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Sentimental Gold Wedding Ring Lost In The Sand, In Saco, Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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Just before 6:00pm, on Saturday August 2nd, I received a call from Mike. Mike, his wife and their son had spent the day at Ferry Beach State Park, in Saco, Maine. They were having a great time, until Mike noticed that he no longer had his wedding ring on. As most people do, they all began running their fingers through the sand around their chairs. It was all for naught as no ring was found. Fortunately Mike had not gone swimming but had spent the day around the beach chairs, other than leaving the chair area, just twice. Once, when he went down along the waterline, as his son was boogie boarding and once walking the length of the park’s beach, to use the restroom. Other than that, he was just enjoying the sun and scenery, with his family. It was while he was in the restroom that he noticed his wedding ring was missing. He didn’t see it in the restroom and walked back to the chairs, visually searching as he walked. Once at the chair, he searched the beach bags and chairs and sand, in the area. The ring was not found. Mike’s wife then walked up to the restroom area and she was not able to find it anywhere along the route. Mike then reported the ring missing, to the Park Manager. Once home, in Gorham (Maine), Mike learned about my services. This is when he called me. I told Mike I could certainly help him and we agreed to meet at 6:30pm, at the gate, to the Ferry Beach State Park.

Cheryl and I drove down to the State Park and met Mike at the gate. He was talking to the Park Manager, as she was locking the gates, for the evening. She wished us well and told us we welcome to walk the road, down to the beach. It was a long walk so I told Mike that he could leave his car where it was and Cheryl would drive us to Pond Avenue, adjacent to the beach and 1/2 of a mile less walking. Once Cheryl dropped us off, we walked a 100’ or so and were on the State Park’s beach. Mike took me to the area he thought they were in and I told himself that even if he was a little off, I would over grid search the area, so as not to miss any areas. I started at the southern end of the beach m working my way north, parallel with the high tide waterline. I was maybe 6’ to 8’ feet, from the high tide mark and Mike said their chairs weren’t that far down, towards the water. After searching for 100’ or so to the north Mike said that I should turn around and head back south. As I headed south, I was finding only a few non ferrous targets, a pull tab and a very small fishing sinker and some small bits of foil. I then headed north again and when I reached the northern end of the search line, still no ring. Mike then said that maybe he was a little closer to the lifeguard stand and I headed another 50’ to 75’ further north, turned and searched south, turned and headed back north again. Still the list wedding ring remained elusive. As Mike and I talked I suggested I search the 6’ to 8’ of dry sand, along the high tide waterline line. Again Mike said he didn’t think they were that close to the high tide line. I suggested that I just search it, so that we know the entire area, from the high tide line to about 30’ inland, on the beach, would be completely searched and once I finished this area, we could figure out our next move. Mike agreed with me and I started heading south, along the high tide line. As I was about 3/4 of the way done, I received a nice low tone, reading 27-28 on my VDI screen. I told Mike, that this sounded good but couldn’t guarantee it was the ring. It could be another pull tab. I took my pinpointer and ran it through the sand until I caught a glimpse of the side of the ring. Mike couldn’t see it, from where he was standing and I grabbed the ring, so he couldn’t see it and popped up, extending my hand with the ring, towards Mike , saying, “Mike, I got it, congratulations “. Mike’s jaw literally dropped and said “Oh my God, I can’t believe it. I think I might cry. I have to let my wife know.” Mike put the ring, on his finger and took a photo, sending it to his wife. Mike was very emotional and happy to have his ring back, telling me multiple times that “You’re the best, you’re doing Gods work “. I could see Mike’s eyes glistening a little and knew just how much this ring meant to him. This ring represents so much to Mike and it isn’t the monetary value, it’s his life with his wife and son, it’s the memories. After Cheryl came down and picked us up, he told Cheryl the same thing and conveyed how fortunate he was to have his beloved wedding ring back. Mike told us of his buying the ring in Manchester New Hampshire, all those years ago and was just so relieved he had it back. Cheryl also told Mike that we love doing this for others and that she was very, very happy for him. As we dropped Mike off, back at his vehicle, he thanked us again and was going to let everyone he knows about us doing great work for others. He thanked us one last time and told us “You guys really are doing Gods work, thank you.” Cheryl and I drove away smiling and telling each other how we love being able to see the happy tears and smiles on our clients, once they get their ring back. No better feeling in the world than to see people like Mike get their extremely sentimental ring back. I can tell you that we are all going to sleep tonight m with smiles on our faces. 😀❤️🙏

