduce the area considerably. I changed my position and started at the far side working back towards the pier. After about 2 hours or so and getting hit by the incoming tide, I called it for the day. I called her and told her my plan and that I’d go back out the next day. I also told her the theory about silver rings is that they’re a lighter metal and are more apt to be moved by the waves and current. I’ve had searches for silver rings before that I couldn’t find. I know it wasn’t what she wanted to hear, but I’d rather be upfront and honest with someone.
Tuesday, I arrived back out there about an hour and a half before low tide and decided to work south of the lifeguard stand, she had mentioned and work back towards the pier. I was probably a few grid lines past the lifeguard stand and almost to a set of stairs that came down to the beach from a rental when I made my turn to head back into shore. Boom, I hit a big signal showing a 24-25 (good silver numbers) on the VDI (visual display indicator) on the Equinox 800. Dimes usually show up in that range, but this signal was stronger and louder than a dime. A couple of scoops of sand and shells and I had the target out of the hole. I rinsed the sand out in the surf and gently shook the scoop. I didn’t see anything but shells again, so I shook the scoop again. Still nothing until I looked in the corner of the scoop and peeking out behind a shell leaning upright against the edge was a little bit of silver. Shook it lightly one more time and there was Kimberly’s mother’s ring staring up at me. I took a picture of the ring and called Kimberly, who didn’t answer, so I sent the picture and text saying, “Happy Mother’s Day – again!!!” I had left the beach and headed home when Kimberly responded, “Omg!! Are you still down there? My family is still there on the beach now.” So, I turned around and called her. She gave me their names, so back on the beach; I found Mark and Robin (I think that was their names). They took possession of the ring to deliver to Kim on July 4th. I guess on this search, the silver ring was heavy enough that it didn’t move. With everything said and done, the ring was pretty much where Kimberly said it would be. Lesson learned on my part.
Today, July 4th, I got a picture from Kimberly showing me her ring was back where it belonged.
Kim – Thank you for calling and trusting me to help find your precious Mother’s ring.
Jim
Matt called me on July 4th, 2026 after losing his ring in his back yard. He was training his dog on the agility course he has in the spacious back yard, when at some point he lost his ring. What worried Matt was that his landscaper was coming on Monday and feared the ring would either get damaged or flung far, far away. Luckily my plans for going out on the lake today for our Independence Day celebration was a few hours away, and Matt lived less than 30 minutes away. Matt was shocked when I told him I’d meet him within the hour. Traffic was light, so I got there on 35 minutes. Matt showed me the areas in his yard where he had been and just as important where he hadn’t been. Luck was on my side today. I started the search out in the middle of the yard near the flexible tunnel and the second target with my metal detector was Matt’s ring. According to my timer the recovery took a mere one minute and 12 seconds. Matt didn’t see me find the ring, so I surprised him by saying his ring wasn’t in the backyard like he suspected. He had a puzzled look on his face. I told him, “because it’s right here in my hand!” Matt was beyond dumbfounded and was basically speechless for a minute. Matt was very grateful for my immediate response especially on a holiday and the almost instant recovery of his cherished silver, tungsten carbine and diamond wedding ring. Matt admitted that before finding my info on TheRingFinders directory he was looking online to either rent or buy a metal detector to use himself to look for his ring. He then realized that he had no idea how to use a metal detector and it would most likely be a big waste of his time and money, and I could not agree with him any more.
Brandy called asking if I would be able to come to the beach and help her and her daughter find a necklace she had lost earlier that day. Since I wouldn’t be able to get there until well after dark, I asked if she knew exactly where it had been lost. She assured me they had marked the entire area with sticks and were confident it had fallen out of a pocket inside her beach bag.
After a long day, I finally arrived at the beach that evening. I had called Brandy with my ETA, and it worked out perfectly that she was able to meet me there. As we walked out to the search area, I was impressed with how well they had marked the location. Even in the dark, it was easy to identify exactly where to begin.
Brandy explained that she had taken her necklace off, placed it inside a pocket of her beach bag, and sometime later it must have slipped out into the sand without anyone noticing.
