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Fossett Search Drastically Reduced

More than 2 weeks after aviator vanished, tips are drying up

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2007 1:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Searchers are dramatically scaling back efforts to find missing adventurer Steve Fossett as the rescue mission enters its third week and tips dry up. At one point, 45 aircraft plied the skies looking for wreckage, but the Nevada Civil Air Patrol is suspending its efforts,... Read full story »

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