June 9, 2026
Wedding Ring Recovered from Geneva Lake in Fontana, WI
Raul and his family were enjoying a day at the beach in Fontana, WI when his 14K gold wedding band was lost. His family spent time in the grass, on the sand, and in the water. Fontana beach is quite large, so narrowing down the search area was key.
On my way out I texted two fellow detectorists who may have been detecting this beach letting them know I was on a search and “Did they find any gold rings at Fontana’s beach in the last two days?” “No,” was the reply. When I arrive
d, another detectorist was in the water. I waded out to Tony and asked the same question. “No, only a quarter so far.”
Raul patiently answered all of my questions as we worked to pinpoint the most likely spot he would have lost it. I marked off the edges of my search area in the sand and waded into the shallow water to make my first pass. Dragging my search coil slowly over the sand, overlapping, so as not to miss anything, I had a strong repeating signal around the third or fourth pass. I knelt down in the water and waved away the topmost layer of sand in the spot where my detector indicated a target. Half of the ring appeared like a golden smile. I picked it up and held it up to Raul who was standing on the shoreline.
It was the
first and only target I dug that morning. Raul carefully thought through all of my questions and that led to our success in finding the ring.
After a few photos, it was back on his hand and his smile said it all.
Later, Raul made a kind post on the Lake Geneva Lake Life Facebook group. He writes: “A huge thank you to Seth for helping recover something that means so much to me and my family. We are incredibly grateful!”
d, another detectorist was in the water. I waded out to Tony and asked the same question. “No, only a quarter so far.”