Wedding Band recovered at Orange Beach Alabama
Beautiful Men’s wedding band recovered from the Gulf at Orange Beach. It was in about waist deep water and the area was large. It took awhile but ended successful.
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Ring found two weeks after lost
Found this ring while looking for another. Asked around and heard of a fellow who lost a ring about two week before. Was able to get his name and contact him for a return. He sent me a picture of his lost ring and that is indeed the one I found. Ring was mailed back to him. Some times we just get lucky.
LOST SILVER & GOLD WEDDING RING in WALNUT COVE, NC……. FOUND!!!
Received a text from a past customer that his wife bad lost her silver ring (AGAIN)!
He asked me if I could come and find it today, I said yes and headed out.
l arrive and was told he put her on his shoulders and was spinning her around and around many times fast and it flew off her finger and into some vines and briars. It flew about 30 feet!!
I turn on and set up my machine to find silver and luckily it was on the farthest side from the direction it flew off. It was only about 2.5 feet into the vines.
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Ring count for 2025: 121 (15 – recoveries)
GOLD – 17 (8 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 1 (1 – recovery)
PLATNIUM – 2 (2 – recoveries)
SILVER – 33 (4 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 2
JUNK – 66
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Lost Ring in St. Tropez…Found!
I responded yesterday to a call from Alice, an Italian girl who now lives in NW Spain who asked for help in finding her “special” ring that was lost in the Mediterranean. She said that she didn’t know who to call so used an AI app on her cellphone and the very first recommendation was Larry Griffith with
Theringfinders.com
Her “special” ring was a silver ring her fiancé gave her 5 years ago with a fake diamond. She said it held very special emotional significance. Although I couldn’t respond last night due to another engagement, I drove 3 hrs this morning and met Alice and her mother at the beach. When I arrived, she said she actually lost 3 rings but she was only concerned with her “special” one. Fortunately, both agree to a specific “loss” area that was not large. After about 30 minutes, I located the first ring. This helped to identify the loss location more precisely. Unfortunately, the ring was not the one that concerned her. A few minutes later I found the second one but again, it was not the important ring. After a few more minutes, the special ring was found!
When I gave Alice her “special “ ring
she cried for 5 minutes on her hands and knees on the wet sand. She repeatedly said it was absolutely “the best day of her life ever!” Wow, what a wonderful hobby this is!
St. Tropez, France
Men’s Gold Wedding Band Lost While Swimming in Booneville, MS… FOUND!
I received a call and text on Sunday (June 22nd, 2025) afternoon from Taylor stating he lost his wedding band while swimming in a pond on his family’s property in Booneville, Mississippi. I was traveling for work training during the week and told Taylor that I would give him a call after I de-planed. Taylor told me that he felt his wedding band slip off his finger in about 3-4 feet of water when he was about 10-15 yards from the shoreline. He was helping his kids out of the deeper end. I told him that I didn’t get back to Huntsville, AL until Friday, but I would be more than happy to conduct a search on the weekend. We setup a 9am meetup time on Saturday, June 28th.
I met Taylor in Booneville after a beautiful drive 2 hour and 15-minute drive through the Alabama and Mississippi countryside. He helped me take my water detecting gear down to the pond. I got in the water and had Taylor direct me to where he thought his ring came off. I put in my marker pole and went back to the shoreline for my Minelab Equinox 900 with the 15-inch coil and long handled Xtreme scoop. Taylor went inside the house and I started searching in the water.
On my walk out to the marker pole I found a penny. Then, when I was about 1-2 feet from the pole on the left side I received a nice sounding tone on my Nox. It took about 5 tries until I could get the target in my scoop, because the water was up to my chin and I was slightly buoyant from my wetsuit bottoms. The pond bottom was a soft mud. Once I confirmed that I had the item in my scoop, I walked over to the shallow end to shake out the mud. I soon saw a gold ring glimmering back up at me — we had Taylor’s wedding band! I took out the ring just as Taylor’s mother-in-law, Jenny and Taylor’s wife, Brooke we’re walking outside. Taylor followed behind. I held it up for them to see and we all cheered! I looked up to the sky and said, “thank you, God!”
I walked to the shoreline to hand Taylor his ring and the family dog, Loki was there to greet me and celebrate. Taylor and his family were so grateful for the help and told me how much it meant to them. Taylor and Brooke had just gotten married on November 16th. I told them that helping others and seeing the joyful reactions is the reason why I do this. I give God all the glory.
Taylor invited me in for some coffee and Jenny offered some delicious homemade breakfast – biscuits and gravy (what I wanted all week lol), eggs, and a porkchop. I graciously accepted. Jenny’s husband, Darryl had just arrived home and we all enjoyed a nice conversation. We then said our good-byes and I was back on the road headed home to Huntsville. Until the next one… please take care and God bless!
