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lost wedding rings in Norwell, MA

  • from Weymouth (Massachusetts, United States)
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I received call from Loni on Sunday June 14th 2025.  The day before she lost her wedding and engagement ring during a workout class in Norwell MA.  She told me she did what she has been doing for the past 6 years before her running workout, “tie both her rings  into her sneaker shoestrings”.  Her gym was located in an industrial park so this is where her running took place.  She sent me a detailed map of her running route and told me her workout friends walked the route and did an eye search of the pavement roadway and the grassy curbed sides.  No luck.  She then contacted another detectorist to do the search.  Still no rings.  So I told her I will give it a try.

She couldn’t meet me but I went to the area with my detailed map and started my search. After a couple hours of detecting the grassy edging of the road and walking the spot she thought she lost it I decided to go to the area she had noticed it was gone (where she and friends did the eye searched.)   I was using my detector on the road as it was not a smooth asphalt road.  Sure enough I got a nice sound and there it was, this beautiful gold ring with diamonds on it!   I smiled and continued.  Then about 5 feet away I found its mate just as pretty.

I called Loni and she met me with a big smile.  It made me smile to see her joy as she put those rings back on her finger.  I also discovered it was her birthday.   It was a true Happy Birthday.

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Wedding Ring Recovered in Durham!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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I got a call from DJ, who had lost his wedding ring playing beach volleyball on a sand court. DJ and his wife had not been married long and while every wedding ring is important, “new” ones are just a little more special. He explained that he’d actually been driving home with his wife (who also plays volleyball) when he noticed that his ring was MIA. I met DJ out at the court the next morning and started searching. The good news is that there is almost zero trash on a beach volleyball court, so other than a nickel and a metal bead, the ring was a straightforward recovery. You can tell from the picture that DJ was ecstatic about having the ring back on his finger – another happy ending!

 

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Man’s Platinum Wedding Band Lost in the Ocean, Found and Returned Holden Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On 7/26/25 right at 6:30 pm, I received a text from Rachel saying, “Hi, My husband lost his ring in the ocean at about 4:15 pm on Holden Beach, Low tide. Do you think you can help or is it pointless to try? What do you think?” We went back and forth with questions and answers, like how deep, how did it come off, what kind and metal is the ring, and if they would be there the next day at low tide. Unfortunately, Rachel and Henry, her husband was leaving the next day at noon and low tide wasn’t until 4:05 pm. I also learned that Henry was at least waist deep when he lost it. Neither one of the situations were good. I had to rely on Google earth maps to try and pinpoint the location, and I don’t like going in the ocean without someone keeping an eye on me. I also ask Henry and Rachel to see if their landlord would allow me to park at the rental.

Meanwhile, I called my good friend Burwin, who has helped me more times than I can count. In fact he’s taken many of the calls I couldn’t because of vacation, busy with another call, or I just wasn’t available, and he has always come through. This time was no different. When I called him, about the only questions he had were, where and when are we going and what are we looking for. I told him that Henry had lost his Platinum wedding band in about waist deep water on Holden Beach. As always, he agreed, and I told him I’d pick him up the next day about 2:15 pm.

The next morning, I got word from Rachel that the landlord agreed to us parking in the rental driveway, which was a huge help. I picked Burwin up at 2:15 and we headed up to Holden Beach. On the way, Burwin and I discussed the game plan, and Burwin mentioned the fact that the wind would be blowing from the south. Since Holden Beach runs east and west, a south wind meant that any wind would more than likely kick the waves up making a more interesting search. When we arrived and found our way out to the beach, Burwin would do an east/west parallel to the beach search starting at waist deep water. I took a north/south search perpendicular to the beach going out to about waist deep. Even the best of plans needs to be tweaked, and this was no different. At waist deep the waves were breaking over our heads and pushing us around like we were bobbers. After about 30 minutes or so, I went up the beach to check my grid lines and make sure I was still online. As I’m coming back down the beach, I noticed Burwin was coming out of the water. Burwin doesn’t come out of the water unless he’s finished, or he’s found what he’s looking for. As soon as I looked at him, he had the smile! I knew he had it. With everything said and done, Burwin was chest to shoulder deep, waves breaking over his head and getting knocked off the target about 3-4 times and still came up with Henry’s ring. Great Job Burwin! A platinum ring should usually be stamped on the inside, but neither Burwin nor I have good enough eyesight to see it. We ended up asking a young lady sitting on the beach and she confirmed it was stamped Platinum. I took a picture of the ring sitting on a shell and sent it to Henry and Rachel saying “KA-Boom!”