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost In Thick Vegetation After Being Stung By Wasps, In Windham Maine, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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On Monday evening, July 21st, I received the following voicemail

“Hi, My name is Brooke T******* and I live in the Town of Windham, Maine. My husband and I, um, he was mowing the lawn, the other day and was stung by a couple of hornets and he was swatting around and his wedding ring flew off, in our yard or maybe the woods nearby. We’ve been searching and haven’t been able to find it, um, I came out to try and help him and I also got stung by four and one was in the eye. It’s been quite a few interesting days. We did get a friend’s metal detector but we still haven’t been able to find it. We’ve heard good things about you guys and thought we’d just call and see if you might be able to help, as well. If you get this message and wouldn’t mind calling, at some point. My number is 508-***-****. Thank you so much, bye, bye.”
I called her back as soon as I heard the voicemail. Brooke explained that 4 days earlier, on Thursday July 17th, her husband, Mike, had been mowing the lawn, when he unknowingly ran over an underground hornets nest. The hornets came flying out, of the underground hole and started attacking him. As Mike was running, trying to get away, he was swatting the bees off and flinging his arms around, trying to keep the hornets away. Mike was stung multiple times and when Brooke went out to help him, she was also attacked and stung multiple times, including a sting, right next to her eye. The eye area immediately started swelling and she needed immediate medical attention, at a local quick care facility. Mike woke up the next morning and his arm was extremely swollen and also needed medical attention. Both Brooke and Mike were put on medication, to help alleviate the symptoms of the hornets stings.
At some point, the previous day, after being stung, Mike realized his white gold wedding ring had gone missing. Most likely when he was flailing his arms, after being attacked by the hornets. So, once the hornets nest was taken care of and filled in. Mike and Brooke borrowed a friend’s metal detector and searched their lawn, with no luck. They told me the detector kept making noises but there was never anything there, when they looked. I told Brooke that the noises she was hearing, were most likely targets, in the ground. I also told her that if they had never used a metal detector before, it would be very difficult to understand what was going on. The metal detector will beep on anything metal, above and below the ground. It will beep on ferrous and non ferrous metals. If you don’t understand what the machine is telling you, you will get frustrated very quickly. That is why I always tell clients not to go buy or rent a metal detector. In most instances you will be wasting your money. You are better off by calling us, The Ring Finders of Maine. Not only are we less money, than renting a metal detector but Gary Hill and I have 40 years of experience, between us. I will also bring an extra detector, if a client would like to help, at no cost, other than our Transportation Costs, that’s it.
I told Brooke that Gary and I were currently searching for 2 lost Gold rings in the Ferry Beach State Park area, of Saco, Maine. We could only search for those gold rings at low tide and once those were found, I would call her back and set up a date and time to search for Mike’s wedding ring. I explained that Mike’s ring was on private property and wouldn’t be going anywhere but the two gold rings, in the ocean, were an emergency, because of the tides, waves and possibly other metal detectorists. Brooke totally understood! Unfortunately, it took Gary, myself and my clients son, Ben, the next 4 days, before Ben finally recovered the two rings, on Friday, July 25th. That same day, we received 2 more emergency call outs, with Gary going to Ocean Park Beach, to search for a pair of prescription glasses and I went to Ogunquit Beach, to search for 3 lost gold and diamond rings. Gary recovered the glasses but I didn’t find the rings, on Friday, but was heading back to Ogunquit, Maine: Beautiful Place by the Sea, pre dawn, in the morning. Meanwhile, Brooke contacted me on Saturday morning and asked if I would be able to come and search this weekend. I explained that I had just returned from Ogunquit, Maine and had found the 3 gold and diamond rings and was now at Bayview Beach, in Saco, searching for a lifeguard’s lost gold pendant. I wasn’t wasn’t sure how long I would be. Gary had already left, this morning and was driving his grandson back to South Carolina and wouldn’t be available. Sunday, Cheryl and I were going to Boston, to a Boston Red Sox game. I told Brooke that I could do any morning, next week starting on Tuesday July 29. Brooke and I ended up agreeing to a search on Friday, August 1st.

