Category: Lost and Returned

Lost Ring Recovered on Siesta Key

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Ring Recovered on Siesta Key

Tyler and his wife came down to Siesta Key from Omaha for a break from the winter weather. On Friday evening they went into the gulf for their last swim before returning home on Saturday morning. They stopped to rest for a moment and as the stood in waist deep water Tyler watched as hi wedding ring slipped from his finger. They searched without finding the ring and finally had to give up. They flew home the next morning and Tyler searched for help and found SRARC. He contacted Joe Szemer and a hunt was organized. After Mike Shuler and Mike Miller hunted on Monday and Tuesday mornings the ring finally turned up in Mike Miller’s scoop. Were happy that we were able to find and return Tyler’s ring and wish he and his wife all the best.

Lost Wedding Rings Recovered on Treasure Island

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Wedding Rings Recovered on Treasure Island

Gary and Beth were relaxing on Treasure Island Beach. Upon leaving, a lounge chair was closed and her wedding rings were lost in the sand. They searched the area around the chair but no luck. The resort office gave them the name and number for SRARC and a call out was issued.

As Joe Szemer arrived, Gary and Beth met him in the lobby. It was a short walk to the beach and the location of the lost items. A few swings of the detector and both rings were recovered.

Lost Ring Recovered On Redington Shores

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Ring Recovered On Redington Shores

Mike and I went to beach where ring was lost Monday and found that a beach re-sanding pipeline had been laid right through the area that we were to hunt, we spent about 2 1/2 hrs hunting both sides of the pipeline and sand that had been moved around because of the pipeline. I called the ring owner and told her that we could not find her ring and why and she said maybe it had fallen out of her purse near the car when she was getting the keys out. She sent me a photo of where the car was parked and I went there and started detecting the grass near where the car was parked, Five minutes later the ring was found. Today she came here from Lakeland and was reunited with her ring, she was very happy and said if we ever need a professional photographer to call her.

Ring Lost And Recovered At Jewfish Key

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Ring Lost And Recovered At Jewfish Key

Rick and his wife Dale had pulled their boat up to a sand bar near Jewfish Island and were enjoying the ankle-deep water and tossing a football. Suddenly Dale realized that her diamond wedding ring that Rick have placed on her finger 17 years ago was missing. They immediately started feeling through the sand and got everyone nearby to help but to no avail the ring was not found.
Later that evening Rick found The Ringfinder website and contacted Tom Jones. Tom sent out a request for hunters to meet Rick at the nearby boat ramp. Tom Jones and Mike Miller met Rick and went out to the sandbar. Once anchored up Rick walked over to a navigational sign and started counting his steps back toward the boat. After 25 steps or so he stopped and said, “it’s right here in this area” while swinging his arms in a circular motion. Mike started hunting from that spot while Tom was asking Rick the normal questions like which way was she facing, is she right or left handed, did she fall. Mike interrupted with the question. ”What does it look like?” as he pulled the ring out of his scoop.
Rick immediately called Dale to give her the good news that her precious lost ring was found.

5 Lost Rings and 2 Watches Recovered In Sarasota

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

5 Lost Rings and 2 Watches Recovered In Sarasota

Over the past year Renee and Eddy had lost, for various reasons, multiple items in the yard of their home. Mike Shuler, Bill Gallant, and Mike Miller went to the house after Renee contacted us in hopes of finding her recently lost Rolex watch. She let us know that Eddy had also lost 3 rings over the past 3 years. We went to work at 9:00 am and kept at it until 12:00 noon. The result was a SRARC Ring Finders first. Bill found 2 men’s rings, 1 ladies ring, a Rolex Watch, and a Timex watch. Mike found 1 man’s ring and 1 ladies ring. With a total of 5 rings and 2 watches it was a fantastic recovery effort. Needless to say Renee was overjoyed. Great Job Guy’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Riverview Lost Ring Recovered

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Riverview Lost Ring Recovered

Sharkea, a military vet, decided to retire here in Florida. She has been living here almost a year and is getting settled in with a young baby and on top of that a brand new baby puppy. She decided to give the puppy a bath out on the grass in the side yard. She lathered the pup up with soap and rinsed him off. As she was drying him off she noticed that her wedding ring was missing. She search all around the area but could not find it. Later that evening she and her husband searched again with no luck. Sharkea found the Ring Finders the next day and contacted Tom Jones. Tom requested volunteers and Mike Miller agreed to go. Mike spent a few minutes in the area before finding the ring buried under the grass. Needless to say Sharkea was overjoyed to have her ring back.

