The Fenn Treasure | Full Episode

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2 ай бұрын

Millionaire Forrest Fenn hid a gold-filled chest somewhere in the Rockies and wrote a poem with cryptic clues. Tens of thousands searched for it and five people died trying. A story of obsession. "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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@48hours 2 ай бұрын

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@gregwindell7702 2 ай бұрын

Forrest Fenn the professor the teacher the world Fenns students praying for Dee’s plagiarism is not allowed Forrest Fenns prestigious history world renowned international trademarked name a clue a hint who’s STORY is it too tell you have a right to remain silent a clue a hint Two can keep a secret Jack Stuef the department of the interior if one of them is dead Forrest Fenn a clue a hint Snow White a marvel gaze

@clarkkent3730 2 ай бұрын

isnt this an older episode? pretty sure we have all seen this one before already

@dianeferrentino2766 Ай бұрын

😢

@rolfbernserke4735 2 ай бұрын

I’m missing the part where people were forced to search for the treasure.

@lflood84 2 ай бұрын

Same!! 🤦🏽‍♀️

@nuyorican130 2 ай бұрын

I also agree but what if it were one of our family members, would we still agree?

@CherryBomb-pe5qm 2 ай бұрын

Adults make their own decisions. They were willing to do crazy things for $$$.

@lflood84 2 ай бұрын

@@nuyorican130 I would. My dad and brother are relic hunters and they’re very passionate about it. If they wanted to do something really dangerous of course I would try to talk them out of it but they were smart and sensible and who am I to tell them to not do something that makes them truly happy?

@rolfbernserke4735 2 ай бұрын

@@nuyorican130 I would try to talk a family member out of it based on how dangerous that area of the country can be. Especially for the inexperienced ones who don’t realize what can happen. I certainly wouldn’t blame the gentleman who hid the treasure. Adults must take responsibility for their own actions.

@tddstl3166 2 ай бұрын

Typical of the times: Adults blaming others for the poor choices of other adults.

@norakleps8344 2 ай бұрын

It’s like the gold rush Greed You take your chances knowing the risks involved

@stephanieshaffer4131 2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@titusvermont1104 2 ай бұрын

@user-fu2tj9cb3k People will always find ways to go looking for something and die because of it. Treasure, drugs, racing, adventure. They make the choice, they are responsible nobody else.

@gonavy1 2 ай бұрын

@user-fu2tj9cb3k so why you telling me that I don't really care?

@davidc3839 2 ай бұрын

It was not poor choices, it was life.

@TheBanjopreacher 2 ай бұрын

This is probably the only time I've visited the comment section and been reassured that there are still logical people in this world.

@MEL2theJ 2 ай бұрын

I agree! I didn't know what to expect either? I too am pleased

@PianoGesang 2 ай бұрын

You mean people that put on masks to hide their faces in public just b/c they were told to do?

@RonaldOBrian 2 ай бұрын

Same here

@lindagoehlen256 2 ай бұрын

Me too.

@Diametricallyopposed00 2 ай бұрын

Yep. 🙌🏻

@kelzlondon2138 2 ай бұрын

Call me a pessimist , but I dont think i really would have believed there was any treasure in the first place lol

@suyen4999 2 ай бұрын

Exactly my thoughts too 😂

@ianmcclory9297 2 ай бұрын

I further that notion!!

@susanwaldron6831 2 ай бұрын

I thought that was going to be the ending. Fenn admitting that he'd just made it up for fun.

@fastcat3606 2 ай бұрын

There was no treasure, it was all a scam. why he didn't even reveal how the alleged poem clues led to the location.

@Veronica705 2 ай бұрын

I thought that from the beginning. I'm searching the comments to find out if I'm right.😂

@TechNSaved 2 ай бұрын

He literally said, “don’t go anywhere a 70-80 year old man couldn’t go.” It’s not Fenn’s fault.

@NorthBayFCT 2 ай бұрын

True!

@MEL2theJ 2 ай бұрын

This comment is a treasure 💎

@kathysenn7664 2 ай бұрын

yes.. as soon as the story came to an end having watched Fenn's last interview, I thought, the treasure was somewhere close in proximity and to his heart. It was hidden in plain sight, not too far off a beaten path, a road less traveled .. someplace near and dear to him. Time and chance happens to us all. The poem has a Biblical ring to it, in my opinion. My heart is heavy for the loved ones who are mourning.. no words can alleviate their pain. 🤍🕊️ Come from Above.

@MEL2theJ 2 ай бұрын

@@kathysenn7664 Beautifully put 🙏

@sandrabentley8111 2 ай бұрын

Actually he said..."79 to 80 year old....

@andrewnajarian5994 2 ай бұрын

I love the officer’s reaction. “You’re saying a poem told you to break in here? Are you serious?!” 😂

@NevadaLamb 2 ай бұрын

I missed that!! Now I have to rewatch the episode so I can hear that! 😂

@mamabrantingtherapist 2 ай бұрын

I cracked up at that officers little chuckle...😂

@RackySal 2 ай бұрын

@@NevadaLamb LMAO !!! I missed it tooo ...

@elizabethr4107 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@corkylloyd8525 2 ай бұрын

I know a woman in albuquerque who broke into her neighbor's yard and started digging...... She was completely off her rocke

@beautifulrose8619 2 ай бұрын

Funniest line to me, Police: So you're out here because of a poem?

