Re: Fossett items possibly found
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Experts sure they have Steve Fossett's remains
Investigators said Thursday they are now sure they have found the remains of Steve Fossett, the millionaire adventurer whose airplane wreckage was discovered a month ago high in the eastern Sierra Nevada, more than a year after he vanished on a pleasure flight.
A search team climbed Wednesday into the 10,000-foot elevation crash site near Mammoth Lakes (Mono County) and found what they believe are significant skeletal remains of the aviator, said Madera County Sheriff John Anderson, whose deputies led the team.
Out of respect for Fossett's family, Anderson would not specify what the remains consisted of, but he said he considers the hunt for proof of Fossett's death to be over.
The remains have been sent to a state forensics lab for DNA confirmation, and results are expected by Monday, Anderson said. Tests on four tiny bone fragments found in earlier searches this month were inconclusive, he added, making the latest find all the more important.
"The sheriff was desperate to get some peace of mind and some closure for the family, and we're pretty confident they will have that now," said Anderson's spokeswoman, Erica Stuart. She said he called Fossett's widow, Peggy Fossett, Thursday to tell her of the latest discovery.
Investigators said Thursday they are now sure they have found the remains of Steve Fossett, the millionaire adventurer whose airplane wreckage was discovered a month ago high in the eastern Sierra Nevada, more than a year after he vanished on a pleasure flight.
A search team climbed Wednesday into the 10,000-foot elevation crash site near Mammoth Lakes (Mono County) and found what they believe are significant skeletal remains of the aviator, said Madera County Sheriff John Anderson, whose deputies led the team.
Out of respect for Fossett's family, Anderson would not specify what the remains consisted of, but he said he considers the hunt for proof of Fossett's death to be over.
The remains have been sent to a state forensics lab for DNA confirmation, and results are expected by Monday, Anderson said. Tests on four tiny bone fragments found in earlier searches this month were inconclusive, he added, making the latest find all the more important.
"The sheriff was desperate to get some peace of mind and some closure for the family, and we're pretty confident they will have that now," said Anderson's spokeswoman, Erica Stuart. She said he called Fossett's widow, Peggy Fossett, Thursday to tell her of the latest discovery.
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