Lost white gold wedding ring, FOUND! Brigantine, New Jersey By Ringfinder Jeffrey Laag



Andrea was spending the day at the beach with her family. Her kids and other kids near by were having fun playing and digging in the sand. Time to go and ooops, her phone is missing. In searching best as she could, still no phone would go home. I was contacted later and received the details I needed to conduct the search. There was still a “find my phone” signal coming from the loss area, so, it’s likely still there. Andrea was not able to meet me there at that time, but, I wanted to jump on it right away as that beach gets detected often. With the directions I needed, I set up a grid area as best I could considering that there were lots of people in that area that might be in the way. I started in the open spots before having to ask people to move. Luckily, I got a great booming signal on my Equinox 900 after only a couple of passes. It read pretty deep though and I thought it was just going to be a quarter or an aluminum can. Well, over a foot down, I found her phone, still on and still working! It must have fallen into one of the many holes dug by the children. A text later found a happy Andrea going to get her phone back. A pleasure to meet you and thank you for the reward.
Lost Ring Recovery in North Wildwood, NJ
Bella contacted me about a lost ring in the sand for her twin sister, Brianna. The two were enjoying a sunny beach day in North Wildwood, NJ, when disaster struck. Brianna’s wedding band and engagement ring slipped off her finger into the soft sand.
After a frantic search, Brianna found only her engagement ring. The wedding band, however, remained lost despite their best efforts. That’s when Bella called me John Favano, Ring Finder specializing in lost ring recovery with a metal detector.
I arrived at the North Wildwood beach quickly and began searching the area with my metal detector. After just a few sweeps across the sand, a glint caught my eye. It was Brianna’s lost wedding band, shining beneath my detector coil.
I returned the ring to a stunned and grateful Brianna. Her expression of relief and joy said it all. It’s moments like this that make ring recovery in North Wildwood truly rewarding.
Helping families recover lost rings in the sand is what I do best. If you’ve lost a ring at the beach, don’t wait every second matters. Whether it’s a wedding band, engagement ring, or another precious item, I use professional metal detecting tools and experience to help.
North Wildwood’s beaches are beautiful, but the sand can be tricky when it comes to lost jewelry. If you need a trusted Ring Finder with proven results, I’m just a call away.
Lost your ring in North Wildwood? Contact John Favano, expert in metal detector ring recovery today.
If you just lost a ring or any other type of jewelry, give me a call 305-608-1870 (Louis). I have a metal detecting service and can come out and help you find your lost item (whether it’s in the sand, water, or backyard). In the pictures below, Nicole had lost 3 rings at the beach, she put them on her towel and forgot they were on there and later reached for the towel and they all went flying. She was able to find 2 of the rings but the last one buried itself in the sand. She called me and luckily I was close by and was able to quickly recovery her missing ring 🙂 check out my other posts of my over 100 successful recoveries.



Daniel found me in The Ring Finders directory after losing a very sentimental white gold, diamond stud earring while playing beach volleyball in Philadelphia, PA. The pair of earrings were given to him years before by his parents. Anyone who has been around metal detecting for a while, especially us Ring Finders, knows that finding stud earrings with any metal detector can be a challenge…and honestly this search put all my skills to the test. Diamond stud earrings are just so small and have such little metal on them they are hard to pick up with any machine. I met Daniel and brought 2 of my 4 machines…I brought the new highly advanced Minelab Manticore with a 15 inch coil and my Minelab Equinox 800 with the 6 inch coil. The nice thing is that Daniel had an identical earring still in his possession so I could scan it and see if either of my machines would pick it up. I placed the earring on the ground and tried scanning it with the Manticore…NOTHING! Couldn’t get a peep with sensitivity all the way up in any mode! Then tried the Equinox not a peep in my usual modes…field or park. Then i switched the Equinox to gold prospecting mode and bam….was able to get it pretty good….VDI 1-2 up to 4-5 inches away from the coil. I started scanning the beach volleyball court…in short order i actually found 2 other earring backs…neither from Daniel’s earring…but at least I had the machine settings right. I probably dug 15-20 tiny bits of tin foil…amazing how sensitive the machine was behaving. I was at it for 55 minutes and committed to Daniel I would search for an hour. I stopped and asked him one more time where he was standing when a ball hit his ear and knocked the earring out….I would use the last 5 minutes in that area. With 60 seconds to spare I’m going to dig this one last signal …..BOOM….There was his beautiful diamond earring…in all my years I don’t think i whooped and hollered as I did right then! I was so happy to be successful and be able to get Daniel’s precious earring back in his possession!!!



June 25, 2025
With sunshine and high temperatures the desire to “Go to the Beach” to cool off is a prime cause for more rings to be “lost” and the need for a member of TheRingFinders.com to find the lost ring.
Jon found himself in just that situation on the 24th. As the tide was rising he and Kaden, his son, dug a hole on the sand bar. Then today Jon called for help. Within 2 hours I was ready for another search. I arrived an hour early due to the lack of beach traffic. Jon had left the beach to run an errand, leaving Kaden to show me the hole. I was glad to have a guide, otherwise I might still be looking for the correct area to search. At the hole which was the point were the loss was to have occurred. I started to drag my scoop to line a box in the sand. I had gone about 15 to 20 steps before getting a signal. One shallow scoop and I had the wayward ring. Now all I had to do was wait for Jon’s return.
When Jon showed up I went to shake his hand. He felt the ring and could not believe I had found it and he quickly put it back on were it belonged and gave me a big hug.
Lesson learned: Always leave a good, lasting impression. In this case there were two, the hole in the sand and a big hug.
