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Diamond and Zirconium Mother’s Ring Lost in the Sand, Found and Returned Georgetown, SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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Just before 7 p.m. on July 4th I got a text saying, “Hi, we lost a ring on the beach at Debordieu (a gated community north of Georgetown, SC). Do you still do metal detecting services?” I immediately called the number attached to the text and talked with Rick. I got a few more details and told Rick it’d take me a little over an hour but was on my way.

When I arrived, Rick had called the gate guard and let him know I was coming, so I had no problem getting through. I met Rick along the way, parked and he led me out to the spot on the beach. They had left the tent up to mark the area. I was told that Rick’s wife Candy had put the ring in her top and when she stood up to get out of the beach chair, the ring fell out. I looked at Rick and his son-in-law Josh, and said “What do you think, maybe a minute?” I turned on the machine, took about 3 steps and hit a solid 6 on the VDI (visual display indicator). Bingo! I took a small scoop of sand and gently shook it out of the scoop. Looked in the scoop and there was Candy’s beautiful ring. We drove back to Rick’s house, and I got to meet Candy who already had her ring back on. Very happy lady!!!

Josh – Thank you for finding me on Google.

Rick and Candy – Thank you for allowing me to help find your ring. Enjoy your vacation!

Jim

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Gold Cross Lost Sand at Redondo Beach 4th of July… Found and Happily Returned.

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Don’t wait! If you lost something call as soon as possible for greater success in finding it. Steve Smith 310-953-5268

Grant contacted me after losing his cross in the volleyball court. I was available, and left right away.

When I got to the beach, I found Grant, and he explained the loss, and where it occured. It took about one minute to find his cross, and give it back. He and all his friends were very happy..

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Lost Gold Ring Recovered in South Tampa

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered April 21, 2025.

On Easter Sunday, Kalyn and friends were competing in a backyard egg toss when she decided to remove her rings as a competitive advantage and prevent them from getting yolk soaked. The strategy worked, she won the toss 😁
She has a set of three separate white gold rings that she put into her pocket. After the toss had ended, she only had two rings in her pocket!
I was referred to her by a friend of a friend from work that I had previously helped locate a ring. Kalyn contacted me Sunday evening and we arranged a meeting at the house to search. After work, I made my way to South Tampa.
The yard had been searched extensively by everyone, and they even tried using a metal detector with no luck. It was a small, fenced-in back yard with lush, thick grass.

I started my search in the area where she thought the ring was lost, covering it 2-3 times with no luck. I started to expand the search area when I got a nice sounding target with a low vdi (33). This had the classic sound of either aluminum foil or gold.

Upon moving the blades of grass, the ring had been found!
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Men’s Wedding Ring Recovered in Lakeland Florida

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered April 7, 2025.

David called me asking for help locating a tungsten ring he lost in his front yard after rinsing his hands working in the yard. He had lost weight and his ring was loose on his finger so when he shook off the water, his ring went flying.
On my way to meet him, he mentioned his kids were finishing dinner and may be interested in watching me and asking questions. I knew this was going to be a fun recovery!
When I arrived, everyone was excited to learn about metal detecting! I showed them the detector and let them try it, but it was a little too big for them to operate. The pinpointer however was the perfect tool!

Me and my helpers started detecting the small strip of grass between the driveways. The kids found a few scrap metal items from the newly constructed house as we worked our way from the house to the street.
About half way down, we got a very loud signal. The kids came to investigate further and found their father’s ring!
This was one of my all-time favorite recoveries!
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Rose Gold Diamond Ring Recovered at Southshore Bay Lagoon Ruskin

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered March 22, 2025.

Katie was enjoying a visit to the Southshore Bay Lagoon with her family in March. It was a warm day and she took off her ring and put it in her shirt pocket to apply sunscreen to her children before they went into the pool.
As soon as she was done applying the sunscreen, they realized they were at the wrong set of chairs and needed to move to the chairs to the right, so they gathered their belongings and moved 10-15 feet away.
After awhile, Katie realized the ring was no longer in her shirt pocket. She searched the sand the best she could, but couldn’t find her ring anywhere.
I set up a time to meet with Katie back at the Lagoon the next day so she could show me where they were sitting. We arrived early in the morning to search before the place became packed with people.
I searched their first location around the table and chairs and found a number of various coins, but no ring. As I moved toward the new location, I hit a very nice sounding target. I retrieved the target with one scoop and knew right away it was the one we were looking for!
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Platinum Ring Recovered in Land O’ Lakes FL

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered February 19, 2025.

