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Finders keepers: Utah family finds $20K treasure. Here’s where it was
A treasure chest crammed with $20,000 is pictured throughout a press convention within the Finest Purchase parking zone in South Salt Lake on Could 31, as John Maxim and David Cline announce plans to cover the cash within the Utah wilderness. The chest was situated on the Ben Lomond Path. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret Information)
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NORTH OGDEN — The search is over.
A Kaysville couple and a Herriman man gleefully ran down a Ben Lomond Peak path, holding a treasure chest containing the $20,000 prize {that a} pair of actual property buyers positioned earlier this month, in keeping with a video posted on Instagram by David Cline and John Maxim, the organizers’ of the search.
“We’re nonetheless form of in shock that we discovered it,” stated Ira Rice, within the video posted on-line.
Rice stated he noticed a path digital camera first, which was their signal they have been shut. A number of moments later, he, his spouse, Rachelle, and her brother, Micheal Rose, discovered the treasure crammed with money by a flat rock within the space.
The household stated they took a special path to a treasure chest as a result of the principle highway to the situation was closed. Cline stated that he and Maxim did not know that the highway can be closed for just a few weeks, main them to query if folks would discover it throughout that point.
“Our purpose was (protecting it hidden for) 30 days,” Cline instructed the household. “We thought that even with the highway closure, possibly that will probably be our manner of dishonest to get to 30 days. However that did not cease you guys.”
This secondary route added an additional mile to the hike, the household famous.
“They actually went the additional mile,” Maxim joked.
The chest was positioned alongside the path and the 2 organizers posted a clue on social media on June 3.
Ira Rice defined that he and his household initially got down to discover the treasure on the Purple Butte Canyon’s Dwelling Room hike in Salt Lake Metropolis due to a clue that included “warning,” which he attributed to the colour pink. The household additionally considered a path in Eagle Mountain earlier than heading into northern Utah based mostly on the set of clues.
However then he and Rose discovered a path that appeared like a pair of fowl heads by Ben Lomond Peak, which they believed may match the clue “the place two birds feed.” They discovered just a few different clues that led them to circle the successful hike on Saturday.
Maxim and Cline stated they have been impressed as a result of that is precisely what they meant with the clues they printed.
In the meantime, Rose stated he awakened at 4 a.m. to accompany the Rices on the hike.
“Slightly drained however undoubtedly value it,” he stated, hoisting the treasure chest.
The trio plans to separate the cash. The Rices stated they plan on taking their kids on a “enjoyable journey” with their winnings, whereas Rose stated the cash will assist pay for payments related to a having new child little one at dwelling.
As for everybody else, you may have to attend till subsequent yr to search out the treasure hidden within the Wasatch mountains.