Monday, I put the ring in the mail, and they got it today, Wednesday.

Burwin – Once again, Thank You!

Henry/Rachel – Thank you for contacting me. Wish you two only the best!

Jim

 

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Wildwood Crest NJ Lost Engagement Ring Found by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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💍 Wildwood Crest, NJ: Engagement Ring Lost in Sand—Found Fast!

What started as a perfect summer day in Wildwood Crest, NJ quickly turned into panic for Brian and his family when his daughter lost her engagement ring in the sand during a casual game of beach soccer.

Despite their best efforts to comb through the area, the ring had seemingly vanished. Sand can be ruthless when it comes to hiding jewelry. That’s when Brian turned to the pros—and called Ring Finders South Jersey.

As a ring recovery specialist, I was just minutes away. I grabbed my metal detector, headed straight to Wildwood Crest Beach, and met Brian at the spot.

Within just a few sweeps of the detector, I got a solid signal. Moments later—there it was! The lost engagement ring was safely back in her hands.

✅ Recovery time: Under 10 minutes
✅ Location: Wildwood Crest, NJ
✅ Emotions: Relieved, overjoyed, unforgettable

Here’s what Brian had to say:

“My daughter lost her ring at the beach. John arrived in 10 minutes and found the ring right away! He made the whole ordeal feel like an adventure vs. a nightmare. Thank you, John!!!”

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A Special Ring Recovery at Mara Park Lake Simcoe

  • from Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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Last week Steve and I had the honor of helping someone recover a deeply sentimental item from the waters of Lake Simcoe. It was one of those moments that reminds us why we do what we do.

We were called out of town to Mara Provincial Park, a beautiful spot on the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe, known for its sandy beach and shallow, family-friendly water. But on this day, the mood was a bit more emotional than usual. A Platinum wedding ring had been lost in the lake, a ring that carried much more than monetary value.

The ring belonged to a couple who had recently said goodbye to their beloved dog. But this wasn’t just any pet. Their dog had been the ring bearer at the wedding, making the ring a living connection to both their special day and the memory of their furry family member.

Understandably, the owner  was heartbroken when the ring slipped off during a visit to the beach. He feared it might be gone for good.

Steve and I got to work, slowly and methodically searching the area they remembered being in. The water was clear but the sandy bottom made things tricky, constantly shifting and hiding clues. Still, we knew how much this meant, and giving up was never an option.

After a good stretch of searching, sweeping back and forth, my detector gave a solid hit. I scooped, rinsed and there it was. A glint of a ring in the sunlight.

The shock when we made the phone call siad it all relief, gratitude, and maybe a few quiet tears.

This wasn’t just a ring. It was a piece of their story, their marriage, and their late best friend.

Recoveries like this are always special, but this one? It’ll stay with us for a long time.

Until the next adventure

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Craigville, MA Lost Wedding Ring Delays Trip Home

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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August 3, 2025 Mike and his wife were about to leave for home at the end of their vacation after one last dip to remember the great vacation by. The crowning event was to take a splash in Nantucket Sound even tho Mike was not fond of swimming. Little did anyone know their trip home would be delayed by Mike’s unfortunate loss of his yellow gold wedding band (that has more sentimental than most as it is a hand-down from his father) in waist deep water.

When I got a call for help my first request was to have Mike at the beach to put me on the right location in the very large swimming area. The first area description of: half way between two points and less than shoulder depth really needed, to be a but more precise. Both Mike and his wife Amy had their own idea of were the loss occurred. After lessening to the two search parameters, Jim, a visiting friend of mine, and I started to search first perpendicular to the shore then parallel to the shore. Not finding the ring we opened up the search area, still with no results. We then kind of went our own way with thoughts of our own where the ring might be. In a little over an hour of searching and the finding of a toe ring and a little heart ring passed before I found myself within the original search area when I heard the detector’s tone made when passed over a gold object. One scoop and I had the object I was searching for, Mike’s sentimental ring.

I have to say that Mike had a large support team present as Jim and I were searching. There was great fan-fare when I approached the group that was waiting for me on the beach. The one that had the most attention was Amy, as she was pregnant and now had one more joyful story to her yet to be born child. Lot of stories, pictures and plans on how not to loose a ring at the beach passed among all of us. Great family, friends and now memories along with best wishes for a safe trip home. I was off to my car, to take a sip of water, call my wife, before going back to the water for some recreational metal detecting with Jim. What a wonderful day with great beach going weather. It left everyone feeling complete and ready for a safe trip home.

