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Found Three Lost Rings in Snow! Random Lake, Wisconsin.

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I was knee-deep in snow searching for a gold heirloom wedding ring in Kenosha, Wisconsin when my cellphone rang. The call was from Random Lake, Wisconsin resident, Kris Stemper. For those unfamiliar with Wisconsin, Random Lake is over an hour’s drive north from Kenosha.

An unfortunate flip of the wrist sent Kris’s wedding rings, all three of them, flying out into the snow in front of their house. The rings were mixed platinum and gold. The family obtained a metal detector but it proved to be a frustrating experience. The ground under the snow was full of metallic objects. And there was E.M.I. (Electromagnetic Interference) from buried electrical wires and cellphone towers in the area. Despite everyone’s best efforts, the three rings remained hidden in the snow. That’s when the decision was made to find a “professional” detectorist. Kris located me on the ring finders directory of metal-detecting specialists, an internet equivalent of the old Yellow Pages. Having found over 140 rings for clients, and having been detecting since the 1970’s, I guess that puts me into the “professional” bracket.

When I arrived in Random Lake, it was already dark. It was also my third search of the day, a day that totaled 296 miles on the road. Kris met me in front of the house and showed me the area where she believed her rings had come off. I could see evidence of previous search efforts in the snow. The thought occurred to me that the rings may have been stepped on and pushed down deeper into the snowbanks. My otherwise, trusty metal-detecting probe, had unfortunately stopped working at the previous search and so I had to dig in the snow with my mittens instead.

With the aid of a headlamp, I gradually expanded the search area and was eventually rewarded by a faint signal consistent with a fine band. My headlamp picked up a shimmer of silver and soon the first of Kris’s rings was safely in my pocket. Some moments later, the second ring, the platinum and diamond one, made its presence known and joined the first in my pocket. Finally the third ring, hidden in a clump of ice, made its appearance. And the smile on Kris’s face tells the rest of the story.

If you or someone you love has lost a ring. Don’t let its story end. Call a member of the ring finders today!

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Found! 111-Year-Old Heirloom Ring Lost in Snow – Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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On December 8th, I was driving home to Waukesha, Wisconsin, from a successful ring search in McHenry, Illinois when my cellphone rang. The call was from Kenosha, Wisconsin, resident, Cheyene Hoppe. Cheyene and friends were enjoying a visit outside a downtown building two nights previous. That’s when a family heirloom ring went missing in the snow. The gold wedding ring was inscribed with the initials of Cheyene’s great grandfather along with the date of his wedding in 1914. He was married in Lithuania and later immigrated to the United States. Cheyene lovingly wore the ring in his memory. Now it was gone. She was heartbroken.

In the European way, Cheyene uses her hands a lot as she talks. But a flip of her hand resulted in the heirloom piece coming off. She had the sense that the ring ejected from her hand in an upward motion. But there was snow all around, including thick bushes, steps and landscaping. The ring could be anywhere.

Using my XP Deus II metal detector and hand probe, I carefully sifted through the snow on both sides of the walkway, probing in and around the snow-laden juniper bushes. The ring was nowhere to be found. Only three search locations remained, two planter boxes and a larger, 5’ tall box with several inches of snow covering them. The box was behind Cheyene at the time her ring came off. It had a sheet-metal top, which made using a metal detector out of the question. Instead, I used a small hand-held probe which allowed closer contact with the metal. Moving through the snow a few inches at a time, I cleared nearly two thirds of it from the box when a distinct beep noise announced the presence of a target. To everyone’s surprise, it was Cheyene’s heirloom ring! It was sitting in the snow on top of the box behind where she had been standing two nights before.

The smile on Cheyene’s face certainly tells the rest of the story! And I am so thrilled that the ring’s amazing 111-year-old story continues.

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Found Lost Wedding Ring in Snow! – McHenry, Illinois.

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Austin Gebert, was installing Christmas decorations in the front lawn of his McHenry, Illinois home when he lost his gold wedding ring. Nearly a foot of snow covered the ground. At one point, as Austin flipped snow off his cold bare hand, he felt the ring fly off. He told me on the phone, “It left my hand like a bullet.” The ring just vanished into the whiteness.

Austin reached out to me by phone on Sunday evening, December 7th. I arranged the hour-long drive the next morning and was greeted by Gabriela, Austin’s wife. She gave me a tour of the suspected lawn area. I noted several metallic Christmas decorations in the vicinity. These needed to be removed so as not to interfere with a metal-detection search.

An initial search failed to turn up Austin’s ring. I moved to a larger snow pile alongside the Gebert’s driveway where it had been shoveled. About 14 inches into the pile, I heard a faint signal in my headset. My trusty pin-pointer helped locate the target. Reaching in with my bare fingers I felt an unmistakable ring-like object and pulled it up and out into the light of day. Sure enough, it was Austin’s ring!

Since Austin was at work, I presented the ring to Gabriela whose face lit up like Christmas lights. Her smile tells the rest of the story.

Thank you, Austin, for the privilege of searching for and finding your missing wedding ring!

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Found wedding ring lost in snow! – Glendale, Wisconsin.

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A late November snowstorm gave Glendale, Wisconsin resident, Bob Goding, the opportunity to enjoy quality time with his grandchildren. The snow was just the right consistency for building a snowman. But in the process, Bob’s gold wedding ring went missing, most likely when he shook snow out of his glove. He contacted me a couple days later and we arranged to conduct a metal-detecting search for his ring on December 2nd.

On arrival, all that remained of poor Mr. Snowman, was a scattering of lumps. Bob and his wife had discretely dissected him (after the grandchildren had gone home), this in case the ring had become encased inside the jolly figure. Sadly, Bob’s ring remained at large. And Mr. Snowman’s lumpy remains only added insult to injury.

I embarked on a grid search in the front lawn where the snowman had been created. Boot prints of all sizes bore evidence happier times. As I expanded the search area, a signal in my headset invited attention. The conductivity numbers were in the range of a man’s gold ring. Indeed, the target turned out to be Bob’s missing, but now found, wedding ring! And the smile on Bob’s face tells the rest of the story.

If you or someone you know has lost a ring in the snow, grass, leaves, sand, underwater, or elsewhere, chances are it’s still there. Don’t let its story end. Call today! We’d love to add your smile to our growing list of happy clients.

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