Lost Engagement Ring Recovered Minnesota
Dis Sonal lost her engagemnet ring and gave me a call. I was able to recover it in less than 15 minutes –
Congrats Dis Sonal.
Darrin
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Lost Ring in Surf .. Newport Beach, CA. .. Found 5 days later
Tuesday Oct. 9, 2013
I got a call from Ted asking me if I could find a ring that he had lost while boogie boarding at a local beach. I needed to know the details before giving it a try. When we talked, I asked him what time of day and the best location he could give me. We determined it was during high tide which gives me a chance. He was straight out from 34th St. which narrowed the search area. He did not know when the ring slipped off his finger. I forgot to ask what type metal because that does make it easier when there is a lot of metal trash in the search area. With that information I thought I could give it a try with the next low tide.
I got to 34th St. an hour before low tide. I started a grid search half way down the slope working 35 -40 yards towards the water into ankle deep water. I worked my way south for more than hour till I was directly out from 33rd St. Then I returned to 34th St. working north to and from the water. I only found about 5 targets, a few coins and a couple pull tabs. Then when I was approaching 35th St. I got a 12-28 reading on my detector. I seem to remember that this was probably a lead fishing sinker, but I dug it anyway. It about 7pm and dark, I could hear the nice sound of metal hit the bottom of my scoop. I reached in the scoop feeling the ring. I was not sure it was Ted’s ring because I didn’t have a flashlight, also it seemed small for a man’s ring . When I got back to my vehicle I saw the inscriptions matched and was his ring. Plus it was a nice platinum .950, that’s why it sounded so good when it hit the bottom of my scoop.
Ted met up with me the next day to get his ring. He told me that he had not told his wife it was found. He was on his way home to surprise his wife. They had also been researching the purchase of a replacement ring. I only wish I could have been there when he showed it to his wife. I’m learning that the wife’s of guys that lose their rings are more upset than the husbands.
Here’s Ted’s story from an email he sent me:
Hi Stan, Thank you so much again for finding my ring. When I got home, I didn’t tell my wife immediately, I just had it on my finger and sorta put my hand down next to her at the dining table to see if she would notice. When she saw it, her mouth dropped open and she said “YOU FOUND IT?!” It was a great reaction, I wish I had recorded it.
My wife was pretty upset about me losing the ring. Mostly for the sentimental value, since it was the ring she put on my finger when we got married. The bible verse engraved on the band was the bible verse that was read at our wedding ceremony, and the date was the date of our wedding, so it had a lot of significance.
The day I lost the ring was actually a really good day. In the morning my whole family had a great time at the beach with some friends who were visiting. Awesome weather, got to have lunch at the beach. I didn’t notice the ring was missing until late that evening, probably around 8-9 pm. I thought it was probably at the beach since I had been boogie boarding and wiped out a couple of times, but really it could have been anywhere since it had been so long since I had seen it.
When you called me that first day, I was a little skeptical that you would be able to find it, since I wasn’t totally sure I had lost it at the beach. Plus it was a big beach! But at least it was the first hope I had since losing the ring. The next time you called to tell me you found it, I was totally surprised!
I put a story up on Facebook about the lost ring, as of right now it has 71 “likes” and 34 comments. People are amazed that you were able to find the ring after I had lost it! My assistant, who is from China, thinks this kind of story would never happen in China and is amazed it happened here. It is because you are such a great guy that I get to tell this wonderful story over and over again.
Thanks again, Ted
Lost Ring New Hope Minnesota
As it nearing winter in Minnesota, many people are out getting their yards cleaned up. John and his family were out raking and trimming trees when John noticed his wedding ring was gone. He found the ring finders web site and contacted me. Luckily I had taken a day off work for a couple other ring searches. I finished up my other searches and headed up to New Hope for the yard search. I met with John’s wife and she explained the situation, I searched the back yard for 20 minutes or so and came up with nothing. I was walking up to search the side yard when John showed up. He told me they had also been in the front yard raking and bagging. So, we headed to the front, in less than 5 minutes I got that great sound in my headphones. Congats John, so glad i could help out.
