This gentleman lost his wedding ring while bagging leaves. I joked and said “it will probably be in the last bag”. Jeff and I both tagged teamed this one. If Jeff got a signal, I retrieved. After one pull tab and a foil piece and of course the last bag, (9bags) we found the ring.
On 05/05/26, I received a call from Randy requesting my help in finding a gold ring wedding set that belonged to his wife Carole. Randy said that the wedding set had been lost in the grass at the rear of their residence while Carole was hanging up their wash on the clothes line to dry. Randy said that Carole felt the two rings as they slipped off her finger but upon searching the grass under the clothes line the rings were no where to be found. Upon responding to Randy and Caroles residence I started to search the grass under the clothes line with my metal detector. After a few minutes into the search I determined that the grass so short and dry that if the rings were on the ground it would be possible to see and recover them by searching by eye sight. I determined that the rings were not on the ground under the clothes line. I noticed that Carole had hung up a fitted bed sheet on the clothes line so that it could dry. I grabbed my pin pointer and ran it along the bottom of the fitted sheet at which time my pin pointer began to sound off. The two lost rings had slid off of Caroles finger and landed in the bottom of the fitted sheet, Carole removed the rings from the sheet and placed them back on her finger where they belonged.
On 03/29/26, I received a call from Kyra requesting my help in recovering her lost gold wedding band that had been lost on the beach at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware. The wedding band had belonged to her deceased mother, she had lost the ring in the sand on 03/26/26 while throwing a football. I met Kyra at the beach at which time she showed me the area that she believed that the ring had come off her finger and had fallen in the sand. I began a grid search of the area and after about 20 minutes the lost ring was recovered and returned to Kyra.
So got a text from the wife of a guy that lost his platinum wedding ring at an AirBnB last November, just as the cold weather started coming in, I told her that sadly, I was done with water hunting for the season and that I could do it in late spring/early summer depending on the AirBnB schedule.
So a couple of weeks ago, I texted her and said I could do now that temperatures are rising. She responded and said she’d have to contact the owner of the house and get back with me.
We worked out a date and time for Sunday after 10:15 when the family checks out. I make the drive, review last years pictures and jump in the water to start my search. About an hour went by and I finally see a silvery/Platinum ring in my scoop!
I get out, take some pictures and send it to her, asking if this was “the ring!” She quickly replied back, “OMG, YES!” I said “send me your address and I’ll send you guys the ring!”
I sent this platinum ring to MD and the received it! It’s back where it belongs!!
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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 111 total!
Ring count for 2026: 26 (17 – recoveries)
GOLD – 14 (13 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 3
TUNGSTEN – 1
JUNK – 4
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”
Sergio was at the beach in Coronado and when doing a simple stretch with his arms, his wedding ring flew off into the soft sand. Raking with his fingers came up dry, so, onto the web he went for help. He contacted both Stan and Curtis here in SoCal who gave him my number. Thanks guys! Sergio wasn’t able to meet me right away to show me the search area, but, he did the next best thing, which was GPS coordinates and photos he’d taken at the loss site. Armed with this info, I went to the beach and figured out the likely location by the landmarks in the photos. I started a spiral search from where I stood, and after about a 1/2 hour I had covered about a 50 foot circle…..but no ring. Hmmm, that was strange as I had reviewed the photos several times and was sure I was in the correct area. Time to start over, so, I walked back to my initial starting point and got a good signal right there! I looked down and realized that the signal was right under my first left foot print in the sand! That was a first for me to have been actually standing on the target I was looking for! I guess I need to learn to get out of my own way! Great to meet you and your sons Sergio, and thank you for the reward. 
A baby’s christening ring — lost in the grass, and a family’s hope restored
Some recoveries stay with you longer than others. This one is from the summer of 2025 — and it carried a weight far greater than the size of the ring itself.
Sandra reached out to me after finding my contact information through TheRingFinders. Her message was filled with worry. During their daughter’s christening that summer, the baby had worn a tiny christening ring — a ring that had been passed down through generations in her family. A symbol of love, tradition, and heritage. And now… it was gone.
The ring had slipped away somewhere on their own yard, on a small patch of grass. Not a large area, but when something that precious disappears, even a few square meters can feel like an ocean.
