A routine swim in Lake Königssee took an unexpected turn when a German teenager retrieved a gold bar from the lakebed. After months of investigation and no claimant coming forward, authorities ruled that the valuable object would legally belong to him. The discovery occurred when the 16-year-old noticed a metallic reflection beneath the clear water, roughly two meters below the surface. As stated by a sevral media outlets, he brought the object ashore and later handed it over to police, following the legal obligation to report valuable finds. The case quickly attracted attention beyond the immediate region, not only ... (full story)