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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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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 Carson City (Nevada, 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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Engagement Ring Lost at the Beach, Belmar NJ, recovered by Edward Trapper, NJ Ring Finder

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Nicole called me around 8:30 p.m., clearly upset about losing her beautiful engagement ring on the beach earlier in the day. She’d been there with her children, enjoying a beautiful fall day, when she removed her ring to apply sunblock, setting it on her lap. In the flurry of activity, she forgot about the ring, got up, and went down to the water to grab a bucket for her son. Returning to the area where her chairs were set up,  she remembered the ring and began searching everywhere, but it was nowhere to be found.

After returning home, she was talking to a friend, who follows my page, and recommended that Nichole contact me, reassuring her that my success rate was phenomenal. After Nicole explained all the details, I told her there was a very good chance I could find it. Checking the tide charts, we decided it would be best to wait for the following afternoon’s low tide to begin the search.

When we met at the beach, Nichole took me to where she’d been the previous day. I started by searching around the chair setup, then moved to the area where her children had been playing, but with no luck. I expanded the search down the hill, about 20 feet wide, toward the water’s edge and then waded out to mid-calf depth, still with no results.

Nicole was beginning to lose hope, but I assured her that the ring had to be nearby. Considering that the current had been moving north, I expanded the search in that direction, moving from high to low tide marks. Just a few steps in, I picked up a signal and hoped it might be her ring. Sure enough, it was.

Nichole’s son, who had been showing his mother every target I had dug, was waiting patiently to see what this signal might be. I leaned over and quietly told him it was moms ring, and to reach into my scoop, take out the ring, and keep it hidden in his hand. When he finally opened his hand for his mom, her expression was priceless—pure joy. Moments like this are what make recovering people’s sentimental items so rewarding.

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Lost 2 day old gold/diamond ring….Found in Manteca!!!

  • from Walnut Creek (California, United States)
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The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

Chet was performing work on his quarter acre property in Manteca, CA.  He was moving around old tractors and a trailer full of steel beams.  At the end of the day, he made the discovery that the ring he had just received two days earlier for Valentine’s Day was now missing somewhere on the property.  He did a fair amount of searching for himself and even borrowed a metal detector from a friend with no luck.

When he contacted me through theringfinders.com he admitted to have not been able to sleep and even called himself a “desperate man”.  He felt awful when he had to come clean about the lost ring, but after talking to me, he was looking forward to a brighter day.

Well, that day came.  I performed a hasty search of the target area.  It was loud and there was trash everywhere. After 45 minutes, I decided to set up my grids and put on the tiny coil for purpose of better target separation.  I was in my second “swim lane” when I got a booming double beeper.  A perfect 13 in every direction.  We had made the recovery!!!

Just barely under the surface and very near our first search area I moved some tree clippings to reveal this gold and diamond beauty.  It was then that I turned it over to a very thankful Chet before taking some celebratory photos and cleaning up my grid.

It was a joyous afternoon for us both and I thank Chet for his good conversation and fantastic fruit he provided.

The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP     925-580-2590

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Lost ring in backyard…Found

  • from Johnson City (Tennessee, United States)
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Had a gentleman contact me over the weekend. He had been picking up sticks from his yard and tossing them over the fence. Once he finished up he realized his ring was missing. It flew off while he was throwing sticks. He looked for quite awhile with no luck. After a quick search I found it and the owner was reunited with his ring.

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Newlyweds Lost Engagement Ring lost in Backyard in Sevierville TN

  • from Knoxville (Tennessee, United States)
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Newlywed’s Engagement Ring Recovered After Weeks Missing in Backyard
There’s something extra special about helping a newlywed recover a lost engagement ring — especially when they’ve only been married three months.
I received a call from a young lady named Kendall who was understandably upset. Her engagement ring had been missing for about two to three weeks. She had lost it somewhere in her backyard and despite searching multiple times, it was nowhere to be found.
Like many people would, Kendall and her husband decided to take matters into their own hands. They purchased a metal detector and carefully searched the yard themselves. Unfortunately, without experience using the equipment — and not knowing exactly what signals to listen for — they had no luck locating the ring.
After weeks of frustration, they turned to the internet for help. That’s when they came across The Ring Finders and found my name, Phillip Mendez, listed as a local ring finder. They reached out, hopeful but understandably nervous.
When I arrived, Kendall showed me the areas where she believed the ring might have slipped off. Newly landscaped yards and thick grass can easily hide a small gold band, even in plain sight. After listening carefully to her story and narrowing down the most likely zones, I began a methodical grid search.
About 30 minutes later, I got a strong, clean signal.
Just beneath the surface of the grass was Kendall’s engagement ring.
The look on her face when she saw it again — pure relief and joy — is why I do what I do. Three months into marriage is far too soon to replace a ring filled with memories and meaning. Being able to reunite her with the exact ring that marked the beginning of her forever was incredibly rewarding.
If you’ve lost something valuable — especially a sentimental item like an engagement ring — don’t give up hope. Even after weeks outside, rings can still be found with the right equipment and experience.
Another happy ending, and another reminder that sometimes the right search makes all the difference.
— Phillip Mendez
Ring Finder

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