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Lost wedding ring – Dauphin Island, AL

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It was Wednesday evening and I was enjoying dinner with my BFF and detecting partner in Gulf Shores when I got a call from Justin who was vacationing at the beach from St Louis, MO. In spite of my phone displaying an unknown number, something told me to answer it. He explained that he had lost his wedding band over on Dauphin Island and sounded quite desperate to find it. Since I was visiting my friend for a week, I suggested I could probably look for it on Friday when I was planning to pass through on my way back home to Mobile. Hearing the disappointment in his voice, I decided my friend and I could go ahead and hop on the ferry first thing Thursday morning instead and try to help him out.

Justin anxiously met us upon our arrival at his rental and explained that he had thrown a football and felt the ring come off as he did so. They had been looking in the sand for it but, being platinum, it blended right in with the sand. He showed us where he had been standing and had even staked out an area where he believed the ring to be. By the time I was getting my machine set up, Cheryl had already completed her first pass of the area we were going to grid. I took about three steps toward the area to start when I heard Cheryl right behind me say, “I found it”….. pretty much right where I had been standing when I turned on my detector lol. There’s a good reason she is becoming known in the area by her well deserved nickname – “Beach Angel”. For the second time this week, I was thankful to have her with me as she seems to have an uncanny ability to go right to the exact area when we are doing a search. And Justin was very thankful to put his ring back on his finger where it belonged ! And please check out his awesome ministry channel on YouTube – Trial by Faith ……

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Engagement Ring Recovered at St. Paul Animal Hospital – A Happy Surprise Ending!

  • from Chisago City (Minnesota, United States)
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My name is Paul Nolan with The Ring Finders. I was recently contacted by a woman who had lost her engagement ring while at work. She works the night shift at a local animal hospital in St. Paul and was taking a couple of patients (pets) outside for a potty break. Unbeknownst to her, one of the leashes somehow snagged and pulled her ring right off her finger. With no clear idea where it had come off in the dark, she was devastated.I told her I’d head out as soon as I could to help search. About three hours later, I arrived at the hospital. She met me in the parking lot, clearly heartbroken and emotional. I reassured her that these situations often have happy endings—we’d give it our best shot.It was a beautiful day: sunshine, about 45 degrees, a welcome break from the recent cold snap. We started the search at the spot where she’d begun her walk with the animals and methodically worked our way around the building, covering both sides of the driveway loop.We were about three-quarters of the way around, running out of likely areas, when she started to worry we’d missed it entirely. She was convinced the ring couldn’t be in the remaining stretch. We moved to a sidewalk along the road, bordered by a roughly 10-foot-wide grassy strip leading up to landscaping bushes at the front of the building. She walked the sidewalk while I grid-searched the grass uphill. I planned to split the area into two 5-foot-wide paths, each about 100 feet long. A sign post divided the access, so I went right and stuck to my line, intending to loop back along the sidewalk later. Just as I started into the grass, she looked down—and there it was! Her ring, lying about a foot into the grass right near the sidewalk edge. She spotted it herself and was absolutely elated. The relief and joy on her face were priceless. I’ve never really minded who actually makes the find—me with the detector or the owner with their eyes. What matters most is that the ring is recovered and back where it belongs, on the finger of someone who treasures it. We headed inside after the recovery, and the staff erupted in excitement. There was a lot of happy commotion—people congratulating her, hugging, celebrating. The attached photo captures that joyful (if slightly chaotic) moment of pure happiness. Another ring safely returned, and another grateful owner. If you’ve lost a ring or other precious jewelry, don’t hesitate to reach out—The Ring Finders are here to help!

Back where it belongs!

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2xLOST, 100+yr OLD, WEDDING SET IN WILLOW SPRINGS, NC……FOUND!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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A friend of mine, Ray Mann, who is also a friend of Justin Wahrenburg, referred me to his neighbor whose wife had lost her wedding ring set in their backyard about a month ago. My friend Justin was actually my very first ring recovery I ever made as a member of “The Ring Finders.”

These rings were incredibly special — over 100 years old and originally purchased in Charlotte, North Carolina. Because of their age and history, they were truly irreplaceable in so many ways.

He contacted me, and I told him I could come out that same day to search for them.

