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Wedding ring lost in the yard in Oregon,found with metal detector

  • from Oregon City (Oregon, United States)
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I received a message inquiring if I was able to help find a lost wedding ring.

I had a conversation with Cal regarding his loss.

He told me he had been doing some yard work, raking up yard debris and loading the recycling bin. He finished up, and was in his house when he discovered his wedding ring was not on his finger. He told me he never takes his ring off, and thought it must have come off somewhere in his yard, probably when he had taken his gloves off as he worked. He said it was a white gold band.

I was able to go out the following morning, which fortunately coincided with a break in the Oregon rain.

Cal showed me the area, and explained what he had been doing. I began a grid search in the back section of the yard, finding a few coins and tons of scrap metal.

Cal had to leave, but his wife was still there. I got about 3/4’s of the way through the yard, when I got a faint but promising signal. I kicked back some of the bark and saw the very thin white gold ring. I called Cal’s wife over and gave her a little metal detector tutorial, going over scrap signals, then the ring. I picked it up and handed it to her, and she was super happy.

I wasn’t able to get a picture of Cal getting his ring back, but received a text with many emojis expressing his gratitude.

White gold

 

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Yellow Gold Man’s Ring Lost in the Ocean, Found and Returned Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On March 8th, 2026, on my way to another search on Carolina Beach NC I received a text. The text said, “Hi Jim! My name is Sloan. I have been torn apart since last night. I was on the beach with my friends in Myrtle (Specifically right in front of Tin Roof/Hilton grand vacations to the left of the pier), and I’ve had this gold ring my dad gave me on that slipped off right when I wasn’t even mid-calf deep in the water. It was his ring since the 70s and I’ve had it on for 6 years, never fallen off. I am not too sure how you go about this, but I would love to talk more!” As I’m driving, I’m trying to formulate a plan on how the current search I’m going to and getting back to Myrtle Beach that’s about a 2-hour drive. The Carolina Beach should be fairly quick as it’s in the dry sand with no chance of the tide covering it up and the young lady knew the area. Looking at the tide tables for Myrtle Beach, low tide was at 5:30 in the evening. Everything considered, I could probably be in Myrtle Beach around 4 pm, so I called Sloan. When I called Sloan, she told me that she lost the ring about 2 am and knew the area well. I told her what was going on with me and that I could probably be there around 4. I asked if she could meet me and show me the area. Unfortunately, she had to be at work at 3:30 but could see if one of her friends could meet me and show me the area. Sometimes it doesn’t work out to well when the involved individual isn’t the one showing you where and adding other important details as we talk.

After a successful recovery/return, I called Sloan and she told me she had gotten someone to take her shift, and she would be there. We worked out the details, and I told her I’d be there at 4, and I would keep her posted. She told me it’d take her about 30 minutes to get there. Things were falling into place! I texted her when I was 40 minutes out. She responded that she was on her way.

Luckily, we both pulled into the parking lot at the same time. We met and it started raining. We waited out the downpour and made our way to the beach while it was still sprinkling. She was so helpful when we walked out on the beach. She walked right out to the wet sand, turned around and lined herself up with her landmarks. I turned my detector on and started an east/west grid search from the high tide line to about shin deep in the outgoing tide. This being a gold ring, I knew the VDI (Visual Display Indicator) number was going to be in the mid-teens (anywhere from 13-18 depending on the size of the ring and the karat). On my third line, I got a solid 14. This could be either the gold ring or a pull tab. As I stuck the scoop in the sand, I told Sloan that she might see me digging a lot, but some of it might be trash. As I pulled out the second scoop of sand, I saw the gold ring sticking out of the sand. I reached down, pulled it out and held it up for Sloan to see. To say she got excited would be an understatement. She was thrilled! She tried calling her dad to let him know, but he didn’t answer. She called her mom, who was also excited it’d be found.

Sloan – Thank you for trusting me to help find your lost treasure. So happy to help and get it back where it belongs!

Jim

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Platinum Wedding Band and Engagement Ring set lost in the Sand, Found and Returned Carolina Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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This search and recovery started with a phone call from The Ring Finder on Oak Island NC, John Fininnerin on Sunday, March 8th, 2026. He asked if I’d be able to take a search on Carolina Beach for a young lady who had lost her Platinum wedding band set. I agreed and he passed my name and number on to Kelsey who called. I wasn’t able to take the call at the time. When I called her back she told me that she had put her ring in her pants pocket. When she tried to get the ring out, it flipped out and quickly disappeared in the soft sand. She said she tried looking for it but hadn’t been able to find it. She also told me that she knew the area it disappeared. I asked her if she could meet me and that it’d take me about an hour and a half to drive the 70 miles. She agreed and sent me her address, which was right next to the beach access.

When I arrived in the parking lot, she was waiting. We walked out to the area and I turned on my Equinox 800.  She must have gotten there early to lay claim to the area, which was a little crowded with beach goers. The area was maybe 5X8 foot. Knowing the ring set was Platinum, I knew the VDI (visual display indicator) number display on the detector was going to be 10-11. It took a few minutes and a little outside the suspected area before I hit the 10 I was looking for. I had her rings in the scoop, gently shook the sand out and walked over and held the scoop up to her so she could see and retrieve her treasure. Bingo, she was trying not to, but a few tears appeared. She told me after the fact, that while she was looking for it, there were a few people helping. We both suspected that her rings were inadvertently moved in the process, which was why they were outside the suspected area.