Lost Ring At Indian Rocks Recovered

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Ring At Indian Rocks Recovered

Alex was on Indian Rocks Beach Saturday swimming with his wife when he realized his wedding ring had come off. He found our SRARC Ringfinders website and contacted Howard Metts to see if we could help. Howard set up a hunt for the following Friday morning and was joined by Ed Osmar, Mike Shuler, and Dimitur Alipiev. After about 2 hours of hunting, Howard got a good signal and scooped up the ring. The ring is now on the way to Alex in Texas. What a great way to end the week!

Lost Ring Recovered In Shell Key

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Ring Recovered In Shell Key

Some friends and I were enjoying a Saturday boat outing on Shell Key. Everything was going well… until that “moment.” We were getting ready to head back and the boat driver asked “Hey Matt, can you hop out and grab that anchor?” I immediately jumped off the boat, grabbed the anchor and swam to the back of the boat to get back on board. I was standing on the swim platform and spun to the left to grab the other anchor. That’s when the “moment,” happened. I saw my wedding band slide off my finger and into the ocean below. I immediately yelled “Shut off the engine,” and jumped into the water frantically diving below to search for my ring. After about an hour of searching, I returned to the boat and called 5 local dive shops to see if they could send out a diver to search for the ring. They were all skeptical with the typical response being “There’s no way we’re going to find it, I’m sure the currents would have taken the ring, it could be hundreds of feet from where you originally dropped it.” I started to lose hope and could not stop dwelling on the thought that one of the most meaningful items I would ever own would be lost forever.
I didn’t give up and continued to call local dive shops. After a few more calls and no luck I started googling looking for help. That’s when I stumbled across The Ring Finders website which led me to reach out to the Suncoast Research and Recovery Club. I initially reached out to Howard who took my call while he was meeting with a client. I explained the situation to him and he reached out to the club to find some volunteers to help recover the ring. Later in the evening I received a call from Joe, who helped plan the hunt. We decided to meet at Tierra Verde marina on Sunday at 3PM so that they could search during low tide. Sunday came around and 3 hunters showed up, Joe, Tom and Ed. Slowly, the remorse and feelings of despair turned to hope as there were 3 hunters with over 40 years of collective experience helping to find my ring.
They searched for about an hour and a half with no luck. Ed started following me as I was in the water searching with my feet. After about another half hour, Ed looked up and said “I’m not sure if this yours, but I found one.” I raced over to him and looked at the ring. To my amazement he had found it. The feeling in that moment is hard to describe, but I can tell you it was one of the best moments of my life. I will forever be thankful to the SRARC, Ed, Tom, Joe and Howard. The entire experience of dealing with them was amazing and these guys are some of the most altruistic people I have ever met.

Lost Ring Recovered In Anclote Key

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Ring Recovered In Anclote Key

Howard Metts received a call from a Jeweler who had a client that just lost a ring he had made. He had found our SRARC Ringfinders website and was hoping we could help. Howard contacted the owner who stated the ring was in a koozie on the boat while anchored off Anclote key and found its way overboard. Howard scheduled a hunt for the next day. The team of four Howard Metts, Dimitur Alipiev, Ed Osmar, and Rob Clarke hunted for about 3 hours in the water. Finally Howard came up with the beautiful ring! The owners were both amazed and very thankful for the recovery. Great job Team!

Lost Ring Recovered On Anna Maria Island

SRARC Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service – Tampa Bay Area, Pinellas County, Manatee County & Sarasota County

Lost something important? We can HELP! Our services are FREE! Donations to the Club are accepted.

We will send a team of metal detector experts to search virtually any location. Some of the most common are parks, beaches, creeks and even your own backyard. If you have lost your ring or any other precious item, “Don’t Wait – Call Now.”

Dunedin/Clearwater
Howard…727 631 4191
Saint Petersburg/Beaches
Joe…….727 269 3112

Lost Ring Recovered On Anna Maria Island

Forrest and  Sarah headed to Anna Maria Island to enjoy Forrest’s day off. They were just relaxing in the sun, swimming, and then decided to toss a ball around for a while. Forrest was standing in waist deep water and tried a one handed catch. The ball caught the bottom of his wedding ring and lifted it over his knuckle and as his hand flew back the ring spiraled into the gulf. He stood right where he was and people searched around him for several hours. It was not to be found. Forrest contacted SRARC and Mike Miller scheduled a team for the next morning. Mike and Ed Osmar worked for about a hour in neck deep water with no luck and then Mike Shuler arrived and went to work. About a half hour later Shuler yelled “Is it yellow gold?” and held a gold ring into the air. Forrest rushed over and proclaimed “ I can’t believe you found it” Lots of smiles and hugs followed. We are very happy that we were able to return another cherished wedding ring.