Darrin
Ring lost at Coronado Beach Found!
Gina called me to ask if I was available for a ring search at Coronado yesterday. i said that I was and asked for more information. She said the ring belonged to her boss’s mother-in-law and that she or her boss would have to call me back with details. A few hours later I get the call and an e-mail with a Google map showing the location. It seems that the visiting mother-in-law lost the ring in the dry sand the previous day and had left on a flight back home so we had to just work with directions and a map. Knowing that the beach in question gets hunted very often, I knew I had to hot foot it down there right away or risk losing it to another detectorist so I loaded up the truck, grabbed the wife, brought my 4th hand information, Google treasure map, and headed over. I started at one end of the search area marked on the map and headed toward the other boundary. A few hours later, I’m beyond the search area and getting hungry for dinner. The sun had already set and it was getting a bit nippy. Ok, one more pass……Yes! That sweet sound finally hit my headphones. I called with the good news that night and left a message that I was 99% sure I had found their ring. After contacting Gina the next morning and getting a more detailed description, we confirmed it was THE ring and arranged to meet. Thank you for the reward! It helps keep this service up and running.
Lost White Gold Wedding Band Recovered in Raliegh, N.C. on 10/29/2013
Lost White Gold Wedding Band Recovered in Raliegh, N.C. on 10/29/2013..
Only took about 30 minutes recover this lost ring for Mr. Evan L. who lost the ring 4 days earlier in his back yard.
Men’s platinum wedding band reunited with owner in chicago, IL
The ring was lost while cleaning out the back of his SUV. He had just transported a grill and it had some residue in the back that he was sweeping out with his hand. I searched the area that he told me that the ring had landed in. He said that he saw it bounce off the grill and it landed in a very specific area. Two and a half hours later, having gridded the area numerous times, NOTHING! I even hunted in all metal. Dug lots of junk.
I basically was giving up and walked over to tell him. The ring was sitting right on the surface in a completely different area!
Lost Ring playing soccer… Cherry Park – Lake Forest, Calif. .. Found in Grass
Saturday Sept. 28, 2013
I had just parked at a beach in Laguna and was getting ready to do a little metal detecting. I got a call from Daniel, he was in a park in Lake Forest which is about 10 miles inland. He told me he had just lost his ring while playing soccer. This sounded like an easy search so I asked him if he could stay in the location and I would be there in 45 minutes. When I arrived Daniel showed me the exact place he was standing when he blocked a ball that came at him. This really sounded like it was going to be a quick recovery. I started about 20 ft. back from that location to begin my grid search. Daniel was familiar with metal detectors because he had used them while in the military. I started showing him how good my detector could separate different targets and identify quarters from pennies, etc. Also I could tell how deep things were eliminating a lot of work stopping and checking deep signals. Even with all this advantage I was unable to find Daniel’s tungsten wedding band. He was super positive that the ring flew off his finger in this 10 ft. square area. I probably cross gridded it 4 or 5 times. I spent a total of 2 hrs. searching the rest of that end I’d the field till dark. Then I had to admit I could not find it. Parks are not the easiest searches because there is a lot of trash metal. If you want to make yourself crazy rent a metal detector and go try to use it in a park.
I went back to try the search for a second time after about 12 days. I had thought about Daniel’s lost ring several times wondering what I had done wrong. Chris Turner often says it’s a game of inches and I agree. This time I took a another tungsten ring to get an accurate ID reading from my Minelab CTX 3030 metal detector. I had planned to set up my grid to cover the whole soccer goalie area and places he may have chased the ball. After the first 15 minutes it started to rain, the first rain in So. Calif. that we have had for 7 months. I went to my truck to get rain gear because I wanted to give this my last try. It took about an hour and a half then I found the ring. It was more than 20 ft. from where Daniel had blocked the ball. Here’s the best part of the story. It was actually within the first couple feet where I started the search the week before. I believe that I probably wasn’t paying attention to my detector when I was bragging to Daniel about how good my expensive detector was.
