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Wedding ring lost in Washington lake. Found with metal detector…with some twists!

  • from Oregon City (Oregon, United States)
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On July 30th, I received a message from Nick, saying he had found me on theringfinders.com, asking if I would be able to help him find his wedding ring he had lost in Goose Lake, which is in the Gifford Pinchot forest.
He told me on the prior weekend, he had been backpacking for two days, and had dove into the lake to scrub off the accumulated grime. After, he found his ring was gone.
He mentioned he was considering getting a metal detector himself and searching, but was about four hours away from the lake.

Since he wouldn’t be there, I asked for as many details about the location he could provide.
Fortunately, Nick had a video and photo of where he was in the lake, which showed some landmarks.
This lake is about 2 and hours away, but after some research, and reviewing the pictures, I agreed to give it a shot.
This lake is a very popular spot for day-use, camping, and fishing, so I decided to go up early on a Tuesday morning for the search.
I arrived, got my gear together, and got ready to search. I took off my wedding ring, and put it in the back of my truck (or so I thought).

I went to the lakeshore and was able to find the location where the the photo/video was taken. Focusing on this area, I started a grid search.

I went into the water about chest-deep, took a half-step to my right, then worked back to the shore. I got a solid hit, and realized that as soon as my scoop went into the silty bottom, visibility went to zero. After several tries, I pulled out a crusty fishing lure.
I made a couple more passes, when I had to pause while a couple gentleman struggled to launch their antique boat into the lake.
When they finally got their s#it together, and left the area, I began again. I received a promising hit on the Nox, so I made a scoop. Scanning the spot again, I realized I missed it. I made another scoop, and as I gently shook my sand-scoop, I caught the glimmer of gold!

I cleaned through the dirt and gravel in the scoop, and there it was.

I left my scoop in the lake to mark where I had found the ring, and returned to the beach.
As I was warning-up, a couple guys approached me curious about what I was doing. I told them I was looking for a lost ring, and showed them the ring I recovered. I got some high fives and praise, then they went back to getting ready to fish, and I continued to pack my gear.

Just as I was taking a couple pictures of the lake, one of the fishermen approached me and asked about a ring he’d found in the parking area. Sure enough, it was my wedding ring I had dropped behind my truck!

I shook his hand and told him he was a Ringfinder!

While driving out, and getting back into cell phone service, I received an evacuation notice. There was a wildfire in the area.
I also had a message from Nick wishing me luck on the search. I told him he was a little late on his wish, and sent him a photo of the ring.
The reply was pretty ecstatic. We had a conversation regarding shipping his ring, and the rest is history.

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Lost Wedding Rings Found! – Lake Winneconne, Wisconsin.

  • from Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin, United States)
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Saturday afternoon, July 20th found teacher and Fond du Lac resident Amy Pickart, enjoying a refreshing lady’s weekend away on the picturesque Lake Winneconne in Wisconsin. It was a perfect getaway, a perfect setting, perfect weather and perfect company.

A water-volleyball net invited playful competition, fun and exercise. But Amy was not aware that her wedding rings, welded together as one, quietly slipped off her hand during the activity. Later, as she climbed a ladder onto the boat dock, she was horrified to see the rings were gone. A frantic search ensued in the murky water but the rings could not be found. Amy was heartbroken.

I received a text message that evening from one of Amy’s colleagues. After getting details, I arranged to conduct a search first thing the following Monday.

Inland Wisconsin lakes have seen human occupation for well over a century. Lake Winneconne is no exception. The remains of half-century-old beer cans lay buried deep in the sand, making detection of a small ring challenging. Unbeknown to me, I found out later, other detectorists had tried to locate Amy’s rings the day before but were unsuccessful. Beer-can-sized craters on the lake bottom bore witness to their valiant and thorough attempts. I chose to expand the search area and use an approach that relies heavily on forensics.

Given the recent loss and the hard-packed sand conditions, I knew the rings would not be very deep in the sand; they would be shallow, close to the surface. Reducing my detector’s sensitivity and holding it higher up away from the lake bottom, provided the needed distance from the otherwise overwhelming beer-can signals. Additionally, I used a specially designed detection probe that helped further isolate the ring signal in an otherwise difficult detection environment.

