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October 2008
- Fossett Search Likely Off Til Spring
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | 7 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
  (Newser) - The snowstorm that stopped investigators' search for aviator Steve Fossett this week will likely keep such efforts suspended until spring, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . A 2-foot buildup of snow has covered any evidence on the ground, and could pose hazards for search teams. Federal officials had removed the wreckage of Fossett's plane before the storm started. More »
- Fossett Had 'Subconscious Death Wish'
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Oct 5, 08 4:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steve Fossett took his last, fatal flight into the Sierra Nevada mountains last year because he unconsciously wanted to die, a friend of his said yesterday. Will Hasley, who helped Fossett write a memoir 2 years ago, believes the aviation pioneer was guilt-ridden over marital and financial problems before the crash. "He believed it was time for him to go," Hasley told the Daily Mail . More »
- Hiker Brings 'Closure' for Fossett Widow
  
  Los Angeles Times | Oct 3, 08 3:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The widow of adventurer Steve Fossett, whose wrecked plane was found this week in the Sierra Nevada mountains, reached out personally yesterday to the hiker who played the key role in the discovery, the LA Times reports. Peggy Fossett thanked outdoorsman and sporting-goods salesman Preston Morrow for the chance to “bring to closure a very painful chapter in my life.” More »
- Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane
  
  Reuters | Oct 2, 08 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 from Nevada. His plane, along with money and documents such as Fossett's pilot license, had been found earlier on the remote California mountain. More »
- Wreckage Is Fossett's; No Body Found
  
  CNN | Oct 2, 08 10:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Search teams have confirmed that the wreckage helicopters spotted earlier in California’s Inyo National Forest is indeed the plane that Steve Fossett was piloting when he disappeared last year. One searcher said the crash, which looked to have been a head-on crash into a mountain, was "so severe I doubt someone would've walked away from it,” but they’ve yet to find any sign of the billionaire adventurer’s body. More »
- Wreckage Spotted Near Fossett Papers
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Oct 2, 08 6:41 AM CDT
  
  (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. More »
- Hiker May Have Found Fossett's Belongings
  
  NBC 4 Los Angeles | Oct 1, 08 2:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The search for aviator Steve Fossett is on again after a hiker found his ID card near an eastern California lake yesterday, KNBC-TV reports. The identification and other items seemed to have been dropped there, possibly by an animal, the hiker says, adding that he was "way, way, off trail" when he found the belongings linked to the millionaire missing since last September. More »
July 2008
- Did Air Ace Fossett Fake His Death?
  
  News of the World (UK) | Jul 28, 08 3:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Air adventurer Steve Fossett may have faked his own death, reports the tabloid News of the World . No wreckage was ever found after Fossett disappeared last year in a light plane over the Nevada desert. Fossett didn't bother to wear his GPS watch—and he may have had strong motives to disappear, including getting out from under shaky investments and possible marital troubles. More »
- The Associated Press: Search team finds no sign of Steve Fossett
  
  ap.google.com | Jul 20, 08
  
  A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has ended a weeklong hunt for Steve Fossett, finding no sign of the missing adventurer or his plane but eliminating miles of rugged terrain from areas that still must be searched.
- Fossett Search Is on Again
  
  Reno Gazette-Journal | Jul 15, 08 9:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ten months after Steve Fossett disappeared, a new search for the adventurer's body began yesterday under the guidance of a Canadian geologist and adventure racer who is scouring the Sweetwater Mountains on the Nevada-California border with a team of 10, reports the Reno Gazette-Journal. A competing search party has narrowed possible crash sites to about 150 using satellite imagery. More »
February 2008
- RIP, Steve Fossett
  
  Associated Press | Feb 16, 08 5:44 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - He vanished on a routine flight five months ago, and now daredevil Steve Fossett has been declared dead at the age of 63, the AP reports. The famous world record breaker was last seen flying a small plane over western Nevada where 15-20 private planes have disappeared since 1950. The first man to circle the world solo in a hot air balloon, Fossett aspired to "be the best in everything." More »
November 2007
- Declare Fossett Dead, Wife Asks Court
  