Kelsey – Thank you for allowing me to help find your lost treasure. Best wishes to you and Thank you to your Husband for his service to our county.

Jim

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Lost Ring at Strawberry: Found and Returned

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Lizzie was enjoying a 4×4 ride along a snowy dirt road in the hills above Strawberry Reservoir. When they tried to turn the truck around, it got stuck in the snow. A few minutes after working with the group to get the truck unstuck, she realized that her precious, valuable wedding ring with two large diamonds was gone. After freeing the truck, the group searched the snowy road but couldn’t find the ring. Finding a lost ring in the snow without a metal detector is very difficult. You can pick up a handful of snow with the ring in it, and never even see it. Lizzie called me, and I was able to come that night. It took 90 minutes to get there, 10 minutes to find the ring, and 90 minutes to get back home, but it is so rewarding to help people find their lost rings!

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I lost my keys who do I call?

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)
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When the farmer lost his keys somewhere in about 20 bales of hay another farmer who knew me told him to call the Gigmaster! He will find them! It did take a little longer than normal but we created another smile in the end!

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Craigslist find

  • from Mount Pleasant (Michigan, United States)
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I was called by a lady that lost her wedding ring, but wasn’t quite sure where she lost it. One possible location was a park and the other was at an indoor soccer field. I searched the park’s playground and parking area with no luck. I went to the soccer complex with the lady and did some dumpster diving, as she thought it was possible that when she washed her hands in the bathroom she may have had the ring come off in paper towel and it got thrown away.This was a dead end too. I posted the ring on the town’s facebook page in case someone already found it, but there were no responses. One night while looking for any lost items in the area on Craigslist I saw a post from a lady stating that her husband found a wedding ring in the parking lot of the soccer field. I thought it just had to be the ring. I coordinated the communication with the two ladies and it ended up being the ring. It was a miracle. The lady that lost it was so upset when she lost it, but everything worked out perfectly.

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  • from Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
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Lost Ring Found at Apartment Complex in San Jose

  • from Santa Cruz (California, United States)
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Santosh called me for help searching for his fiance’s lost engagement ring which fell off her hand from a third story apartment into what Santosh suspected was the bushes below.  The area to search was quite small and we set a date to give it a shot.

When I arrived Santosh and his fiance showed me the area which was quite confined but covered in brush and had a wall of bushy vines behind it hanging on a metal trellis.  They described hearing the ring bounce once off their downstairs neighbor’s balcony railing and not hearing it again.  I began searching the area and it quickly became clear that there was a lot of trash in the spot and it was going to be difficult to isolate any small ring-like signals.  I needed to slow way down and even run a discrimination pattern to try to cut out some of the trash signals.  I did isolate and dig a couple of targets but was not having any luck.  We tried several different methods both with metal detector and just a pinpointer, digging everything out of the area that we could find.  I also searched the bushes on the wall behind the area they suspected their ring was.

Finally after about an hour and a half of this I asked whether they had searched their neighbor’s patio.  It turns out they did in fact search that patio so I asked if it was possible that the ring could be in some other area than where we were searching, perhaps still somewhere on the other patio.  I explained that in this confined of a space and with this much time and effort it was really starting to feel like the ring was not in the area we were searching.

Eventually after trying a bit more we agreed that it would be wise for them to check other locations, especially their neighbor’s patio again, and that if the ring did not turn up that I would be glad to come back the following week and try again.

Several days later I received a text from Santosh who said that they did in fact check with their neighbor again and found it sitting right on the patio in an area that they did not previously look!  Sometimes thoroughly ruling out one area can be valuable enough information that it eventually leads to a find.

 

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Lost pendant playing beach volleyball

  • from Miami (Florida, United States)
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If you lost a ring or piece of jewelry and need a metal detector to find it, give me a call/text (Louis) 305-608-1870.  I have a metal detecting service in the Miami area.  I can come out and help you find it (whether you lost it in the sand, water, or grass).  Be sure to check my over 150 successful recoveries on my main page. Don’t hesitate.

Another sentimental recovery 🙂 this pendant was lost while playing beach volleyball.

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Lost Ring Found, Castle Rock Trail, Lake Tahoe

  • from South Lake Tahoe (California, United States)
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4:52pm, March 2nd, 2026, I received a text requesting a lost ring search on the Castle Rock Trail. This scenic trail is a one mile hike to a rock outcrop that provides spectacular views of Lake Tahoe. With the trailhead at 7,400+ feet in altitude, I expected a good amount of snow along the trail and the search area. The text included a description of how the ring was lost and satellite images with pinned gps coordinates.
March 3rd, around 8:30am, I arrived at the trailhead with metal detecting equipment and snowshoes. Fortunately the night-time temperatures were cold enough to create a frozen top crust on the deep snow and I didn’t need to use the snowshoes. The hike to the search site was just short of a mile with a little over 400 feet of elevation gain. With minimal cellular reception, it took a little extra time to locate the pinned gps coordinates. Within 10 minutes of searching, a solid repeatable signal was located. A quick dig in the snow revealed the lost ring. So within 15 hours of being notified, the ring was recovered. I scheduled a meetup with the ring owner that afternoon in Carson City, so the total time from being notified to the return of the ring was less than 24 hours.

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