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White Gold Engagement Ring Lost in the Sand, Found and Returned North Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)

On September 2, 2026 and just after 9:30 p.m., I received the following text in part, “Hi Jim. This is Angie. I saw everyone recommended you on ring finders. I never knew it was a thing!! Super cool how you do this. My best friend, Nikki and I were at the beach Monday. We were visiting friends outside the Sea Cabins near 60th. She lost her silver, small round diamond engagement ring under the pier. We went back an hour later and checked the parking lot and beach, nothing. She’s been upset ever since and I figured I would give this a try.” We went back and forth, so I could make sure where I was looking. Angie also stated that Nikki had put her rings in her beach chair and got to the campground and opened her chair. Her wedding band was in it but not her engagement ring. Angie also included a picture of where they were sitting under the pier, which helped. I had another engagement ring search just up the road from this that I had to hit before low tide the next morning, so I told her I’d check it out the next morning after I searched for the other ring.

I got to the pier at 6:30 the next morning and checked under and around the underside of the pier, taking the search both up and down a few sections, with no luck. I wasn’t satisfied that I couldn’t find it because it’s not in an area that would get heavily hit with detectors. So I planned on coming back and checking after I talked to Angie to find out which way they went when they left the beach. I felt that ring should be there somewhere.

I wasn’t able to get back out there until Saturday afternoon about 3 p.m. and when I did there was a family set up right where I needed to search. I learned from Angie that when they left the beach they went to the left (as facing the ocean) so I did a wide grid search to the beach access, still not finding the ring. Finally, the family taking up the space was packing up and left. So I went back under the pier and extended the search out to the right. Good decision. About 20 feet out, I hit a solid 6 on the VDI (visual display indicator) which is a great number for a white gold engagement ring. Angie told me Nikki’s ring was silver, but a white gold ring looks silver but rings up with totally different numbers on the VDI. Silver would ring up in the mid 20s, a single white gold ring signals up in the 4-6 range. One scoop of sand and I had Nikki’s ring in the scoop.

I made my way back to my car and looked at the picture Angie had sent and was confident I had Nikki’s ring. I took a picture and sent it to Angie with a text saying, “Your Friends?!?” She immediately responded saying, “OMG!! You found it.” I called Angie to get an address to mail it back. Tuesday I got it in the mail to Angie who is holding it until Nikki returns home from vacation. On Saturday, September 19th, I got a picture of Nikki with a big smile and her ring back on her finger.

Angie – Thank you so much for contacting me to help your friend, Nikki get her ring back.

Nikki – I’m so happy that you got your treasure back!

Jim

 

First street Beach, Manistee, Michigan

  • from Manistee (Michigan, United States)
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Kyle T. called me today form his hotel across from First Street Beach in Manistee, MI. They are visiting from Dallas, Texas for a wedding. While playing tether ball with her children, his wife lost her wedding ring.  When Kyle was a young airman in the Air Force and not having a lot of money, him and his then girlfriend went shopping for a wedding ring. They bought this little silver ring that brought memories and three beautiful children later through the years. Kyle’s wife was not available for pictures because she was out doing her daily running workout. I’m sure after his call to her, her pace picked up to return to the beach.

Mia got her 12th Birthday Ring returned

  • from Worcester (Massachusetts, United States)

Mia called TRFs because she lost her 12th Birthday Ring trying to swat a bug around her head.  After a search in her backyard we located her ring.

Lost ring Belfast Maine

  • from Brewer (Maine, United States)

On Tuesday the 15th Jonathan reached out to the Ring Finder and myself about a lost ring in Belfast Maine. His partner had lost it a month earlier while painting a rental at a motel complex. The ring had been passed down from father To son. Jonathan said his partner lost it while painting on a ladder and had heard it hit the ladder so he knew exactly where it was lost. They searched but came up empty-handed. Later the maintenance crew from the motel trimmed grass and bushes there and six people were on the hands and knees searching for this Ring.

 

 

 

Once I arrived on site. I met the maintenance manager and he showed me exactly where this incident had happened. I fired up the metal detector and made one pass close to the foundation and on the return pass 3 feet from the foundation. I got my first repeatable signal indicating a target on the surface.separating The grass I spotted a small portion of the ring. It seemed to be where the base of the ladder had been and was definitely stepped on. Later that afternoon I met up with Jonathan for the return. Jonathan‘s intention was to surprise his partner a few days later with the Ring. But at the return, Jonathan was excited at first, but then he wasn’t sure that this was the Ring. I said it has to be. It was where the latter was. It was on the surface that can’t be two rings there. I said let me know when you return it and if it’s not it, I’ll go back down. I spoke with Jonathan this morning and it is the Ring ,big sigh of relief. The picture say the  Rest

Wedding ring recovered in Lake Michigan

  • from Manistee (Michigan, United States)
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Got a call from Steve last week letting me know his uncle Jeff lost his wedding ring while playing catch with a football, on the beach, in Onekama, MI. I came out to check the area and see if the water is calm enough to search. The lake was rough that day so I came back the next day when it calmed down and began my grid search on the beach and in the water. After a couple hours i did not find it. Later that evening another search was made and found the ring had been buried in deep send close to the shore. A happy man after years of being on his finger and recently loosing his wife. Jeff my best wishes to you.

