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Lost – Men’s tungsten wedding band, Samsula, FL – FOUND!!

  • from New Smyrna Beach (Florida, United States)
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I noticed a post from someone who had lost his wedding ring in his own front yard. Since it was only a few miles away, I told him I could stop by and asked him to give me a call. Between his schedule and mine, it took a while, but we finally found a time to search.

When I arrived, Duke led me to the exact spot where it happened. Standing there, he said, “I washed my hands right here,” then demonstrated how he had flicked the water from them. “That’s when my ring flew off.” He heard it strike one of the pavers on the walkway, but after that, it simply vanished.

I figured it would be a quick recovery. I fired up the Minelab Manticore and got to work. But the thick, not mown grass quickly changed my expectations. Every promising signal had to be checked carefully, with Duke using a small tool to investigate each target. I searched one side of the walkway, then the other. Nothing but junk. Next came the pavers t hemselves—still nothing.

Refusing to give up, I widened the search. More junk. Then I worked my way close to the house and got a strong signal near the edge of the flower bed. Assuming it was probably a metal landscape stake, I moved on.

Just then I heard Duke shout, “It’s my ring!”

He had looked down and spotted it, hidden in the grass exactly where the detector had alerted me. Tears filled his eyes as the symbol of his marriage to Kathy was safely back on his finger. Hugs, smiles, and grateful hearts followed as God once again blessed a search with a successful ending.

Praise the Lord.

I’m Detector Ed – Florida metal detecting specialist focused on recovering lost items. Whether it’s a ring, jewelry, keys, or even a phone, I search beaches, parks, yards, and shallow water—just about anywhere it might be hiding.

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Lost Hearing Aid found in Sharpsburg, GA by Matt Perdue

  • from Newnan (Georgia, United States)
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Dan in Sharpsburg, GA contacted me about a hearing aid he recently lost while doing yard work. Fortunately, he had a good idea of where it came off which greatly helped reduce the search area. It took a few hours, but I finally got my metal detector over it and was able to recover it and return it to him in one piece this morning.

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Two Gold Wedding Rings Recovered in Lake Como, WI

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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Two Rings Reunited

As I parked my car outside of a lakeside bar in Como, WI, I knew the task ahead would be like none I had encountered before.  Could I locate two lost wedding rings from the same couple?  It was 2:00 pm on July 20th, 2026 and I would soon meet Shauna and Chris to hear their story in person.  Like many of my searches, their story began like so many.  Paraphrasing… “I knew my ring fit loosely and it came off in the water.  I can’t believe I didn’t think to take it off!”

Shauna was playing with her three young daughters, sitting in the shallow water, probably keeping her sharp, motherly eyes on each of them.  Pushing off the rocky bottom of the lake to stand up, she felt the ring slip, release, and disappear.  Carefully padding the lake bottom with a flat hand, only gritty sand and small rocks pushed back.  Her ring was gone.

And then the twist…

When I called her back to arrange for the search, she interrupted with… there’s a bit more to the story and she proceeded to tell me that I would be looking for two rings.  In the moment of losing a precious ring, an overwhelming mixture of emotions are released.  Loss, regret, sadness, anger, hopelessness.  I don’t know what Shauna was feeling, but her husband, Chris, stepped in to help bear the burden.  He said something like… “these rings belong together…” and took off his ring and threw it into the lake.  I listened to their story, paused, and asked, “This is going to sound like a strange question, but are you two fans of [the television show] The Office?”  “Yes!”  they replied, wondering where I was going with the question, but clearly energetic fans of the series.  I pointed to Chris and said, “First, you are the Jim Halpert in this story.”  

In season 6 of The Office, Jim and Pam get married.  

As with most weddings, something inevitably goes wrong and for Pam she accidentally tears her veil.  In the moment, to console her, Jim grabs a pair of scissors and cuts his necktie in half, refocusing Pam that their love is steadfast despite what breaks down around them.  Chris reacted in love, and in my book, that gets the Jim Halpert award.  Shauna later commented it did help her to get through the moment after losing her ring.

In the end, both rings were found.  Shauna’s in shallow water, while Chris’s required some diving to recover it.  Both searches were accomplished in an hour and a half because Chris and Shauna put me in the perfect locations.  Their sharp memories gave me the best chance to use the tools and knowledge of metal detecting to reunite the rings.

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Stone Harbor NJ Lost Wedding Band Found by John Favano Ring Finders South Jersey

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Ray’s family thought his wedding band was gone forever. Thankfully, the tide had other plans.

