Lost a ring on a beach in Spain?
You can post from home too. The place and the day are enough to start.
Maspalomas, Gran Canaria · Photo: Linda Gerbec on Unsplash
Just happened?
Stop walking. Every step is more ground somebody has to cover later.
Mark the spot. A towel, a sandal, a bag. Anything that stays where you are now.
Don't dig. Loose sand gives way, and whatever you stir up sinks deeper.
Take a photo and drop a pin. Get something in the photo that won't move: a lifeguard tower, a sign, a numbered umbrella.
You can post from home too. The place and the day are enough to start.
How Retrievly works
You post a request.
What you lost, roughly where and when. You mark the spot on a map, and a photo helps.
Someone nearby offers to look.
People who own a metal detector see a rough area, never your exact spot.
You choose who goes.
Only the person you pick gets the exact spot. Meet in daylight, somewhere public: Retrievly vets nobody.
- Example, not a real requestAlianza de oroLas Canteras, Las PalmasLost 3 days agoShallow waterBe the first to helpOptional thank-you tip mentioned: €50
What the searcher reads when they open it:
«Se me escurrió del dedo nadando por dentro de La Barra, con la marea baja. El agua me cubría hasta el pecho. Era la alianza de mi padre.»
- Example, not a real requestEhering aus WeißgoldPlaya del InglésLost yesterdayLand1 interestedOptional thank-you tip mentioned: €100
What the searcher reads when they open it:
«Zum Eincremen hab ich ihn runtergetan und in die Strandtasche gesteckt, hab ich mir zumindest gedacht. Im Hotel war er dann nicht drin. Wir sind ein paar Reihen hinter dem Rettungsturm gelegen, gleich beim Kiosk.»
- Example, not a real requestSapphire engagement ringLas Vistas, TenerifeLost 6 days agoShallow waterBe the first to help
What the searcher reads when they open it:
«It slipped off while we were standing in the water, about waist deep, on our second morning. Roughly level with the lifeguard post at the Los Cristianos end. It has been a bit loose all summer and I kept meaning to get it resized.»
Your request goes up on the map, where detectorists nearby can find it.
Anyone nearby with a detector can open it from the list.
All they get is a rough 5 km circle. The exact spot goes only to the person you pick.
Alianza de oro
«Se me escurrió del dedo nadando por dentro de La Barra, con la marea baja. El agua me cubría hasta el pecho. Era la alianza de mi padre.»
Ehering aus Weißgold
«Zum Eincremen hab ich ihn runtergetan und in die Strandtasche gesteckt, hab ich mir zumindest gedacht. Im Hotel war er dann nicht drin. Wir sind ein paar Reihen hinter dem Rettungsturm gelegen, gleich beim Kiosk.»
Places we already know
- Tenerife · Canary Islands
Lost a ring on a beach in Tenerife
Lost a ring on a Tenerife beach — Las Teresitas, El Médano, Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje? It is probably still in the sand. What to do, and who can look for it.
- Gran Canaria · Canary Islands
Lost a ring on a beach in Gran Canaria
Lost a ring at Amadores, Puerto Rico or Las Canteras? It is still in the sand. What to do first on Gran Canaria, where not to search, and who can look.
- Maspalomas · Gran Canaria
Lost a ring on the beach at Maspalomas or Playa del Inglés
Lost a ring at Playa del Inglés, Maspalomas beach, San Agustín or Meloneras? It is still in the sand. The landmark to use, the dune line, and where to ask.
- Lanzarote · Canary Islands
Lost a ring on a beach in Lanzarote
Lost a ring at Puerto del Carmen, Costa Teguise or Playa Blanca? It is still in the sand, and the wind is why today matters. What to do, and who can look.
Also in:Español
- Fuerteventura · Canary Islands
Lost a ring on a beach in Fuerteventura
Corralejo, El Cotillo, Caleta de Fuste, Costa Calma or Morro Jable? It is still in the sand. What to do now, and who can go and look.
Also in:Español
- Mallorca · Balearic Islands
Lost a ring on a beach in Mallorca
Lost a ring at Playa de Palma, Santa Ponsa or Cala Millor? It is almost certainly still in the sand. What to do now, where to ask, and who can look.
- Costa Blanca · Spain
Lost a ring on a beach on the Costa Blanca
Lost a ring at Benidorm, Alicante, Calp or Torrevieja? It is almost certainly still in the sand. What to do now, which towns say no, and who can look.
Also in:Español
- Jandía · Fuerteventura
Lost a ring on the beach at Esquinzo, Butihondo or Jandía
Lost a ring on the beach at Esquinzo, Butihondo, Sotavento or Morro Jable? It is still in the sand. The tide, the hotel steps as landmark, where to ask.
- La Pared · Fuerteventura
Lost a ring on the beach at La Pared
Lost a ring on the beach at La Pared, west Fuerteventura? It is still there. The rocks as landmarks, the tide, the wetsuit trap, and where to ask.
- Playa Blanca · Lanzarote
Lost a ring on the beach at Playa Blanca or Papagayo
Lost a ring at Playa Dorada, Playa Flamingo or a Papagayo cove on Lanzarote? It is still in the sand. Where a detector may go, where not, and where to ask.
Somewhere else in Spain?
These are the only places we have written pages for so far. You can still post from anywhere else in Spain. If nobody near you has signed up yet, we go and ask the detecting groups and forums there for you.
Post your lost item for free
The first ten minutes
Stop walking.
Every step is more ground somebody has to cover later.
Mark the spot.
A towel, a sandal, a bag. Anything that stays where you are now.
Don't dig.
Loose sand gives way, and whatever you stir up sinks deeper.
Take a photo and drop a pin.
Get something in the photo that won't move: a lifeguard tower, a sign, a numbered umbrella.
Already on your way home?
Most people only notice in the car or while unpacking. You don't need to go back. The beach, the day and roughly where your towel was are enough to start.