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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Water, Saco River, Brownfield, Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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I received a Voicemail on Saturday Evening, August 23,

“ Hi, My name is Brendan. I am currently staying on the Saco River, in Brownfield, ME. We lost a wedding ring, in the river today, on or off the beach somewhere. We have done a lot of looking for it, but we weren’t able to find it. I was just inquiring about your availability, rates, all that jazz. We do have to be out of the Airbnb tomorrow, by 11. So it is somewhat of a time thing and I don’t know if you would come and metal detect, at a different time and mail it. Regardless, Please give me a call back. You can reach me at 617-***-****. Again, this is Brendan. Thank you, Take care.”
As soon as I saw his voicemail, I called him back, ,approximately a half hour, after his voicemail was left.. Brendan told me that he and a group of 8 or nine friends had rented a house, on the Saco River, in Brownfield Me. One of the guys, in the group was getting married soon and this was the bachelor weekend. Earlier in the day, a member of the group had lost his wedding ring, while they were all swimming, in the river. They had a very good idea of where it was.and though it would only be in knee to waist deep. But, the sandy area they were swimming, quickly drops off, to much deeper water. I told Brendan that I could certainly search,, up to 5 feet deep but anything deeper than that, I would’t be able to get to. I also told him that I could search, the next day but I was already booked, in Greenwood, Maine and couldn’t guarantee I could get to Brownfield, by 11:00am. If I did arrive, in Brownfield and the group had already checked out, I would need permission, from the owner, of the Maine Airbnb property. I do not go on other peoples property, without permission. We left it at that someone in the group would try contacting the owner, securing permission, for me to access their property and search for the lost wedding ring.
The next morning, Gary and I left at 6:00am, for the nearly 2 hour drive, to Greenwood Maine.and search for a lost gold signet ring. As we were arriving at the camp, in Greenwood, I received a text message, from Brendan

“We are still waiting to hear back from the air bnb host. So unlikely that today will work. If anything changes or they allow access later in the week I’ll be sure to check with your availability.” I replied “Ok, Thanks”

As luck would have it, Gary was able to locate the gold signet ring, in just about 10 minutes. We left Greenwood around 9:00am. As we were driving back home, I received another text, from Brendan, at approximately 9:45am.

“Heads up Dennis. I gave your number to the guy whose ring was lost. Turns out our checkout is 2:00pm he wants to give you a call to check availability”

Before I could reply, I received a call from Jonathon. Jonathon was the one, that had lost his wedding ring, in the river. Jonathon told me if I could make it to Brownfield, by 2:00pm, he would stay behind, and guide me to the location, where the ring was lost. It wasn’t an easy place to find, as it involved driving to a spot, up the road, then walk down a path, in the woods, for approximately a 1/3 to a 1/2 mile, to the sandy beach area, along the river. It was now approaching 10:00am and I needed to see exactly how to get to Brownfield, from where Gary and I were, in the Gray, Maine area. I told Jonathon I would get right back to him and pulled over, on the side road, to look at the map. Once I got the information I was looking for, I called Jonathon back. I told him I could be there in 45 minutes to an hour. Gary and I then took a hard right and we were heading to Brownfield.