@gregv2821 2 ай бұрын

The fact that anyone would even think to blame Fenn for their own misfortune, bad luck, or incompetence illustrates what a sorry state we're in as a society.

Ай бұрын

The fact that a wealthy person would set this up , knowing how STUPID and GREEDY people can be , disgusts me.

@gregv2821 Ай бұрын

You must not like the idea of living in a free society.

@Steven-kl6lh Ай бұрын

You gonna blame all of society?..did you go?..me neither...99% of society didn't go...👎👎👎

@gregv2821 Ай бұрын

@@Steven-kl6lh Our society is saturated with this notion that people are not responsible for their own behavior. The fact that “99% of society didn’t go” in no way dilutes or nullifies that fact. It’s a pretty simple observation and one that I think most people would agree with. At least most people who have been paying attention and can perform basic functions of reason.

@kathrynr.7065 2 ай бұрын

"The hunt claimed three more lives." "Mother nature claimed three more ill-prepared peoples' lives." I fixed it.

@pegasusgenesis360 2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY.

@projectionv.accountability1010 2 ай бұрын

Yes, you did! Thank you for your service. 😂

@theoryofpersonality1420 2 ай бұрын

That's what's up

@michellek2057 2 ай бұрын

Survival of the fittest - Mother Nature

@marivipalomino6975 2 ай бұрын

I like it better 😉

@yonikki 2 ай бұрын

So interesting how some of the treasure hunters weren't prepared for how "wild" the wilderness would be. Wild is literally the root word of WILDerness.

@lalang4806 2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@chatterbugmm Ай бұрын

I was just thinking this. If i decided I was going to do something like this I’d be in wilderness survival classes, researching, training and make sure that I’m absolutely prepared before trying.

@underdogmangalore 2 ай бұрын

Those two who had 911 save them the first time but went back for more were the biggest idiots of all.

@ironmaven1760 2 ай бұрын

hahaha you got that right.

@allaboutrap1 2 ай бұрын

😂

@fluteloop6737 2 ай бұрын

Fatty thought the snowmobile was too heavy🤨

@IlonaOranje 21 күн бұрын

And they should be charged for that!

@gabrielawoolman4316 2 ай бұрын

I am so glad the little dog was rescued and found a forever home with the sweet nurse who found him!

@joancarrino890 2 ай бұрын

I'm with you if people want to do stupid things they shouldn't take their pets with them I'm glad the dog made it he's really the treasure

@bonniemaecather 2 ай бұрын

@@joancarrino890I have always thought the same!

@voyaristika5673 Ай бұрын

When I saw where that was going I fast forwarded because of the dog, so I was glad to see your comment. Relieved. His owner really loved him but you made me feel better about the outcome. Sad stuff.

@JenNJuice57 2 ай бұрын

Becca and whoever LEAVING after he fell in the water Blows my mind 🤯

@Simp_Zone 2 ай бұрын

That was the most tragic part for me. The father seems broken :(

@Simp_Zone 2 ай бұрын

Still not fair to blame Fenn for any of the deaths though

@ironmaven1760 2 ай бұрын

well...her name IS Becca 😂😂

@AustinHebrew 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely sickening and cowardly

@hnr4994 2 ай бұрын

@@Simp_Zonedid he forced them ? No. Was he a decent human with empathy and stopped this on time ? Also no!

@km4336 2 ай бұрын

So these adults heard of others dying and still decided to go searching for this treasure

@horacio-ho3bf 2 ай бұрын

People die in national parks, on mountains, and on the highway every day....and in their beds

@tamielizabethallaway2413 2 ай бұрын

Excellent point! They hadn't just heard of a treasure hunt, they heard of a treasure hunt where people had died searching for it! Then thought, *"I can do this! I got a badge for wild camping when I was a boy scout! Ok it was over 40 years ago, and with supervision, and true I've never done it since... But I know I can do this! SHEILA....SHEILAAAAA...do you know where my flip flops are? I'm going out for a gentle stroll"* 🙄

@beaulieuc8910 2 ай бұрын

yes that was stupid

@philipmcdonagh1094 2 ай бұрын

Every time there's a flood or an avalanche on the news there's always some idiot out swimming or with a surf board or snow board looking for a quick thrill.

@denny414 2 ай бұрын

Greed boredom and disposable income of the rich or well off

@kathyorourke9273 2 ай бұрын

All the people who died went searching voluntarily.

@Robin-xt7yo 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad the helicopter nurse who rescued the little dog Leo adopted Leo. She seems very compassionate.

@Wildrover82 2 ай бұрын

No reason to call off the hunt because people are idiots. They were adults.

@UCONN_HUSKIES 2 ай бұрын

LoL

@MejustMe1990 2 ай бұрын

Exactly ❤

@ceilconstante640 2 ай бұрын

If you buy a raft, you also need to invest in a life preserver and maybe do a few trips with a professional tour that routinely works those rivers.

@beaulieuc8910 2 ай бұрын

nonsense, it was a stupid hunt

@juliaperry137 2 ай бұрын

The treasure was found in 2020 in Wyoming.

@kentuky1233 2 ай бұрын

The more disturbing thing about this is the amount of emergency resources these common sense challenged people wasted for no rational reason.

