Man who hid $2m prize leads search to find missing treasure hunter

Randy Bilyeu was last seen earlier this month seeking gold and artifacts hidden by Forrest Fenn, 85, who has been chartering helicopters to track him down

An antiquities dealer who inspired tens of thousands to search the Rocky mountains for $2m in hidden treasure now leads an increasingly desperate mission to find one of his fans.

Forrest Fenn has been flying out in chartered helicopters or planes, searching remote stretches of the upper Rio Grande for any sign of Randy Bilyeu, missing in the wild for more than three frigid weeks. Fellow treasure hunters also are searching for Bilyeu, who was last seen on 5 January while trying to solve Fenn's mystery.