Posted on 09/26/2013 11:14:35 AM PDT by oxcart
A treasure of precious jewels has been found by a young alpinist on the ice caps of Mont Blanc, where it likely was lost decades ago amid the wreckage of a crashed airliner.
The chief commandant of the national police of Albertville, France, confirmed to NBC News that about a hundred small, precious stones were found in a metallic box in the ice caps known as Bossons. Commandant Sylvain Merly said the precious stones were separated in plastic bags that were stamped "Made in India."
A local jeweler estimates the treasure to be worth between $175,000 and $325,000.
The diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and rubies are believed to have come from one of two Air India planes that crashed in the French Alps in 1950 and 1966. Advertise | AdChoices
Locals are familiar with the story of the Boeing 707 belonging to Air India that mysteriously crashed in January 1966. The plane had departed Beirut, Lebanon, and was bound for Geneva when it lost control and struck Mont Blanc, the Alps' highest peak at 15,781 feet.
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/johnny
It's sort of awkward for an airline when they find items from a crashed flight of yours but too many of your planes crashed in that area to be sure which one it came from.
Maybe the plane should have waited for the pilot and navigator to board before leaving for Beirut.
so ... they’ll immediately return them to the Indian govt... right?
Odyssey Marine says hi
wonder who found them adn why they went public
Good for you, World News.
No mention of warming ... just change.
“Cumulo-granite”.
Honest ,well-meaning, people often report found items;and they will more likely be rewarded in heaven than on Earth.
He asked “for some respect for the area” and regretted the “spirit of treasure hunters” that motivated some mountain climbers.
Give me a break!
Oh...that’s a sacred crash site...I shouldn’t go there....
Puleeze!!
it was 50 or 60 years ago....not last week!
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