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Clemmons, NC – Wedding band lost exercising in park.

  • from Winston-Salem (North Carolina, United States)
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On Monday 09/14/2026 I received notification from my daughter that a local resident was appealing for assistance locating her husbands ring on a social media site.  Described as lost while exercising in a park.

I contacted Mrs. Brown and explained I was a short distance from the park and would be glad to assist in the search.  I also warned her to not share too many specifics online because it was lost in a public place.   Explaining it was in a heavy traffic area and time was of the essence I assured her I would be on-site immediately following a meeting I had already committed to.

Arrived at the park after 8:00 and darkness had set in.  I immediately realized that no lighting was in this area so I geared up with my headlamp and a spare light in my pocket “just in case”.   Walking towards the trail entrance I scanned beside of the paved sidewalk in case he had dropped in this area. I had many strong shallow signals and each time found where others had dropped fishing weights.   When I entered the trailhead I began scanning left of the trail approximately 50 yards into woods. It became even darker because trees blocked star and moonlight.  Approaching a park bench I recalled her description of his workout that he would stop to do push-ups. This area looked to be where he may stop to do push-ups.  I searched around the bench and approximately four feet off trail I had a strong signal. Looking closer I discovered a black and gold ring.

I texted Mrs. Brown asking if she could describe the ring and she replied with a photo.  Whoo-hoo, ring found in 30 minutes.  I made her aware by texting a photo and she immediately called me overjoyed and saying “I cannot believe you found it”.   We made arrangements to meet the next day.   She was not going to tell her husband so it could be a surprise.

I met with Mrs. Brown and she was very happy and could not stop looking at the ring.  Her husband as of this writing is still not aware of the recovery and hopefully we will get an update in comments of how the reveal pans out.

Thank you for entrusting me to find your husbands treasure.  Although this recovery didn’t cause to much exercise for me I did get some steps in.


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Ring Recovered from Water in Lake Geneva, WI

  • from Lake Geneva (Wisconsin, United States)
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Lake Geneva, WI, once dubbed the Newport (RI) of the West in the late 19th century, has a rich history and many charming features, drawing both tourists and residents.  Some come for the shopping, the restaurants, and the small-town atmosphere.  Others come for work or strong schools.  It’s no surprise the lake itself, Geneva Lake, is the main attraction, the magnet, the reason people come to the area.

And surrounding this beautiful lake is a 21+ mile lake path that the public has enjoyed for hundreds of years.  It began as a simple footpath for Native Americans to travel and hunt between villages.  In the 1870s, it evolved into a workman and estate trail before finally becoming a legal right-of-way in the late 19th century.  It was during this final stage, in 1894, that a piece of land was donated to the city of Lake Geneva to build a park and library.

And this is where my story begins.

On August 25th, 2026, Susan left me a voicemail.  “I’m calling in regards to hopefully you helping to find a piece of lost jewelry near the shoreline at one of the spots in Lake Geneva.”  After talking with Susan, I learned that a friend of theirs had lost a special ring in the lake, near the front of Library Park.  This historic lakepath is now a concrete sidewalk with open views of the water and benches for sitting and enjoying the space.

In front of one of these benches, somewhere in the shallow water, sat a ring for nearly a month.  The ring was accidentally thrown into the water by a friend.  I met with Susan and Randy to see what I could do.  They contacted me on behalf of a friend, hoping I could find it with my metal detector.  Could I find it?

It was a cool morning, around 6:30 am, when we met.  I listened to their story, and as I got in the water, Randy pointed me in the right direction.  The seaweed was thick in this shallow area, and there were many rocky sections that could easily hide a ring.  I searched in a grid pattern for nearly an hour and found only trash and a few coins.  At this point, I was getting quite cold, and my pouch was full of heavy trash.  I decided to take a break, dump all the trash from my pouch, and rethink the search.  Although I wore my full-length wetsuit, Randy saw I was chilled and offered to get me a coffee.  I brushed it off, not wanting to impose on him, but his kindness insisted, and off he went.

In the meantime, I sat on the bench with Susan, talking about the situation and how it was thrown into the water… and then I had an idea.  