@nofalsehero 2 ай бұрын

We probably could have done without that cringey re-enactment of that lady's "Cougar Be-Gone" chant

@sweetsugarjones 2 ай бұрын

I sort of liked it 🤷🏻‍♀️

@GummerHummerQueen 2 ай бұрын

She had known Finn a while before that hike most likely by visiting his famous Museum with so much indigenous artifacts that. (Tho, I'm sure he pilfered most of it, people thought it & the FBI checked). She's possibly at least part Native American and the location of that museum was in the heart some tribes so she really wasn't bad at all because she either felt like she was represented in that or the museum that Finn owned and a lot of people loved. It's not disliked by as many people that you assumed might be🤷🏻‍♀️

@heidih3048 2 ай бұрын

uh why? Sorry you are so sensitive to "cringiness"

@Jeremiah_29 2 ай бұрын

"Cougar-be-gone chant." That is hilarious. 😂😂

@gingin12369 Ай бұрын

😬 I definitely agree with that! It makes you wonder if it’s even true.

@Stephanie84-lh6bf 2 ай бұрын

Rebecca and the other 3 just went home? WOW. What a nice group of people.

@Findpepperbridge 2 ай бұрын

First thing I was thinking…

@onaona. 2 ай бұрын

Ikr 🤯

@mitchkora 2 ай бұрын

@@Findpepperbridgeno family claimed the dog!

@robertdiengdoh 2 ай бұрын

And they blamed an old men!!

@leslieleslie6590 2 ай бұрын

I thought alcohol and/or drugs had something to do with their search, which is why they left.

@spencerhonda7445 2 ай бұрын

People need to take responsibility. These were grown adults and assumed the risk. It is a shame people died, but blaming Fenn is ABSURD.

@TynesheiaLively-ww2tl 2 ай бұрын

*accountability but yes agreed lol

@admirallily Ай бұрын

If people need to take responsibility as you say then that includes Fenn as well as the people who went along with it.

@IlonaOranje 21 күн бұрын

If they were responsible in the first place, they wouldn't have done that. lol

@TheLastDragon5 2 ай бұрын

"My friend/relative was greedy and died. So it's your fault" Summary of this entire episode. Fenn just wants people to develop a relationship with nature again

@johng4093 2 ай бұрын

Agree but it's not just greed, reasons include adventure, solving a mystery, public recognition, etc.

@joajoajoaquin 2 ай бұрын

They rent snow bikes, they get stuck, they have to be rescued. Next week: they rent snow bikes, they get stuck, rescue arrives off time, one dies. Let’s blame Mr Fenn.

@Orroz44 2 ай бұрын

And with barely any food and water. smh

@gr8-fun162 Ай бұрын

Indeed. Because the treasure would be far to easy to find on a nice summer day. The intent was that it was meant to be a challenge, to find it under a blanket of snow. That's how a 70 or 80 year old man would hide it. Using a snowmobile and risking his life, that should it break down, he would not make it back. Very common with old men, to ride a snowmobile alone into remote wilderness places..... geez.

@hubes96 2 ай бұрын

Fenn didn’t make these people go look for the treasure! Fenn didn’t make them do risky chances during their search. He buried a treasure for people to have fun with and try and figure the poem out and get out in nature and look for the treasure. It sounds like some of the people went out and took risky chances searching for the treasure. Just because these people let their greed take over them using common sense while searching for the treasure. Sounds like these people over extended their abilities to get this treasure. Thats on them, not the person who hid the treasure and made a poem to tell its location. It’s the same as if someone opened of a zoo and let people visit their zoo, and someone leaned to far over the railing of the lion exhibit trying to get a picture or the best picture of a lion and they fell in the enclosure and a lion does what a lion is supposed to as an epex predator and eats the person who fell in. Is it the zoo’s fault that person let common sense out of the equation and leaned too far into the lion enclosure and fell in and was killed

@bellachannell777 2 ай бұрын

🎯

@mariawestman9026 2 ай бұрын

I agree with Fenn is not killing these people But , When nature is killing these humans .. and nobody have found the golden treasure yet I’m not sure there is a treasure to find out there ! We have some photos and his words only and have he ever told how much it is worth ? If it’s even possible to find after so many years ? Remember the lady who been out there for many, many YEARS and spent over 65.000 dollars and didn’t find it ??? Someone should check out if the “golden treasure” is real and if it’s still there !!! Fenn should take someone trustworthy a lawyer or something like that and then go and check for himself ! Maybe the treasure” isn’t in the desert ? Until some of the questions are answered they SHOULD put this adventure on hold ! Bc it’s dangerous.

@CheerfulAlien-bf1kp 2 ай бұрын

🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠you spoke the damn truth🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

@madrush24 2 ай бұрын

💯

@sylvia106 2 ай бұрын

Apex*

@mervin_prolific3303 2 ай бұрын

Really unfair to blame fenn for these people choices, all you had to do was not go

@grinchthecat9719 2 ай бұрын

It is SO WEIRD that people are blaming this guy for everyone's death. Sign of the times.

@kellispreppingkitchen 2 ай бұрын

How so? If he didn't initiate this hunt, chances are those 5 people would still be alive. His game is the reason for their deaths. Yes, they chose to participate but his hunt is the reason they are gone. Since he knows where he hid it, he probably knew there would be some deaths. At minimal he could have reached out to the victims families and offered condolences.

