Paralympic sled hockey goalie Jen Lee posted a video on Twitter Saturday that shows a man breaking into his car and stealing a bag that contained his gold 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," Lee tweeted. "Asking for help getting them back n getting the word out in any way possible."
The video appears to show the man breaking through one of the car's windows before grabbing the bag. As of Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. the video had been viewed 1.2 million times.
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, 2022San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus also tweeted out the video and asked: "Anyone recognize this individual? Pls let us know. I've sent the video to our Fusion Center. We'll try to ID. This can't stand!"
Anyone recognize this individual? Pls let us know. I’ve sent the video to our Fusion Center. We’ll try to ID. This can’t stand! pic.twitter.com/6boB10RT0q
— Chief Bill McManus (@Chief_McManus) April 17, 2022Newsweek has reached out to the San Antonio Police Department and Lee for comment.
Lee helped lead the U.S. Paralympic sled hockey team to victory in Beijing in March, not allowing opponents to score a goal in four games during the competition, according to The New York Times.
Previously, he served as the team's backup goalie, but when longtime goalie Steve Cash retired last year, he became the starting goaltender, according to the Times. He previously won gold medals during the Paralympics in Russia in 2014 and South Korea in 2018.
In addition to his Twitter post, Lee also shared the video and a similar message about the theft of his gold medals on Instagram.
He also posted photos of his car following the theft, which shows the window on one of his rear doors completely gone while broken glass can be seen on the ground.
"First time for everything, got my car broken into, and all my Paralympic gold medals stolen," Lee wrote in the Instagram post. "This happened around 7:15pm today at The Rim parking garage in San Antonio, TX. Just want to share this as I'm seeking for help and see how I can get my gold medals back."
"My heart just broke for you Jen Lee. Praying that these are recovered, I'm devastated to see these hard-earned medals were taken from you," Instagram user Lauren Tiffany wrote.
"This is terrible. I hope they find this guy and get your medals back," commented user Aidan Woller on Lee's post.
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