I got up and picked up three small stones, felt their weight, and guessed they might be close to the weight of a ring.  The ring was thrown from a seated position on the bench.

  I handed Susan a stone and said, “Throw it.  Throw it like you remember it was thrown.”  She did, and the stone didn’t even make it to the water.  It clattered on the stones along the shore.  

“Try again,” I added.  “Really give it a throw!”  She obliged, and this time it just barely plinked into the edge of the lake.  

“I think I’m searching too far out, Susan,” I said.  “The stones you threw are nowhere close to where I was looking.”  She agreed.

Randy arrived with the hot coffee, and what a blessing it was!  It wasn’t long before I was warm and eager to start the search again.

But before getting into the water, I gathered three more stones and ran Randy through the same stone-throwing test… and had similar results.  Each stone landed just beyond the shoreline.

I donned my gear and stepped back into the water, searching in barely ankle-deep water, listening and scanning with my eyes.

Moments later, I saw it, the ring, clearly resting between two fist-sized stones.  I questioned my eyes, as it had been nearly a month in the water, and ran my detector over it.  Beeeeep!  I reached in and plucked it from the bottom.  The search was a success!  

Randy and Susan were elated!  They were able to return this precious piece of jewelry, which has so many irreplaceable memories connected to it, to their friend.

If you or someone you know has lost a phone, ring, or other jewelry item, please call.  The smiles I enjoy when returning lost items are one of the best parts of what I do.

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Lost Wedding Ring Ballwin, Missouri

  • from St. Louis (Missouri, United States)
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I was cleaning landscaping rock in my backyard, so digging it up, sifting out loose dirt, then washing it, and then placing it and spreading it. I took off my gloves to wash the rock. The next day, I noticed my ring was missing, and immediately knew it had to be somewhere in the rock. I tried to sift through the rock. One of my kids took a shot at it too. No luck. My wife had the ring inscribed so I really wanted to find it. While searching for ways to find it, I stumbled upon Ringfinders.com. I reached out to Jeremy and he responded quickly. We scheduled a time for him to come and hunt for the ring. It took him<5 minutes! Thanks a ton Jeremy!

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Lost Wedding and Engagement Rings Found in Wildwood Crest, NJ by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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A family vacation at the Jersey Shore can create wonderful memories for years.
Unfortunately, one beach day in Wildwood Crest suddenly became very stressful for Karen.
Two of her most meaningful pieces of jewelry disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.
The rings were lost while Karen and her family enjoyed Diamond Beach.
Their vacation location was near The Grand in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.

Karen’s child accidentally pulled the rings from her finger during their beach outing.
Both an engagement ring and wedding band were suddenly missing.
The family knew finding them without professional equipment would be extremely difficult.
Karen contacted Ring Finders South Jersey for assistance.

I responded immediately and arrived approximately twenty minutes after receiving the call.
My first step was learning as much as possible about the accident.
Karen explained where she believed the rings entered the ocean.
Those details helped establish a practical search zone for the recovery effort.

I then entered the water with a professional metal detector.
The search required patience, concentration, and a systematic approach.
I began working the suspected area using a careful grid pattern.
Grid searching helps ensure important sections are covered during a recovery.
Ocean conditions can also shift sand and change where jewelry may rest.
That makes organized searching especially important when recovering lost rings underwater.

Eventually, the metal detector delivered the signal everyone wanted.
I located Karen’s engagement ring beneath the water.
It was an incredible moment, but one ring was still missing.

The wedding band remained somewhere within the search area.
I continued working the surrounding section rather than ending the search early.
A short time later, another promising signal appeared on the detector.
The target was Karen’s missing wedding band.

Both rings had been recovered from the ocean at Diamond Beach.

Karen and her family were understandably thrilled with the result.
Their sentimental jewelry was back where it belonged.
More importantly, their family could continue enjoying their Wildwood Crest vacation.

This recovery demonstrates why quick action can matter after losing jewelry.
Moving around the suspected area can potentially make a difficult search harder.
If possible, remember exactly where the loss occurred and limit unnecessary disturbance.
Contacting a professional detectorist quickly can improve the opportunity for recovery.

