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Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane

Authorities hope to identify missing millionaire adventurer

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2008 7:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – Searchers have found human remains in the wreckage of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's plane, Reuters reports. No official confirmation has come yet, but the find is all but sure to end the mystery of Fossett's disappearance more than a year ago on a solo flight... Read full story »

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