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Heirloom Gold Ring Recovery: Moravian Falls, NC

  • from Winston-Salem (North Carolina, United States)
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Justin reached out at 7:15 this morning with a message that sounded just short of panic: “Fiancé lost her gold ring somewhere on our property. I have a general location but we’ve walked over it so many times I’m sure it’s buried.”

The Story

Justin and his fiancée were spreading straw in their chicken run because the ground was too moist. During the task, she realized her ring was missing. She was understandably distraught. The ring had belonged to her grandmother and was a gift from her grandfather, and it meant a great deal to the whole family.

Coaching Over the Phone

Justin had already bought a metal detector from a franchised tool company and searched without luck. The machine kept alerting, but it only turned up nails, bolts, and aluminum.

I walked him through a few techniques:

  • Swing the coil as close to the ground as possible.
  • Overlap each swing by half the coil width to cover 100% of the ground.
  • If the detector has a sensitivity setting, turn it down so it isn’t deep scanning. The ring would be on the surface.

A short time later, I could tell he was getting frustrated. I reassured him that it takes practice to understand what a machine is telling you. I offered to come out and help, though it might be later that day or the next because of prior commitments. He said that would be great and that he would keep searching in the meantime.

Heading Out

I checked in around 2:30 pm, let Justin know I was halfway through my other job, and asked him to send his address. I estimated I could arrive around 4:30, which would leave plenty of daylight. Worst case, I would bring lighting to keep going after dark.

The Recovery

I arrived right on time and was greeted by the whole family. They showed me the paths she had walked, which they had pulled from the property’s security cameras.

I wanted to start where she had spread the straw. I scanned the covered section, then moved on to the next. On the first pass, I got a promising signal under a large pile of straw. I moved the pile aside and the signal was still there. Using my pinpointer, I pushed the straw away like a broom. Two more inches, and I could see the prize.

I retrieved the ring and placed it back in her hand. She became emotional, and I was even happier to return her grandmother’s ring to where it belonged.

Wrapping Up

We took a few photos and wrapped up another successful recovery. From arrival to placing the ring in her hand, it took only 10 to 15 minutes.

Thank you both for placing your trust in me and giving me the chance to help.

 

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Wedding Ring Recovered! – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Wauwatosa resident, Deb Ruesch, was enjoying a fall evening outside her home. Her playful dog deposited a slimy ball at her feet and waited happily for the ritual it knew was coming. Deb reached down, picked up the ball, slime and all, and threw it across her driveway. The dog took off in hot pursuit. But as the gooey ball left Deb’s hand, so did her wedding ring! She heard the sound of it hitting something metal. Then silence.

A sickening feeling in the pit of Deb’s stomach ensued. Despite careful searching the ring could not be found. Her husband even searched his and the neighbor’s lawn with a metal detector. But the precious love-token eluded discovery. Had it bounced higher up? Was it lodged in a rain gutter?

I received a text message from Deb a few weeks later asking if I might help. We spoke on the phone a number of times. I tried to guide their search efforts from a distance since I wasn’t able to personally conduct a search due to my wife’s illness. Eventually, however, I arranged to meet Deb at her home and view the situation first hand.

The area was heavily populated with metallic targets. Being a recent loss, however, I was able to adjust the settings on my detector so as to only respond to shallow targets. When I searched the neighbor’s front lawn, I picked up a solid signal in the freshly mowed grass. It was Deb’s ring! And the smile on her face tells the rest of the story!

If you or someone you know has lost a ring, recently or long ago, don’t let its story end. Give me a call. Who knows, we might be able to add your smile to the growing list of people who are so glad they reached out for help.

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LOST PISTOL NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN, NC….FOUND!!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Received a call that a gentleman had lost his pistol after hunting, laying it on the hood of his truck and driving off.

After taking a curve, he heard it slide off and hit the road. He tried going back to find but was unsuccessful.

We agreed I’d meet up with him Saturday afternoon and try and find it for him.

I get there and walked about 400 yards on one side and almost 400 yards back on the opposite side when he found his lower. About 10 feet up I found the upper and part of his holster and he found a bullet.

