Stolen golden eagle in B.C. worth $930,450, not $7M, owner claims in lawsuit
VANCOUVER — A diamond-studded golden eagle statue reported stolen in a violent robbery in 2016 is worth $930,450, not $7 million as its owner originally claimed, according to court documents.
Ron Shore’s company Forgotten Treasures International Inc. has filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court against several insurers for denying his claim over the theft of the eagle.
Shore made an emotional plea for the return of the statue at a news conference in June 2016. He told reporters he was in Delta, B.C., when two men ambushed him, hit him over the head with a large flashlight and stole the eagle, plus a less-valuable decoy.
At the time, he said the elaborate eight-kilogram sculpture had been appraised at $7 million and he planned to sell it raise money for breast cancer research.