Pupils from the municipal school of Jodoigne-Souveraine had a great adventure last week during a school trip to Arlon. “We found necklaces, bracelets, watches, rings”, says Nikita. In all, regarding fifteen luxury objects discovered completely by chance by the students.
During a walk in the undergrowth last Thursday, the children were invited by a monitor to look for the booty of thieves, carried away five years ago in the river.
An activity often offered to young students who come to the region, but this time the children actually managed to get their hands on gold jewelry and watches, worth several thousand euros.
Nikita explains how she spotted the treasure: “There was a ray of sunshine right where the watch was. It was a Cartier watch, with mud“. She adds that at first no one really believed in it, “Yet it was true”.
Laurence Léonard, their teacher cleaned the loot with water, before going the next day to a police station.
“I still wanted to keep part of the treasure to show my parents”, says Milo. For her part, Nikita indicates that she prefers that the loot be handed over to the police because “it’s more honest”even if she admits that she would have “well kept a few pieces”.
The investigation into this burglary is relaunched, it remains to identify the owners. Thieves are always on the run.