Police confirmed Fenn died on Monday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. $1m treasure in Rocky Mountains has been found, says Forrest Fenn Read moreIt was only in recent months that Fenn announced his treasure had supposedly been found in Wyoming by someone he didn’t name. Fenn said he hid the loot 10 years ago in the Rocky Mountains and dropped clues to its whereabouts in a poem published in his 2010 autobiography. Fenn had said he packed and repacked his bronze treasure chest for more than a decade, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins and gold nuggets. The treasure spurred an almost cult-like following – many people quit their jobs to dedicate themselves to the search.

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2020 21:55 UTC