Today, August 1st, Cheryl and I arrived promptly at 8:00am and Brooke and Mike came right out, to meet us. Mike had to leave and get his two sons to rec camp but first took me to the area where the underground hornets nest had been. The underground nest was now defunct and filled in, thankfully. Mike showed me the route he ran , as he was fleeing the hornets. The grass hadn’t been mowed, which is a good thing, and because of the lack of rain, the grass wasn’t tall at all. If the ring were on the lawn, I would think it would have been visible to find. Mike and Brooke had already metal detected the lawn, along with visually searching, many times, without finding the ring. Mike had also started cutting back the overgrown wild raspberries vines, and other thick vegetation. I told Mike that I would grid the lawn, just to eliminate that area. The lawn wasn’t very large and I could do it in approximately 15 minutes. I would then try and get in the thick vegetation and vines, as best I could. Mike then left with his sons and Brooke had to get to work.
I did grid search the lawn in approximately 15 minutes and the ring was not found. I decided to enter the thick vegetation just behind where the underground hornets nest had been. I really couldn’t swing my detector very well, because of all the vines. I would stand on the vines, best I could without getting pricked and swing over the area as best as I could. Some areas I couldn’t swing at all and I took off my 11” coil, used on the lawn and put my 8” elliptical coil on. The small elliptical coil worked much better, in the thick vegetation because if I couldn’t swing it properly, I could push it between the vines much better. I still wasn’t able to search every square foot, but I was able to cover much more ground, with the smaller coil. After approximately 15 minutes in the overgrown brush, I finally received a good sounding target. A nice loud low tone, repeating on the VDI screen at 29-30. Definitely a good sounding and looking target. As I looked down, into the extremely thick vegetation, I still couldn’t see the target. I got my pinpointer out and located the target. Even with the pinpointer, I still couldn’t see the target. Whatever it was, it was deep in the vegetation. As I started removing the vegetation, I caught a glimpse of a round, silver colored ring. A white gold ring? After taking a few photos, I picked the ring up and it was very heavy. It was Mike’s wedding ring, which has now been lost for 15 days. I called Brooke and told her I had found the ring and because she and Mike both work from home, she came right out but Mike was on a call, but would be out shortly. I showed Brooke the area I found the wedding ring but because of the prickly vines and heavy vegetation, she couldn’t get all the way out to where I was. She was elated and said, “ You are amazing “. Mike then came out and I showed him the spot where I found it and he agreed that the ring would never have be found , visually. It truly is amazing how a ring can just disappear, from sight. The ring was found approximately 10” to 12” from the edge of the lawn and without a metal detector, it wouldn’t have been found. I gave Mike his ring back and he immediately put it back on. Brooke had told us that Mike “Felt Naked Without His Ring On”. Mike gave me a nice big firm handshake and a nice big smile. He was so happy to finally have his almost 10 year wedding ring back on his finger, where it belongs. I love being able to do this for others but also for myself. There is no better feeling than to hand back a lost item to the rightful owner and see the happiness, on their face. 😀❤️🙏

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Santa Cruz ring lost and now found

  • from Monterey (California, United States)
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Got a call from Andrew, who had been on “Hole in the Wall beach”, just north of Santa Cruz.   Lost his platinum ring.  Had an idea of the approx area, but …. no matter how much hand-sifting and shoveling they did, could not find it.     Was able to help Andrew and his wife recover it.   Nice meeting you Andrew, and thanx for the tip.

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Dennis, MA…”The ONE and ONLY Ring” Found and Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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July 31, 2025 On the 29th I received a call from Kyle requesting help in finding his ring. He had seen it drop off his finger into the water of Cape Cod Bay. A description was received in a text: “Beveled gold ring with “always” engraved on the inside.” Unfortunately I was out looking for another’s lost wedding band and would not be able to help until the next morning’s tide. We passed a couple of pin marks on a map and I was ready for a search in the morning.