Once we arrived, we were met by Jonathon and his friend, Cory. They again mentioned the walk, on the path, through the woods and he and his friend offered to carry anything we needed. I told him we would be fine and then we drove back up the road and stopped at the trailhead. The walk through the woods was much easier than I thought. The path was actually quite large, from all the ATV traffic. After a 10-15 minute walk, down the wooded path, we arrived at the sandy beach area, on the Saco River. Jonathan then showed Gary and I the area that he thought the ring was lost in. The area was very sandy and should not be a problem. I told Gary that I would start out in the water, as far out as I could safely go. I would the grid search, parallel to the shore and work my way, towards shore. Gary would start, at the shore and work his way, towards me and the deeper water. I went out to where the sand ended and the drop off to deeper water started. Hopefully the ring didn’t get thrown out in the deep water. With Gary near the shore, I worked my way west, on my first grid pass. Absolutely no targets at all, just really soft sand. Gary also had no targets, as this area was extremely clean of trash. As I turned and headed east, still no targets. Then, approximately halfway into this grid pass, I received a very loud low tone. I immediately knew this was Jonathan’s wedding ring. Having used an Minelab Excalibur II, since 2006, you just know when you hear gold. I looked up onto the shore, where Jonathon and Cory were talking and Gary was still searching. I hesitated for a moment and wanted to have someone take a video of the recovery but decided not to. I just told everyone that I was pretty sure I had located the ring and that got their attention. I took one scoop of sand and shook it in the water, until the sand was gone. As I was shaking the scoop, we could all hear something clanging around, in the scoop. I was hoping it wasn’t a rock. I brought the scoop up and looked inside. There it was a gold wedding ring. I made a face of disappointment, as I reached into the scoop, so when I pulled the ring out, everyone would be surprised. I grabbed the ring and quickly pulled it out, held it high, for all to see and said, “Congratulations, I got it”. Jonathan and his friend just couldn’t believe it, giving each other high fives and saying something to the effect of this was epic and unbelievable. As I came to shore, I asked Jonathan how long he has been married and he replied, 2 years. I then told him, “Now you can stay married” and handed him his ring back. We were all laughing, smiling, making jokes and it just felt great to see the weight of a lost wedding ring, be lifted, from the shoulders of Jonathan. He kept thanking Gary and I for making the long trip out to Brownfield and recover his wedding ring. Gary and I thanked him for placing his trust, in us, to recover his ring. It’s not something we take lightly and we love helping others, get their sentimental rings back.
As Gary and I were driving back home, we were rehashing the day’s events. By the time we got home, we would have driven 216 miles, been gone for 7 hours, recovered 2 sentimental rings (in just 15-20 minutes of actual search time) and loved every moment of it. The smiles on Joe and Angela’s faces, in Greenwood and the smiles on Jonathan and Cory’s faces, in Brownfield were all we needed, for fuel. We were both riding high, on cloud nine. We love our
jobs.😃❤️🙏

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Lost ring in the Okanagan Lake near Kelowna BC, found by a metal detector

  • from Vernon (British Columbia, Canada)
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During the Labour Day long weekend, I received a message from Ken Dewerson, fellow ring finder that a friend had reached out to him for assistance. Due to previous commitments, he sent the information to me to assist. I called Kassandra and introduced myself and she explained that while cooling off in our local waters, playing with some children, she felt her ring slip off her finger. It was a gold and diamond ring she had received from her Mama for graduating and she said it was very sentimental to her. She spent several days looking for the ring herself but was unable to locate it. She posted on Facebook that she had lost the ring, and unfortunately, also where she lost it. This of course concerned me as I know that others may try to find the lost ring as well. I was spending the day with my son and family an hour north but arranged to go and search for her ring as soon as I was home from my family visit.

I arrived at the location in the early evening of Sunday August 31st and went out in search of the ring. The ground was not at all sandy like most areas in the Okanagan, rather it was very rocky. I started my grid search and my first impression was that there were not many targets, which was good – less digging required. I hit a sinker weight first, then a second and then the dreaded pull tab from a can. I also noticed what appeared to be other dig spots in the area and I feared that someone had indeed tried to find the ring. However, as I had found the other trash items I thought that perhaps it was missed and not found. I completed three short grid runs and on the fourth, in about four feet of water I got that sweet tone on my detector. It took a bit of wrangling to get my scoop under the layer of rocks but on my second scoop, the sweet sound was gone and clearing my scoop, the ring was found!

While still in the water, I took a picture of the ring and sent it to Kassandra who was thrilled and overjoyed that I had found her ring. She was unable to pick it up that day as she was at a celebration of life for a family member but she received her precious ring back two days later.

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Lost Wedding Ring in Sandy Wash – Banning CA, Found and returned

  • from Orange (California, United States)
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On Sunday 8/31, Sanro contacted me about his lost white gold wedding ring.

The previous Friday, he and his family were heading back from Palm Springs CA, with his wife, 6-Month-old and 3-1/2 year old, when an 18-Wheeler overturned on the 10 Fwy near Banning, causing total freeway closure. Google Maps re-routed him through ranch/farm roads around the accident through what he thought was a road, however it was a “Trail” which was really a sandy wash! Their family car made it about halfway until he decided it was just too deep and decided to turn around. His car dug into the soft sand and was buried in. He spent quite a bit of time digging out the tires by hand, and in the process his ring slipped off somewhere.