Ring Finders South Jersey specializes in lost ring and jewelry recovery throughout South Jersey.
More than 585 successful recoveries demonstrate extensive hands-on experience with these searches.
Every recovery presents different conditions, locations, targets, and challenges.
Experience helps create a structured approach when valuable jewelry disappears.

Services cover Wildwood Crest, Diamond Beach, Wildwood, North Wildwood, and Cape May.
Recovery areas also include Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, and Ocean City.
Service extends northward to Brigantine and other South Jersey shore communities.

Lost an engagement ring at Diamond Beach or another Jersey Shore beach?
Don’t assume your ring is gone forever.
A professional metal detecting search may locate what you thought was lost permanently.

For lost ring recovery assistance, contact Ring Finders South Jersey today.
Your lost ring could still be waiting beneath the sand or water.

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Property markers located in Yadkin County, NC for couple that had tree fall damaging home and side porch.

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I was contacted by a lady whom I assisted almost a year ago when her husband lost his wedding band.  She advised that in a recent storm two very large pine trees had fallen onto their home causing damage.   The property line is lined with many additional trees is the same state of decay causing concern.   They were unsure “if” the trees were theirs, neighbors or shared and wanted to address the situation before additional damage following their insurance carriers instructions.

They had reached out to many land survey companies whom quoted significant fees or responded that they didn’t have availability to help.  Many didn’t even return calls.  Discouraged she remembered my assisting with the ring recovery and knowing property markers are metallic returned to my RF listing and saw I assisted in locating property markers.

We scheduled a day and time for me to assist.  Preliminary research I used publicly accessible tools to research property lines, lot owners and placement of markers.

Arrived, searched and after a little confusion and finding the Plat map that was included with their home purchase information we were successful in identifying that their back yard was deeper than they thought and that the large line of trees was in no way on their property.  🙂   To be 100% sure I located the driven markers digging one and clearing growth away from the others.  To maintain visibility both were spray painted white.

Full disclosure I am not a land surveyor.  I only located the markers placed by surveyors of years past that matched up to the written description on their plat map which is official record at the Yadkin County, NC Register of Deeds.

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Wedding ring recovered in Catawba, NC lost while fighting off angry yellow jackets. see link at end for WXII-12 News Story.

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Received message from Mr. Ashe asking if I could assist him in Catawba area of Lake Norman.  I advised I was at work but could meet him afterwards and I was almost an hour away.  We made arrangements and I will let todays news story pick it up from here :)…

CATAWBA, N.C. — A Catawba man has been reunited with his wedding ring weeks after losing it while swatting at a swarm of yellow jackets in his backyard. He was helped by the metal detecting skills of a Forsyth County ring finder.

It all started in early August when David Ashe was doing some landscaping in preparation for a pool to be constructed in his backyard.

“Had the weed whacker, and I kind of went over a yellow jacket nest,” Ashe said. As the insects swarmed, Ashe tried to fend them off.

“I was swatting hard, and my ring shot off, and at that point I just ran,” he said.

Ashe escaped with more than 100 stings, and his wedding ring missing. He knew it was lost somewhere in the wooded ravine behind his home.

“My ring is very, very sentimental and precious to me because my wife picked it out and engraved it,” Ashe said.

Married since 2012, Ashe says his wife means the world to him. He said being without the ring felt strange.

“It feels naked because in the 12 years I’ve had this, I wear this every day, like it’s just every single day,” he said. “And my wife was reassuring me. She’s like, ‘You know, it doesn’t mean we’re not married, just means you don’t have your ring.’ But for me, it felt like something was missing. Something was just not right.”

Weeks passed before Ashe could return to the area to search for the ring, as he first had to deal with the yellow jackets. Heavy rain further complicated the search.

“It fills with water and kind of pushes,” he said, referring to the ravine where the ring was lost. “And at that point I thought for sure that’s what was happening. It was just going to keep pushing out on out into Lake Norman.”

Ashe purchased a metal detector to aid in his search, but the low-cost device didn’t yield any results. He said he was constantly picking up on the beeps and pops of other metal items.

