An 18-year-old Belgian student, Kobe, finds a cache of gold while excavating trenches for a sewer system at a former brewery site in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde. He tells Belgian media that at first he mistook the material for low-value coins, then discovered gold bars during the digging.
The gold is valued at an estimated €9 million. Reports describe how the discovery happens during work connected to construction—Kobe is employed in a summer job at the site—leading to the unexpected find. Belgian outlets cite his account of how the trove became clear as the excavation progressed, moving from an initial assumption of small coins to the identification of bars.
While coverage focuses on the surprise nature and estimated value of the gold, details such as the exact quantity of bars and how authorities handle the find are not provided in the excerpts. The story’s shared points are the location, the sewer excavation context, the former brewery setting, and Kobe’s early uncertainty before the gold was confirmed.