He returned the next morning with a Metal Detector bought at Walmart to try and find the ring, with no luck.
He then had a friend google search and found TheRingFinders.com, and reached out to the closet member, as this was a very remote location, there was only one, but about 50 miles away. When he contacted them, unfortunately they were out with back strain, so Sanro reached out to the next closest member, who was me. He provided great photos of the area, and even him with the detector searching and google maps pinpointing the location.

I messaged him and told him I would try to help, and I decided to head out the next morning, Labor Day, early before it reached 100 degrees as was the temperature for that day by noon. I arrived about 8:00AM after an 86-mile drive and found the access road extremely rocky and difficult even in my F-150 Truck! Arriving at the wash, I got out and walked it and felt a high likelihood that I would also get stuck even in my truck, so I parked on the rocky hill and decided to walk the 1/2 mile down the way to the location. I sun screened up, put on a layer of Deet Bug Repellent, and headed out with two thermoses of water.

I arrived at the pinned location and started searching among the tire tracks in grid pattern, but so many tracks and dig spots from others, I was not sure I was in the right spot. Thankfully, his photo he sent was a help, as I saw a blue plastic piece of a car in his photo and remembered passing it about 100 yards back, so now I knew the exact location. 15 Minutes and I had his ring in my sand scoop! I immediately sent him a photo, and he said I made his day! It was already 88 Degrees, so I got a quick move on, so I could beat the heat and holiday traffic back home to Long Beach.
I agreed to mail the ring to him, which I did overnight, and it is now on his hand where it belongs.
An incredible journey for him and his family to take that road, dig out his car, and lose his ring, but now I am glad to be a part of his story as well.

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Lost Gold Wedding Band – Found by metal detector specialist Brian Carpenter in Fox Chapel Area (Pittsburgh, PA) Call 814-244-2300 ASAP for assistance finding your lost item!

  • from Indiana (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Lost your ring, other valuable jewelry, cellphone, keys, or other metal object…call or text Brian Carpenter at (814)244-2300 as soon as possible. I am a ring recovery/metal detecting specialist serving Pittsburgh, Indiana (PA), and most of Western PA. Why rent a metal detector when you can get a trained operator with top of the line equipment at the same time…

I was contacted by Jill who stated her mother thought she had lost her wedding ring while weeding. Her mother was throwing the weeds over an embankment behind her residence and thought her ring flew off. When I initially spoke with Jill the ring had been lost for about three weeks. I was unable to make it out the same day she called me to search but assured her I would make arrangements to look.

A few days later it worked out that I was able to search for the ring. I drove out the residence and met Jill’s mother, Peggy and her dog Missy. Peggy explained to me that her husband had passed away and how important the ring was to her. She did not see the ring fly off her finger but she was pretty certain it was over the embankment. They had searched with a metal detector that they bought and also enlisted the help of a neighbor without any luck.

I looked over the embankment and it was overgrown with weeds and tall grass. I took a few steps and realized that all the vegetation was hiding just how steep the bank was. So I started my grid down and back up the hillside taking note of how far I was down. I was thinking that maybe I had not went down over the hill far enough so I was prepared to have to go further down. I was there working my way though the forest of vegetation when all of a sudden I heard that sweet sound of gold. I had seen a picture of the ring and it was very big so the hit I got was loud and steady. I parted the weeds and looked down and there was the ring….sweet success!!

I climbed back to the top of the hillside and Peggy came out to meet me. When I showed her the ring she was stunned and began to shed tears of joy. It was readily apparent how important the ring was to her. She thanked me numerous times. Before I had started to search she had told me how her dog Missy could do all kinds of tricks. I told Peggy that if I found the ring she could have Missy do a few tricks; so Missy got to perform and was very impressive.

Now that the pressure was off as the ring was found there were a few minutes to chat. It is very interesting to hear the stories of rings that are found and all the other important details that the clients like to share. As always it was great to meet another extremely kind and generous client and reunite her with her treasured keepsake!

