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Lost Wedding Band Recovered Metal Detecting Scuba Minnesota

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Jake was enjoying a day of golf and hanging out with friends at a local club. When finished golfing they went over to a dock on one of Minnesota’s beautiful 10,000 lakes. It was a nice hot day and they decided to jump in the water and cool off. While in the lake, Jake noticed his Gold Wedding Band was loose and slipping off his finger. He caught it in time and quickly got out of the water. He didn’t tell his buddies that was the reason he got out and before he could say anything, one friend “tackled” him back into the water. As Jake surfaced he noticed right away his ring had slipped off. As always, telling his wife Ashley about it was hard to do. Both Jake & Ashley started to search online for help and googled “how to find a lost ring in the water”. My profile from theringfinders.com came right up. We discussed how the ring was lost and what it would take for recovery and we planned to meet up in a couple days. I met both of them at the dock and started my scuba search. Right away I was getting hits on my detector from pipes, pipe stands, cans, old boat horn etc. I was really worried because there was so much junk right in the spot he was in, not to mention the muck & weeds. I piled up a bunch of trash in one spot so I could continue the search, luckily his ring was the very next “hit” on my detector. Congrats Jake & Ashley, glad I could help out.

Take Care –

Darrin

 

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Lost Wedding Ring Recovered Metal Detecting Minnesota Scuba Diving

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Serena went to a local “swim pond” with her family and some friends. While out in approx. 4 feet of water, a friend threw a ball to her. When she tried to catch it, her ring popped off her finger and she watched it drop into the water. They all searched and couldn’t find it. Serena asked the life guards for help and what she should do. They couldn’t help, so she went online and found theringfinders.com and reached out to me. Metal detecting is not allowed on beaches managed by Three Rivers Park District and I’m very familiar with their rules & policies.  I called a board member of the park and explained the situation. She reached out to the district manager and they approved for me to go in and scuba dive / detect for her ring. Serena knew exactly where she was standing when the ring came off and she pointed out the area to me. It only took a minute or two to recover her ring.

Nice to meet you Serena and truly happy I could help you out.

Congrats –

Darrin

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Lost ring in Grand Rapids lake recovered!

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During a family boating outing, Lee removed his wedding ring after realizing that swimming with it wasn’t a good idea. Unfortunately, as he took it off, the ring slipped from his hand and disappeared into the water.

Realizing that the moment he moved it would become much harder to pinpoint where the ring had fallen, Lee remained perfectly still while his family searched. After several frantic minutes with no success, the boat was repositioned, and about 30 minutes later they were able to mark the suspected location.

Using the pinned area as a starting point, I began my search. This is where the story becomes remarkable. Lee is visually impaired and relies primarily on his peripheral vision. Despite that challenge, he had mentally marked the exact spot where he had been standing. During the search, fishing buoys were placed to mark the estimated drop zone.

After an hour and a half of searching, Lee entered the water and confidently said, “This is where I was.” He was relying on his memory and remarkable spatial awareness. I worked my way toward him, and just five feet away, my detector led me to his wedding ring!

Having worked in rehabilitation for more than 50 years, I’ve often seen how the loss of one sensory input can lead to heightened awareness in others. Lee’s ability to recall his position so accurately was truly impressive. He positioned himself approximately fifty feet from the pinned location. His sense of awareness was more accurate than GPS coordinates!

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Lee and his wife, Molly. They were a joy to be around and treated us like family. Thank you both for trusting me to help recover such a meaningful treasure. It was an honor to be your ring finder.

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Lost Wedding Ring Recovered Scuba Diving Metal Detecting Minnesota

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Will was out on his boat with friends enjoying a 90 degree day in Minnesota. A bachelor party for his good friend. They stopped at an island that has crystal clear water, sandy bottom, and is only 3 to 4 deep water. A popular place to cool off on the lake. While in the water, Will felt his wedding ring slip off his finger and only having the ring for 2 weeks, he couldn’t believe he lost it already. Even with the clear water, he & his buddies couldn’t locate the ring. After searching for help on his phone, he came across “theringfinders.com” and called me while he was still out at the island.  I was actually out on another ring search and didn’t get his message until a couple hours later. When I returned his call, he was just bringing his friends back to shore. We made a plan for early the next morning and met up at his boat slip. Will used his GPS mark to anchor us in the area and we planned out a grid search. I searched the area near the boat out to a marker we set and found bottle caps, pull tabs, coins, screws and other trash. After a half hour or so, I was getting no signals in the area. I decided to go a little deeper and start searching right under the boat. I got a nice hit on my Excalibur metal detector, swished away a little sand and there was that beautiful Gold Ring glistening in the sun. Will asked me prior to the search: “what’s the percentage rate that you can find the ring?” I told him that is 100% up to him. If he puts me within 20 feet of the ring, I’ll find it for sure. He put me right on top of it! That’s a first for me and was great on his part. Congrats Will, glad I could help out.

Sorry about the picture quality, I’ve been having issues with my iPhone.

Darrin –

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Lost Wedding Ring Recovered Minnesota Metal Detecting

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Mike lost his wedding band while tossing a ball with his nephew at a local beach. He was in approx. 4 to 5 feet of water and actually watched it drop into the water. He and his family searched the area and couldn’t find the ring. Mike got on his phone and searched how to find a lost ring in the water and theringfinders.com came up. He gave me a call and we set up a search for the next morning. This beach is detected a lot and I knew it would be wise to search as fast as possible, also I knew the beach would be very clean of any other objects. This helps, so I don’t have to remove old trash. Mike thought it was chest deep and I searched for an hour or so with no hits. He thought it must be in deeper water, which requires scuba diving. So, I went back home and got my gear. I searched again and nothing, so I decided to go into the shallower area and I found it in about 2 to 2 1/2 feet of water. Ya just can’t give up the search and you have to expand the area, as I ‘ve learned through years of recoveries. Who knows what happened, all that matters is Mike has his wedding band back where it belongs!