@9290SC Ай бұрын

@@kellispreppingkitchennope. They CHOSE to participate. Just look at the terrain.... clearly not the most safe. They did it anyway. Sad but ... yeah

@MTSN-hp9th 2 ай бұрын

I think Delmar in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" said it best: "DO NOT! SEEK! THE TREASURE!"

@chrissieroxba2949 2 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing every time they were talking about “seeking the treasure “! 😂

@horselover0627 2 ай бұрын

I worked in Wyoming during 2017 and participated in the treasure hunt for fun. There were a number of times where I could’ve made life-ending choices (crossing a high river, hiking without trails and encountering all types of wildlife) but I didn’t. I was prepared for the outdoors and made smart choices. I fully support Forrest’s decision to keep the hunt going on, and I believe people should not go outside for intensive expeditions without being prepared for it. Even at the time we heard about the people passing away and felt sorry for them, but still continued to prepare ourselves for anything we might have encountered while wandering in rugged terrain without cell phone service.

@CodenameDad 2 ай бұрын

And he also said, it’s going to be where an 80 year old can get to it. Why tf are people white water rafting and climbing cliffs??

@chrissieroxba2949 2 ай бұрын

@@CodenameDadabsolutely!

@ironmaven1760 2 ай бұрын

Ok...please answer a question for me then..It appears, from hearing all the different spots that people started ( and in what state it was ultimately found) ..that this map trail spanned 3 states??? Utah, Colorado and Wyoming? My gosh that's incredible!

@heyyou-cy2lf 2 ай бұрын

Forrest tried he said let's shut down Montana Wyoming and northern Colorado but they don't listen to me he said ! Wyoming Large praire place Corrumpa Wild and isolated Take it in SCENIC dri cimmeron byway down to Folsom falls also labeled corrumpa falls park in the OMEGA !

@JenNJuice57 2 ай бұрын

Even if Fenn called off the search I believe people would still go look for it and BELIEVE it's still there.

@theemptyone7650 2 ай бұрын

Probably, there are still some people out there looking for the treasure

@ABC-ed8cg Ай бұрын

If it’s still there, Fenn would take it all for himself if he knows the location. Why would he reveal the location.

@mnnickol 2 ай бұрын

Those so called friends all went home without waiting for the cops or continuing to search?! 😡

@heidih3048 2 ай бұрын

Weren't they just co-workers, actually, not actually friends?

@staciehahn9175 2 ай бұрын

A woman just died yesterday in Boulder, whilst riding an e-bike and accidentally fell into the creek and died. Accidents can happen anywhere, and it’s your personal responsibility to yourself and your loved ones, to use common sense when going out into nature. That’s the beauty of life, it really is precious. I don’t blame the poet for any of these tragic accidents.

@hekter2364 2 ай бұрын

I love how they kept blaming Fenn for people's own stupidity.

@monikatoth5697 2 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I was about to say... not caring enough water or falling off the cliff, then blaming Fenn for their own stupidity. No one told or forced them to go out bc of their own greed.

@beaulieuc8910 2 ай бұрын

he organised the stupid hunt

@n.g.l. 2 ай бұрын

@@beaulieuc8910was it a law to conduct the search? No, then you do it at your own cost.

@stevetrivago 2 ай бұрын

@@beaulieuc8910 Are you a Biden supporter?

@cathyprosser1050 2 ай бұрын

Because most people refuse to take responsibility for their own stupidity. It's always someone else's fault. It's been going on since Eve ate the apple 🍎 😊

@yonikki 2 ай бұрын

Were these "victims" forced to go on this treasure hunt? Am I missing something?

@christyaustin4833 2 ай бұрын

One look at that picture on the good nurse's face as she cradled the doggo after his rescue and I smiled and thought, "Foster fail, incoming!" Awesome : )

@AnjyStrong 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad to learn there are still sensible people on yt. All those who died were adults and made their own choices. No one is to be blamed for their deaths. Condolences to their families though.

@Therezumee92 2 ай бұрын

So people make their choices and it's his fault? Not a fan of rich ''eccentrics'', but there's still personal responsibility. People need some self awareness and common sense.

@No_Flo_ 2 ай бұрын

The whole point was to get families out in the wilderness. Everyone who searched for that treasure did so at their own risk. There is no conspiracy and these unfortunate deaths were caused by negligence or inexperience.

@Ratalie2007 2 ай бұрын

umm no one needs "treasure" to go out and explore. Just do it at your own free will. Bet you more than half of those people hate the outdoors.

@No_Flo_ 2 ай бұрын

@@Ratalie2007 Ummm I didn’t say they did.

@MrBobbo18 2 ай бұрын

@@Ratalie2007some people obviously do. If they hated the outdoors they would need something to push them into it. Weird comment

@nanaberry4120 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@Ratalie2007Ah, yes… the condescending “umm”… meant make you look superior. Epic fail.

@rockstarphantom8112 2 ай бұрын

At the end of the day, communal discourse is the real treasure 😂

@katewoolf6059 2 ай бұрын

I don't want to live in a culture where adults blame others like this

@AmateurAthleteAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the real world.

