I have to listen to the Bertrand podcast again but I believe the theory of Cooper planting the money came up again and there is a group that believe this to be the case.  Thinking that he did it to let the cops know he made it?  Not sure if I buy it.  I lean more to him simply losing a bit, but having it so close together and in the bands does give some merit to that perspective. I do not believe he lost all of it if he survived and I am a firm believer that he survived the jump.

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The minute the Ingram find was broken up due to GREED, that was the end of meaningful forensic work that might have shed light on the money find.

When the Ingrams first found the money, did they have any idea where it came from, did it occur to them that it might have been Cooper's?

I want to throw this out there for speculation. I have offered some thoughts on this, but I want to get others.

If we assume that the Columbia River was the mechanism that delivered the money to the beach on Tena Bar (I know that's a hard no for a few of you), what would be your best guesses as to how that happened? Did it roll along the bottom and get dredged up? Did it float on a piece of river debris or vegetation? Cooper's corpse? You have to keep in mind the diatom study of course.

Would love to hear some informed speculation about how the river might have delivered the Cooper cash to Tena Bar.

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I want to throw this out there for speculation. I have offered some thoughts on this, but I want to get others.

If we assume that the Columbia River was the mechanism that delivered the money to the beach on Tena Bar (I know that's a hard no for a few of you), what would be your best guesses as to how that happened? Did it roll along the bottom and get dredged up? Did it float on a piece of river debris or vegetation? Cooper's corpse? You have to keep in mind the diatom study of course.

Would love to hear some informed speculation about how the river might have delivered the Cooper cash to Tena Bar.

I think dredging has been dismissed as a possibility. And non-natural causes can be dismissed also.

The money had to be moving downhill when it arrived at the location where it was found.  It could not have come from the normal river channel.  Consequently, the money had to be moved by a flood or high water event from where it had spent some time on dry land to where it was buried.  This means that the money was initially at a higher level than the normal river channel water level and probably still in the original money bag and tied to Cooper's body.

Eventually, a high water event raised the river level until Cooper's body, and attachments, was displaced and moved downstream and downhill from their original location.  Cooper's body, the unopened parachutes, and the money bag would not have any buoyancy after being exposed to the local Tina Bar environment for a very short time.  These items would essentially be dragging along under water until they were snagged at the money find location.  The money bag was probably damaged during Cooper's no-pull impact and several bundles came out of it when it snagged.  After a brief time, Cooper's body and ever thing else continued on downstream and were never located.

Some skeletal portions of Cooper or his attachments may have remained in the original impact location.  The Tina Bar area has some man eating brush and anything that ends up in that brush is going to still be there.

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I want to throw this out there for speculation. I have offered some thoughts on this, but I want to get others.

If we assume that the Columbia River was the mechanism that delivered the money to the beach on Tena Bar (I know that's a hard no for a few of you), what would be your best guesses as to how that happened? Did it roll along the bottom and get dredged up? Did it float on a piece of river debris or vegetation? Cooper's corpse? You have to keep in mind the diatom study of course.

Would love to hear some informed speculation about how the river might have delivered the Cooper cash to Tena Bar.

I think dredging has been dismissed as a possibility. And non-natural causes can be dismissed also.

The money had to be moving downhill when it arrived at the location where it was found.  It could not have come from the normal river channel.  Consequently, the money had to be moved by a flood or high water event from where it had spent some time on dry land to where it was buried.  This means that the money was initially at a higher level than the normal river channel water level and probably still in the original money bag and tied to Cooper's body.

Eventually, a high water event raised the river level until Cooper's body, and attachments, was displaced and moved downstream and downhill from their original location.  Cooper's body, the unopened parachutes, and the money bag would not have any buoyancy after being exposed to the local Tina Bar environment for a very short time.  These items would essentially be dragging along under water until they were snagged at the money find location.  The money bag was probably damaged during Cooper's no-pull impact and several bundles came out of it when it snagged.  After a brief time, Cooper's body and ever thing else continued on downstream and were never located.

Some skeletal portions of Cooper or his attachments may have remained in the original impact location.  The Tina Bar area has some man eating brush and anything that ends up in that brush is going to still be there.

I think dredging has been dismissed as a possibility.

R99 has a poll and speaks for the world! And beyond.   

I think dredging has been dismissed as a possibility by the whole universe.


Not to mention the fact R99 wont even acknowledge all former polls taken and posted. Some things dont exist for some people. Best not mention them. Keep the public ignorant!

Georger, there you go again!  So you are going to take a poll to determine where Cooper jumped, landed, and what subsequently happened to him?  Are votes by mail permitted?  Are you in cahoots with a pillow manufacturer?  Is your attorney named Sidney?

I think dredging could explain how the money became buried as deep as it was. Not sure the diatom research supports the money sitting at the bottom of the Columbia for years though. Maybe?