Metal fragments were found inside the body of Pamana when the Philippine eagle’s carcass was retrieved last August 16 at the vast Mt. Hamiguitan Range in Davao Oriental.
In her lawsuit, Savchuk sought moral damages, compensation of unpaid wages and demanded the closure of the company, Internet Research, saying its employees didn’t have proper Russian employment contracts.
The gold coins represent just a fraction of the treasure which was being transported by a fleet of 11 ships in 1715, when they encountered a hurricane that ran them upon reefs off Florida’s east coast. In June, they found about 50 coins with a total of about $1 million.
Authorities say three firefighters were killed and three to four others were injured Wednesday as raging wildfires advanced on the towns of Twisp and Winthrop in north-central Washington.