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Wreckage Spotted Near Fossett Papers

Ground team searching for site spotted from aircraft

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2008 6:41 AM CDT
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(Newser) – An aerial spotter has located what appears to be plane wreckage close to the place where a hiker found ID cards belonging to missing billionaire Steve Fossett, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. A team has been dispatched to do a ground search of the mountainous area in eastern California close to the Nevada border. Fossett's plane vanished shortly after takeoff near Reno a year ago.

"We hope to know whether it is really plane wreckage, and if it is Fossett's or someone else's," said the local sheriff. A man hiking with his dog in the Inyo National Forest earlier this week found identification cards, including a pilot's license, issued to Fossett.

American adventurer Steve Fossett.
American adventurer Steve Fossett.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
A pilot's license belonging to Steve Fossett and a torn $100 bill were found Monday by a hiker in a rugged part of eastern California.
A pilot's license belonging to Steve Fossett and a torn $100 bill were found Monday by a hiker in a rugged part of eastern California.   (AP Photo)
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson holds up a photo copy of three pieces of identification belonging to missing millionaire aviator Steve Fossett on Monday.
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson holds up a photo copy of three pieces of identification belonging to missing millionaire aviator Steve Fossett on Monday.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Map locates where several items possibly belonging to Steve Fossett were found;
Map locates where several items possibly belonging to Steve Fossett were found;   (AP Photo)
A California Highway Patrol helicopter heads out yesterday to search a mountainous area where articles belonging to adventurer Steve Fossett where found near Mammoth Lakes in California.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter heads out yesterday to search a mountainous area where articles belonging to adventurer Steve Fossett where found near Mammoth Lakes in California.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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