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Lost Cell Phone (Iphone) Found and Returned by Crystal Coast Ring Finders

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Emerald Isle, NC

While on the beach searching for rings lost in the surf, I was able to recover an iphone that listed Kai’s contact information.  Since it was late that evening, I brought it back and cleaned it up and placed it on a charger.  The next morning I called the Emergency Contact number and Kai arrived shortly afterwards.  He mentioned the phone was lost the previous morning.  They were on their way back to Ohio and it was perfect timing they now had their phone to take with them.

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Three Gold Coin Charms lost in Emeryville Park…Found!

  • 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

I was contacted by Anna to assist with the location and recovery of three gold coin charms from a park in Emeryville, CA.  Each charm was engraved with the initials of one of the handsome men in her life, the larger one for her husband, and the two smaller for each of her young boys.  These charms were cherished Mother’s Day gifts, so when they fell to the ground and disappeared into the long grass, it was heartbreaking.  When these charms were not located after extensive searching, a quick google search brought Anna to me.

I arranged to meet the family at the park the next evening and requested permission to bring along my three boys.  It was a new and interesting park that I thought they might enjoy and the weather would be much cooler than that further inland.  I met the family and they gave me a quick run down of the who, what, when, and how as well as the exact location.  It didn’t take long to locate the first of three charms, a small one.  A few moments later, the second was recovered, the larger one.  Then for a while…nothing! After a few anxious minutes…beep, beep…We made the Recovery!

Afterward, we talked about the significance of the 3 gold coin charms while the children played in the park.  We took a handful of photos to memorialize the event, and after a while a fun soccer game broke out.  It was a great evening for everyone.

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

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Large Gold Signet Ring, With Family Crest, Lost In The Gravel Of Greenwood, Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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I received a phone call from Joe. Joe explained that 4-5 days earlier, he and his wife, Andrea, had returned from a 10 day trip, to Scotland. Upon arriving at Logan Airport, in Boston, Joe and Andrea then drove to their home, in Saco, Maine. Once in Saco, they got in Joe’s truck and drove to Greenwood, Maine. Joe and Andrea own a camp, in Greenwood Maine and while they were in Scotland, their dogs were being watched at the camp. Once they arrived, at their camp, the dogs were extremely excited to see Joe and Andrea. The dogs were jumping up and down on them and running all around them, in the driveway area, of their camp. Once the dogs were in the truck, Joe and Andrea started the long drive back to Saco, Maine. As they were driving home, Joe noticed that his Gold Signet Ring, with the family crest on it, was missing. This wasn’t just any Signet ring, this was a 25th Anniversary Gift, to Joe, from Andrea. Joe and Andrea have now been married for 45 years and Joe has been wearing the ring, for the last 20 years. Joe immediately turned around and drove back to their Greenwood camp. The entire front of the camp, where Joe was greeted by the dogs and was playing with them was searched. The area consisted of a mixture of gravel driveway, some grass, pine needles, etc.. Joe and Andrea could not find the ring. Over the next few days, the search continued but the ring still wasn’t found, in the vehicles, luggage, house, etc.. Joe was 90% sure he had it on, when he arrived at the Greenwood Camp, but not 100%. He contacted Delta Air Lines to report it lost and to see if anyone had turned it in. Delta had not found the ring either. At this point, Andrea suggested to Joe, that he should call TRFOM. Joe had never heard of us and told Andrea the he was doubtful that we would be able to find the ring. Then someone else recommended us told Joe and told Joe to just call us. This is when Joe reached out to me, as a last resort. Joe and I planned to meet Sunday morning, August 24th, at 8:00am, to search his camp property, with our metal detectors. Since I really didn’t have any idea, of how large an area would need to be searched, I asked Gary Hill to accompany me, if available. Gary agreed to ride up to Greenwood, with me and search, for Joe’s extremely sentimental ring.

