Lost Ring Clark, NJ… Found!!!
(NOTE: The ring is right in front of the Croc – that is why they are so hard to find)
(NOTE: The ring is right in front of the Croc – that is why they are so hard to find)





One-Month-Old Wedding Ring Recovered in the Ocean – Jersey Shore Success
Recovery by Edward Trapper – NJ Ring Finder
Serving the Jersey Shore and All of New Jersey
Mark called me after losing his wedding ring—just one month old—in the ocean along the Jersey Shore. He explained that he had been standing in roughly waist-deep water while tossing around a small hockey ball with family. At one point, he went to swat the ball underhand and felt the ring slip right off his hand and fly straight out in front of him.
As soon as it hit the water, they could no longer see it. With shifting sand and steady current, it disappeared quickly.
I told him I’d be there for the next low tide and we coordinated to meet at the beach. They had a photo of the location, so we were able to mark the exact spot where the ring came off. Based on the time of loss—just after high tide—I guessed that the ring might now be sitting in shallower water closer to the slope.
I began by thoroughly working the wet slope and shallow surf with no luck. Then I moved out to waist-deep water and still came up empty. This was puzzling because the location details were solid.
After finishing the deep area, I worked my way back up the slope one more time, just in case the current had pushed it higher—but again, no luck.
By now it was getting dark, and the family had nearly given up hope. Just before calling it, I asked Mark if there was any chance they had drifted at all during the game. He mentioned they may have shifted slightly north.
I took just a couple of short paths in that direction and finally got a strong signal. Eight inches deep in the sand was Mark’s beautiful wedding ring—right on the edge of the search zone.
His entire family was stunned. They had already accepted that it might be gone forever.
This recovery is a perfect reminder:
✅ Get every detail possible
✅ Trust your instincts
✅ Never give up too soon

Received a call for a lost ring on the sand bar near Sleeping Bear sand dunes. Could not get there right away but had owner take pictures and video of their location from the boat and also had them leave a item there which they decided on a coke can full of sand and placed on the bottom. Me and my daughter took the jet ski over to the nearest launch and rode over to the area owner was at according to their videos. We located the coke can and anchored right next to it. Ring was found about 10ft from the can. Quite happy how it worked out for the best. Always good to try and mark the spot with something if not able to stay til the search. Appreciate the call, and always glad to help.


Got a late at night message about a lost ring at the end of the owners dock. Was able to get on the road kinda early and had it found by about 10:15 am. Knew right where it had come off at, and was nice to have a fairly easy recovery. Thank you for the call, and was happy to help!
In The Shadows of The Seaweed
Cooling Off….Was the plan for Cliff and his daughter Tara. Setting up their chairs, they ended up being neck deep in the water once they settled in. The cool water and gentle swells felt like a million bucks. A few short breaks on shore to visit with family had them back in the water quickly. Towards evening Tara noticed her ring missing. Recalling that she was on shore playing with the dogs and even jet skiing had her heating up with worry as to what happened to the ring. When I arrived, there were brief rain showers. I started to grid search just past where they were sitting and got tons of junk signals. Scanning thru a few tall wispy plants poking up, nails, screws and jagged metal was being detected and removed. As heavier rain and lightning rolled in, I went on shore to check the ground where Tara was. Still no ring signal. A break in the clouds had me back in the water working my way closer to shore. Again, more junk was dug up. As I usually recheck the ground after removing junk, I rechecked this spot and got a clear good metal tone thru the headphones. Scraping thru the sand with my small pin pointer revealed her ring quite deep I’ll say. Holding the ring up for Cliff to see he just about fell out of his lawn chair to get into the water. He quickly called Tara who was overtaken with relief that her ring was found. Let the cool down begin.
In The Shadows of The Seaweed is a first in a new series of posts for recoveries made in/underwater dedicated to my turtle Frankie whom I and my friends had the pleasure of watching her dive for food and chase targets in her tank for 8 months. Very inspiring creature whose personality will always drive me harder to find those elusive underwater lost items.
We will miss her. RIP Frankie!
Jonathan




Got a call from Fabiana asking for help in finding her 3 year old daughters earring lost in the sand. I told her id be there as soon as i could to help. She met me at the entrance to the beach club and walked me down to where they were sitting. Seems while enjoying the day with the family, her daughter had a cowboy hat on and her bother yanked it off her head and in doing so caught her earring and it flew into the sand. I asked for the matching earring to test it on the detector and got nothing. I adjusted my settings to where I could hear it but just bearly. After finding a few pieces of trash I finally got another slight signal and figured id better check it and im glad I did. There was her earring. Fabiana was so excited to learn I found it for her daughter. Another Happy ending.