@theoryofpersonality1420 2 ай бұрын

@AmateurAthleteAllDay those people don't live in the real world

@angelamccrackin5243 2 ай бұрын

So long...

@Alphacentauri819 2 ай бұрын

Blame is an avoidance tactic…it’s often to avoid feeling a painful emotion. We are very averse to feeling, sitting with, anxiety, sadness, grief. Our distress tolerance is poor. Blame is a way to attempt to shift that onto someone or something else

@johng4093 2 ай бұрын

@@Alphacentauri819Agree, anger towards someone else is preferable to helpless grief.

@Treasuremonk Ай бұрын

More people have died climbing Mount Everest, but no one has ever stopped that from happening

@dk1828 2 ай бұрын

Why is this even on 48 Hours? There’s absolutely no story to this episode…so some people CHOSE to go out searching for “treasure” that may or may not exist. I went on a hike today…

@TheKnitch 2 ай бұрын

It was found in 2020. Sold for around $1.3M.

@meredithcoleman446 2 ай бұрын

@@TheKnitch He only sold some of the pieces. Pretty cool 😎

@dawondjones 2 ай бұрын

They don’t stop people from climbing Everest or any other thrill adventures

@RebeccaLizEve 2 ай бұрын

I cannot wrap my head around, blaming someone for another’s poor decision- If someone goes rock, climbing and slips and falls, are we going to take the rock away? So absurd.

@admirallily Ай бұрын

I can’t understand people justifying his poor decisions because other people also made poor decisions.

@ronhobbs2075 2 ай бұрын

People died mining for gold, mining for coal, drilling for oil, building the Hoover Dam, fighting in wars. I guess Paul would have petitioned his govt to end these endeavors, too. Paul had the longest relationship with his son. He raised him, molded him. However, strangers should have stopped his son?

@fluteloop6737 2 ай бұрын

Funniest bit of the story was Big Mike blaming the snowmobile for being too heavy

@gr8-fun162 Ай бұрын

Fenn said it's in a place where a 70 or 80 year old man could go.... so, clearly, snowmobiles are needed and the treasure should be easy to find under a few feet of snow.....

@fluteloop6737 Ай бұрын

@@gr8-fun162 lol, yeah, that too

@davidc3839 2 ай бұрын

The fact that people die looking for this treasure lies on the shoulders of the person who died. They chose to take on this quest and I'm sure enjoyed the process. People die trying to get to the top of mountains. They have not banned mountaineering.

@davidc3839 2 ай бұрын

The man who hid this treasure was an older man. He would not have been rafting down white water rapids to hide so why venture out on them, however, we all way up the risks we are willing to take. be it treasure hunting, climbing or canoeing. The responsibility lies with the risk taker.

@nicolaxoxo1 2 ай бұрын

Fenn definitely told people it was not hidden anywhere an 70 year old man could not easily go…,..so they were needlessly searching in dangerous locations

@michaelmoss5976 2 ай бұрын

Once the poem was penned and published, there was no calling it off. They even said after it was found: People are still trying to find the place it was. WAS.

@johng4093 2 ай бұрын

Word is some of the treasure was inadvertently left behind...ok, I just made that up.

@wegotbrent 2 ай бұрын

There's a reason he won't say where he found it. If he makes up a location, someone out there will be able to say they've looked there and it wasn't there.

@sharonsmith9817 2 ай бұрын

How ridiculous to blame Fenn he didn’t force them to search for the treasure their own greed did.

@admirallily Ай бұрын

One could argue his greed for notoriety was why he REFUSED to call off the hunt.

@anthonysemaj8490 2 ай бұрын

How is that man blamed for grown sane peoples decisions? miss me with the bs

@projectionv.accountability1010 2 ай бұрын

Honestly.

@kentuky1233 2 ай бұрын

Sane people?

@MariaEOD 2 ай бұрын

It keeps pissing me off when they keep saying “Fenn should’ve called it off”! Like really?! You think someone really is gonna stop hiking and hunting just bc he tells them to stop?! Yeah right!!

@Makeup_momster 2 ай бұрын

I’m half way thru but I’m surprised no one kidnapped the old Man and made him tell Them.

@moniqueengleman873 2 ай бұрын

You have an evil but brilliant mind.🎉

@poojapatole3573 2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same.

@Femalosity 2 ай бұрын

This was also my thought 5 minutes in!

@selinakwamini825 17 күн бұрын

Same😅

@Klara-Hvar 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe the question of the show is basically "Why didn't Fenn call off the search?" It's people's decision to take risks or not... and there are plenty of tragic cases of people taking risks without anyone "incentivizing/inviting/organizing/whatever".

@katebowers8107 2 ай бұрын

“No life preserver” Poor choice, Eric.

@fungfrancis7156 2 ай бұрын

I don't see anything wrong with Mr. Fenn. Nobody is forcing you to commit into the treasure hunt. If you blame others, you still have a long way to go. If you blame yourself, you are halfway there. If you blame no one, you have arrived. -- Ancient Proverb

@fungfrancis7156 2 ай бұрын

Mel Fisher spent 17 years looking for a 400-year-old sunken treasure. He sold his California business and moved to Florida. For years, he found nothing, and was called by skeptics as madman, conman and joker, but when he found the sunken ship, its gold and silver coins yielded $500+ million. People who invested in him said, Mel Fisher’s perseverance is as precious as pure gold.

