A Tearful Call and a Surprise Recovery at St. Paul Beach


A Tearful Call and a Joyful Reunion at St. Paul Beach


A Tearful Call and a Joyful Reunion at St. Paul Beach

Today’s travel took me to Lake Scugog. Received a text from Doug this morning about his son having lost his gold wedding band while vacationing at a cottage on Scugog lake. Carson was swimming with his dog and while trying to pick him up, he felt his ring slip off his finger in about 5’ of water. His ring was custom made, with gold from his grand father’s ring. The good news is that he had a good idea where the ring slipped off and the bottom had barely any weeds and not too much silt to contend with. Was a quick recovery, perhaps fifteen minutes, and Carson was extremely happy to get his ring back on his finger. Another happy ending. Life is good!

Bob’s Got His Smile Back……
While out doing yard chores Bob went into an allergic sneezing frenzy. Falling to the ground he eventually was able to stand up and went into the house to get a cool drink. While enjoying cooling down he noticed his dental post missing. He ran back out and looked around but couldn’t see it and wondered where it went. While on the phone I said it was me Vs. the tooth fairy. While laughing he said he’d rather have his dental post back instead of money under his pillow. On site I started a grid search in the area where he remembers falling down. The ground was very clean with no junk signals. About 10 minutes into the search, I got a good signal and detector meter read of a very small, shallow item. Moving the grass around revealed Bob’s dental post compressed into the ground, probably from him walking or falling onto it he said. Happy he was to get his smile back and happy that the tooth fairy won’t be visiting tonight!
Jonathan




Daniel and Connie were spending a quiet evening fishing at a small lake here in Mahwah. Connie threw something toward the lake and her platinum wedding band came off her finger and fell in the lake. Daniel entered the water and did not locate the ring.
they contacted me through RingFinders and I met them there first thing in the morning. They knew where the ring entered the water so it was back on her finger within 10 minutes! Another stressful situation avoided. We are here to help you!
Hanna was enjoying a peaceful beach day in Avalon, NJ. The weather was beautiful, the breeze was perfect, and everything felt just right.
But while relaxing in the sand, she waved her hand and her cherished ring flew off and vanished into the sand.
It was a sentimental David Yurman ring, a special gift with deep meaning. She searched carefully but had no luck. The ring had seemingly disappeared.
The next morning, Hanna contacted me through Ring Finders South Jersey, hoping I could help recover her lost ring in Avalon.
As a professional in beach metal detecting, I knew speed was key. I was on-site in less than 20 minutes, ready with my equipment and experience.
The beach can shift quickly overnight, and the sand easily hides small items. But with years of ring recoveries under my belt, I was confident.
Hanna pointed out the area where she believed the ring had fallen. I started my grid search with my beach metal detector.
Within just 10 minutes, I heard the kind of tone every detectorist hopes for—a strong, clean signal.
I dug down a few inches into the sand… and there it was.
Hanna’s beautiful David Yurman ring was back!
She was thrilled and couldn’t stop smiling. Seeing her joy made my day every ring has a story, and it’s an honor to help return them.
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Another successful search, and another happy ending on the beaches of Avalon, NJ!
I was on my way to go dive detecting just for fun had all my gear and was ready to hitthe lake when on the way i get a call the lady wondered if i could find a ring for them that they lost in about 7 feet of water. I asked what the address was because i had never been there and had no clue where it was so she text me. It was the opposite directions of where i was heading so i turned around and told them im on my way. I got there and they showed me at the end of there dock about where it was the water clear and you could see a bed of weeds. They said they think its sand under the weed they didnt know for sure. So i put my gear on and went out there and descovered the bed of weeds where about 18 inches think and it was pure muck under them. My fairly easy find just got very very difficult. I searched for a while and was covered with muck and weeds and had to surface a couple of times to get close to the location where she lost it. I prayed God just help me find this one it really meant a lot to them. A little bit later i got through the weeds and in the muck and heard the signal i needed and sure enough there was a massive gold ring with dimonds. I surfaced and they where anxiously waiting and i showed them. They where all cheering and celebrating. I had to go back down so i could walk back up to shore and was tangled up in weeds and the rope that was anchoring the floating mat. I took my time getting untangled because I was NOT letting go of the ring lol. I made it to shore and they could not stop thanking me. I love when all the pratice and hard work comes togwther with the help of God to be a blessing to others. Plus I get to meet very awesome people like this family.


Erica was enjoying a beautiful summer day at the Jersey Shore when a nearly tragic moment occurred. She had taken off her rings to apply sunblock and placed them on her beach chair. Hours later, when she went to sit down again, she suddenly remembered—but the rings were gone.After a long search with no success, Erica and her fiancé packed up for the day and headed to the boardwalk for dinner. While there, she posted on a local Facebook community group, sharing the exact location of where they had been sitting on the beach. Fortunately, someone in the comments saw the post and suggested she call Edward Trapper – the NJ Ring Finder.Erica contacted me right away. I asked her to take the post down (it had only been up for about 20 minutes) to avoid attracting any opportunistic treasure hunters, and I agreed to meet her at the boardwalk within 30 minutes.
By the time we reached the beach, it was dark and officially closed, but we carefully worked our way around the barriers. Erica guided me to the exact spot using earlier photos, and I could still see the dig marks from where they had searched earlier.
Within 10 minutes, I had her ring safely recovered in my scoop. The relief and excitement on their faces said it all—they truly didn’t expect to see those rings again.
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My morning started with a phone call from a young man asking my opinion on what I thought the chances were of finding a gold bracelet on a bike path in Stanley Park Vancouver. I have my list of questions and it wasn’t sizing up to be a search I would attempt due to the size of the bike path and the chances of the bracelet landing there where someone easily could spot it.
After hearing a bit more details, he did mention that his wife went up a narrow path which caught my attention and made me come out to take a look because this is where we would have a slim chance of possibly locating it. We needed the bracelet to go off of the main trail onto the side of the path where most people won’t be able to see it.
Asking a few more questions I found out I was looking for a Gold Cartier love bracelet that was for a Canadian Olympic gold medallist who lives here in Vancouver, her name is Madison Mailey she won gold medal in last Olympics in Tokyo for rowing. Her husband I met came 10th in the world at the same Olympics also for rolling. His name is Maxwell Lattimer. Amazing!!
When I met Matt, he told me the story behind the Gold Cartier bracelet and how it was engraved with ”Olympic Champion” and that she had purchased that from her podium money they received when they won the gold. A commemorative bracelet, a reminder of the hard work and dedication, something to look at and remember that moment in her life that she won gold for herself her team and her Country.
OK back to the search in my mind the only chance we had is if this brace landed on the side of the path where the path was the narrowest, I told Max that we would walk it first to see if we can eyeball it and then I’d detect on the way back, I wanted to know approximately where she realized it was missing and where she came off her bike looking for it.
We got to the narrow part of the bike path and I just finished saying this is where we’re gonna find it. Max looked down and found the first piece, shortly after I found the second piece. It was a beautiful moment that I’m sure he’ll remember for a long time as will his wife. I’m so honoured to be a part of this story and reconnecting them with Beautiful car love bracelet and the amazing story attached to it.
I Love My Job!!!