My wife and I packed the car with everything we needed. She joined me on the drive — a little over an hour — and the whole way there, we could feel the tension of the situation. Losing a family heirloom is not just losing an object. It’s losing a piece of history.
When we arrived, Sandra greeted us with a mix of hope and fear. She showed us the exact spot where the christening had taken place, where family had gathered, where photos had been taken… and where the ring had vanished without a trace.
I suited up, powered on the XP Deus, and began sweeping the lawn slowly, carefully, listening for that one signal that would change everything.
Ten minutes passed. Then fifteen.
And suddenly — a clean, strong tone. The kind that makes your heart jump before your hands even start digging.
I knelt down, brushed the grass aside, and there it was.
The tiny christening ring. Untouched. Waiting to be found.
Sandra’s reaction… it’s hard to put into words. Relief, joy, disbelief — all at once. Her eyes filled with tears, and in that moment, the entire weight of the mission hit me. This wasn’t just a ring. It was a memory. A legacy. A piece of her family’s story that she thought was gone forever.
And now, it was home again.
Another recovery — but one I’ll never forget.
Sometimes a single Facebook post can set an entire chain of events in motion.
A few days ago, my wife shared photos from a previous recovery mission — one of those truly memorable ones, when we managed to find a wedding ring that had disappeared in the snow. That post reached farther than we expected.
Suddenly, an acquaintance reached out to her. Another ring had gone missing — this time on a small beach, about an hour and a half from our home. The owner, Urban, was devastated and hoped we might be able to help.
So we packed the car, loaded the gear, and hit the road.
When we arrived, Urban was waiting for us. He pointed out the spot and explained how the ring had slipped off his finger and vanished into the sand and water. I pulled on my drysuit, set up my Minelab Excalibur, and began scanning the area methodically.
It didn’t take long. Maybe ten minutes.
A clear, solid signal — the kind you recognize instantly. I dug carefully, and there it was. The wedding band. Intact, beautiful, and ready to go home again.
Urban was overjoyed. That mix of relief, happiness, and gratitude is hard to describe, but it’s exactly what makes this work so meaningful.
And it all started with a Facebook post.
Social media can be many things — but sometimes, it’s pure magic.
I received a message on social media reply to a post where I had assisted a lady in locating a tool she had dropped in her yard. She explained that she had lost her diamond ring in her yard while randomly pulling weeds over a year ago. Her main question was could it be found after this amount of time. I responded absolutely that rings have been found that have been lost for hundreds of years and precious metals hold up very well in the soil.
We scheduled a day and time for me to review the area that she thought it could have dropped. We searched four areas of her home with negative results. After an hour she wanted to stop the search so she could prepare a meal for her family. Even though not immediately found we know where the ring is not hiding and I hope to schedule time and perform a broader search around her home.
Most important if you are reading this and have lost a ring or valuable item “Do Not” post specifics on social media with pictures and where you last saw the item. Social media is great but also not so honest people are there as well that will gladly take your information and search for your item for their personal gain. Its sad but does often occur. Please reach out to me or another reputable individual that may be able to assist you in locating your item.
This is a hobby for me and not a business so any reward you provide other than expenses I gladly accept and in turn share with local non-profits and St. Jude Children’s hospital.
I love my hobby and more importantly the smiles on peoples faces when their items are found.
This young lady lost her beautiful platinum diamond ring set while cleaning up around some shrubs in her back yard with her husband.
At one point she looked down, at her hand and saw they were missing! She was so upset! They looked around the area for a while but couldn’t find them. Mr. Glen googled metal detecting services and found me “THERINGFINDERS.com” page and sent me a text. Mr. Glen also called his son and his son was going to buy a metal detector and try and find it. But Mr. Glen wanted someone that knew how to find them to come out and try first. We set a day and time for me to come out.
I make the drive, after work and found her rings at the base of one of the shrubs they had been cleaning up in less than 5 mins!
They both were so happy and so grateful! I love seeing folks with a smile and full of joy after something as priceless, as these rings were to them, found and returned!
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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 110 total!
Ring count for 2026: 17 (16 – recoveries)
GOLD – 13 (13 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3-recoveries)
JUNK – 1
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”
Yesterday I found a platinum wedding band for Tim, who lost it while pulling weeds in his garden and moving the weeds and brush to a burn pile
He said he never had the band off in 22 years of marriage and his anniversary is on Friday. So he got it back just in time.