I searched the marked out area for a couple of hours in the morning and not finding the ring, I would go back for the evening tide. The evening’s search in an enlarger area did not produce the ring either. A few more texts and a new picture of the area showed the ring might be a bit further west than I had been searching. Then the question came from Kyle…”Do you know what time you might look again? I would love to come meet you if possible.” Of course. I, for some reason, assumed Kyle was not on the Cape when we were texting. I was wrong. So we set the time for 6:30PM, just before low tide.

It is always best to have the person who lost the object to be at the search sight so they may answer questions about the loss and stand in the area they thought the loss occurred. Most times the area is not where map pin marks are given, some times only off by a few feet and once a wife was actually standing on the ring. On another occasion a large rock had been put on top of the lost ring. On a third case; scattered coins were only off by the difference in tide height of when the ring was lost and where the coins were dropped.

We met at the beach and I lined up using the photos which I learned were taken that morning, not two days ago when the ring was lost. A comment on buying a replacement ring was made. Briana sharply replied to with “The ONE and ONLY Ring” is in the water, no replacement ring will do! The more I searched the more I was told “further out”, “closer in”, further west maybe to the east. None of the area adjustments put me on top of the ring, not even the area were Kyle came into the water and stood were he “lost the ring”. I went back to the shore line again, asking for more information. Well maybe a bit more west, but not that far out. OK, I turned and without taking a step, swug the detector and got the best signal I had heard all day. I took the headphones off so Briana could hear what I was listening for. Then I took one scoop, and you bet…The Ring was in my scoop.

Nothing out of the ordinary transpired on the way back to the car. Pictures a few tidbits about The Ring and lastly, many thanks, a hug, and a couple of ideas of how not to loose a ring at the beach were discussed. A good bye and we were all off for an evening of sleep without the worry if “The One and Only Ring” would ever be seen again.

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Ocean City NJ Lost Wedding Band Found by John Favano Ring Finders South Jersey

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost a ring in Ocean City, New Jersey?

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Kevin was enjoying a beach day in Ocean City, NJ when his wedding band was accidentally lost in the sand. While reaching into the beach cart, the ring slipped out of the pocket without him noticing. By the time he realized it was missing, it was too late—the sand had already hidden it.

His mother-in-law, Karen, quickly searched online and gave me a call. She described the situation and gave me a detailed location of where they believed the ring had fallen. I arrived at the beach within 30 minutes and met them near the scene.

The beach conditions were ideal—flat sand and not overly crowded. I grabbed my metal detector and started a tight grid search in the area they had pointed out.

After only a few passes, I picked up a strong signal. I scooped carefully, and there it was—Kevin’s lost wedding band, just beneath the surface.

The moment I handed it back was unforgettable. Smiles, cheers, and pure relief filled the air. Kevin was thrilled to have his wedding ring back, and Karen was grateful for the quick response.

This is why I do what I do—helping people recover their precious items lost on the beach.

If you’ve lost a ring or jewelry in Ocean City, NJ, don’t wait. Call or text Ring Finders South Jersey right away. The faster you act, the better the chance of recovery before tides or foot traffic move it.

Thanks again to Karen for reaching out and trusting me with this important recovery.

Another happy ending—and another ring returned on the Jersey Shore!

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A Tearful Call and a Surprise Recovery at St. Paul Beach

  • from Chisago City (Minnesota, United States)
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A Tearful Call and a Joyful Reunion at St. Paul Beach

