On this edition of PHL17 Down The Shore, Jenna Meissner visited Ocean City New Jersey.
John Favano of South Jersey Ring Finders showed Jenna how he helps people recover their lost valuables.
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I received a call from Anthony who realized he lost his ring after he left the beach in Wildwood Crest, NJ. He thought the ring was in his beach cart pocket, but couldn’t find it when he went to put it back on. We met up shortly after speaking to find it. The gold ring was in the scoop within a few minutes of starting the search and Anthony was relieved that the ring was found!
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I received a call from Bella today about an engagement ring and wedding band that were lost in the sand on the beach in Ventnor, New Jersey yesterday. The set belongs to her friend’s mother, Jaqueline, who lost rings the while applying sunscreen. I met Bella and Jasmine on the beach today to find the rings. Jasmine pointed me in the general area where the group was yesterday and the rings were quickly recovered.
Christina McCree – Ring Finder for northern Alabama and southern/middle Tennessee…call or text ASAP, anytime 24/7…610-504-6135
This was my second of two ring searches on May 9th, 2022. This one was in Maysville, AL for a 14K white gold mother’s ring and the first one was in Lincoln, AL for a 14K yellow gold wedding band. It’s about a 2 hour and 15-minute drive between the two locations. I’m very happy to report that both rings were successfully found! Ring search #2…
I received a text message from Heidi on Sunday, May 8th, 2022. This happened to be Mother’s Day and Heidi said that she lost her mother’s ring that same day. Heidi explained that she was weeding the side of the driveway earlier in the day and noticed that the ring was missing shortly after. I thought that this was a typical mother’s ring where the ring contains the children’s birthstones, but this was not the case. This ring actually belonged to Heidi’s mother and was passed on to her. It was in their family for about 65 years! Unfortunately, Heidi’s mother passed away 2 years ago. Heidi’s sister had the smaller rows of diamonds added. Their mother had a hinge added to the ring when she developed rheumatoid arthritis. Heidi said that the hinge would sometimes pop open, and she believed that the white gold ring came off while she was pulling the weeds. She wasn’t wearing gloves. This ring is extremely sentimental to Heidi and her family. It was imperative that I find it.
The search was scheduled for the following day (Monday, May 9th, 2022) around 5pm when I got there after work. However, I ended up getting a call for another lost ring in the Coosa River in Lincoln, AL. I ended up going to that one immediately, because it was lost in a public area. I like to go to those types of search ASAP to avoid the potential of someone else finding the ring. If that happened the owner may never see the ring again. I went to that search in Lincoln. I thought it would be a quick one and I would make it to Maysville around the time we originally scheduled, but that Lincoln search ended up taking around 2 hours. I didn’t make it to Heidi’s house in Maysville until just after 8pm. I apologized profusely, but Heidi said that she understood due to where the ring in Lincoln was lost. Heidi said that I could come back the following day, but I had my high lumens headlamp and flashlight with me, so it would be no problem. I told her that I would do a quick scan and if I didn’t find it, I would come back the following evening for a more thorough search.
Heidi took me to the area where she had been pulling weeds from the side of her driveway on Sunday. I had told her not to throw anything away, so Heidi left all of the weeds in front of that spot. The search area wasn’t too big, so I thought that I had a good chance for a recovery that night. I turned on my Minelab Equinox 800 metal detector with the 10×5 Coiltek coil and started my search. The first signal I checked turned out to be wires from an electrical pole. I kept going and the next signal I had was a loud and solid tone in the lady’s gold range. I bent down to check it with my Garrett AT Pro pin pointer. I parted a couple of leaves and saw that shine of white gold beaming back at me! I looked back at Heidi and said, “GOT IT!” Heidi was shocked, because I had just started searching. She quickly came over and her eyes locked on her mother’s ring. She bent down, picked it up, and gave me the biggest hug! I could feel the stress melt away and tears of happiness. Best feeling in the world! I’m so blessed that I get to do this.
We determined that the hinge had popped open and caused the ring to come off. Heidi said that she was going to take it to the jeweler and get it fixed. We walked over to the front porch to take some pictures. Heidi’s husband, Bart, walked out and gave me a big fist bump. He said, “thank you for making my wife happy!” We chatted for a few minutes, and I got a few more hugs from Heidi. Heidi is the owner of Flint Ridge Farm, a full-service horse boarding and teaching facility. If you’re ever in the Maysville, Alabama area, please check them out!