Sara’s engagement ring recovered
Sara was vacationing at Ft. Walton Beach Florida when she lost her wedding rings. She was able to find the wedding band but not the engagement ring. She had returned home to Illinois when she called asking if I could find her lost ring. She sent me an aerial with an outline of the area she lost it and a photo of her engagement ring. The next morning i searched the area and found her ring within 8 or 10 feet of where she predicted but was 5 or 6 inches deep. The next day Sara and I did a face time call with the folks at my local UPS store and sent her ring home secure, insured and with in person delivery. Sara was very happy her ring is back where it belongs!
Lost Oura Smart Ring Recovered Pass-a-Grille Beach
Item recovered May 29, 2025.
Sometimes, when searching for people’s items, other lost items are located in the process. However, it can be very difficult locating the person who belongs to the lost item if they aren’t actively seeking help asking for its return.
This recovery started while I was searching for a lost necklace for someone on Pass-a-Grille beach. I was unsuccessful in my search for the necklace, but I did find my first ever Oura smart ring. The ring was not charged, and I didn’t own a charger that would power it up. I was hoping I could connect my phone to it through Bluetooth to see if I could get any information on the owner.
As it turns out, another local detectorist recently returned an Oura smart ring, so I reached out to find how how he was able to accomplish this. He pointed me in the direction of Oura’s customer service department, who often assists with the return of their rings to their owners.
Inside the ring contains a barcode, which required a special program to read. By deciphering the barcode, you acquire the ring’s id number which can be provided to Oura’s customer service department. They took my information and provided it to the owner to contact me.
Tim called me the same day and was shocked that not only was his ring found, but that it was going to be returned to him! He lost the ring just one day prior in the water and thought he lost it forever.
Tim had already returned home to the Chicago area, so I promptly packaged the ring and mailed it to him the same day. It took 4-5 days for the ring to arrive, and he texted me a photo of him wearing the ring and he was thrilled to have it back!
Lost Necklace Recovered on Honeymoon Island
Item recovered May 5, 2025.
Brooke was enjoying a beautiful day at Honeymoon Island with her family on April 24th. They were set up on the North Beach, far back from the water in the powder sand that had been recently placed post hurricane nourishment.
Along for the trip were the ashes of her pet dog Lilly who had recently passed. The ashes were contained in a heart-shaped charm on a stainless steel necklace. The necklace was removed to apply sunscreen and placed in the cup holder in the folding chair.
When it was time to go home, Brooke folded up her chair and walked back to the car, but forgot she had placed the necklace in the cup holder! She went back to the area where she was sitting, but it was getting dark and could not locate the necklace.
Brooke reached out on May 3rd to a for help locating the necklace to another ring finder who was out of town. The information was passed to me and I set up a search in the morning as soon as the park opened.
My plan was to detect from the parking lot to the area where they were sitting, then grid the area. I made my way to the area where they were sitting without finding the necklace. On the 3rd pass of the grid search in the area where they were sitting, I got a signal, looked down and saw the necklace sitting in the sand!
I immediately snapped some photos and reached out to Brooke to let her know that her necklace was found. Because Brooke lived over an hour away, we arranged a time the following week to meet back at Honeymoon Island to return the necklace.
Another lost ring request at St. Tropez, France
St. Tropez, France
I responded yesterday to a call from Alice, an Italian girl who now lives in NW Spain who asked for help in finding her “special” ring that was lost in the Mediterranean. She said that she didn’t know who to call so used an AI app on her cellphone and the very first recommendation was Larry Griffith with
Theringfinders.com
Her “special” ring was a silver ring her fiancé gave her 5 years ago with a fake diamond. She said it held very special emotional significance. Although I couldn’t respond last night due to another engagement, I drove 3 hrs this morning and met Alice and her mother at the beach. When I arrived, she said she actually lost 3 rings but she was only concerned with her “special” one. Fortunately, both agree to a specific “loss” area that was not large. After about 30 minutes, I located the first ring. This helped to identify the loss location more precisely. Unfortunately, the ring was not the one that concerned her. A few minutes later I found the second one but again, it was not the important ring. After a few more minutes, the special ring was found!
When I gave Alice her “special “ ring
she cried for 5 minutes on her hands and knees on the wet sand. She repeatedly said it was absolutely “the best day of her life ever!” Wow, what a wonderful hobby this is!
Lost platinum engagement ring, recovered, Lake Wawasee, IN
Earl called a couple days ago from the lake, after his fiancé had lost her platinum engagement ring while at the sandbar. I asvised him to mark the location via map apps, take several pictures of shoreline (homes, piers, etc) to allow lining up land marks and also try to get a distant object if possible, to add accuracy to lining up with a nearby landmark or roof ridge etc. Also told him to toss out several coins if he had any available, as any other marker would be taken by others. I had to work, so couldn’t go out that same day to search. Was somewhat worried a local pirate may find the ring prior to recovery search. Got out today, used gps pin to anchor, used distant cell tower and near flagpole to get the exact line the coins would be in. I turned detector on, dug one target and dumped that in the floating sifter, couldn’t see any ring. Scooped the next target and saw a nice ring in the scoop, less than two minutes in. Told him I found it and he was amazed, as was I, but just goes to show, his diligence in taking the advice paid off to get it recovered. Smiles all around, ring back where it belongs.