We marked out a search area of about 20 by 20 feet and I began a slow, methodical grid search. Because it was such a fine necklace, I had my detector’s sensitivity turned up very high so I could hear even the faintest signals. Partway through the search I got a very weak signal and was convinced I had found the necklace. Instead, it turned out to be the metal tip from a makeup brush.
After searching the entire grid without success, I decided to change my approach and perform a cross-grid search from a different direction. As I passed back over the same area where I had found the makeup brush tip, I heard another very faint signal. This time, after carefully scooping the sand, there it was—Brandy’s beautiful necklace.
Brandy and her daughter were absolutely amazed. We had already covered the area once, and they were beginning to lose hope. Fortunately, patience, experience, and searching from a different direction made all the difference.
It’s a great reminder that sometimes the first search isn’t enough. Never give up.
🚨 EMOTIONAL RECOVERY! 🚨 Another Ring Back Where It Belongs! 💍✨
The Ring Finders of Maine, With Recovery and Return #232
While Cheryl and I were at a Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees game in Boston, Gary Hill was watching the store back here in Maine. ⚾️
The previous day, I had received a text from Mary:
“Hi. My name is Mary. We live in Wells Maine. My husband lost his wedding ring while digging a patio this weekend. Are you available tomorrow? I’ve seen you on Facebook, and we met one time at Drake’s Island Beach.” 🏖️
My reply:
“Hi Mary, I am not available tomorrow. I am going to Boston for a Red Sox game. I do have Gary Hill covering for me if you would like him to search tomorrow. Otherwise, I could come Sunday morning. Is he sure he was wearing the ring while working on the patio? Has the area where he was digging been filled back in? My concern is that the ring may have been buried too deep for our detectors.” 🤔
Mary’s reply:
“We have only dug it out. We dumped a lot of dirt and grass in the woods behind our house; I’m guessing it would be there. But our plan is to finish the patio tomorrow, so if you could give me Gary’s number, I would appreciate it. Enjoy the Sox!”
I gave Gary’s contact information to Mary, and once they talked, they made plans to meet the next morning at 8:00 AM. ⏱️
Gary arrived right on time, and he brought along a special helper—his 8-year-old grandson, Rowan, who was visiting his grandparents from South Carolina! 🥰
Mary and her husband, Paul, showed Gary the two locations where they thought the gold wedding ring might be: the patio excavation site and the dirt pile in the woods. 🪵
Everyone figured the woods was the most likely spot, but Gary decided to sweep the patio site first just to rule it out. It was only about a 15’ x 15’ area, and Gary figured it would take just 10 minutes.
THEN, THE DETECTOR WENT OFF… 🎧💥
Just 5 minutes into the search, Gary got his first target! Rowan was on duty as the official pinpointer operator today. 🧭
As Rowan stuck the pinpointer into the soil, he pulled out a piece of aluminum.
But as any good metal detectorist knows, you always check the hole twice! Gary told Rowan to recheck the area. Rowan placed the pinpointer back in the dirt, and it went off again! There was another target hiding right underneath! 🚨
As Rowan carefully brushed away the dirt, a glint of gold caught their eyes. It was a gold wedding ring—Paul’s ring! 🥹✨
INCREDIBLE!!! Gary and Rowan needed less than 5 minutes to solve the mystery.
TEARS OF RELIEF 😭❤️
When Paul saw his ring, his eyes immediately filled with tears. 🥹
That ring meant the world to him, and he truly believed it was gone forever. The sudden wave of relief was overwhelming. Paul and Mary wrapped Gary and Rowan in huge hugs, and the stress completely melted away.
Another ring back on the finger where it belongs! 💍
A huge congratulations to 8-year-old Rowan on his amazing work today. He did an outstanding job and has officially earned his title as a “Ring Finder!” 🏆🎉
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I had the pleasure of looking for Lauren’s engagement ring today. She knew the area where the ring fell into the sand. This was a quick search and she was okay with that! 
This ring was lost out in the water when the surfboard lash grabbed the ring and ripped it off his finger! He had a gebneral idea of where it was but when yo start searching the water it becomes a little more difficult. It took about 30 minutes to recover and we had one happy surfer dude!