While enjoying a beautiful day at the 86th Street Beach in Stone Harbor, NJ, Ray was wading in waist-deep water. As he moved through the surf, his wedding band slipped off and disappeared beneath the sand.
His daughter quickly contacted Ring Finders South Jersey for help. Calling immediately gave us the best chance for a successful recovery before waves and shifting sand buried the ring deeper.
We met at the beach during ideal search conditions. Ray explained exactly where he believed the ring was lost. Every detail mattered before the search began.
Using professional metal detecting equipment, I established a careful grid search across the suspected area. A systematic search greatly improves recovery success in the ocean.
After covering several passes, my detector produced a strong, repeatable signal. The tone sounded promising.
I carefully took one scoop of sand from the ocean floor.
There it was.
Ray’s wedding band was resting inside the scoop.

Smiles immediately replaced worry. The entire family celebrated as the ring was safely returned.
Recoveries like this remind me why I enjoy helping families throughout South Jersey. Every ring carries memories that simply cannot be replaced.

The family was able to continue enjoying their vacation in beautiful Stone Harbor, NJ, without the stress of losing such an important piece of jewelry.

If you lose a wedding band, engagement ring, necklace, bracelet, or other valuable item, avoid searching blindly. Mark the location if possible and call immediately. Fast action often makes all the difference.
At Ring Finders South Jersey, I personally handle every recovery using proven search techniques and professional equipment. With more than 500 successful recoveries, I proudly help families recover treasured items across Stone Harbor, NJ.

Don’t give up hope. Many lost rings can still be recovered.
Visit RingFindersSouthJersey.com or call as soon as your item is lost. The sooner the search begins, the greater the chance of success.

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Beautiful gold wedding ring found in Charlottesville Virginia

  • from Charlottesville (Virginia, United States)
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Lost your ring, jewelry, cell phone, keys… Don’t wait until it’s too late. Text or email ASAP 24/7 Mark at 434-987-0568.
Julia contacted me looking for help to find her lost wedding ring. She was out for a walk with her 6 month old child when her ring fell into the leaves along a wooded path. She couldn’t find it right away so she took her child home and came back for a more thorough search. Unfortunately she still had no luck locating the ring. She was able to give me a good description and really narrowed the search area. After about 15 minutes or so I heard the signal I was listening for and there it was hiding under the leaves. So glad I could help get this ring back on Julia’s finger where it belongs.
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RingFinder- Farmington, CT- Recovered Women’s Platninum and Diamond Engagement Ring

  • from Farmington (Connecticut, United States)
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THE PURSE, THE PANIC, AND THE RING IN THE BROADLEAF GRASS

Some of the best calls I get start the same way: “You’re not going to believe how this happened.”

This one was a backyard BBQ — family, friends, kids running everywhere, the kind of afternoon that’s supposed to end with full stomachs and good memories. And it did, eventually. But not before a few very tense hours.

Somewhere between the burgers and the lawn games, her young son decided his mom’s purse belonged in the mix. To a kid, a purse is just another thing to dig through and toss — right alongside the frisbees and the sidewalk chalk and whatever else was scattered across that yard. So he did what kids do. He emptied it into the grass, piece by piece, without a second thought.

The mom found out and started the recovery mission — wallet, keys, phone, the usual suspects. One by one, she tracked them down in the grass. But when she got to the end of the list, one item was missing: her platinum and diamond engagement ring, tucked in some corner of the purse, now lost somewhere in a yard full of toys, blankets, chairs, and every other distraction a summer BBQ leaves behind.

She searched for hours. On her hands and knees, running her fingers through the grass, hoping to feel that unmistakable shape. Nothing. As the afternoon wore on and the light started to change, she made the call.

I got out there and she walked me through it — where the purse had been, where the boy had been playing, the general path of the chaos. Backyards like this are deceptively tricky. Toys, tent stakes, bottle caps, pull tabs, sprinkler heads — all of it lights up a detector, and all of it has to get checked and ruled out before you can trust what’s underneath.

I started working the area in careful, overlapping passes. Signal after signal, most of them exactly what you’d expect from a yard that had just hosted a full-blown cookout. Then, just a few minutes in, one target stood out — buried under a thick patch of broadleaf grass, low enough to the ground that she’d likely swept right past it a dozen times without ever seeing it.

I parted the grass by hand.

There it was. Platinum band, diamond catching the last of the afternoon light, completely unharmed.

I’ll never get tired of that moment — watching a mom go from exhausted and defeated to covering her mouth in disbelief in about two seconds flat. That’s the whole job, right there.

Lost jewelry in the yard, at the beach, at the lake — anywhere in Hartford County — don’t assume it’s gone for good. Give me a call. There’s a good chance it’s still out there, just waiting for the right eyes — or the right detector — to find it.

