Depending on what you believed, it was either oddly poignant or terribly convenient that his passing would follow the discovery of his long-hidden treasure.Įventually, though, as these things go, the story grew quiet.Ī reader of the blog recently asked me if there had been any updates on Fenn’s treasure. In September, a few months after the announcement that the treasure had been found, Forrest Fenn passed away. Lawsuits were filed, alleging that the mysterious treasure hunter had stolen his solution from someone else, or that Fenn had faked the entire decade-long endeavor.
The identity of the hunter who found the treasure was kept secret, only referenced as someone “from back East.” Some treasure hunters demanded more proof, positing that Fenn had retrieved the treasure himself, or that he’d never hidden it at all. Look for more information and photos in the coming days.īut in the days and months that followed, controversy ensued. I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries.
I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot. It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago. The hopes of thousands of would-be rich treasure seekers were dashed when Fenn announced that his treasure had been found.
One of the biggest stories in puzzles last year revolved around Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt, which had left treasure hunters and puzzle fans baffled and searching for almost a decade.
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