Hikers discover Steve Fossett papers?

[rocket21]

Looks like some hikers in California discovered some stuff that belonged to missing aviator Steve Fossett:

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/10/01/has-steve-fossett-been-found/

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Looks like some hikers in California discovered some stuff that belonged to missing aviator Steve Fossett:

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/10/01/has-steve-fossett-been-found/

Here's another link from a local news source:

http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1355/48/

 

[Jay H]

More news today about a possible wreckage site found:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_us/fossett_search

Jay

 

[Viewseeker]

From where the guy found the license and money is over a mile from the wreckage, maybe he survived and walked that distance before passing away, God Bless His Soul..

 

[rocket21]

Wreckage confirmed to be Fossett's:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_us/fossett_search

I often think about what it would be like to stumble across something like this while out hiking - this certainly isn't the first time hikers have found something of significance.

 

[Trainwreck]

I'm glad this wreckage was found. Now the family can hopefully get some closure.

 

[lattinhill]

Quite a few years ago a friend and I were hiking one of the Connecticut " Blue " trails and noticed a fresh herd path leading off of it . We followed it in for about 5 minutes and found a crashed sailplane lying in pieces against the base of a large tree. It looked like it hadn't been there very long so we were reluctant to look in what was left of the cockpit. There was no pilot and we found out later he had been removed the day before . My friend's father flew us over the site a day or two later and even knowing the exact location of the crash site , it still was almost impossible to see . It's no wonder Fossette's plane went undiscovered for a year .

Dave

 

[carole]

I think the only thing I've found while off trail was the remains of balloons (more than once)...but maybe that's a good thing. A mystery solved is a good thing also.

 

[rocket21]

It's no wonder Fossette's plane went undiscovered for a year.

I think the only thing I've found while off trail was the remains of balloons (more than once)...but maybe that's a good thing. A mystery solved is a good thing also.

While it is somewhat amazing that they missed it given the scope of the search operations out there, it is easy to look at the Belknap crash, for instance, and understand how hard a wreckage must be to locate (the Belknap plane crash, which was less than a quarter of a mile from the fire tower, wasn't located for a year).

 

[Chip]

My first reaction to the initial news was "I hope this isn't some sort of Big Foot scam where the locals are planting evidence to attract attention." I'm happy for the family that the wreckage has been located, that's some closure. Remains would be too much to hope for at this point, I guess.

 

[DougPaul]

My first reaction to the initial news was "I hope this isn't some sort of Big Foot scam where the locals are planting evidence to attract attention." I'm happy for the family that the wreckage has been located, that's some closure. Remains would be too much to hope for at this point, I guess.

According to the 6pm news, some remains have been found.

Doug

 

[Kevin Rooney]

According to the 6pm news, some remains have been found.

Doug

That's correct. Crews are rushing with the recovery efforts as a big storm is due beginning tomorrow. There's concern that wreckage might be snow-covered until spring.

 

[Chip]

Remains have been positively ID'd.

 

[Little Rickie]

Do you think the bears got him after he was gone and dragged his parts off?

We could PM this discussion.

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Here's a bit more information here.