“Backpack Was Found..”- Paralympian Who Was Recently Robbed Off His Gold Medals in an Horrifying Accident Finally Recovers Them
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It’s very unfortunate to lose your greatest achievement symbols in life. One moment you are the three-time Paralympics gold medalist and the next thing you know, all of your medals are gone. Perhaps it’s hard to explain what Paralympian Jen Yung Lee might be feeling right now after losing his Paralympic golds. However, San Antonio Police Chief has finally come up with some great news in the case of the stolen medals.
Around 7:15pm today at the The Rim in San Antonio, TX my car was broken into by this guy and he took the bag containing all 3 of my Paralympic gold medals 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥺 Asking for help getting them back n getting the word out in any way possible 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/HuvwPjPxzY
— Horitius Jen Lee (@LifeofaLW) April 17, 2022
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As per reports, the three-time Paralympian Jen Yung Lee lost all his gold medals while an unidentified man broke into his Tesla and ran off with his official Team USA backpack. All three of his gold medals from the Paralympics were in the bag. Luckily, the incident was recorded and Yung Lee uploaded the video on Twitter for help.
Police have recovered Jen Yung Lee’s backpack
Making a valuable discovery in the case, San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus tweeted that Yung Lee’s backpack has been recovered. He wrote on Twitter, “Well, that didn’t take long… looks like we recovered the backpack with the medals!! More on that tomorrow.”
Gold medals missing update!!Backpack was found at separate location in a parking lot nearby at the Palladium movie theater night of incident. 🥇🥇🥇s were retrieved the following day at a fire station, but have not physically confirmed it as the case remains open 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/lsbBQ8OaJ4
— Horitius Jen Lee (@LifeofaLW) April 18, 2022
Delighted by the news, the Paralympic champion himself shared the update on his Twitter handle. Though the case remains open.
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Lee was part of the US Paralympics champion sled hockey team from 2014 to 2022. His performance as a goalie was exceptional, and he played a vital role in all the victories.
The final stick raise, and it's a good one.#WinterParalympics | #TeamUSA🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wr0rsrAHwS
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) March 13, 2022
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Olympic medals are a great honor. We can only imagine what it would be like to lose such a precious thing. However, Jen Yung Lee has lived that fear.
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