Gold bars in an airport bin, South Korea: $319,000 (£240k)
Despite South Korea's 'Finders Keepers' law, which allows the finder to keep the trove if the owner doesn't come forward in six months, the cleaner was not allowed to claim the gold because he was on duty at the time.
The unnamed airport worker missed out on the 5-20% of the gold's total price for which he would have been eligible, which would have been up to $64,000 (£48k).
Charlotte Irwin
22 April 2025
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