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Lost Wedding Ring Recovered Minnesota Metal Detecting

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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Mike lost his wedding band while tossing a ball with his nephew at a local beach. He was in approx. 4 to 5 feet of water and actually watched it drop into the water. He and his family searched the area and couldn’t find the ring. Mike got on his phone and searched how to find a lost ring in the water and theringfinders.com came up. He gave me a call and we set up a search for the next morning. This beach is detected a lot and I knew it would be wise to search as fast as possible, also I knew the beach would be very clean of any other objects. This helps, so I don’t have to remove old trash. Mike thought it was chest deep and I searched for an hour or so with no hits. He thought it must be in deeper water, which requires scuba diving. So, I went back home and got my gear. I searched again and nothing, so I decided to go into the shallower area and I found it in about 2 to 2 1/2 feet of water. Ya just can’t give up the search and you have to expand the area, as I ‘ve learned through years of recoveries. Who knows what happened, all that matters is Mike has his wedding band back where it belongs!

Congrats Mike.

Darrin

 

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Wedding Band Lost During Swim Has Been Found Two Days Later

  • from Emerald Isle (North Carolina, United States)
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Kevin’s group had just kicked off their vacation week at Emerald Isle, NC, when he headed into the ocean, wading in waist- to chest-deep water. That’s when he felt his wedding band of 10 years slip off his finger. A few days later, a friend told him about detectorists who can search for lost items, and on the second morning after losing the ring, Kevin reached out to me.

I was getting ready for a trip out of state and had little time due to packing and appointments, so I told Kevin I could only spare about two hours to search but would give it my best shot.

Arriving just before low tide, I started in the deepest areas but found nothing at first. After about an hour and more conversation with Kevin, my metal detector suddenly gave off a loud signal. Spotting the ring, I called Kevin over with “a very important question” and asked, “Does it look like this?” Kevin was stunned to see his lost wedding ring.

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Lost platinum wedding ring recovered in Lake Tahoe

  • from Reno (Nevada, United States)
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I received a call for a lost wedding ring late in the day. He was with his family enjoying some beach time and while going into the water he decided to take his wedding band off so he wouldn’t lose it in the water. Unfortunately when he did that it slipped out of his hands into the water. They searched for two hours with no luck then found me on The Ring Finders. I took the one hour drive to the location and within minutes I was able to scoop the ring out of the sand.

The relief and smiles is all worh it..

 

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Apple Watch Dropped in Rushing Water of Lytle Creek, CA- FOUND With 1% Battery Left!

  • from Corona (California, United States)
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We Almost Ran Out of Time!

I received a call in the late afternoon from Maria, who said she found me (somehow) via Chat GPT. I don’t know anything about Chat GPT, but she found me.

Maria said she and the family were enjoying a hot day playing in the cool rushing waters of Lytle Creek. Maria explained that she had taken off her Apple Watch and had set it on her hat that she also had removed. When she was getting out of the creek, she grabbed her hat and the watch fell into the water. There were several large rocks by the shore in the rushing current. Maria’s Apple Watch app on her phone showed the watch was still in that area. The family looked but to no avail.

I told her it would be dark by the time we met up, so we opted to meet the next day. We caravanned to the spot where she smartly had placed a large branch on the guardrail to mark their position adjacent to the creek where they had been playing, which was about 100 yards from the road. The Apple Watch app showed the watch was still there. Maria, her two sons, and her sister and I climbed down to the spot in the creek and I saw a large bunch of boulders. The water was flowing fairly fast. I had bought a clear plastic bin in hopes that I could use it as an underwater “viewer”. Unfortunately, the water was too turbulent. So that left trying to hand search around and under the big rocks, where they felt pretty confident it had dropped. Not finding any success, I pulled out my Garrett Pinpointer and checked the rocks closest to me. The watch had a metal band. No luck. I then handed it to Maria, as she was better situated a little higher by another large rock with water flowing by it. I explained to her that if there was something metal it detected, it would vibrate. She began probing down in the water between rocks and she suddenly looked up and said it was vibrating. I took it from her and put it back down into the void and, sure enough, it started vibrating. I reached in and began feeling around. Unfortunately, it was full of roots. But a bit more searching and I felt the watch and band and brought it to the surface.

Maria is a strong woman of Faith. Before this adventure got started, we had met up at a gas station near by and would convoy from there. As we started to leave, a homeless man and his dog were walking by. Maria stopped her car and got out and interacted with the gentleman and dog. Just taking the time trying to uplift another less fortunate person and canine companion.

She kept telling me that she just had a good feeling about today and that God was leading her. The smile on her face when I brought the watch up was a sight to behold. They all started cheering! Then, Maria looked at her watch. There was only 1% charge left on the battery! I guess her good feeling about the day was true.
I was happy to be a part of this happy ending, because when you drop something in a fast moving creek or river, the outcome many times isn’t as happy.

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