I think when it hit it got damaged some,  I feel it got ran over too. Nether the less, it’s found and he doesn’t have to worry about someone else having it.

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Lost Ring Diamond Ring in Pineville,LA – Found

  • from Lafayette (Louisiana, United States)
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We received a call from Elizabeth about her engagement ring lost in her front yard. It was late in the day, so we planned to leave in the morning for the 2-hour drive to the search site. With threats of rain showers, we considered delaying but chose to go. We were lucky the rain didn’t come. Carrie and I chose our areas to search. About 15 minutes in, Carrie found the ring under about ½” of water. The competition of our finds continues with Carrie now leading by two.

Thank you, Elizabeth, for the very generous reward!

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Men’s Tungsten Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Doylestown, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Matt was doing some tasks in the backyard of his townhome in Doylestown, PA when he felt(and sort of saw!) his tungsten wedding band fly off his finger. It happened to be his 5 year wedding anniversary so it was awesome to see how motivated he was to get it back on his finger! Unfortunately after hours of searching he just couldn’t locate it. He had a good sense of the area of where it likely flew…but the grass was deep and he wasn’t sure exactly how far it could have flown through the air. He found me in The Ring Finders directory and I met him the next day.  After Matt reenacted the action that caused his ring to fall off I went to work…confident it would be a short 5-10 minute search. Well after about 30 minutes of searching a pretty large area…we were both stumped. No ring. I told him I was going to give it one more pass and maybe head in the opposite direction of where he thought if flew through the air. 5 minutes later I finally got the signal on my metal detector I was hoping for…and BOOM…I bent down and pushed the deep grass to the side to reveal his beautiful wedding band. We both howled a victory scream and high fived! I was crazy happy to be able to find this ring for this nice couple!

 

 

 

 

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LOST DIAMOND RING INLET BEACH…FOUND!!!

  • from Panama City Beach (Florida, United States)
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David contacted me early Friday morning. Miss Lisa had lost a valuable solitaire diamond ring two nights earlier, and it meant so much to her that she was too upset to talk about it at first.

When I finally spoke with Lisa, we had three possible spots. It could’ve been at the grocery store, at her friend’s house where she’d been cutting fruit, or on the beach at the Beach Club where they’d had a bonfire. She noticed the ring was missing after the bonfire, so that’s where I started.

I sent Lisa a photo of the beach, and she circled the spot she remembered. I stepped just outside the area she’d marked and nailed it on my first swing!

Thirty minutes later,  mission accomplished!

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RECOVERED lost Wedding ring – Trent Hills Sep 2026

  • from Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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Max jumped in the water with his family after a night of fun & lost his wedding ring. He was about to give up & found me online. Within 10 minutes, after asking my due diligence questions, the ring was found. Then he said, BTW, can you look for my fishing rod,  And I found that too!  Happy Husband & Wife. YAY!

 

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FOUND lost gold cross from necklace – Port McNicol Sep2026

  • from Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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Mateo was having a fun weekend with friends at a rental cottage. He & his buddies were throwing the football & when he got tackled he felt his necklace break. Fortunately his friend caught it, however the gold cross fell to the muddy bottom. He reached out and shortly thereafter, I recovered the cross, near where the tackle occurred. Thanks to my metal detectorist Detecting skills, I found it.  YAY!

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FOUND lost phone/keys in sealed pouch – Barrie Aug2026

  • from Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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Anne Marie was playing on the Splash floating castle/water park with her kids. She had her phone & car keys in a waterproof case on a lanyard around her neck. She was accidentally hit by her child & the case sunk to the bottom of the lake. She contacted me & was going thru difficult times. I found the pouch (YAY) & was happy to do this recovery for free.

She had tears of joy.

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FOUND lost Wedding ring – Toronto marina Aug2026

  • from Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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Ben was departing a boat in the Toronto marina, & dropped his ring. He thought it was lost forever.  Upon entering the water, i was shocked with the cold temperature. There was lots of silt on the bottom & in a short period of time, I located it! YAY!

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