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Lost Wedding Ring Found Minneapolis

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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I was contacted by Len (pronounced Lynn)  – She had lost her White Gold Diamond Wedding Ring while walking to her car from work. We were in the midst of a winter storm here in Minnesota and Len slipped on a drive way and fell. I believe the ring must have slipped off as she shook her hands clean from the snow. People were out in force shoveling snow from sidewalks and driveways. This made the search more difficult as we were sure the ring had been shoveled into a larger pile of snow. Len and her husband met me at the site and as I scanned with my trusty Minelab E-Trac metal detector, they started shoveling big snow banks into smaller ones. We had assessed the situation and started in the most likely snow bank, it wasn’t there. So, we moved onto the 2nd. Len was quite determined as she was shoveling snow like a Pro! She was about halfway through a big pile when I heard that great sound of Gold from my detector. Out popped her Wedding Ring, Len gave me a big bear hug – That’s the best part of being a ring finder, seeing that huge smile and knowing you have made someone so happy!

Congrats Len, truly glad I could help out.

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Lost Wedding Ring in Haddon Hts NJ Found By Dave Milsted

  • from South Jersey (New Jersey, United States)
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I received an email from a newlywed couple saying that the husband lost his wedding ring in the back yard while raking leaves and playing with some kids. They found me through a referral from the internet.

We set up a day to meet for me to hunt. Turns out they live on the next street over from me, we’re neighbors.

We met on a Sunday afternoon, and they showed me the area that he believed that he lost it. The far back of the yard near a tire swing. They left me to hunt as they had things to do in the house since it was getting near Christmas.

As I started to search the area I was getting a lot of iron signals. The area this house is in was in the same general area where there was a stage coach stop for people traveling from Philly to the shore in the 1700 & 1800’s. I had to turn down the gain on my machine a lot to make it stable.

I searched the area for about a half an hour with no luck. I then decided to expand my search area. Most people think they lost their item when the notice it missing, but a lot of times it isn’t even close to where they lost it.

After about another 15 minutes I get a very good signal in my headphones. I separate the thick grass and there is a white gold ring. The inscription inside is “Duet – The Way You Are”.

I go up to the house and knock. They look disappointed. When they opened the door they said I guess you are giving up. I asked them if the ring had an inscription. They said yes and told me what it was. I then said I guess this belongs to you then, and opened my hand with the ring inside.

The were so amazed that it had been found. I get more hugs from strangers after finding items, then I get from my family. They had already inquired at a local jeweler about a replacement. We took some pictures and they asked me about some of my stories that are on my website.

2015 was a very good year for me returning lost items. I am hoping for a better 2016!! Thanks for taking the time to read my adventures.

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Lost Platinum Wedding Band at Royal Hawaiian Waikiki…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)
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While relaxing at home Saturday afternoon Matt from Sydney Australia called. He told me that he lost his Platinum wedding band in waist deep water at the Royal Hawaiian Beach two days prior. They had been looking with goggles for many hours. Then they found “The Ring Finders” on a Google search. Its Pro Bowl weekend in Hawaii and Waikiki is packed. I told Matt if he could secure parking I’d be there in 20 minutes. He did and we met at the hotel parking garage entrance. After parking we grabbed the gear and headed down to the beach. Matt’s lovely wife Talitha met us there. We marked the extreme edges of the grid and I went to work. Matt was my beach-side marker and after about three legs of the search Matt noticed another detectorist in the water slowly coming our way. It was Sergey! UGH! He doesn’t return rings. So I had to get rude and put myself on the other extreme end of the grid hopefully between him and the ring. I started walking backwards and wham a screaming platinum target. This had to be Matt’s ring. After two scoops I looked in and there it was a big fat platty. I yelled to Matt got it! Talitha came running over and after seeing the ring gave us both a big hug. Elapsed search time less then 10 minutes. After searching for two days and no other detectorists stumbling across their ring a look of relief and big smiles said it all. Aloha to Matt & Talitha

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Wyoming, Michigan engagement ring recovered

  • from Manistee (Michigan, United States)
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I got a Facebook message from a friend who told me about a woman who lost her white gold engagement ring and my friend would have her call me to see if I could help her find it. I answered her message and about a week later Jon V. called me and said his fiancé, Lisa H., lost her ring while brushing snow off her car. After clearing the snow she shook her hands off and into the snow went the ring. They went to Walmart and bought a Bounty Hunter Tracker IV and searched for it but couldn’t find it so he gave me a call.

