Writer Porochista Khakpour shared images of her meetings with Fenn and the adventures he’d sparked her to take. A grandson of Forrest Fenn has confirmed that a medical school student from Michigan found the million-dollar treasure chest that the retired art and. “He shared the beauty of the wilderness and that was the real prize,” one user wrote. He ran an art gallery in Santa Fe, and his friends told the California Sunday Magazine in 2015 he didn’t get into treasure hunting until the 1980s, when he was diagnosed with cancer.Įxplorers who went searching for Fenn’s treasure in the West thanked the late adventurer for the chase of a lifetime. He also wrote online about his family, friends, and childhood trips to Yellowstone. The moment it happened was not the triumphant Hollywood ending. A grandson of Forrest Fenn has confirmed. In this July 4, 2014, photo, Forrest Fenn poses at his Santa Fe, N.M., home. I am the person who found Forrest’s famed treasure. Jonathan Jack Stuef, 32, found the treasure in June. The late Forrest Fenn (pictured) never disclosed the name of the man who found his treasure A man has come forward to say he is the anonymous finder of a treasure trove worth more than 1m (£. September 8 was certainly not the first time Forrest made me cry.
Fenn blogged about being a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War and, in sharing one anecdote, questioned the morality of those who orchestrated the conflict. My friend Forrest Burke Fenn passed away at the age of 90 earlier this month, and if I have anything to say about it, far too soon. Treasure hunting wasn’t his primary passion, at least for the first half of his life. “To all of those who did not find the treasure, we hope that you got some enjoyment from the chase,” Fenn closed the post saying.Forrest Fenn finally shared photos of his discovered treasure amid doubts that it was actually found Fenn previously stated that he’d hidden a 12th-century bronze chest that weighed 20 pounds by itself and was filled with 22 pounds of gold coins, gold nuggets and other valuables.Īt least four people died in search of Fenn’s treasure over the years. A previous report only said that the treasure finder was an anonymous man from “back East” who sent Fenn a picture of the chest to prove he actually found it.Ī poem in Fenn’s book included nine clues on where to find the treasure. The treasure was found in early June after more than 10 years of being hidden. His name is Jack Stuef, and he's a 32-year-old medical student.
“Perhaps today’s announcement will bring some closure to those whose solves were in New Mexico, Colorado, or Montana.”įenn left clues for a treasure chest filled with $1 million worth of gold and jewels that he hid somewhere in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana in his 2010 book, “The Thrill of the Chase.” The man who found the treasure of Forrest Fenn, the late raconteur pictured here, has come forward. “Until he found the treasure, the treasure had not moved in the 10 years since I left it there on the ground, and walked away,” Fenn wrote in the blog post.
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However, Fenn said that the treasure discoverer “understands how important some closure is for many searchers, so…he agreed that we should reveal that the treasure was found in Wyoming.” Art collector Forrest Fenn, from Santa Fe, sparked a treasure hunt by burying a chest full of rare coins and gold dust in a remote New Mexican mountain range. In a blog post, Fenn wrote that many of the people who searched for his treasure were curious where the lucky hunter found it, but he wanted to keep the person’s identity and the location secret. Dal Neitzel had searched for the treasure since it’s first release in 2010. But while recovering from cancer, he decided he wanted to attract. On Tuesday, the 89-year-old art and antiquities collector posted three pictures of the treasure on, a fan blog dedicated to the treasure hunt that Fenn sparked 10 years ago. Forrest Fenn is a military veteran and an art collector. Author Forrest Fenn confirmed this week that his treasure chest filled with $1 million worth of valuables was found in Wyoming. The Treasure of Forrest Fenn was announced found on June 6, 2020. For over a decade, thousands have flocked to the Rocky Mountains in search of a supposed treasure worth at least 2 million.
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