That’s when he searched online and found out about a group called The Ring Finders. On the group’s website, he discovered Brad Trogdon, a Forsyth County resident with a simple description of his beloved hobby. “Obsessively metal detect if you ask my wife,” Trogdon said.

Trogdon discovered his passion for metal detecting during a beach trip two years ago.

“I refer to a metal detector like a foreign language; you can hear them speaking, you don’t comprehend it until you’ve studied awhile,” he said. “And that’s how I understand what I’m hearing in the beeps and the pops and whatnot.”

Now, he uses that skill to help people recover lost valuables, using higher-end metal detectors and an unrelenting attitude.

“I have a bad habit of not wanting to give up,” Trogdon said.

The two searched the woods behind Ashe’s house for hours, even continuing after dark. Ashe assumed his ring had flown in a certain direction, but searching that area proved fruitless. Then, Trogdon turned to a different section.

“It was late. It was very hot. I was soaking wet, and I said, I’m going to give it one more go because I hadn’t searched that area but once,” Trogdon said. “And when I did, the second search is when we came across it.”

Finally, Trogdon’s metal detector emitted the distinct beeping sound they had been waiting for.

“With a flashlight shining on it, that ring glowed back at me,” Trogdon said. “And that’s when I grinned real big, and I asked him, I’m like, ‘You didn’t say it had diamonds in it!’”

The white gold wedding ring with a line of diamonds embedded in it was found tucked into a rotten tree stump just feet from Ashe’s house.

“I put it on my hand, and it just felt like everything was just back to where it was, where it should be,” Ashe said.

Ashe has since added an adjuster to his ring to prevent it from flying off again, but if it ever does, Trogdon and his metal detector are ready to help.

Learn more about Brad Trogdon’s ring-finding work by clicking here.

Lead in to news story: WXII 12 – Lead In

Full news story:  WXII 12 – NBC News

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1959 class ring lost and returned in Federal Heights

  • from Lakewood (Colorado, United States)
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Another sentimental story for the books. Matthew was raised by his grandfather. He passed away 3 WEEKS ago and he left Matthew his beloved 1959 10k gold class ring. He was cleaning out his grandfather’s shed when a spider jumped on his hand. He jumped out flinging his hands and heard the ring ricochet off the neighbors house. He and the neighbor searched for days even renting a metal detector. He came upon Ringfinders and found Jeff. I decided to detect on the way to the spot of Spider incident. I had a feeling it flung opposite of what he thought and in the tall grassy area I found it. I held it up and interrupted Jeff and Matthew’s conversation and said “hey guys”.
Matthew was teary eyed and so appreciative to have such a precious item from his grandfather back on his hand.

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Special ring lost and found in Boulder

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Aw this story ?David’s dad passed away in June and his wedding band was the only thing his dad left him. His dad wore it every day for several decades. Today David was coaching his son’s football team doing handoff drills when he lost his ring. He found Jeff online. So we headed to Boulder to hopefully help him out. David said this is the worst he’s ever felt and I could see that in his face. Jeff and I marked the perimeter and went to work. For some reason I darted from one spot to the other when typically I run in a pattern. I came across a great signal about 10 yards away from where he was handing off the football. We think a player pulled his ring off with the football and carried it that far before it was dropped. He was taken back but so happy that we found it so quickly. David said he had a fortune cookie for lunch and it said “Today you are going to meet some great people” He said “today, I did” ?

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Lost watch, FOUND! Cape May, NJ By Jeffrey Laag of Ring Finders Cape May

  • from Cape May (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost watch, FOUND! Cape May, NJ

By Jeffrey Laag

I received a call from Barbara Ann. Barbara explained that she had spent the day on the beach, here in Cape May, this past Sunday. While at the beach she had removed her watch before going for a swim in the ocean. She placed her watch in the pocket of her cover up for safe keeping. Later in the day she gathered her belongings and headed off the beach. Shortly after returning home she realized that her watch was still in her cover up. When she went to retrieve it, it was gone. Barbara immediately returned to the beach and began searching where she had been sitting that day. after a while, searching, she came up empty-handed and began researching her options. While looking to rent or purchase a metal detector to search herself, Google recommended calling Ring Finders Cape May as an alternative. Now Tuesday Barbara called last evening right around dinner time, after gathering some details I headed over to Broadway Beach and met Barbara. After reviewing the general area I began grid searching the area, after a short hunt I picked up a signal, the only signal thruout the search, and out came Barbaras watch from the sand! Barbara was elated with joy as the watch possessed significant sentimental value to her. Another successful recovery!

