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Cape Cod’s Power Landing Beach: Wedding Band Lost, Found and Returned

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)

July 26, 2024

Keeping it simple, William was rinsing his hands off in knee deep water when his wedding band slipped from his finger. His family could not believe that this was his second ring lost at this one beach. The first ring had been lost some 5 years previously. As stories of a lost ring usually goes all the help in searching for the rings were to no avail. This time William’s uncle Jim took charge and called a Ring Finder.

That is where I got involved first with a phone call, then a trip to a beach I had never been too. When I arrived (the next day) I had William show me where he thought he lost the ring. He put an “X” in the sand. The “X” was about 150 feet from where Uncle Jim thought the ring was lost. Well I started by lining out a box around Williams “X”, searched the area and did not find the ring. Next I increased the area a bit along the breath of the beach. On my second pass I noticed a black rock that looked out of place and swung my detector’s coil over the area and…bingo about a foot away from the rock, there was the wedding band. William than said he remembered putting the rock that while searching under water. Two good efforts put forth, one for contacting a RingFinder and one for marking the area where the ring was lost lead to the swift recovery of the wedding band.

Now for the first ring lost 5 years ago, it will be kept on my “Did not find list” as my searching effort recovered only a few lost coins. Either the ring is too deep in the sand for my detector to “see”, someone has already found it, or it was just not in the area I searched. When all the detecting was done, it was time for pictures and smiles. There was no lack of either both from William’s group or other near-by beach goers.

On my way off the beach I was stopped and asked a few questions as to what I was looking for. During the conversation I notices one woman’s necklace was unhooked and hanging loose. When I brought it to her attention, deep concern as to the where-a-bouts overcame her cheerful smile. Discreetly she searched for the “missing” chard and found it. My detecting expertise was not required. However a jeweler’s skill will be required to fix the broken necklace. All in all it was another sunny, wonderful day on a Cape Cod beach.

Ring lost at La Jolla Shores found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)

Ryan was out in the surf with his children when his wedding ring came up missing. He had tied it to some strings on his suit, but, they came undone and the ring was lost. No amount of looking would find a heavy ring once it hits the sand. A suggestion from a friend prompted Ryan to do an online search which brought him to TheRingFinders and my info. Since it was lost in the surf, I planned on searching during the lowest tide possible to increase the odds of a successful recovery. That meant a search starting at 3am. Ryan wasn’t able to meet at that time, but, sent me a map and some details regarding where he thought the ring came off. After gridding an area bigger than a football field for about a couple of hours and only just one penny to show for it, I was begging to wonder whether someone had already scoured the area and found the ring. Nope, right at one of my turn around spots on my grid, I got a nice solid 21 on my Equinox 900 and after one scoop, had his ring in my scoop. The next day, my wife and I were going to be in the general area of where Ryan worked at a local fire department, so, we dropped it off to him. A pleasure to meet you Ryan, and thank you for the reward.

PLATINUM DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING LOST IN GARDEN FOUND AND RETURNED BY ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH RING FINDER ADAM GREENBURG

  • from Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida, United States)

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I received a phone call this afternoon from a very nice lady who told me she lost her platinum diamond engagement ring somewhere in her yard while gardening. I grabbed my metal detector and equipment and told her I would be there in 30 min. Once I arrived she said she did not feel her ring come off her finger and was not even sure if she took it off and placed it on a table before gardening, all she knew was it was missing. She showed me the area where she was gardening. I detected her garden and after about 30 minutes I found the ring by a potted plant in mulch.

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Adam found my engagement ring in a half hour! He was amazing! I reached out and he called me within a minute, he was here in a half hour, found it half hour later! He was thorough, methodical, so kind and personable. He assured me he would find it and he did. Adam is the man-so awesome. I’m so grateful I found him.

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Necklace lost at La Jolla Shores found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)

Roy was body surfing at La Jolla Shores when a wave stripped his necklace with 3 silver pendants off over his head. He had worn this necklace since childhood, so, it had lots of sentimental significance. Several days later, he contacted me for help finding it. Since that beach is probably the most detected beach in San Diego, I told Roy there was a good possibility that it had already been found, but, I was more than willing to try. We met at 11pm so I could benefit by a very low tide a couple of hours later. We walked out into the search area as I got the information I needed. He defined the search area as being between two lifeguard stands. Wow, that’s a big area. This beach is very shallow, so, when the tide drops a foot, it  can open up another 50 yards of wet sand. This was looking to be several football fields in size. We were just standing out in the middle discussing this when Roy wished me good luck and headed home to get some sleep before and early work day. I fired up my machine and walked maybe ten feet and got a banging 82 on my Equinox 900. One scoop and I had his necklace with pendants! One of most incredibly lucky finds I’ve ever had! This should have taken hours and hours to cover all this ground, if it was even still there. I called Roy back before he left and he was amazed that I had found it already (as was I). Roy will now sleep easier. A pleasure to meet you and thank you for the reward.