About two hours passed when I received a signal in the volleyball area that was forensically appropriate for Amy’s rings. Sure enough, a shallow scoop brought her rings back up to the light of day!

Tim, Amy’s husband of 23 years, met me on the dock as I emerged from the water. The smile on his face says it best, “It’s more than a ring!”

Amy’s ring marked my 121st successful recovery. That’s a lot of smiles!

If you or someone you know has lost a ring, even years ago, don’t let its story end. Contact a member of The Ring Finders near you @ theringfinders.com. We just might add your smile to the huge list of happy clients.

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Lost Wedding Ring Found in A Maine Lake With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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On Saturday July 8th, I received a call from Amy. Her husband, Johnny, had lost his wedding ring, in the water, at their lake house, in Raymond, Maine, the previous day. After searching the shallow water with sifters and rakes on Friday and Saturday morning without finding the ring, they decided to do an online search for help. They found me on The Ring Finders site and Amy made the call. They were located on Panther Pond, in Raymond, Maine. I knew the area fairly well as they were very close to Sebago Lake, which I have previously been to. I immediately got my equipment together and loaded in my vehicle and made the 45-50 minutes drive to their lake house.
Johnny immediately met my wife and I as we drove up to the house. Jonny explained that he just got married 5 months ago and was very upset with losing the ring in the water. He had been roasting marshmallows over a fire and had gone into the lake to wash his hands. After washing his hands, he shook his hands to dry them off and the ring flew off into the lake. Johnny showed me the area he was in when the ring flew off. I started my slow sweeps along the sand bottom of the lake, with the Minelab CTX-3030, and in less than two minutes I received a nice low tone signal, reading 12-20 on the VDI screen. I got the pinpointer out and located the target. A couple of scoops of sand with my hand and I saw a bright and shiny gold wedding ring. I picked the ring up and showed Johnny, Amy and extended family and friends that were watching and received a big round of applause that made me feel just great. To see the relief and smiles on Johnny and Amy’s faces makes me feel so proud and lucky to be able to help people in their time of need. What a great hobby. Here is wishing Amy and Johnny many many happy years of marriage.

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Beausoleil Island, Port Severn, Ontario~Lost late Grandmother’s 18k white gold engagement ring in waters of Georgian Bay

  • from Brampton (Ontario, Canada)
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2017-09-04 Beausoleil Island, Honey Harbour, Port Severn, Ontario

Received a phone call from Zac that his girlfriend Lauren was washing her hair in the water when her dog jumped in and her late Grandmother’s recently gifted to her went flying off her finger. Lauren was devastated!!!

So I made arrangement to come flying up Hwy 400 that day and meet Zac at the boat launch as we were headed to an Island cottage.

Lauren explained the area and I was limited to half of a scuba tank. I started grinding and pulled up some crazy items….large nails, old brass table light switch, some coins and lots of metal. Zac had said to try further over. After an hour he jumped it and used the small Scuba Tector I had brought along while I continued with the Minelab Excallibur 2. I went back to the original location and within 20 minute….B-O-O-M….FOUND Lauren’s late Grand Mother’s engagement ring. WHAT A BEAUTY. 18k WHITE GOLD ….. PRICELESS XO

I secretly hinted to my Daughter to start filming….and then SURPRISED THEM. Lauren shrieked in sheer relief. She was very grateful.

Here’s the video! WARNING…. ONE LOUD SWEAR WORD….LOL

One relieved client

Lauren’s Heirloom

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Texas A&M Class Ring Lost in Cattle Tank (found) by John Volek

  • from Sugar Land (Texas, United States)
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Texas A&M Class Ring Lost in Cattle Tank (found) by John Volek

I was contacted by Shawn regarding his Lost 2017 Texas A&M class ring in a Cattle Tank in Yoakum, Texas

Shawn said he and several friends were beating the Texas heat by cooling off in the tank, apparently a common practice in this part of the country. Shawn said, while he was in the water, a friend threw him a cold beverage. Shawn said, when he reached for the can his ring flew off his finger and landed in what he believed to be waist deep water.

check out the video to see a cattle tank ring recovery!

 

 

 

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