Clam Digging Results With Wedding Set Lost in the Mud – Found Days Later

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)

Cape Carteret, NC

Brenda called Crystal Coast Ring Finders for help trying to locate her missing 3 piece wedding set.  Brenda was out trying to find clams in the very shallow waters of the Bogue Sound.  It wasn’t until the next morning she realized her wedding set was missing.  I asked her many questions about what she did after being in the water and it was determined the rings were more likely lost in or near the muddy area she searched for clams.  The day I met the couple (married 55 years!) the weather was less than favorable with strong winds keeping the tide higher than normal and white cap waves at times.  After a few passes, I informed them this was not ideal conditions and I would return soon to try again.  On the second attempt, I tried to take advantage of the negative low tide that day and get out as far as she informed me she hunted on that sad day. As I expected, I found many items of garbage but no rings.  The third day I returned and after checking my tracking software realized there was still an area that needed more attention.  After a while I finally came across a very solid signal and was hoping it wasn’t garbage.  I brought my scoop up out of the mud and after clearing the debris, I noticed that spectacular shine of gold!  I marked the location of the first ring and about 3 foot away I found a very similar signal.  It was Brenda’s engagement ring.  Once again, I marked the area in the water with a pole and seared again.  Once again at around 3 feet further was the last ring!  It was apparent to me she lost the rings throwing something.  Brenda explained she was digging with her right hand if she found an empty shell, she would toss it into an area she already hunted.

Brenda informed me her friends were very doubtful any of the rings would be found and even encouraged her to file an insurance claim on the lost rings.  When I informed Brenda (who had returned to Pennsylvania) I have found all 3 rings, she told me she filed a claim the previous day and would now call them back to cancel the claim and save her the deductible amount.  Brenda and her husband Floyd for 55 years returned back to North Carolina a few weeks later and I was very happy to return the rings to her in person and I really enjoyed visiting them.

 

Don’t throw it!

I was contacted a short while back by an upset husband who unfortunately had a kind of disagreement with his wife.

Sadly the beautiful diamond wedding ring was drawn into this disagreement, was sent airborne into some very thick bushes of their back garden.

This was a challenging search, due to the thick vegetation about, but thankfully I had remembered my trusty secateurs to help clear the worst bits.

But after probably two hours of searching, and some interesting old die cast model cars etc, a lovey clean ‘lost, but found ring tone’ was emitted from my detector.

I think all three of them were very happy to be reunited once again.

 

Silver/Gold Engagement Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Bucks County, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)

Jessica found me in the Ring Finders Directory after losing her beautiful diamond engagement ring while doing some minor landscaping in her front yard. She was in her yard in Fairless Hills, PA and while wiping her hands on her pants she felt her ring slip off and fall into the deep grass. After searching for quite a while she decided to reach out to a professional and I went to search the next day. 10 minutes into scanning her front yard with my top of the line detector I received the signal I was hoping for…I bent down and parted the grass and there was her beautiful ring! I was very happy to be able to return Jessica’s ring to her!

Smiles Make It All Worthwhile!

  • from Virginia Beach (Virginia, United States)

Early morning platinum and diamond ring recovery! Ashley lost her ring out in the water yesterday and thought it was gone forever. We were able to recover the ring and present it to her this morning! Another smile in the books!

14K Ring Found At Oval Beach, Saugatuck, MI

  • from Holland (Michigan, United States)
Received a text from Jordan from Indiana stating he lost his wedding ring last Saturday near buoys 11 and 12 which are close together.  He was playing catch with a football and said he threw the football toward the shore while he was in the water and thinks that is when his ring flew off.  He is back home in Indiana and found me on the internet.
I went out there on Wednesday and searched the whole beach area and waters edge with no luck.  The waves were HUGE and no way you could stand and search in the water.
Today is Thursday and the forecast is for 2 mph winds from the east and when I arrived the lake was almost like glass.
I called Jordan and he gave me more info on what he was doing at the beach.  He had also gone out further in the water to the right side of those buoys and no deeper than about 4 ft.
I set up a grid to the right of those buoys and about 9 paces to the right of buoy 11 I hit the sweet sound of gold in about chest deep water.  It seems the ring is never in the place you think it should be.  I sent Jordan a picture of the ring and asked him if this looked familiar-his comment was, “you are unbelievable”.    He is sending me a picture of he and his bride of 3 years​ to add to this post later.     PS  The ring is 14K with an inlay of black zirconium.