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Dennis, MA Ring Lost Third Time, Found and Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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July 30, 2025 Matt texted me: “Hi Richard, my name is Matt. Found you on TheRingfinders site. I’m here in East Dennis on vacation with my family. I was throwing a ball around with my son in the water yesterday when I realized I must have flung off my wedding ring. We searched for hours with no luck, even went back at low tide with a cheap metal detector to no avail. If you are in the area and would be interested in helping please let me know. Thank you.”

How could I say no, well I could and did not. I short time I was on my way to see one of Cape Cod Bay’s most beautiful views just before descending down the long set of wooden stairs to a private beach. On the beach a group of a dozen or more family members were waiting for me to show up and work my magic and find Matt’s wedding band.

I asked the usual questions and had Matt enter the water and stand were he thought he lost his ring. After about 10 minutes of searching and not finding the ring I overheard Matt and his father discussing the area. Matt’s father thought I should be searching a bit east and in deeper water. So I moved the search area and about a minute later, dad was correct, I had a great sounding target and with one scoop I had the “flung” ring captured in my scoop.

On shore the ring was returned and I asked for information about the ring. Well, it had quite a history, so much so I asked Matt to send me a text about the rings history…here is the text:
“I have lost my wedding ring 3x during that time. The first time I lost it transplanting ornamental grasses at my home….i unearthed it days later. The second time was about 5 years ago at a resort in Mexico….a fellow hotel guest found it at the bottom of one of the pools and turned it into the front desk. Yesterday was the most challenging recovery!….I lost it in the ocean while playing catch with my son.”

I am sure the ring’s travel is not over and it will see many more thrilling events but I would bet one event that will never happen is one of being lost again. At least I hope not, but Matt does have my contact information just in case.

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Found wedding band at Boulder reservoir

  • from Lakewood (Colorado, United States)
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I was on my way back from spending a great weekend camping in Gunnison, Colorado when I got a call from a young man who’s wife lost her wedding band at Boulder reservoir. He had said they were spending a family day on the beach when she took her ring off to put on sunscreen. It was when they were leaving they realized she did not have her ring on.

I was almost 3 hours away from home and 4 hours away from them but they were willing to wait. They were 99% sure it was on the beach. I grabbed a coffee and headed for the road and continued on.

I arrived and he explained to me where they were and the path to the car. I am so thankful I had my detector but not much else for flagging. So I used my flip flops to mark a perimeter. After the obligatory Pull tab and a nail, I got a great signal about 5 feet from where they were sitting. As they were packing up the blanket was shook like most people do to get sand off and with the sand the ring followed. Thankfully it took less than 10 minutes.

It had been a long day for all of us but so worth seeing her smile. Definitely my favorite part of metal detecting.

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Engagement ring lost at Coronado found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)
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Jessica and her family are visiting here in San Diego and spent the day at the beach in Coronado. She removed her three rings and put them in a fanny pack to keep them safe.  On their way back to their hotel, she went to put her rings back on and only found two of them. She had been in the fanny pack a few times to remove her phone, so, that’s probably when the ring accidentally got pulled out. Panic set in and she returned to the beach to hopefully find the missing engagement ring. As we all know, soft sand will swallow a ring in an instant, and running fingers like a rake to find a small item like that rarely works. Jessica searched online for help and made contact with fellow RingFinder Curtis Cox, who is about an hour north of us. He recommended she call me….Thanks Curtis! I headed over right away and found traffic was horrible! A Sunday afternoon during the summer is always a pain with traffic and parking in Coronado, but, this was really bad due to an accident on the bridge over to the island. An hour later, and parking a mile away, I finally made it to the search area to meet Jessica. She knew where they were camped earlier that day and I started my grid search. First pass I found a quarter. Second pass, nothing. At the end of the third pass I got a nice reading of 20 on my Equinox 900. I told Jessica that this was a promising signal, but, lots of trash signals can read the same. A shallow poke in the sand with my pin pointer revealed what we hoped it would be…..a beautiful engagement ring.  A grateful and very happy Jessica can now enjoy the rest of her stay here before heading home in the morning. A pleasure to meet you and thank you for the reward.

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Lucky find

  • from Torch Lake (Michigan, United States)
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Called out to find a missing wedding ring at a lake a hour or so away.  Was very hesitant due to the number or metal detectors always seen in the area.  But after a 2hr search and a couple hours of driving the ring was found and returned to the owner a few days later.  Thank you for the call and chance to help

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