While it was a long day between working half a day and going on 2 ring searches, the searches/returns are the thing that I love doing the most and were well worth the effort! I praise God for another successful recovery! I wonder what type of adventure the next call will bring…
If you or someone you know has lost a ring, jewelry, or other metal item, please contact a member of The Ring Finders.
Christina McCree – Ring Finder for northern Alabama and southern/middle Tennessee…call or text ASAP, anytime 24/7…610-504-6135
This turned out to be my first of two ring searches on May 9th, 2022. This one was in Lincoln, AL for a 14K yellow gold wedding band and the second one was in Maysville, AL for a 14K white gold mother’s ring. It’s about a 2 hour and 15-minute drive between the two locations. I’m very happy to report that both rings were successfully found! Ring search #1…
I received a call from Austin just before noon on Monday, May 9th, 2022. Austin stated that he lost his 14K yellow gold wedding band the day prior (Mother’s Day) while walking to his boat in 2-4 feet of water in the Coosa River (part of Logan Martin Lake) in Lincoln, Alabama. Austin told me that he’d been married less than a year and desperately wanted his ring back. He also dropped his sunglasses in the water. Austin spent about 2 hours searching for his sunglasses and wedding band. He was able to find the sunglasses, but unfortunately, came up empty handed on the ring. He went online for ways to recover it and came across a service he never knew existed…The Ring Finders!
I had the other ring search scheduled for when I got off work that day. I thought I could leave immediately for Lincoln, AL and help Austin find his ring, then head to Maysville for the second ring search. I put in a leave request at work and started gathering up my gear. I arrived in Lincoln around 3pm and met Austin by the water. I quickly changed into my wetsuit pants and grabbed my detecting gear. Austin showed me where he was wading through the water, where his boat was parked, and where he found his sunglasses. He said that he never saw or felt the ring come off his finger, but he noticed it was missing within 30 minutes after his boat ride.
I started a north/south grid search in the area Austin found his sunglasses at. I then expanded my grid to where he walked towards the dock and then the other side by where his boat was parked. Unfortunately, I only found some trash, fishing sinkers, and a nickel. I then worked an east/west grid making sure I covered the entire area really well. I asked Austin questions on whether he shook his hands, threw anything, etc. Austin said no and that I had pretty much covered all the spots he was at.
I decided to continue searching towards the shoreline just in case Austin’s recollection was slightly off. Within a few minutes I got a screaming signal in the gold range about 20 feet from the original search area. I took one scoop and had a ring in my basket! I told Austin that I got it. He said, “NO WAY!!!” With a big smile I replied, “there’s a yellow gold ring in my scoop!” I picked it up and asked him if there was an inscription. Austin quickly said, “all my love”. This was it! Austin couldn’t believe it, because he said he didn’t walk over that far. I’ve had a couple of searches that turned out this way. Just another great learning experience to remember– always keep expanding the grid!
I walked over to the dock where Austin was standing and handed him his wedding band. He said that he thought he’d never see it again and this was the best thing ever! I’m so happy that he has his ring back and it was honestly found at the last minute where it shouldn’t have been. Thank you, God, for another successful recovery! I’m so proud to be a member of Chris Turner’s online directory of metal detecting specialists, The Ring Finders! Write-up of search #2 to follow…
If you or someone you know has lost a ring, jewelry, or other metal item, please contact a member of The Ring Finders.
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I received a call from Bryan’s mother Mary Alice who found me on my website RING FINDERS SOUTH JERSEY .
Then Bryan called me and explained how and the general area where he lost his gold wedding band. He was at the Tulip Festival
at Dalton Farms in Swedesboro, NJ. We met up shortly after the call and within a half hour the ring was found and back on his finger!
Christina McCree – Ring Finder for northern Alabama and southern/middle Tennessee…call or text ASAP, anytime 24/7…610-504-6135
I received a text message from Rachel on Thursday evening (April 7th, 2022) stating that her boyfriend, Tyler, lost his Tungsten Carbide promise ring in February while they were rock crawling on a trail in McMinnville, Tennessee. McMinnville is about a 2-hour drive from me (Huntsville, Alabama). I told Rachel that I would be more than happy to help, but I wouldn’t be able to make it out until Saturday or Sunday when I was off from work. Sunday actually turned out to be a beautiful day, so we scheduled the search for Sunday morning.