I had not told Daniel that I would return to search for his ring. After finding his ring I sent him a photo of his ring and he called me back excited. He and his wife had already been researching the purchase of a new ring. We made arrangements to meet up the next weekend when he gets back in the area. Besides being able to return the ring, this was definitely a humbling experience and I’m learning more with each search.
Lost my Texas Aggie College Ring while Toilet Papering a friend’s home!
We got a email from a young man who on Saturday evening was having some innocent fun with friends and lost his Texas Aggie College Ring. I responded quickly to the email and called the man and we chatted about where the ring was lost, what kind of ring it was, and the address where the ring was lost. He told me that Saturday evening he had been playing football in the front yard of a friend’s home and his ring flew off and he could not find it in the thick grass.
We set a time for us come out, this was 3 days after he lost the ring. He was there to meet us. I ask him to show us where he was standing and how he threw the football. He looked at us and said well the truth is we were here “Toilet Papering” my friends home and then he pointed up! We looked up and the trees still had toilet paper waving around. I told him I thought it was great he could have that kind of fun, we had a nice laugh and began to search. It did not take long before Ellen hollered “Is This Your Ring!”, he jogged over to where she was and was so excited. Ellen is 2 for 2 on our last hunts! It is so great to be able to enjoy this hobby with my spouse of 39 years.
Another successful hunt for The Ring Finders!
Don & Ellen Wilson – The Dallas Ring Finders!
Lost my Wedding Ring Playing Volleyball!
We got a email from an very nice young man who was in a little bit of a panic. He was playing volleyball with his team at the local “Bump & Drink Volleyball Club” and realized his wedding ring had come off sometime during the evening. This was about 8pm, he had spent the next 2 hours on his hands & knees with his friends going through the really deep sand on the court he had played on.
His wife is 8 months pregnant and he really dreaded going home without his wedding ring and then having to tell his wife about it.
He found “The Ring Finder” website and sent us a email. I responded immediately because I knew exactly what Volleyball Club he had been at, we had been called in before to find rings for other customers. I immediately call the club and spoke to the manager, most of the Volleyball clubs are very strict about not allowing detectorists on to their courts, but this manager remembered us and said we could come in the next day 30 minutes before they opened.
Ellen & I arrived at 3pm on a Friday and began our hunt. Understand this sand is awesome, but it is 12-20inches deep all over the 8 courts. We had to use our beach scoops as we detected. We knew what court he had played on and where he had wash off the sand at the end of the night, so we began our hunt.
We cover the court 3 times with no luck, I began covering the area I believed the customer would have walked to the wash off station”aka water hose! Understand that Ellen & I both use Garrett ATPro’s and Garrett Pinpointers, I was digging in the sand and Ellen walks over and says “what did he say his ring looked like”, as I looked up she had this sheepish grin on her face and on her finger was a Platinum Wedding Ring. I started to get up, and she said don’t stop looking this might not be his ring! We have had that happen more than once, we found a different ring than the one we were hired to find.
Well the customer was on his way, he was stuck in Friday afternoon Dallas 5pm traffic..YUK! When he arrived, we shook hands and I said “my wife has a question for you” she walked up and said “is this your ring”. He was awestruck, his mouth dropped open, he was so excited. He must have told us 3 times how much his wife was going to be happy…
This hobby is so much fun.
Another successful hunt for The Ring Finders!
Don & Ellen – Dallas/Ft Worth
Lost Wedding Ring Returned on Siesta Key, FL
Brandon and his wife were launching a kayak off of his parent’s dock when all of a sudden his wedding ring slipped off into the water. They could see the ring sitting on top of the silt and decided to try and net it with the pool skimmer. When they dipped it in the silt was stirred up and the ring sank deeper into the muck. After the water cleared the ring was gone. They got some swim masked out and tried to relocate the ring, but no luck. Brandon’s Dad searched the internet for help and found us. Brandon called and we scheduled a search for the next morning at 9:00 am. Brandon had to go to work so we met his Mom at the site and within 1 minute we located the ring and returned it to his Mother. As you can see she was very happy!!!!.
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