Congrats Mike.

Darrin

 

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Recovered USB Flash Drive Minnesota Metal Detecting

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I know we are called theringfinders.com, though we actually find so much more than just rings. In my experience alone, I have recovered Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Smart Phones, earrings, Apple watches, property stakes, All types of lost boat gear including motors, poles, tackle & boxes. The list goes on, though the one thing I hadn’t searched for was a flash drive. Bruce called me up and asked if I could help search for his. I decided to give it a test first and see what my Minelab Manticore would give me for a reading if anything. I scanned a similar flash drive to his and it actually gave me a decent signal. Broken signal, though strong enough to find. Bruce works for the city and he thought he lost it during a meeting at a local park. I detected the area he was in with no luck. I told him that I was 100% sure the drive wasn’t in this area, so let’s move on to any other places you were that day. He said the only other place was at city hall. So, we drove over and parked, while discussing where to search, Bruce said I took this path and pointed down. As we looked down, there was his flash drive. I know you had a lot of saved work on that drive Bruce and I’m truly happy you have it back safe & sound.

Take Care –

Darrin

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Heirloom Penny recovered in Minneapolis Metal Detecting

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Robb was out in his yard working when his neighbors dog came up to his fence. Robb went over to pet the puppy and when he reached over the chain link fence, his necklace caught onto it and broke. He had 3 pieces on the necklace with the most important by far being a 2020 memorial penny he had saved as a remembrance to his brother that passed away in 2020. He found the other 2 pieces right away, though after hours of searching he nor his wife could find the penny. Robb went to the local metal detecting shop and asked them for help. Years ago I had stopped into that very shop and told the owner about theringfinders.com and gave them my card if anyone was ever in need of assistance. He gave Robb my number and I told him I’d be out to his home the next morning. I could see the area where Robb & his wife had been searching and I figured the coin would be close to the metal fence. This creates a big issue as our metal detectors will pick up the fence and mask out the sound of the penny. I turned my sensitivity down to a very low setting and started swinging away. I got a couple decent hits though they were in the ground a couple inches, my third hit was loud and solid. The penny was only 5 inches from the fence, but my Minelab Manticore handled it like a champ.

So glad I could help you out Robb, I know how important this was to you.

Take Care –

Darrin

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found Minnesota

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Cian and his wife went out for a jog around a Minneapolis park. After returning home, he noticed his gold wedding band was missing. He searched the internet for help and discovered theringfinders.com and promptly gave me a call. Cian told me he had gloves on while jogging and remembers taking them off just prior to reaching his car. He had in his mind, that the ring came off when he removed his gloves and had to be in a 50 yard by 50 yard area of the park grass. I told him to check his gloves as I have found rings hiding in them before. He said he checked and the ring wasn’t there. 50 by 50 yards is a pretty large area to detect. I came up with a plan to grid search near his car first and then slowly move down a hill to a sidewalk they had been jogging on. This park was established almost 120 years ago and has a lot of lost coins/trash/everything. Not trying to sound pompous here, though we ring finders have decades of experience and have a knowledge of the tones our metal detectors are giving us. If I were to dig every piece of metal, I would be in that park for weeks if not months. After an hour and half of detecting, I knew the ring was not here. I told Cian, we’ve ruled out this place, so you can focus on your car and house for the search. As I was driving home, Cian text me with some great news. He found the ring, and it was in his gloves. He said he patted them down prior to my search and when he got home after the search, he decided to put them on and the ring was hiding in the finger tip of the glove. Of-course I don’t count this one as a ring finders find, though I helped him clear the area he was so focused on which gave him the drive to look elsewhere.

Congratulations Cian, glad you have your wedding band back where it belongs!

Darrin –

 

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Lost Wedding Band Recovered Coon Rapids Minnesota

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Brett took a day for some fall clean up in his backyard. He was closing down the pool, getting ready for the long winter ahead. Shutting off the valves, his hands got wet with that freezing cold pool water of October in Minnesota. While shaking his hands off, he felt his platinum wedding ring slip off and heard the sound of metal hitting the concrete. He figured the ring either bounced into the pool or on the lawn next to the concrete. After searching the pool, he knew it had to be in the lawn somewhere. He searched and searched to no avail. This happened 3 years ago in 2022 and as life gets busy, he put the search on hold. Fast forward three years to 2025. Brett was chatting with a friend and his lost ring came up in the conversation. His friend said he had heard about a service that finds lost valuables for people. So, Brett searched google and theringfinders.com came up with my name & contact information. He gave me a call, explained the situation and I headed out to his place. I had Brett show me exactly where his ring came off and where he thought it might be. After years of blowing leaves, mowing the lawn, raking….it really could be anywhere. I started the search with my E-Trac metal detector and got a couple of high pitch “nice hits”, though I knew these were coins lost recently. Years of experience tells me that platinum gives off a nice low tone almost exactly as gold. I kept moving along the grass next to the concrete and I got a beautiful low tone in my ears. It was a strong tone also, telling me that the object is close to the surface. I knelt down, pulled out my Minelab pinpointer and figured out exactly where to dig. I dug a small circular hole only an inch or so deep, pulled back the grass and there was that beautiful platinum ring shining in the sunlight.

Congrats on getting your ring back where it belongs Brett, truly glad I could help out.

Darrin –

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Lost Wedding Band Recovered Minnesota

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Justin lost his wedding band at a local fall festival. Recovered by theringfinders.com .

Congrats Justin, glad I could help out.

Darrin

 

 

 

 

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