After carefully scanning the entire backyard using a VDI range of 40–75 and not finding anything, I decided to adjust my settings to 35–65 and start again from the beginning. Within minutes, I got a signal reading VDI 37 and uncovered the first ring. About five feet away, I picked up another signal reading VDI 38 — the second ring!

Turns out I had simply missed them earlier because of my original settings.

Needless to say, the whole family was overjoyed. They had been praying and believing the rings would be found.

Her husband actually filmed the moment, and her reaction when the rings were returned was captured on video.

Moments like this are exactly why I love doing what I do — finding something so meaningful and getting it back where it belongs.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 98-99 total!

Ring count for 2026: 5 (5 – recoveries)

GOLD – 5 (5 – recoveries)

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Need a metal detecting service to help find lost jewelry?

  • from Miami (Florida, United States)
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If you lost a ring or piece of jewelry and need a metal detector to find it, give me a call/text (Louis) 305-608-1870.  I have a metal detecting service in the Miami area.  I can come out and help you find it.  Be sure to check my over 150 successful recoveries on my main page

The pictures above show a recovery of a small gold and diamond earring.  She was very on vacation and had one of her earrings fall off as she was exiting the beach.  She called me late at night and I was able to meet her there early the next morning.  She knew the general area where she lost it.  After about 20 min of gridding the area it finally popped up:-)

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Vintage David Yurman Silver Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Philadelphia, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Mike was referred to me by fellow Ring Finder, Dave Milsted. He was working on snow clean up at a home outside Philadelphia during the recent storm. While working in the back alley behind the home he felt and heard his large, silver, vintage David Yurman ring fly off his finger. He looked for a while but it fell in the deep snow and a metal detector was needed for sure. I met him that afternoon and found the ring after a 10 minute search. Was very happy to be able to return Mike’s ring to him!

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Beautiful Platinum Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Wilmington, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Liz reached out me to 3-4 weeks ago after finding me in The Ring Finder Directory. It was after a huge snow storm dumped 18 inches of snow in the area. She told me her husband, Kevin, was out shoveling and messing around in the deep snow in their front yard when his large platinum wedding band disappeared. Kevin distinctly remembered the feeling that his ring flew off in the front yard while he was playing around in the deep snow. I came the next day after the storm moved out of the area. I spent 90 minutes searching the front yard of their home…but the snow was crazy deep and it was very difficult to effectively scan the area. After a good but futile effort to try to locate the ring we agreed I would come back after the snow melted. Well…3 weeks later I headed back. With another huge storm predicted to dump 18 inches of new snow tomorrow I figured I better get over there! I brought 2 metal detectors with me…one with a 15 inch coil that’s good for covering the grassy yard and another with a 6 inch coil which is good for looking under bushes and in tight spaces. I first started by scanning the entire grassy yard with the machine with the larger coil…no luck. I grabbed my other detector with the smaller coil and start checking under all the shrubs and bushes bordering the front yard and BOOM! I finally got the signal I was looking for…I looked down through the middle of a large bush and without even bending down I could see Kevin’s large shiny band sitting there underneath the bush. Kevin and LIz were both standing close by when I gave my fist pump victory sign! I believe Liz actually shed a few tears and the two of them were so full of joy to see the ring back on Kevin’s finger!

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Wedding Ring Dropped In The Water at Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, Fl….Found and Returned By Dunedin Ring Finder!!!

  • from Dunedin (Florida, United States)
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Steve Thomas
Dunedin Ring Finder          lostringdunedin.com

“It’s Only Lost Until I Find It!

Lost a ring or other metal valuable at the beach including the water or in a grassy or sandy area? Jewelry slip off of you while working outside, playing with the dog or swimming? Don’t waste time and money purchasing or renting your own metal detector to try to find your lost item. Please contact me ASAP at (727) 477-4270 or @dunedinringfinder. I offer a FREE metal detecting service, reward optional but appreciated!

Catching up with 2025 recoveries!

While I was searching for another ring lost on North Beach, I received a call from Carol who had lost her wedding ring in shallow water at South Beach on Honeymoon. Since I was so close, we met up in about five minutes and Carol told me that she and her niece Emma were visiting from Baltimore. After they had arrived at the beach, Carol had taken off her ring at the edge of the water to hand it to Emma to take back to where they had set their beach things. During the exchange, the ring dropped into the very shallow water and disappeared! I began my detecting search in the area where they thought the ring had dropped and by that time with the tide going out I was searching wet sand. After about 30 minutes, I had found and scooped out Carol’s beautiful ring!

