Nicolas met me by chance after an instragram post of me searching the area. He lost his expensive gold chain off his dock, 1 year ago & thought it was gone forever. After finding out what I did, I met him the following week & recovered his gold chain! YAY!
Carolina reached out to me, as her brother, James lost a very sentimental gold chain that was their fathers. James jumped into cottage lake & lost it. On my first visit, I did not have the correct search gear so I returned with SUCCESS! Caroline & family were VERY happy. YAY!
Brody was just married & swimming in Green River as his new inlaws cottage, when he lost his new wedding ring. They had to return to BC, so his inlaws contacted me. I found the ring & it resulted in 2 very happy newlyweds. YAY!
Igor and Liz & their son were having fun swimming in Bass Lake, when Igor realized he lost his wedding ring. Liz was very upset. I responded quickly & found the ring. Liz was in tears! YAY!
I even brought a 2nd metal detector & had Igor assist.
Michael was swimming off his dock & forgot to remove his wedding ring. He tried looking unsuccessfully with his mask & fins. When I arrived Crisco assisted & directed me. The ring was found in 15 minutes! YAY!
On November 4 approximately 6pm I received a call from Steve, who was understandably concerned after losing his 10K yellow gold company service ring while working in the field servicing irrigation equipment.
Steve told me that the ring most likely slipped off while he was removing his work gloves. Unfortunately, he didn’t realize it was missing until about an hour later. As soon as he noticed, he returned to the area where he had been working and began searching.
Over the next while, Steve thoroughly checked the area and even used a rake to try and uncover the ring. Despite his best efforts, there was no sign of it. Knowing the ring was important to him, he wasn’t ready to give up.
Steve then went online looking for a metal detector rental service and my ring recovery business appeared in his search results. He contacted me, described what had happened, and provided details about the location and circumstances surrounding the loss.
The fact that Steve had a good idea where the ring had likely come off was a huge advantage. I headed out to the site the next afternoon, and after a brief discussion, began a systematic search of the area using specialized metal-detecting equipment.
It didn’t take long before I received a promising signal. Within 30 minutes of arriving, I recovered Steve’s missing 10K yellow gold company service ring and had it back on his finger.
Seeing the relief on someone’s face when a valued item is recovered never gets old. What began as a frustrating day for Steve ended with a successful recovery and a ring safely returned to its owner.
I was contacted by Laura to recover an expensive racing kayak that was sunk, during training in Collingwood. The kayak was sitting on the bottom near the end of the dock. It was recovered & returned to the surface with the help of the local kayak club members. YAY!
Lucas contacted me as he lost his phone while exiting a canoe at his dock. The phone fell out of his pocket. He did some searching him without luck. When I arrived, I realized why, the bottom was covered in leaves & silt & the phone rested about 1 foot below. Thank you to my Nokta Legend detector to find it.
It was critical that he recovered the phone, as he was flying to China for work the next day & he needed the phone AND data! and yes the phone was still working! YAY!
I was contacted by Lindsey to search for her Grandmother’s wedding anniversay ring in the mirky weedy waters of Lake Denbigh. I searched in her specified area under the floating platform with no luck. Then I asked Lindsey to close her eyes, breathe, and re-imagine what happened. She pointed to the spot (outside of the original search area), I went down & La Voila, I found the ring! YAY!
I also made friends with a local cat who chose to explore my SUV & be part of the adventure.
Lindsey had tears in her eyes as she hugged me.
🚨 𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 & 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓! 🚨
When I saw “Heirloom Gold Bracelet” pop up on my phone, I knew there was no time to waste. Little did I know, this search would take me to a beach that had just made headlines for a wild Great White Shark encounter exactly three weeks prior!
Here is the text I received from Jesse:
“𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒖𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓… 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕… 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑰’𝒅 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒚..”
I immediately called Jesse to skip the back-and-forth texting. That’s when I learned this was a 5-day-old cold case. His wife, Waterfall, had been boogie boarding around high tide while on vacation from the Berkshires, Massachusetts. They had searched the sand empty-handed multiple times before heading back home, heartbroken. High tide surf is the perfect recipe for losing jewelry, and after five days of shifting Atlantic tides, the odds were heavily stacked against us.
🦈 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝
The next morning, I headed out and checked in with Greg Wilfert, the longtime Park Manager and Director at Scarborough Beach State Park, a truly beautiful beach in the Town of Scarborough, Maine. Greg and his team are fantastic about referring beachgoers to me whenever a sentimental item is lost.
Greg is a true legend, wrapping up 55 consecutive years of lifeguard service. But just three weeks to the day before I arrived, he was dragged 5 to 6 feet underwater when a great white shark 🦈 clamped onto his rescue torpedo buoy! Seeing him safe and sound was the perfect inspiration to kick off a tough hunt. I shot a quick beach layout video for Jesse to confirm the area, fired up my detector, and started swinging.
⚡ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲
With the tide actively pushing back in, my search window was incredibly tight. I grid-searched from the low tide line horizontally toward the shore. For nearly an hour, nothing. Then, my Minelab Manticore gave a low, scratchy tone—registering a Target ID (TID) of just 07. Right next to it, another low tone erupted.
Usually, a 07 TID is just shredded aluminum foil, but ultra-fine gold chains fall into this exact range. I took a scoop from the first hole and uncovered a very delicate gold chain—honestly too small to be a bracelet. I swung over the second hole right next to it, took another scoop, and pulled out a second gold chain.
When I laid them out, the mystery solved itself. The powerful Scarborough surf hadn’t just pulled the heirloom off Waterfall’s wrist—it had torn it completely into two separate pieces!
📹 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥
To surprise Jesse, I recorded a live video (the one I released last night on this page). I filmed the grid lines, kept the lens off myself, and said into the mic: “I will be leaving now because I just found it.” At that exact second, I panned the camera straight to the holes, showing the two pieces of gleaming gold still resting in the sand.
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝? 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 The Ring Finders of Maine 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!
About three hours later, Jesse called back after seeing the clip at work. He was completely stunned, thrilled, and couldn’t wait to tell Waterfall!
❤️ 𝐀 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 & 𝐀 𝐘𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞!
Because they live four hours away and work busy schedules, I offered to ship it, but they insisted on retrieving it in person. Three weeks later, they made the drive back to Maine and met Cheryl and me at our Saco home.
Waterfall and Jesse were absolutely beaming to have her mother’s bracelet back where it belongs. Hugs, handshakes, and smiles were the order of the day! Waterfall told me her mother had the custom bracelet made and passed it down to her because she knew how much she loved it. Waterfall hadn’t taken it off once until the surf claimed it a month earlier. She plans to have the original designer repair it when she can visit her hometown area again.
Then, they completely caught Cheryl and me off guard. Waterfall surprised us with a DELICIOUS BLUEBERRY PIE. YUMMY!!! 🥧 It was such a genuine gesture. I told them it wasn’t necessary, but they insisted, and my stomach won out as I accepted their beautiful gift!
𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨.
“𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬!” 🧲🌊✨
🍁 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑, 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐍! 🍂
Now that water season is done, the focus shifts to fall cleanup, yard work, and prepping for winter. Slipping a ring off a cold finger while raking leaves or pulling off a work glove is incredibly common.
But don’t panic! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 are on duty year-round. We can locate your lost jewelry, keys, or valuables hidden deep in lawn grass, piles of leaves, and even winter snow.
If you lose something on your property, do not disturb the area (avoid raking or blowing leaves over the spot) and contact us immediately. Time is of the essence!
📞 Contact Dennis ASAP: (207) 423-3027
“𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬!” 🧲❄️✨
