FALLS GOLD
Daily Star|January 09, 2024
Treasure hunt tragedy
NATALIA PENZA and ZITA WHALLEY
FALLS GOLD

AN OAP plummeted to his death down a 130ft hole he had dug in his kitchen trying to find gold.

Joao Pimenta da Silva, 71, became obsessed with the treasure hunt after a "spirit" in a dream said he was sitting on a fortune, said neighbours.

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