 

 

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Ring Lost In Backyard, New Port Richey, Fl…Found By Owner With an Assist From The Dunedin Ring Finder!!!

  • from Dunedin (Florida, United States)
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Steve Thomas

Dunedin Ring Finder   lostringdunedin.com

“It’s Only Lost Until I Find It!

Lost a ring or other metal valuable at the beach including the water or in a grassy or sandy area? Jewelry slip off of you while working outside, playing with the dog or swimming? Don’t waste time and money purchasing or renting your own metal detector to try to find your lost item. Please contact me ASAP at (727) 477-4270 or @dunedinringfinder. I offer a FREE metal detecting service, reward optional but appreciated!

Catching up with 2025 recoveries!

Kyla contacted me while I was out of town to tell me that she had her ring come off of her finger while chasing down her cat in her back yard and she had been unable to locate it. When I returned, I searched the area in Kyla’s back yard where she thought the ring came off for about an hour with no luck. Then Kyla asked me to remove a board that was leaning on her shed and search behind it because it had been moved around during her search. When I did, Kyla was the first to see her ring nestled in the leaves! Who would have thought it would have ended up there? I should not be surprised!

 

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Gold and Diamond Ring Lost In The Water at SunWest Park, Hudson, Fl….Found and Returned By The Dunedin Ring Finder!!!

  • from Dunedin (Florida, United States)
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Steve Thomas

Dunedin Ring Finder   lostringdunedin.com

“It’s Only Lost Until I Find It!

Lost a ring or other metal valuable at the beach including the water or in a grassy or sandy area? Jewelry slip off of you while working outside, playing with the dog or swimming? Don’t waste time and money purchasing or renting your own metal detector to try to find your lost item. Please contact me ASAP at (727) 477-4270 or @dunedinringfinder. I offer a FREE metal detecting service, reward optional but appreciated!

Catching up with 2025 recoveries!

Guy and his wife Tenice were enjoying a Sunday afternoon at SunWest Park beach near Hudson. Guy was standing about waist deep in the water and when he waved his hand to shoo away some seagulls one of his rings flew off of his finger! Guy had bought this ring for himself as a graduation gift about four years when he received his associates degree and had promised to pass it along to one of his nephews. Guy frantically tried to find it by sight and by feeling around in the bottom sand with his toes but was unable to locate it. Guy later found me on The Ring Finders website and we planned to meet at the park early Monday morning as I wanted to make sure we searched before any other metal detectorists did. After meeting up with Guy, he took me out into the water where he thought he had lost his ring. About 30 minutes into the search, I hit a promising target and out of the sandy bottom popped Guy’s ring in my beach scoop! Guy was speechless at first and then overjoyed! I was pretty happy about it too! Congratulations to Guy for the ring find as well for the baby to come this fall and good luck with your marketing business!

 

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Wedding Ring Lost In The Sand, Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, Fl….Found By Dunedin Ring Finder!!!

  • from Dunedin (Florida, United States)
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Steve Thomas

Dunedin Ring Finder   lostringdunedin.com

“It’s Only Lost Until I Find It!

Lost a ring or other metal valuable at the beach including the water or in a grassy or sandy area? Jewelry slip off of you while working outside, playing with the dog or swimming? Don’t waste time and money purchasing or renting your own metal detector to try to find your lost item. Please contact me ASAP at (727) 477-4270 or @dunedinringfinder. I offer a FREE metal detecting service, reward optional but appreciated!

Catching up with 2025 recoveries!

Steven, Stephanie and children Alyssa and Tyler were visiting Honeymoon about a week ago and enjoying a great beach day until Steven realized his wedding ring which had been placed in his shirt pocket for safekeeping had fallen into the sand when he picked up his shirt. Nicole under a nearby umbrella knew about my metal detecting service and suggested to Steven that he contact me. It took me about 30 minutes to get to the loss site and 30 seconds to find the ring! Son Tyler who is not pictured removed the ring from my beach scoop and ran off to tell his mother the good news!

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