Landslide Victim Hits Art Jackpot

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Painting From Wrecked Home Worth $500,000


LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (CBS) A couple who lost their multimillion-dollar home in a devastating landslide earlier this month may find their saving grace in a family painting pulled from the wreckage that could be worth a half-million dollars.

Albert Trevino, 74, said that a few days after the landslide in Bluebird Canyon, a few people were allowed 15 minutes to venture into the precariously dangling home to recover keepsakes and valuables. Their home was one of 20 destroyed or severely damaged when the coastal hillside collapsed in the early morning hours of June 1.

Trevino said his son and a neighbor grabbed a few items from the home, including a painting of the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano that Trevino bought at a garage sale for less than $100. The painting had hung on the living room wall for 20 years, used to cover a big white space, he said.

"The only reason I grabbed it was because my mom loved the Mission so much," said Laurence Trevio, the couple's son. "At least that way they'd always have something they love if they moved into a new house."
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