Today I had the opportunity to help a young gentleman named Luke search for his lost wedding band out in the Bloomfield, VT Wildlife Management Area. After tracking through thick brush, uneven ground, and more than 4½ miles of searching, we finally found it.
There’s nothing better than seeing the look of relief and gratitude when something so meaningful is recovered. Proud to have been able to help and glad Luke’s ring is back where it belongs. 🥾🔍💍
12/7/25
Just had another car key find at a new local dog park and recreation area, the former Elks Club Golf Coarse in Montpelier. It took 4 sessions to find it, pretty darn large area! So far, 4 for 4 on keys there. Unfortunately, the fellow had recently ordered a replacement key from the local Toyota dealership for $500, which they required up front payment. I’m hoping they will be decent to him and give a refund, because the key hasn’t been programmed for his Rav 4 yet.
I also built a Lost and Found box out of scrap building materials and brought it over there. People are frequently losing things in places like that!
There have been so many other car key searches lately, all around the region. These successful searches have saved the family many thousands of dollars, in total.
Feels great to be able to help them out!
We were at Bay Beach finishing up a few recovery services when a group of young men approached us. They looked worried, and one of them stepped forward to explain what had happened. While they had been wrestling around in the shallow water, his necklace had suddenly snapped and disappeared beneath the waves. This wasn’t just any necklace. It had belonged to his late father, and the pendant was something he carried with him every day as a reminder of him. Losing it hit him hard, and you could see the panic in his eyes as he talked.
He pointed out the stretch of water where it happened. Even though it was shallow, the waves constantly shifted the sand, making it easy for something small and precious to vanish instantly. We grabbed our gear and stepped into the water, determined to help.
The search began slowly and carefully. The detector hummed as we swept back and forth, inching along the bottom. The young men stood watching from the shoreline, their excitement replaced with quiet worry. It was clear how much this necklace meant to their friend. Every time the detector signaled, everyone leaned forward, hoping it would be the right one. Most of the signals turned out to be bottle caps, small bits of metal and lake debris.
After several minutes of searching, the detector gave a sharp, solid tone. We fanned the sand and the pendant was right in front of us.. The moment we held it up, the mood changed instantly.
The young man’s face lit up with pure relief. He rushed over, thanking us again and again. His friends cheered, clapping him on the back and laughing with that kind of happiness that only comes from getting something truly important back. It felt like the whole beach shared the moment for a second.
Seeing how much that necklace meant to him made the recovery feel incredibly rewarding. Bay Beach gave us another unforgettable memory that day, and we left knowing we had helped return not just an item, but a piece of someone’s heart.
Greg a golf buddy of mine knew I was a Ring Finder. When his friend Ruthann lost her gold diamond ring while doing yard work he gave her my number. Ruthann and Greg searched the area with no luck so decided to call in the professional. It was an area of dense shrubs so I could not swing my detector. Using my pin pointer on my hands and knees I found the ring lodged between the shrub roots. Another happy ending.
David’s wife was dropping their young daughter off at school and as she bent down to give her a kiss her diamond stud ear ring got tangled up in her daughter’s hair! It dropped somewhere either into the grass or onto her daughter’s backpack or on the sidewalk. After a frantic search someone suggested she call one of The Ring Finders! I met David and conducted an extensive search but my metal detector only picked up lots of small pieces of aluminum and a ton of small trash items. My last look over the sidewalk revealed where her lost diamond stud ear ring was hiding…and it was in one of the joints of the sidewalk and it was almost impossible to see! But thankfully it was found and returned to a very grateful young couple. I breathed a silent prayer of thanksgiving as I drove home!
How can I help you find something you have lost recently or years ago? Call or text me ASAP as 321-363-6029 and let’s talk.
