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Lost Diamond Wedding Ring Recovered Wisconsin

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)
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Johnathan and his wife were out fishing on their pontoon early this spring. It was a beautiful sunny day and she decided to put on some sunscreen lotion. Making her hands really slippery. While casting towards a dock, she felt her wedding ring slip off, heard it hit the front of the pontoon and sink away into 10 feet of water. John searched locally for help and found a snorkeler.  He dove down and could only see muck & sand. Rings & other valuables will quickly disappear into the muck and sand as their weight and water movement hides them almost immediately. After talking with local divers, he found one person who heard of a site called “theringfinders.com”. Saying they can help in these situations. John searched the site and contacted me. This was still early in the year and water temps are brutally cold. We discussed the situation and decided to wait a month or so for the search. John’s wife was worried that the ring would move from storms and or power boats going by. I assured her, the ring will stay exactly where you lost it, I have found rings that were lost 75 years ago in lakes, and they are always right where they were lost. The lake is 3 hours away from me, so we had to make sure we planned a nice warm sunny day for the search. We met at the boat launch, headed to the “spot” and John anchored us right on top of the lost ring, it only took me 10 minutes to recover. This is a beautiful white gold diamond engagement / wedding ring soldered together. Made from John’s late Mother’s ring, so this ring is a really important heirloom for both John and his wife.

It was great to meet you John and thanks for making my job easy – Anchoring right on top of that lost ring was perfect!!!

Take Care  – Darrin

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Lost Tungsten Wedding Ring Found – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Unbeknown to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin resident, Doug Krupp, his tungsten wedding ring was lost while enjoying a game of water football with friends at Elkhart Lake Fireman’s Park. Doug later discovered the loss and subsequently contacted me through The Ring Finder’s international directory of metal detecting specialists. I made the 72-mile journey from my home in Waukesha and arrived at the park late in the afternoon of what was a very hot, humid day. The beach was crowded with people cooling off in the pristine lake water.

Doug sent me a satellite image of the swimming area, marking the general area where he had been. A grid search was challenging. This was because of the many people enjoying the cool water in the hot afternoon. Children, as usual, were inquisitive about what I was doing. They gathered close around me and dove with their goggles to inspect my search coil with their little fingers, thus hampering my ability to sweep the lake bottom accurately. Finally, curiosity satisfied; the little ones eventually redirected their interests elsewhere and I was able to continue a straight course. Shoreline structures served as guides.

An assortment of signals announced the presence of the usual coins and pull tabs. Finally, about an hour and half into the search, the unmistakable conductivity values for tungsten invited further investigation. A few moments later, Doug’s wedding ring lay nestled amongst the sand and clay in my scoop.

I took a couple photos and texted them to Doug saying, “I’m thinking this is your ring.” He replied with an emphatic, “Yes!!!!!!!”

We later met up at a service station near Fond du Lac. Doug and his wife Amy were so thrilled to take possession of what they thought was possibly lost forever. The smiles on their faces tell the rest of the story.

If you or someone you know has lost a ring, don’t let its story end! Even if it was lost a long time ago, chances are the ring may yet be found. Contact a member of The Ring Finders near you.

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