Ring lost at Coronado Beach found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)

Shawn and his family were spending the day at the beach in Coronado. He had placed his tantalum wedding ring in the pocket on his beach chair for safekeeping. Later when they decided to leave, the chair was folded and the ring ended up in the dry sand. They searched and even contemplated getting a metal detector to find it, but, instead, they contacted me about conducting a search. Knowing that beach gets detected often, I planned on going there immediately, but, nobody was available at that time to show me the search area, so, I went by a map and some photos that were taken the previous day. It was mid afternoon on a summer day, so, the beach was fairly crowded. I just had to weave around between those camped there and just do the best I could until people started leaving. I was able to go by one photo to get a good line in one direction, so, I was able to grid a linear path. Without a cross photo or landmark, it was a pretty long path. 2 hours later and having expanded the search area significantly and much closer to the water than I expected the need to detect, I was walking next to a huge sand castle that a man was building. I swung my coil as close to him as I dared without being too intrusive and got a good signal. Dug down a couple of scoops and bingo! Shawn’s ring. Now the fun text and plans to reunite the ring with Shawn the next day. A pleasure to meet you and thank you for the reward.

Necklace lost at Pacific Beach found.

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)

Luke was body surfing at Pacific Beach when a wave washed over him taking his family heirloom necklace off over his head. It had a special gold turtle pendant on it too. The good news is that the necklace should still be in one piece. The bad news is that it was lost in waist deep surf. We met at a low tide late at night where he showed me the search area. He had taken a few photos of the search area for reference which helps a bunch. I picked a center line as a starting point and worked a few passes to the south without success. I then chose to do the same to the north. On about the third pass and closer to the shore than I would have thought, I got a nice solid 14 on my Equinox 900. One scoop and I had his necklace and pendant in the scoop. A pleasure to meet you and thank you for your generous reward.

Ring lost at Coronado Beach found

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)

Mitch and his wife were in town for a convention and spent the day at the beach in Coronado. Mitch managed to lose his wedding ring in the dry sand in a very popular area both for people who sunbathe, and also for detectorists to search for buried treasure. It had been lost more than a day when I got the call, so, it’s always possible that someone could have already found it. It was still worth a try though, so, off I went to give it a go. Since Mitch was at the convention, I met up with his wife (who Ubered over from their hotel) at the site and started my grid in the area they had been camped. Several minutes later and not a single target, I was beginning to think the area had already been cleaned of targets, but, then I got a nice low tone I had been wanting to hear. Sure enough, it was Mitch’s ring! They had a lunch planned soon, so, I drove both of us over to their hotel so they could make their lunch date. In my hurry, I forgot to take some photos, but, Mitch’s wife was nice enough to send me this photo. A pleasure to meet you, and thank you for the reward.

Lost Platinum Wedding Band Found At Dewey Beach, Delaware

  • from Lewes (Delaware, United States)
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On 06/19/2024, I was contacted by Xiao-Lan about her Platinum Wedding Band that had been lost in the sand on the beach in Dewey Beach, Delaware. Xiao-Lan had given her wedding band to her husband to hold for her while she went swimming with her son. The wedding band fell out of her husbands hand into the sand. I made contact with Xiao-Lan at the location on the beach where the ring had been lost, I began a search of the area and was able to locate the lost ring in the area in front of their blanket that was closest to the water.

Four Rings Lost On The Beach In Ocean City Maryland/Found

  • from Lewes (Delaware, United States)
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On 06/10/2024, I was contacted by Angie regarding four rings that she had lost on the beach at 94th street in Ocean City, Maryland. Angie had placed all four of her rings in the pocket of her shorts for safe keeping while she went swimming. After swimming, Angie picked up her shorts at which time all four rings fell out of the pocket of her shorts into the sand. I met Angie at the beach at which time she guided me to the area of where she had lost her rings. The four rings were found all in the same area and returned to Angie.

Brewster, MA Platinum Band Returned 11 Years After Loss – Rick Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)

July 25, 2024:

Returns are getting hard to believe. My last return was of a ring I found 2 years ago. The owner contacted me after seeing a post of another ring I had returned.

While out detecting with a friend we stopped at one beach, just because it was on our way home. It took about 5 minutes to grab our gear from the van, reminisce about finding a platinum ring many years ago and head for the water. At the water’s edge very close to where I had found a platinum ring I was approached by Mike. As Mike and I talked about how long I had been detecting, some questions about the art of detecting, he then asked if I had found a platinum ring 8 or so years ago. Mike had been tossing a ball when his wedding band took to the water and hid from the group of people that participated in the search for it. The band was platinum and had a date inscribed on it. I told him I may just have his ring at home if my memory was not fooling me. I asked him to get my contact information from the back of my van in the parking lot. With the info he could contact me and after I got home I would look for the ring then contact him, one way or an other.

That day, so long ago, after Mike’s group had left the beach, I showed up to enjoy an hour or so of hobby detecting before last light. My first target that night was a platinum ring right on the water’s edge. Those still on the beach as I was leaving for the night did not know of anyone losing a ring. Nor did I know of Mike losing his ring at that time.

Fast forward 11 years (Back to today): At home the third ring I looked at had the date of 3-25-00, I had Mike’s ring. Yes, it had been 11 years ago, my records showed the platinum ring was found on August 16, 2013; boy how time passes so rapidly. His reply to my call was that he would, if it was OK with me, be on his way to my house after dinner to be reunited with his wedding band.

The entire family showed up for the reunion of the ring and its owner, pictures and a few stories. What another wonderful story ending with a bunch of smiles and happiness that made for a most memorable vacation on Cape Cod.