I arrived at their home in McMinnville, TN on Sunday morning (April 10th, 2022) around 10am. I transferred my gear over to Rachel’s vehicle. We needed to go through some thick grass and over rocks in order to make it out to the spot that Tyler lost his ring at. We headed out and arrived at the base of the trail about 15 minutes later. We parked at the base, because we didn’t want to drive over the ring. I grabbed my Minelab Equinox 800 metal detector from Rachel’s vehicle and we started making our way up the steep trail. It was about a 10-minute walk up to the spot where Tyler thought he lost his ring. The Tungsten ring was actually thrown during an argument. This happens way more than people think. People have disagreements and sometimes rings go flying. It’s always important that I know exactly what happened in order for a successful ring recovery.
Both Rachel and Tyler said that they heard a ping, so we knew that the ring probably hit a rock. We were just hoping that it didn’t take a weird bounce. The main part of the trail was easy to search. The right side was very steep, so I didn’t think that it bounced up that far. The left side was rocky, and I planned to search that last if I didn’t find the ring in the main trail area. Tyler showed me where he was standing when he threw the ring. He threw it down the trail, so I started at the top section. I marked that spot with a few cones and started my grid search heading down the trail. I covered the trail a good ways down and only found junk metal and some vehicle parts. I felt that I searched that area very well and started searching the left side where all the rocks were at. I eventually made my way up to the top where my cones were, but I didn’t find Tyler’s ring. I decided to head back down and search along the trail again to be sure. I made it back down and confirmed that the ring was not there. I was about 1.5 hours into my search, I told Rachel and Tyler that they may have been further down the trail when the ring was thrown or it just took a crazy bounce. I could tell that their hope was fading, but Rachel said that she thought they were further down the trail when the ring was thrown. That made sense, because different sections of the trail looked very similar.
I began searching that next area where Rachel thought they were. About 30 minutes in, I received a good shallow signal on my Equinox. I moved my coil to the side and saw the shape of a ring just barely covered! I could see the gleam of the sun reflecting off of it. Rachel was looking in my direction, I smiled and pointed down to the ground. She asked, “you found it?” I said “yes!” Both Rachel and Tyler came over, and Tyler picked up the ring. They were so excited! Tyler almost couldn’t believe it, because it wasn’t where he thought it should’ve been. We can only find what’s there to be found and being in the right spot is the only way for that to happen.
We celebrated for a few minutes, took some pictures, and were on our way to their house. I’m so happy that they have their ring back. I pray that this helps strengthen their relationship. Thank you, Lord, for another successful ring recovery! I’m always happy to help, proud to be a member of The Ring Finders, and looking forward to my next adventure…
If you or someone you know has lost a ring, jewelry, or other metal item, please contact a member of The Ring Finders.
Christina McCree – Ring Finder for northern Alabama and southern/middle Tennessee…call or text ASAP, anytime 24/7…610-504-6135
Just after 12:30pm on Monday (April 4th, 2022), I received a text message from Jonathan stating that he had lost his college ring two days prior while fishing from his boat in Wheeler Lake (part of the Tennessee River) near Decatur, Alabama. Jonathan said that it was lost in 10-12 feet of water, and he had marked his waypoint on his boat’s sonar graph. Jonathan asked if I thought his ring was recoverable. I told him that there was a good chance since he marked his waypoint. But if the visibility was bad, then it would make it harder, but not impossible and we could definitely give it a shot or two.
I quickly checked the weather and realized that the remainder of the week called for rain or cooler weather and the weekend was much worse (lows in the 30s, highs in the 50s). That day was the only decent day for the rest of the week. It was sunny and in the mid-70s. It was pretty much go now or wait at least a week or two. We decided to take advantage of our only good day. We both took off from work for the remainder of the day. Jonathan went to get his boat ready, and I started gathering up my dive gear. It took me about 1.5 hours to get everything ready–topping off batteries and making sure I had all essential dive equipment, including my colder weather 7mm Henderson Greenprene wetsuit, hood, gloves, and boots. I don’t own tanks just yet, so I opted to take my new Blu3 Nomad Diving System (floating surface supplied air system), because a trip to my dive shop would’ve added at least an additional hour. I’ve already used my Blu3 Nemo on numerous occasions, so I felt comfortable using the bigger Nomad.
