I don't care what you guys say. If I had bought
<enter whatever you want here> bitcoins, I may wouldn't be that careful with the private keys, but I would surely see how things have gone. How far it has gone since the day I made my purchase. If I knew I had lost them for good, then there wouldn't be any point on reading the news. But if I just hadn't searched enough? Really?
Oh boy, imagine seeing your 100 bitcoins on the blockchain, but knowing that you can't access them. It must hurt.
I assume that this guy was busy with something else in his life that's why he forgot about his Bitcoin until now.
How busy can you be to avoid a huge fortune you have lost somewhere in your house?