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“ I lost my watch on the beach. It was an expensive watch but even more sentimentally valuable. I did everything I could to find it . Two days later, as a last resort, I did a Google search for the possibility of renting a metal detector and instead was advised to find a professional detectorist and given a link to Ring Finders in Cape May. When I called , Jeff Laag answered and came out to meet me within 15 minutes. He’s amazing, he understands how important these lost items can be to people. He is a kind, caring man who listened to my whole story, evaluated the search area and got started. The miracle happened within 20 minutes. Jeff found my watch! I couldn’t believe it, I didn’t know what to say, I needed something so much better than just “thank you.” So, Jeff Laag, thank you thank you again and again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

If you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t give up hope! Lost items can be recovered when action is taken quickly, Ring Finders Cape May specializes in lost ring recovery, using top of the line metal detecting equipment, in Cape May County NJ and is operated by a born and raised life long, local, year round, resident of Cape May. If you need a ring finder in Wildwood Crest, Cape May, North Wildwood, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, or Ocean City NJ, Professional help from Ring Finders Cape May is only a phone call away!

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Timing is Everything. Lost Wedding Ring Recovered at Old Silver Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts

  • from West Falmouth (Massachusetts, United States)
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5 September 2026.

Andy and his wife were on the interstate headed back to Pennsylvania when he called me.  Their vacation on Cape Cod had ended, and tomorrow they would be celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary at home.  Sadly, Andy’s wedding ring would not be part of the celebration.  It had been left behind somewhere in the sand of Old Silver Beach about 24 hours ago.

As Andy described the situation, he had placed his ring in a small side pocket of his chair at the beach,  He’d forgotten about it when they packed up and left in mid-afternoon, only later to discover that the ring was gone.  So the ring most likely was left in the dry sand where they’d been sitting, or possibly in sand along the route they’d taken back to the parking lot.  He described the ring as white and yellow gold with 4 small pavé diamonds.

I asked Andy to text me a map indicating his best guess of where they’d been sitting and told him I’d leave for the beach right away.  Old Silver Beach is popular with detectorists and I was concerned that his ring was a ‘sitting duck’ that might already have been found or could soon be found, so time was of the essence.

When I arrived at the beach I grabbed my gear and headed for the spot marked on Andy’s map.  On the way I passed a man and his son who had a detector.  I stopped and told him that if they found a white and yellow gold ring with 4 small pavé diamonds, I had the name and contact information for the man who lost it.  Dan, the father, said ‘we found it’!  I outlined the situation to the point that Dan seemed satisfied that I was not ‘scamming’ him (unfortunately you can’t be too careful these days!).  He provided his phone number which I sent on with a message to Andy so that they could talk directly with one another.

While Dan and Andy were conversing and arranging a return, I learned from Dan’s wife that their daughter had found the ring using their son Ben’s detector, so there was some sibling rivalry as to who deserved the credit.  In any case, she had some cute pictures that had been taken of a gleeful Ben with the ring.

Dan and his family left shortly after his conversation with Andy ended, so the serendipitous timing of my arriving at the beach and meeting Dan was a real stroke of luck.  There now of course was disappointment, especially on the part of Ben, but there was also an honorable ending with the ring in the process of being returned to its rightful owner.

And a 29th wedding anniversary will be celebrated with joy and not with a modicum of regret!

UPDATE, 9/11: Andy received his ring a week to the day from when it was lost.  A big thank you to Dan and his son Ben!

Andy’s wedding ring.

Andy, very happy to have his ring back!

Dan’s son Ben, thrilled by a ring find with his new detector!

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