SANTA FE, N.M. – Antiquities dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who gained fame after hiding a treasure chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables that drove hundreds of thousands of people to search remote corners of the U.S.
West for the riches — sometimes with tragic consequences — has died. He was 90.Police confirmed Fenn died Monday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Police spokesman Greg Gurule said Tuesday that officers were alerted that afternoon and that more information would be released as it becomes available.It was only in recent months that Fenn announced his treasure had supposedly been found in Wyoming by someone he didn't name.