Amateur Treasure Hunters Discover Infamous Stolen Room Worth Over $500 Million

Major Breakthrough 

A local welder offered his services to cut through the hatch, and when they cracked open the hole, the team was able to peer into a tunnel system that hadn’t been opened in close to 100 years. Peter Lohr peered down into the hole and breathed in 100-year-old air, which he described as smelling like “stale bread”. The team was about to make history, but they had to lower their camera down into the hole first. 

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