@caroleminke6116 2 ай бұрын

Mel Fisher also got his kids involved & lost a son as well as daughter in law along with an employee in a terrible boat accident just for the love of a treasure that he couldn’t take with him in the end. Some lessons don’t ever get learned. Greed is truly the downfall of humanity. Our existence on Earth is in peril because of it. Nature didn’t sign up for our recklessness & lack of accountability. Neither did our progeny ❤️‍🩹

@fungfrancis7156 2 ай бұрын

@@caroleminke6116 I understand. Some people like the challenge, though.

@chrissieroxba2949 2 ай бұрын

@@caroleminke6116very well said!

@oldcremona 2 ай бұрын

Pretty suspicious that the treasure was found just before he died. Quite a coincidence. Very possibe collusion between Fen and the "finder."

@chachachachan 2 ай бұрын

No way he found it without help from Fenn.

@oldcremona 2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@good1day726 2 ай бұрын

And then what’s the deal with not telling where it was, to all those interested parties out there devoting so much time to it, if they didn’t find it they likely imagined someday the poem or riddle would be told.

@fatteebaddee 2 ай бұрын

Agreed too, Fen knew he was in bad health and somehow a person was picked to find it, this is some SAW movie stuff right here, people died playing a game

@phiakate 2 ай бұрын

Erics death was questionable.

@kimmymarshall4257 2 ай бұрын

Thought i was the only person tht realised tht

@AskAlex1999 2 ай бұрын

Sounds more like homicide.

@MEL2theJ 2 ай бұрын

Ugh! And the fact that he was contracted to receive 51% of the treasures value out of the group of four or five people

@kimmymarshall4257 2 ай бұрын

@@MEL2theJ yup, tht really caught my eye

@divyapbr 2 ай бұрын

yes

@tybrooks4112 2 ай бұрын

America! Blame someone, sue someone, don’t take responsibility

@pattigoodale1766 2 ай бұрын

Greed is what drives most treasure hunters. Greex blinds all reasoning. The human heart is desperately wicked.

@timanctil8225 2 ай бұрын

If someone dies while working should we cancel jobs?

@MusgraveRitual 2 ай бұрын

The guy who was surprised that things in the wilderness are much larger than they appear on the map says all you need to know whose fault it was if something bad happens. I don't think people realize how dangerous and unforgiving the wilderness is - you are always one small foot injury away from death if you are not prepared for plan B, C, D and F. Mr. Fenn came up with interesting and fun idea. It was not his fault some people went into it driven by ego and greed.

@diannemose244 2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@heidih3048 2 ай бұрын

yes. The pure stupidity

@jolenewitzel7919 2 ай бұрын

Mr. Fenn did nothing wrong.

@nancy143ish 2 ай бұрын

I posed the question to my 13yr old daughter. A man hides a Million dollar treasure and leaves a poem with hints as to where to find it. Over the years people have died trying to find it. They could come and ago on their own. Do you think he has any responsibility in their deaths. ? Her reply “ it was their choice, he didn’t make them” And she thought it was pretty cool he put his own money out there to give people adventure.

@mtphill71 2 ай бұрын

New episode of Scooby Doo: The Curse of the Fenn Treasure. ZOINKS!

@philippamediwake1235 2 ай бұрын

😂

@philipmcdonagh1094 2 ай бұрын

That deserves a Scooby snack.

@montanaelkwhisperer1744 2 ай бұрын

i live in the Bitterroot valley of Montana. the Bitterroot river kills rafters every year....year after year after year. we've already had two river deaths this year, and i't not even summer yet. nobody blames the state, and they just keep coming.

@TheGooglyminotaur 2 ай бұрын

Sunday, the day after the deadly storms that hit Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, a man where I live decided to go kayaking by himself. Most of the town didn’t have power and there were no available emergency services (they were trying to rescue people who did not choose to be in danger). He drowned about 20 feet from where he started. I feel bad for his family. I can’t help but judging the man’s decision. What the hell was he thinking?

@Alphacentauri819 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGooglyminotaurso, so often, people (especially certain types), overestimate their abilities and underestimate reality/risks. The inability to see one’s own ignorance and vulnerabilities (awareness) is a major root cause of these types of tragic (yet often preventable) losses.

@Jackietreehorn-z5e 2 ай бұрын

I just left Montana..beautiful. I didn't risk my life doing anything there.

@montanaelkwhisperer1744 2 ай бұрын

@@Jackietreehorn-z5e that you know of!

@fluteloop6737 2 ай бұрын

People wouldn't die in that river if it weren't for climate change

@lethafarmer8669 2 ай бұрын

When we shut down everything that is a risk we’ll all be living in a prison. Go out and take a risk. Get hurt, learn a lesson, have an adventure.

@353Chaos353 2 ай бұрын

And take reasonable safety precautions while doing so! 😀

@lindajohnson7675 2 ай бұрын

Its not the challenge that kills. Its the obsession!

@sweetsugarjones 2 ай бұрын

That’s the truth. I do a local treasure hunt annually, which isn’t nearly as valuable or wild as Fenn’s was. It can definitely get in your brain and become compulsive behavior if you take it too seriously.

@marksheehy4933 2 ай бұрын

He didn't find the treasure!!😂 It was a ruse.