On a busy Friday evening, I was just pulling into work when fellow Ring Finder Darrin Gray called. A young woman in St. Paul was in tears—she’d lost her ring at a local beach and needed urgent help. I was only 6-8 minutes away, so I agreed to meet her, despite not having my usual gear with me.When I arrived, I remembered a small handheld detector tucked behind my truck’s seat. With traffic heading out of town at a standstill, driving home for my full setup would’ve taken 2-3 hours—time we didn’t have. The handheld unit hadn’t been used in two years, and I had zero expectations the battery would even work. To my surprise, it powered on!I waded into the water in my jeans, armed with the little detector and its 6-inch coil. The search area was about 60×60 feet, and covering it with such a small coil was slow going, sweeping a path just 6-7 feet wide. Back and forth I went, determined to give it my all. After two and a half hours of meticulous searching, I finally got a solid signal—and there it was, her ring!The woman had left to take her toddler home, just three blocks away. I called her with the good news, and she was overcome with joy, to say the least. She rushed back to the beach, tears streaming down her face again—this time from happiness. The look of relief and gratitude as she was reunited with the ring she thought was gone forever made every minute of that search worthwhile
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Lost gold wedding ring, FOUND! Cape May, NJ By Ring Finders Cape May TAG Jeffrey Laag

  • from Cape May (New Jersey, United States)
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Super quick recovery, super short story. I received a message from Bethann. She explained that her husband lost his ring on Trenton Ave beach while playing with their grandchildren in the sand. Rode over and met up with the couple on the beach minutes after she messaged me. After a very brief discussion and search I managed to recover the ring in about 30 seconds. Granted they’re not always that fast, but it nice when they are. Regardless of how long it takes, I always take the time to provide the very best service and search techniques for my clients. Another happy couple!
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Lost and found gold wedding band in Scugog Lake Ontario

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Today’s travel took me to Lake Scugog. Received a text from Doug this morning about his son having lost his gold wedding band while vacationing at a cottage on Scugog lake. Carson was swimming with his dog and while trying to pick him up, he felt his ring slip off his finger in about 5’ of water. His ring was custom made, with gold from his grand father’s ring. The good news is that he had a good idea where the ring slipped off and the bottom had barely any weeds and not too much silt to contend with. Was a quick recovery, perhaps fifteen minutes, and Carson was extremely happy to get his ring back on his finger. Another happy ending. Life is good!

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LOST GOLD WEDDING BAND in CHARLOTTE, NC….. FOUND!!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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I finished the day 2-3 on recoveries, lack of sleep, many hours and miles driven to put smiles back on 2 of the 3 and hopes for the 3rd one it is somewhere in her bags waiting to be found!

While on the ferry ride to Southport coming back from Bald Head Island and after successfully completing my early morning ring recovery. I get a call from a gentleman telling me his wife lost her wedding set in some grass at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC last night. They were able to find the engagement ring, but the wedding band wasn’t able to be found.

They had lots of help from police and pedestrians all trying to locate this ring in the dark!

He found me online and gave me a call. I advised him of my current location/situation and assured him that I could head straight to him once I get back to my truck and change into some dry clothes. Four hours later I arrived and met the both of them. I get my gear ready, get the story, area to search and start the recovery!

About 15-20 mins I get a ring hit, look down to scan with my pin-pointer and I see a ring shaped object! I could just barely see it with the grass already covering it. It would’ve been impossible to see this one with just the naked eye!

After a few photos and “couple embraces” it’s back on her finger where it belongs to stay forever!

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Ring count for 2025: 128 (22 – recoveries)

GOLD – 23 (14 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 2 (2 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3 – recoveries)
SILVER – 33 (3 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 2
JUNK – 66

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Lost Titanium Dental Post Found in Brighton Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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Bob’s Got His Smile Back……

While out doing yard chores Bob went into an allergic sneezing frenzy. Falling to the ground he eventually was able to stand up and went into the house to get a cool drink. While enjoying cooling down he noticed his dental post missing. He ran back out and looked around but couldn’t see it and wondered where it went. While on the phone I said it was me Vs. the tooth fairy. While laughing he said he’d rather have his dental post back instead of money under his pillow. On site I started a grid search in the area where he remembers falling down. The ground was very clean with no junk signals. About 10 minutes into the search, I got a good signal and detector meter read of a very small, shallow item. Moving the grass around revealed Bob’s dental post compressed into the ground, probably from him walking or falling onto it he said. Happy he was to get his smile back and happy that the tooth fairy won’t be visiting tonight!

Jonathan

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