An explorer who spent years hunting for a Nazi gold train laden with looted art says he now thinks a lake could be hiding a convoy of Nazi trucks full of treasure.
Piotr Koper from Walbrzych in southwest Poland said he had recently carried out a preliminary search of the lake 90 miles away using geo-radar and found ‘steel’ which could belong to the trucks.
According to historians, in the spring of 1945 a convoy of trucks set off from the nearby city of Goerlitz with exhibits from a museum.
Koper told local media: 'The research was completed on Sunday.
‘We have decent results and we will now try to mine as we have seen a very strong signal of steel.
Piotr Koper said he had recently carried out a preliminary search of the lake 90 miles away from Walbrzych in southwest Poland using geo-radar and found 'steel' which could belong to the trucks
The lake is located in the Polish village of Żarska Wieś, close to the German border
The explorer and his team have been searching the area in the village of Żarska Wieś since December using bottom sonar, GPR, proton magnetometer and an underwater drone
‘I expect these could be trucks that were sunk in 1945.
‘Today it's hard to say what their value is, because it depends on whether the wrecks are full or empty.’
The explorer and his team have been searching the area in the village of Żarska Wieś since December using bottom sonar, GPR, proton magnetometer and an underwater drone.
Koper said: ‘In March 1945, trucks with some exhibits left the museum in Goerlitz.
‘We know from witnesses that they arrived here, on the ice-bound reservoir.
‘They stayed here.’
Recently, a diving Guinness Record holder went into the lake to video what he could find.
Marcel Korkus said: ‘I can confirm the existence of a lime kiln in the northwestern part of the body of water.’
Diver Marcel Korkus said: ‘I can confirm the existence of a lime kiln in the northwestern part of the body of
