Pay dirt
in the eye
of the storm
BY JANIE GOULD
When Hurricane Jeanne approached the Treasure Coast in
September 2004, anyone on the barrier islands with any
sense headed west, like they did three weeks earlier before
Hurricane Frances hit. Incredibly, though, there was a guy
who rode out Jeanne’s fearsome winds and rain in his truck
near the beach in Indian River County. He saw flying roof
shingles and tumbling patio furniture while he waited for the
worst of the storm to subside. Then he ventured out in winds
estimated at 80 miles per hour. The story makes a little sense
when you learn he is a treasure hunter.
Greg Bounds, a diver with the late Mel Fisher’s Sebastianbased
operation, wanted to be first on the beach after the hur-
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