It was about 3:45pm by the time I met Jonathan at the boat launch ramp at Ingalls Harbor in Decatur, Alabama. We chatted for a few minutes about the loss. Jonathan explained that he was very dehydrated the day he lost his ring. He was standing on the starboard side of his boat when the college ring he bought back in 2015 to commemorate him earning his master’s degree from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) slid right off his finger and into the water. Jonathan felt helpless as he watched his ring sink to the bottom of the lake. He immediately marked the waypoint on his boat’s sonar graph. This would later turn out to be our saving grace. Jonathan initially thought that he would be okay with the loss of his ring, but it really hit him hard on the drive home. He knew he needed it back! Trying to figure out how to recover it led him to a Google search and, ultimately, discovery of The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service website.
Jonathan helped me load up my dive gear onto his speed boat and we were on our way! It only took about 5 minutes to arrive on location of Jonathan’s waypoint he titled “MY RING OFF STARBOARD” (picture below). Jonathan dropped his anchor and I started setting up my dive gear. Shortly after, I was in the water using my Blu3 Nomad Dive System and Minelab Excalibur metal detector. The water temperature was about 55 degrees, but I felt very comfortable in my 7mm wetsuit, dive hood, and dive gloves. I decided to use a circular grid system due to the open area location of loss. I made my descent and attached my grid line. Visibility was better than I thought, but not the greatest. I could see about a foot in front of my face and would lose some visibility once the bottom started stirring up. I started my circular grid rotation. I checked 2 targets, but could not recover the items. I assumed that they were too deep and could not be Jonathan’s ring. The third target had a good ring to it (pun intended lol). I started feeling with my gloved hand and felt like I had the target in my grasp. I thought it might be a clam shell, because I had already found a few of those on the first two signals. But I soon realized that it wasn’t a clam shell. I started feeling the shape of a ring! I brought it closer to my face mask and saw that beautiful glimmer of gold and gleam of the emerald stone! Wow, what an incredible moment!!! I was almost in shock! I shook the muck off the ring and studied it for a minute. I immediately thanked the Lord for what seemed like the miraculous recovery in the middle of a massive lake!
I put the ring over my gloved ring finger. It felt snug, so I felt comfortable keeping it there until I was topside. I turned off my detector and made my ascent. Jonathan took my metal detector and I swam over to the ladder. I said, “hey Jonathan, BAM!!!” and held out my clenched fist with his ring. He went nuts with excitement! My favorite part of every ring recovery! I took Jonathan’s sentimental UIW college ring off my finger and handed it over to him. He said that he couldn’t believe it! He helped me onboard, and we celebrated! We took a moment to reflect on how this ring was recovered. Something so small, in such a large lake, found 2 days later by a waypoint grid (which I’ve been told that waypoints can be off by about 20 feet or so). But this one was spot on! I was only about 5-7 feet from my downline. I was also only underwater for 17 minutes according to my Shearwater Peregrine Dive Computer. I believe in my heart that this ring was found by divine intervention. God is so good, and He deserves all the glory! It was such a beautiful day, and the dive recovery went as smoothly as I hoped and prayed for.
I packed up my dive gear while Jonathan got a few casts in. His ring was lost while practicing for an upcoming bass fishing tournament being held on Saturday (April 9th, 2022). I wish him all the best in the fishing tournament!
We set out on the water that day to the “X” on Jonathan’s map and we found gold, baby!!!
If you or someone you know has lost a ring, jewelry, or other metal item, please contact a member of The Ring Finders.
Michael called me during my Sunday morning run. He was outside yesterday doing yardwork, mulching, and playing with his 2 young daughters. When he finally went inside, Michael noticed his rose gold wedding ring was missing. He said he found my website and read the tip about searching at night with a flashlight. He gave that a try but didn’t have any success. I told him that I was halfway through my 6-mile run and would come over when I was finished.
I met Michael and he showed me the different areas he did work and played with his daughters. It was pretty much the whole yard. I started in the areas he mulched. He had removed the mulch and put it in a bag. In the 2 areas I searched, I found a couple of nails and a few other unknown metal objects.
Michael went to get the bag of mulch he removed. As he was in the garage I got a great signal in a thick patch of clover. I parted the clover and there it was a very nice rose gold ring. I believe the local leprechaun was trying to keep the gold ring, as it was well concealed. It would have been found without a metal detector He could believe that I found it in 10 minutes. The look on his face was priceless. He also couldn’t believe that he has so much emotion over a ring. Sentimental feelings are a very powerful thing.
Michael found me through Facebook, from a successful recovery a few blocks away in Collingswood, a month or so ago. That was also a rose gold ring.
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