@johnphillips9415 2 ай бұрын

My only concern here did the treasure really exist?

@Angela-ne9cy 2 ай бұрын

It did - someone found it in 2020 and eventually sold it for $1.3 million.

@mariawestman9026 2 ай бұрын

@@Angela-ne9cyokay. So he gaved it away 😂😂😂 I wonder where you got this information from ? I like to read it too. 🙏❤️

@luiscolon1781 2 ай бұрын

@@Angela-ne9cy wheres the facts?

@intombenhle 2 ай бұрын

Yes! It was found in 2020.

@mariawestman9026 2 ай бұрын

@@intombenhle and I didn’t know about the treasure until right now when 48 hours released the story 😂😂😂 How many people have died when searching for it ? Do you know ?

@BlockchainToTheFace 2 ай бұрын

It baffles me, There are so many idiots in this world. How are you going to blame someone else for something YOU did?

@trippylizzy1344 2 ай бұрын

What gets me is the fact that Erics friends didnt stay and wait for police breaks my heart. Another great story 48 hours

@G4NoChallenge 2 ай бұрын

totally weird and not logical that a guy finds the treasure and wants to remain anonymous and does not cash it in. This episode should have examined if the 'treasure' really was treasure, was really hidden or was it all a publicity/ego scam by Forrest and he connected with a guy to hide his scam to protect his family after his death.

@good1day726 2 ай бұрын

Very good points. Or give it a part II. Instead we get no discussion in the show and hundreds of comments expressing the same sentiment about not wanting to blame the treasure author. Okay fine, but what’s the real story...

@zephyrcalm9717 2 ай бұрын

Nearly the whole comment section sounds like a vindicate-Fenn campaign so much do that I wonder if these comments are genuine or bots. Or just a PR exercise to defend Fenn.

@travelwithtony5767 2 ай бұрын

This is one of those stories where half of me believes that this story is real, while the other half of me believes it didn’t. What I can say with absolute certainty is that it was a fascinating story and that I appreciate it being shared with everyone. 👍😎

@MakeItTooBigToRig 2 ай бұрын

It was a complete hoax by a guy who wanted favors from women. Thats it.

@fluteloop6737 2 ай бұрын

@@MakeItTooBigToRighuh??

@MakeItTooBigToRig 2 ай бұрын

@@fluteloop6737 It was a hoax. He wanted the attention from women who would otherwise never pay attention to him.

@fluteloop6737 2 ай бұрын

@@MakeItTooBigToRig how'd you get that from this story??

@nicann7 2 ай бұрын

It was found in 2020

@malalamalala6769 2 ай бұрын

We have devolved as a society when we blame another for the decisions we make freely.

@heidih3048 2 ай бұрын

Look at the comments here-- no one is blaming Fenn. We all have common sense. And viewers of this channel come from all backgrounds and political affiliations. Blaming Fenn is just what the families and friends of the people who died do in order to avoid blaming their loved one for going in ill-prepared, or having no one to blame, and admitting that people die by accident sometimes.

@philipmcdonagh1094 2 ай бұрын

yea like suing the manufacturer of a ladder when you fall of it.

@gemmagem257 2 ай бұрын

My eyes are stuck in the back of my head from the constant eye rolls. These people 🫠 can’t even continue watching this episode

@mschaieme Ай бұрын

I am proud of these comments . Thank God we still have hope in humanity because blaming frenn is ridiculous

@Drj-69 2 ай бұрын

Thank God the dog was OK.....

@RackySal 2 ай бұрын

That's what i said .. LMAO !!!! Blessings from St.Croix USVI

@14ariel77 2 ай бұрын

Mike wasn’t in good shape to begin with to take on that adventure.

@7eyesopenwide168 2 ай бұрын

No the hunt shouldn’t stop. Fenn isn’t responsible.

@terripebsworth9623 2 ай бұрын

Finn told people clearly that the treasure was somewhere an 89 yr old man could easily walk to. Those who died used poor judgement by venturing into risky areas (some even alone) and some in risky weather conditions, places Finn had already said the treasure would not be found. The greed or idiocracy of those people led to their demise. I'm glad that the treasure was real or at least so it seems. Also, Finn didn't invent the idea of treasure hunting. Humans have engaged in that for probably thousands of years and hundreds or thousands have died in that pursuit, like in the gold rush era. Treasure hunting is always an 'enter at your own risk' activity, just like mountain climbing, skydiving, car racing, and many other activities which no one would consider banning for safety reasons. People have the right to risk their own safety. It's called freedom.

@user-gq3ip8kr5r 2 ай бұрын

I was just about to write the exact same thing! And he said it was an absolutely gorgeous place! But people were down in dark caves and climbing ugly rocks 🫤😣

@raggamuffin2682 2 ай бұрын

To blame this man is bs

@jimijames63 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of when Forrest Gump stopped running across the US, with all the disappointed followers behind him.

@staffordlee1430 2 ай бұрын

Totally cool thing for Fenn to have done! Love it! For those who sadly lost their lives in pursuit of the treasure, they were adults who either knew the risks or under estimated the risks. Any person going on an adventure in the mountains, whether for a few hours or for days, whether in pursuit of buried treasure or peace and quiet, whether to prove something or experience a physical challenge, MUST be accountable to themselves! One must understand the terrain, go when its seasonally appropriate, go when the weather is forecast to be manageable, have some basic survival skills in their toolkit, be fit for the challenge of the ground & waterways they will encounter, and bring what might be needed should something unexpected occur. Americans used to be pioneers! We used to risk our lives for our dreams! Many of us died in pursuit of those dreams! God may have had issues w/ Fenn, but the treasure hunt and people dying in pursuit of finding the chest of gold was most certainly not one of them!

