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Lost ring on Forest Lake golf course recovered!

  • from Coon Rapids (Minnesota, United States)

Sentimental value cannot be measured. This unfortunate incident was filled with meaning: Ron had been golfing when he put on his father’s ring — a ring given to him by his mother a few years earlier. His father died young and the ring had been tucked away and nearly forgotten until his mother found it and offered it to Ron. He accepted immediately and asked his wife to have their wedding date, along with his parents’ wedding date, engraved inside.

While on the course he slipped the ring into his pocket, later reached for money, and didn’t notice his pocket had turned inside out. Realizing it was missing, Ron retraced his steps, rented a metal detector, and searched the area but found nothing. He called me, and we went to the most likely spot and searched until the ring was recovered.

I feel privileged to have been part of this deeply sentimental recovery. Ron, you are a kind soul — your gratitude meant everything. Thank you for choosing me to find your ring.

Buckhorn State Park Ring Fished Out of Lake

  • from Green Bay (Wisconsin, United States)

I received a text message from George on Monday, July 6th with the following: “Hey Jeff, I lost my wedding ring this past weekend in the lake playing with a beach ball…can you come and look for it?” The lake he is referring to is Castle Rock Lake. Buckhorn State Park is uniquely situated on a large peninsula that juts out into Castle Lake.  It is an artificial lake on the Wisconsin River and is the 4th largest in our beautiful state. It is known for its hiking and swimming, sandy beaches, pontoon rentals, tubing at Sandy Shores, and live music at waterfront restaurants.

George and his son Ben, who made the journey with him, ventured 3 ½ hours from the Chicago metro area, in the very early hours of Tuesday morning, July 7th to meet at the park entrance. George was very concerned about finding his wedding ring.

George was very clear with instructions to me where he lost his ring playing with the beach ball. In short order, the ring was recovered and placed back on his finger. George was more than ecstatic that his ring was found. He will be celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary this fall with his beautiful bride and would have been crushed if the ring had not been recovered. We wish him and his bride the best for the next twenty years.

 

 

Lost Earring Found on 12th Street Beach in Ocean City, NJ by Ring Finders South Jersey John favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)

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Lost Earring Found on 12th Street Beach in Ocean City, NJ

When Kathy called, she was understandably upset. While enjoying a family day on 12th Street Beach in Ocean City, NJ, she realized one of her sentimental stud earrings had disappeared in the sand. Unlike their usual beach spot, the family had chosen a different street that day, making retracing their steps even more challenging.

I arrived about 20 minutes after receiving the call. After gathering the details about where Kathy had been sitting and the last time she remembered wearing the earring, it was time to get to work.

Stud earrings are among the most difficult jewelry items to recover. Their small size allows them to disappear deep into the sand, making them nearly impossible to locate without professional metal detecting equipment and an organized search pattern.

Using specialized metal detecting equipment designed for finding small jewelry, I carefully searched the area. Within just a few minutes, I received a promising signal. After a careful recovery, there it was—Kathy’s sentimental stud earring, safely back where it belonged.

Seeing the relief and excitement on Kathy and her family’s faces made the day even more rewarding. Recovering sentimental jewelry is about much more than finding a valuable item—it’s about restoring memories that can’t be replaced.

If you’ve lost a ring, necklace, bracelet, earring, or other precious jewelry on the beach in Ocean City, NJ, don’t wait. The sooner a professional search begins, the better the chances of a successful recovery.

Need help finding lost jewelry on the beach? Contact us as soon as possible. Fast response times and professional equipment can make all the difference.

Engagement ring found at Port Crescent State Park in Michigan.

  • from Mount Pleasant (Michigan, United States)

I got a call from a lady saying that she lost her engagement ring in Lake Huron at Crescent State Park in Michigan. My daughter and I traveled 2 1/2 hours to meet the couple. After they showed me where it should be in the water, I got searching and found it in about 15 minutes. It was worth driving that distance to see the smiles on their faces.

LOST 14K WHITE GOLD WEDDING SET IN RIVER NEAR MILL SPRING, NC….FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)

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Received a text from a young lady that stated she had lost her wedding ring set (two rings soldiered together) in a river that she was tubing on Friday July 3rd and asked if I could try and find it.

I said absolutely! The water was only about 2-3 feet deep and she lost it just before some rapids. So after work, I make the 3 plus hour drive and get to the spot. Grabbed my gear and headed down the little hill towards the river’s edge to assess the area.