Dan lost his platinum wedding band playing in the yard with his kids. He felt it fly off his hand throwing a football on a cold weekend in February.
Dan ordered a metal detector and attempted to find it, but was unsuccessful. I went out to meet Dan at his house after work and just as I arrived, a cold rain began to fall.
We put on our rain gear and set out detecting the yard. The second signal I came across was the lost ring, which had fallen below the blades of grass and was hidden below.
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Lost Diamond Ring Recovered In Apollo Beach

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered February 18, 2025.

On a beautiful afternoon in February, Katie was enjoying the day with friends on her dock.
She took off her rings for a moment and accidently dropped them! The wedding band landed on the dock but the diamond engagement ring fell between the boards into the water below!
Due to the timing of the tide, I arranged a time the following morning at 7:00 am to search below the dock at low tide.
I climbed down the ladder and started detecting the area. The bottom was covered in oyster shells and it was difficult to get good footing. I slowly worked my way under the dock to the area where the ring was lost.
I started a visual inspection of the area beneath the dock in the event the ring landed on any of the supports. I then began detecting the area and heard a very faint signal next to the wood post. I did my best digging into the shells and after the second scoop, I felt as though I had retrieved the item.
I slowly started picking out the shells when a bright sparkle caught my eye. The ring was in the scoop!
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Lost Gold Ring with Diamonds Found in Livonia Michigan

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Sparklers in the Grass…..

As Amanda was starting to celebrate today, she started by taking a plunge into a cool pool. Shortly after a volleyball game started. After splashing around a bit, she got out, got dressed and wandered around the yard with some sparklers, the children and dogs. Sitting for a bite to eat a friend noticed her ring missing. Quite a few people ran to the pool, but the missing ring was not there. I started my grid search on the side of the yard where she had been. My MXT metal detector was quiet but then I heard a loud BOOM in the headphones! I yelled out that fireworks just sounded in my headphones! As Amanda and friends came running, I parted the grass and revealed some pretty sparklers in the form of diamonds and a gold ring hiding in the grass! Amanda was thrilled and took a few minutes to catch her breath. Now the fuse was lit to a grand celebration!

Jonathan

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Gold Bracelet Recovered at Redington Beach

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered February 8, 2025.

Irene reached out for help locating a gold bracelet her daughter, Lea had lost at Redington Beach. The bracelet was had sentimental value as it was a gift from her grandmother who had recently passed. The bracelet was likely lost in one of two areas where Lea and her brother were playing on the beach.
On the following day, I went out to the beach and started detecting the areas where Irene described. I performed a thorough search of the first area with no luck. The second area was more tricky due to not having an exact location and trying to work around people who were relaxing by the water and enjoying the evening at the beach. After a few passes, I heard a nice sound and looked down to see the bracelet barely visible in the sand!
Unknown to me, one of Irene’s friends was at the beach when I found the bracelet and phoned Irene to share the good news. I made contact with Irene later in the evening and set a plan to make the return the next day.
I met up with Irene and Lea at her BMX race event in Oldsmar on Sunday to return the bracelet. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed cheering Lea on to a second place finish in her race!

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Lost Promise Ring Recovered at the University of Tampa

  • from Tampa (Florida, United States)
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Item recovered February 1, 2025.

I received a text from Haley, a student at the University of Tampa who needed my help locating a promise ring from her boyfriend she lost in Plant Park while laying in the sun with friends the day before.
My wife and I both graduated from UT and we were excited to go back to the campus. We both went to meet Haley and a couple of her friends at the loss location early on a Saturday morning, before most college students were awake.
Haley pointed out the spot where they were on the grass and I got to work gridding the area approximately 20’ by 20’. I covered the area thoroughly with no luck and I could see by Haley’s body language that she was losing hope.
Next, I started expanding the search area and got a nice sounding signal 10-15’ away from the initial search area. It took about 40 minutes, but the ring had been found. Haley was moved to tears and was so thankful to have her ring back!
Unfortunately I forgot to take photos at this recovery, but Haley did send me a photo of the ring afterward.
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