An owl statuette which was buried 31 years ago as part of a treasure hunt has reportedly been found in France.
The world’s longest treasure hunt appears to have come to an end, after an announcement in France that a buried statuette of a golden owl has finally been unearthed - after 31 years.
The message was posted by Michel Becker, who illustrated the original Chouette d’Or book and sculpted the buried statuette in 1993. They have all been following 11 complicated puzzles set out in the first book by its creator, Max Valentin. When he died in 2009, Mr Becker took over the operation. The world of chouetteurs – as the treasure-hunters are called – was in uproar on Thursday morning as news of the reported find spread.“I didn’t think I’d live to see the day,” reads another. And: “It’s like Covid. So good when it’s over.”
The hunt was mired in legal rows for some years after Mr Valentin’s death, and not all owl-hunters accepted Mr Becker’s inheritance of the central role.
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