Mike McInroe…very thankful to be a member of theringfinders.com
I was completing my 2nd ring finder mission of the day when I received a text from Jim regarding a lost platinum wedding band. It just so happens I was 15 minutes down the road successfully helping another gentlemen with his lost band…so i headed in his direction. Upon arrival Jim took me to his backyard and explained that he was playing/wrestling with his dogs when his ring came up missing. He suggested an area where he felt it most likely fell off….but couldn’t rule out any area in the large yard. As I always do I started scanning with my metal detector the most likely area the ring was lost. From 40 years of metal detecting I know that a ring on the surface has a very dramatic/unique signal on a metal detector…so I was hyper focused on hearing just that signal. I also calibrated my machine for just a gold/platinum ring. 3 minutes into the search….the signal I was looking for blew my ears off! It was 3 inches down in the deep grass and invisible to my eyes…but I knew it was there. I got out my ponpointer…dug around….and there it was! I was very happy to be able to return Jim’s ring to him…his smile as I handed his ring to him makes being a busy ring finder the best thing in the world!
This adventure started on Sunday, Nov 30th around 11:30 am when I received a text saying, “Hi Jim. We lost a men’s gold wedding band at Ocean Isle Beach on Wednesday. Any chance it is findable? It was in the surf as the tide was going out.” I texted her back and told her I’d call her shortly. A short time later I called the number attached to the text and spoke to Susan. She told me that the ring was lost at approximately 3 pm on Wednesday, Nov 26th. A check of the tide tables for the 26th showed low tide was at 5:24 pm, meaning the ring was lost about 2 ½ hours before low tide. Susan also said that there was a couple of gentlemen metal detecting who had looked for the ring without success. Looking at the tide tables for Sunday, low tide was at 9:15 pm. I told Susan I’d be out there around 7 pm that evening. My next concern was finding a place to park, since Susan and her group had already left to go home. But I’d figure that out when I got there.
It was dark when I got there at 6:50 pm. I pulled in the driveway of the house and took a picture of it with the name, “Sea Wolf,” and sent it to Susan to let her know I was there. As I’m trying to figure out where to park, the cleaning crew was leaving. I explained what I was doing and was granted permission to park in the driveway. That problem solved. Made my way out on the beach and went through Susan’s text messages again to make sure I was in the right area. Up to this point, I was assuming the lost ring belonged to her husband. In her text she said that her son, Logan was the one who lost his yellow gold wedding ring 4 to 5 houses down from the house they were renting. So my plan was to go to the far side of the 6th house and work a grid back to the house they rented. I had just enough moon light to see my grid lines from dragging my sand scoop in the sand to keep me on track. I was working from the mid-tide line down to ankle/shin deep in the ocean. I passed the 5th, 4th, and 3rd houses with no luck, other than 2 pennies, 2 pull tabs and a tungsten ring that had been buried for quite a while. It was close to 9 pm and reaching dead low tide. As I was coming out of the water behind the 2nd house, I got a solid 16/17 on the Minelab Equinox 800 VDI (visual display indicator) and I knew I had Logan’s gold ring. After 4 days of sitting in the surf under the moving water and shifting sand, it took me a couple of scoops to get the ring out. Bingo. I sent a picture of the ring to Susan who sent it to Logan and he identified it. I got the ring in the mail on Monday and sent it on its way back home to Virginia with an estimated delivery date of today, Friday.
Susan – Thank you for contacting me to help find Logan’s ring.
Logan – So happy I could help find your ring and get it back where it belongs.
Jim
Jane and her college roommates were enjoying the first snowfall of the year in front of the historic Utah County Courthouse. After a snowball fight, they made snow angels, and then discovered that one of the roommates had lost her favorite ring in the snow. After the snow melted, Jane returned and searched thoroughly for the ring in the grass but couldn’t find it. She hoped to find the ring, then give it as a surprise birthday present to her roommate in a few weeks. She found my name in TheRingFinders.com and gave me a call. We met the next morning, and after maybe 45 minutes of searching in a light snowfall with my metal detectors, we found the ring hidden in the grass. Jane is excited to return the ring to its owner at the birthday party!