They live in a mobile home park and have a double car parking space so the search would not be a big area. My brother Doug came along and it was around 6PM and we quickly lost daylight so not finding it then we decided to come back around noon the next day. Doug started on the grassy area which was snow covered and I started by the street at the edge of the drive which had some ice and snow. In about 1 minute and a couple feet of searching I got a great signal on my Fisher F75 and there it was.

I called Jon at work and told him I would be over later that night to give him the ring. Lisa would get home later and give me a picture of her holding the ring for our Book of Smiles.

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GLASSES LOST DURING PARTY IN SNOW AT KELOWNA

  • from Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada)
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Christy had a party at her home during a recent snow fall. The party was in her back yard and a few of the partygoers were feeling no pain. One young lady fell in the snow and slid 50 yards down a slope finishing up in a blackberry patch, losing her prescription eyeglasses in the proccess. Christy found me on The Ringfinders website and requested my help in locating the glasses. I arrived and started my search in the yard, within minutes I found a pair of glasses, are these the ones I asked, the answer was no, they were lost last year. I continued my search all the way down the yard and eventually found the other pair in the blackberry patch.

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Rental Car Key lost in Kelowna Snow.

  • from Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada)
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Anastha was involved in a motor vehicle accident, so she was driving a courtesy vehicle. After removing snow from her driveway she realized that she had lost the key for the courtesy vehicle. Unable to find it she called the repair shop who where going to charge her $350 to replace and reprogram the replacement key. She remembered a fellow worker who had lost his wedding ring years earlier, she called him and asked him who assisted him with its recovery, he told her it was a member of The Ringfinder. She then called The Ringfinders, and I responded on her day off work. The snow was fairly deep so I did sweep and then removed a layer of snow, on the second sweep I located the key.

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Lost Keys in Haddonfield NJ, Found By Dave Milsted the Metal Detecting Man

  • from South Jersey (New Jersey, United States)
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A couple of weeks ago, My son was contacted via text message, asking if I still hunt for missing items. He told them that I still enjoyed the HUNT and would contact them shortly.

I got a hold of the dad and we decided on a time to meet at the possible location. Early on a Sunday morning we arrived. There were some very large piles of leaves at the side of the road.

The story goes that some high school buddies were leaving a party to walk home. They saw all of the large piles of leaves and started to rough-house, push and roll in the leaves. When Ian got home he realized that his very expensive key to his vehicle was missing.

I started to search and found out that there was a drainage pipe running along the road under the piles of leaves, causing a constant beep on my machine. I kept searching hoping for a different tone. I did manage to find a large piece of iron railing and some soda cans.

We went to a different pile. Same pipe setting my machine off. After about 15 minutes I heard a different sound. I dug down in the pile & discovered a karabiner with some keys attached. It was them. Another successful hunt!! I saved the owner about $300 for a replacement key.

If you have lost something metal, contact a professional metal detectorist. If you try renting or buying your own machine, it takes a very long time to learn how to use it. I can find items on land and in shallow water. If you need it found, I’m your man, The Metal Detecting Man

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Gold ring recovered in snow.

  • from Green Bay (Wisconsin, United States)
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Recovered from a foot of snow.  Sometimes it pays to widen the search radius.  Gold can fly!

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Man’s white gold wedding band lost in St. Paul, MN – Now found!

  • from Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States)
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I’ve gotten hugs for finding lost rings before, but I will say that this is the first time a guy has been so excited about getting his ring back that he hugged me!

A week prior, Terrence was carrying the Christmas tree from the house, around to the back, through the garage and down the driveway to set it by the garbage can, when he lost his loose-fitting wedding band. When his wife contacted me, I met Terrence at the house that same evening.

I started the search near the front door, following Terrence’s path to the garbage can.  There were several large metal objects along the way that interfered with the search but, at the very end of the path, the ring was found near the garbage can area under the snow and pressed down into the ground.  I almost didn’t dig for it because, in most cases, a recently lost ring is laying on top of the ground.

Terrence was completely thrilled to get his ring back, hence the hug.  He said that it meant the world to him!

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Lost vehicle keys and fob strand a Kelowna man.

  • from Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada)
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A fresh Winter snow fall is a great time to play with your dog, that’s what Chris was doing on the holiday weekend when he lost his vehicle keys and fob. No problem he had a spare key, so off they go shopping. After shopping, on arriving back at the truck he opened the door and the alarm went off, not having the fob, he couldn’t switch it off. After a taxi ride home he pondered his problem, and tried to get an electrical company to assist him, no luck on the weekend. Next he googled The Ringfinders and sent me an email, I responded the next day and gridded his orchard area until I found the keys and fob. He called me his hero after I drove him to recover his truck.

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