  Associated Press | Nov 27, 07 7:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The wife of Steve Fossett, who went missing in September while flying his plane over the rugged terrain of northwest Nevada, asked an Illinois court yesterday to declare him legally dead, the AP reports. If granted, the request would allow the vast estate of the millionaire adventurer to be settled, said an attorney for Peggy Fossett. More »
September 2007
- Search for Fossett Grounded
  
  Reuters | Sep 19, 07 5:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nevada authorities said today they're calling off the active air search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared Sept. 3 after taking off from an airstrip near Reno. "Nobody is giving up on this man," said one official, adding that crews will be kept ready to investigate new leads on possible crash sites in surrounding desert areas. More »
- Fossett Search Drastically Reduced
  
  Associated Press | Sep 18, 07 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, limiting searchers to five National Guard helicopters and two CAP planes on standby, the AP reports. More »
- No Signals Mean Fossett Likely Dead: Experts
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Sep 12, 07 12:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As the search for Steve Fossett entered its 10th day, experts told the Telegraph the millionaire adventurer’s chances of survival were slim. Fossett hasn’t been seen or heard from since he left a Nevada airstrip Sept. 3, and authorities haven’t received signals from his plane or watch. Searchers would be “lucky to find him alive,” one wilderness expert said. More »
- Surfers Scour Google Earth for Signs of Aviator
  
  Guardian (UK) | Sep 11, 07 3:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An army of web surfers—even the guy in the next cubicle—has joined the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett. Google Earth has released fresh images of the Nevada desert, and surfers can scour chunks of wilderness for aircraft wreckage. One problem: "We're finding them left and right—Nevada is a graveyard" for downed planes, said a state spokesman. More »
- Fossett Hunt Yielding No Clues
  
  CNN | Sep 8, 07 7:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Searchers combing Nevada for Steve Fossett's plane have found six other uncharted wrecks, but no sign of the millionaire adventurer who's been missing since Monday. One downed plane thought to be his was found to have been last registered 30 years ago, CNN reports. Fossett's family remains optimistic, despite the discovery that Fossett took off with only one water bottle. More »
- Wreckage Found Isn't Fossett's Plane
  
  CNN | Sep 6, 07 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wreckage found yesterday has turned out not to be that of missing aviator Steve Fossett's plane, so the search goes on. The Nevada Air Patrol's first overnight search, using a high-tech thermal imaging camera, yielded nothing. Nevertheless, searchers remain hopeful. "If anyone has to be lost out there, this guy has the skills to survive," says one official. More »
- Branson Wants Google Earth in Fossett Search
  
  Reuters | Sep 5, 07 2:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Richard Branson said today he hopes to use Google Earth in the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett, whose small plane disappeared Monday over Nevada. The British billionaire and flying enthusiast wants to see if Google's satellite photos show where Fossett might have been heading, Reuters reports, and whether there were atmospheric disturbances that might have forced him down. More »
- Aviation Adventurer Is Missing
  
  Associated Press | Sep 4, 07 4:32 PM CDT

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Fossett Search Likely Off Til Spring

Fossett Had 'Subconscious Death Wish'

Hiker Brings 'Closure' for Fossett Widow

Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane

Wreckage Is Fossett's; No Body Found

Wreckage Spotted Near Fossett Papers

Hiker May Have Found Fossett's Belongings

Did Air Ace Fossett Fake His Death?

The Associated Press: Search team finds no sign of Steve Fossett

Fossett Search Is on Again

RIP, Steve Fossett

Declare Fossett Dead, Wife Asks Court

Search for Fossett Grounded

Fossett Search Drastically Reduced

No Signals Mean Fossett Likely Dead: Experts

Surfers Scour Google Earth for Signs of Aviator

Fossett Hunt Yielding No Clues

Wreckage Found Isn't Fossett's Plane

Branson Wants Google Earth in Fossett Search

Aviation Adventurer Is Missing