Once in the water, I needed to try and figure out where she was based on the text message and screenshots received. I finally found what I thought was the spot and I get a good 72 VDI ring signal! It sounded loud and on top! The only issue was it was under a big log. I rolled the log to the right and scanned again. Now I’m really getting a good signal!! I went to get my goggles because I couldn’t see with the water moving and the suns glare. As I was coming back to the spot, the same “SUNS GLARE” actually shined down and I could see a silvery/white gold circle shining!! I reached down and pull it up!

I had to drive a ways to get cell signal back, but once I did I sent her the pictures and she was very happy!

Then I had to drive an hour to their house where I met her husband at the door! I said, “I hear your wife lost some rings!” He said, “Yes!” They both couldn’t believe it was still there and I found them! (on July 8th) Needless to say he was very excited to get them back as well!

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 115 total!

Ring count for 2026: 77 (20 – recoveries)

GOLD – 21 (16 – recoveries)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 16
TUNGSTEN – 2
JUNK – 33
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

Wedding ring found in the water at Sanford Lake in Michigan

  • from Mount Pleasant (Michigan, United States)

I got a call from a lady saying that her husband lost his wedding ring at Sanford Lake in Michigan. I met them both there to try to find it. The husband said he was in about a 75 foot long area along the beach in the water. He said that he didn’t go out farther than 30 feet. He was playing with his kids and crawling on the lake bottom. I figured that I would start at where he could crawl and keep his head above water. In less than five minutes and my first signal, I scooped up his ring.They were both happy to have it back and it made my day to get it back to him.

Wedding Band Lost While Preparing Raised Plant Bed-Found!

  • from Chattanooga (Tennessee, United States)

Nick contacted me and said that his wife had lost her wedding band while preparing a raised plant bed, but she wasn’t sure which one. He and his wife has a matching tungsten carbide band set. The first bed I checked had a good signal, but it turned out to be a larger deep signal. The second bed was larger in size, but all of them had galvanized metal sheeting for the side walls. That was a problem, but I managed to work around it. In the second bed I found a signal that was showing a 30 on the Manticore, but was close to the metal side wall so that number may have been skewed. That 30 on the Manticore turned out to be her ring. It was about four inches deep. The total seach time was only about twelve minutes.

Lost Wedding Band … Found in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Received a call this morning about a lost wedding band. The lady had been on a walking trail last night and lost her wedding ring which was a three ring set.

Her husband and her found two of them right away but the third one couldn’t be found. I gridded and searched the area this morning for two hours and

didn’t find it until I went to the opposite side of the trail and there it was.

Happy to find it for her and I know she was grateful to have it back.

Beautiful Gold/Onyx Signet Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Middletown, DE!!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)

Brandon was a referral from fellow Ring Finder, Alan Seeney. Brandon got in touch after losing a very sentimental gold ring in his friends backyard in Middletown, DE. The ring was was on a chain around his neck when he was horsing around with some kids. He discovered at some point the chain broke and the ring dropped. He and his friends searched for hours. He even purchased a metal detector in hopes of finding himself. Countless folks purchase or rent a metal detector in an attempt to find themselves but in most cases they end up calling a ring finder anyway. The experience of the detectorist is more important then the machine….though the machine is important too. I arrived at Brandon’s friends house later that same day and set my Minelab Manticore Metal Detector for gold…and went to work scanning that backyard. A gold ring on the surface has a very unique, booming signal…so I knew the signal I was listening for. 10 minutes into the search….BOOM…the signal I was hoping for. I looked down and there was this large beautiful gold ring!!! I was very happy to be able to find Brandon’s ring for him!

 

Family Heirlooms lost in Fire

  • from Knoxville (Tennessee, United States)

When Brittany’s house burned to the ground, she lost nearly everything. Among the devastation were priceless family heirlooms and treasured jewelry that could never truly be replaced. Hoping that something had survived, she reached out to me through The Ring Finders for help.

When I arrived, Brittany showed me where she believed her jewelry had been before the fire. The home was reduced to ashes, twisted metal, and debris, so every scoop had to be carefully sifted by hand.

After a patient search through the rubble, hope turned into success. I recovered three sets of earrings, her ring, a bracelet, and a necklace. Seeing those cherished family pieces emerge from the ashes made all the hard work worthwhile.

There are still a few items missing, but the search isn’t over. I’ll be returning another day to continue looking in hopes of recovering the remaining family treasures.

Even after a devastating fire, it’s amazing what can survive. Recovering sentimental items like these is about so much more than finding jewelry—it’s about helping someone reclaim a small piece of what they thought was lost forever.