@susand4424 2 ай бұрын

Forest Fenn is a wonderful person, had I known about this I would have went searching myself! Quite shocked that people are blaming him for the deaths, it seems they were all adults, who went out into the wildness without knowledge of the area, without correct supplies, without any outdoor/survival experience and without so much as a planned route. Hopefully this will inspire more people to get outside into nature but to be safe and gain the relevant experience first...

@sandispady9058 2 ай бұрын

I don’t see how one can place blame on Fenn for choices other adults make. Absolutely crazy. Some people like adventure and WANT to take the risk.

@thearts31 2 ай бұрын

I completely understand how grief will make you blame others because the mind is looking for a way to make sense of what can't be accepted. People never want to hold their deceased loved ones accountable for their part in their own demise. These were adults who made their own choices and it didn't go in their favor. Thats on them. Going on these hunts alone was irresponsible and foolish. They knew the risks before and after people died and went anyway.

@fstlnj29 2 ай бұрын

Watching this and people's reactions make me wonder how we ever got to the tope of the food chain. I like the story. As with our lives, proceed at your own risk.....

@jrsp6480 2 ай бұрын

So glad to see the support for Fenn here in keeping the hunt going. Adventure includes risk. Not all make it. The answer isn’t to cancel adventure.

@edwinthomas618 2 ай бұрын

Wait..he could have stop.the madness. Free will. He is not responsible for those grown men (.in there right mind and body) to decide to risk their lives...they were

@user-zo9dq6qc3c 2 ай бұрын

Native American people always respected nature, knew of the dangers and pitfalls of being out in the wilderness.

@shelteredsparrow2736 2 ай бұрын

As a mother of 4 Marines I am not sure. We were also missionaries who lived through almost being ambushed and living through a major earthquake that just about took the life of my baby. My heart breaks for them for here are people who are in tremendous grief. I do believe in personal choice. I think too nothing drives someone more than being told no. My heart though breaks for them. I do so know where they are coming from in wanting it canceled. They could be right I am so sorry for the pain of those who have lost someone. I rarely told my children not to do something because that would be the thing that they would want to do. If they stopped it you could actually make it more dangerous. There was a time when I had brought a can of black olives to a meeting of 6 missionaries. I took one and realized it was spoiled. I told them to not them. Every missionary grabbed one because I said not to If they had stopped it it could have made it all the more something to do possibly. But I might be wrong. I am not in a place to make that decision. that doesn’t help someone in severe grief I am so so sorry for your loss

@chiefrcker 2 ай бұрын

Stupid people doing stupid things. No one to blame but the person they see when looking in the mirror. No one forced them in any way whatsoever to partake in the so called treasure hunt.

@aaronaustrie 2 ай бұрын

I agree

@sambarnes2716 2 ай бұрын

People die in car crashes every day lets ban cars. U going looking for the treasure it's your own fault

@NorthBayFCT 2 ай бұрын

Not exactly the same thing

@theresamurphy6554 2 ай бұрын

Well a car accident seems normal and I bet people blame others for that too which was just an ACCIDENT why not walk away and say oh I’m sorry good day

@markthomas3730 2 ай бұрын

people always looking to put the blame on someone else...like rafting without a lifejacket, or treasure hunting in the winter, unprepared. ...stupid people doing stupid things.

@RevLeigh55 2 ай бұрын

It’s very sad that some people are greedy enough to die for gold.

@great-garden-watch 2 ай бұрын

Why is that guy yelling throughout his interview

@luiscolon1781 2 ай бұрын

Idk.....maybe this "becca" needs to be investigated more......🤔

@lisaalbritton171 2 ай бұрын

Please check that link out. It's in memory of my brother. Eric Ashby, it will show you all of the discoveries that we made investigating ourselves, and I'll show you all 4 people who were involved.

@trippylizzy1344 2 ай бұрын

Forreal I was thinking the same thing about her

@hanselpollack4075 2 ай бұрын

The outstanding thought to me is: where is the proof the treasure actually exists? Are we taking this man’s word for it exclusively? Is it worth lives, money, or even time without a guarantee? After Madoff, and Sam Bankman-Fried nothing should be believed without a thoroughly detailed proof.

@jujuubug5163 2 ай бұрын

Was found in 2020 by Jack stuef June 6 in Wyoming if I remember correctly 🤔

@avasd59 2 ай бұрын

Did you guys even watch the video? All of this is mentioned at the end

@Locktwiste72 2 ай бұрын

Did Fenn threaten the lives of the families of those who lost their lives? No, he didn't. Did he exert mind control over those who died out there? No, he didn't. All he did was hide a chest of gold in the Rockies and write a little poem of clues as to where to find it. He didn't make anyone go up there. He didn't blackmail anyone into going up there. My condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives searching for that gold, but Fenn didn't send them out there. He even warned people against going out there if they were physically or otherwise unable to go out there. It's not his fault.