So Close, yet So Far
Out of the 65,000 treasure hunters who scaled the mountains and rafted up and down rivers, did anyone even come close to the treasure trove? Yes. In fact, on more than one occasion, people were within one mile of the chest, and a handful of them was just 200 feet away! He learned of this after they emailed him, detailing where they went and looked.
Forrest didn’t blame the treasure hunters for not finding the chest. He never claimed that they gave up after being only 200 feet away from potentially millions of dollars worth of loot. The fact of the matter is that they weren’t destined to take the treasure home with them. It would stay there for another day, patiently waiting until it was discovered.