Gary and I arrived approximately 15 minutes early and Joe and Andrea, a few moments later. As we were making small talk, Andrea asked if I had graduated from Thornton Academy, in 1974. Why yes I did! Andrea then told me she graduated, from Thornton Academy, in 1976, the same year as my sister. Well, what a small world.
Joe showed us the area that he had been in, a week ago now, when he thinks he lost the ring. It was basically the entire front of the property and as I looked it over, I thought Gary and I could cover the entire area,in approximately an hour. Gary would start grid searching the right side of the property, as you faced the building and I would start on the left side, working our way, towards each other. Joe was walking the area, with his eyes peeled, to the ground. I could see, on Joe’s face, just how badly, he wanted his Family Crest Signet Ring back. My first grid pass, from the road area, to the corner of the house, resulted in just a few pieces of trash. Gary was finding a few pieces of trash also. As I turned around and started searching, back up to the road, I realized I had forgotten my pinpointer, in the car. When I reached the end of my grid line and went up to my car, to get my pinpointer. As I was at the car, I hear Gary say, “Dennis, I got it. I found it”. I looked over and Gary was bent over, look at something. Joe was in the house, at this point but Angela immediately let him know and when Joe came out of the camp, he was stunned but was smiling like he just won Powerball. As I made my way to Gary, Gary was still looking at the ring and when I arrived, I could see just a small area of the ring. Gary told all of us that he heard the detector go off and when he looked down, he could see just a small piece of the band. Joe arrived and he couldn’t believe that much of the ring was buried, in the hard gravel driveway. Gary and I believe that the ring most likely was knocked off, by the dogs, after jumping, on Joe. The dogs, or Joe then moved some of the loose gravel, up and over the ring, partially obscuring it, just enough so that no one could see it. For the last week, the ring just sat there, blending in with the gravel, sand and dirt. Joe was just overjoyed to get his very sentimental ring back, a ring that his wife Andrea had custom made for him, 25 years ago. After a round of handshakes, hugs, fist pumping and of course, smiles, Gary and I congratulated Joe and Andrea one last time. As we drove off I tooted the horn and we could see Joe looking at his ring, back on his finger, just smiling ear to ear. It’s such a great feeling to be able to help others, when they need our services and I don’t think we will ever get old of that feeling. We love our jobs😃❤️🙏

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Metal Detector Rental Vancouver, BC

  • from Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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Lost your engagement ring/ wedding band/cell phone/keys- Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call ASAP Chris 778-838-3463

Again, I received a call while I was on holidays in regards to a lost diamond ring in a person’s backyard. I listen to the story and told them as soon as I got back I would reach out and give them a call and come over to look for it.

NoI got back today and this was my third search of the day. It only took maybe two minutes to find her beautiful diamond ring and see her smile and her husband smile as well.

I love my job.

 

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Lost, Tiffany and Company, Silver Bracelet Lacorno Beach Vancouver

  • from Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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Lost your engagement ring/ wedding band/cell phone/keys- Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call ASAP Chris 778-838-3463

I was enjoying a bit of a break up in the Okanogan when I got a call about a Lost silver Tiffany and Company bracelet in a volleyball court in Vancouver. Listening to the story I told the young lady I wouldn’t be back for at least a week but told her she could rent a Metal Detector and take a look for it and she did but unfortunately, she did not find it.

When I arrived back in Vancouver I reached out to see if she had any luck, she sadly said no… I went to the location and within five minutes, I found her beautiful Tiffany and Company silver bracelet, in memory of her grandfather..

This was surprising even to me, knowing it had been there for almost a week on a popular beach that could’ve easily been found by someone else.

The gods were with us! I love my job!!

 

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Last diamond engagement ring at Wreck Beach…Found!

  • from Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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Lost your wedding ring/engagement ring/cell phone/keys? Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call ASAP 24/7 Chris 778-838-3463.

I received a text message in regards to a Lost Ring at Wreck Beach Vancouver, unfortunately I was out of town on a bit of a holiday in the Okanogan. When the young lady told me it had been lost for almost a week, the chances were it could’ve already been found.

As we Ring Finders all know, peoples rings have such amazing and powerful stories attached to them, after talking to her on the phone I decided to cut my holidays short and race back to Vancouver Monday afternoon Labour Day weekend. It took me 7 1/2 hours to get to the location where I had to spend the night wake up and do the search early in the morning 5am

By approximately 6:30 AM, I had found her beautiful diamond engagement ring. I FaceTime them and saw her reaction. It was beautiful. I love my job.!!!

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