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Hikers Find Adventurer Steve Fossett's Clothing in California

by Rob Walker | October 1, 2008 at 10:17 am | 417 views | 9 comments | 22 recommendations

Adventurer: Steve Fossett 'missing' in Nevada

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Personal items belonging to legendary adventurer Steve Fossett were apparently found by hikers in northern California, over a year after he went missing.

Hundreds of rescuers searched for weeks for any sign of FOssett or his airplane, which went missing in September of 2007 while flying over the Nevada desert.

Hikers in northern California have found clothing and personal items possibly belonging to millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who went missing a year ago, CNN reported on Wednesday.

Previous NowPublic coverage

Fossett is declared legally dead:

Millionaire pilot, hot air balloonist, sailor and all-round adventurer, Steve Fossett, has been missing for more than five months and has now been officially declared dead.

A renewed search:

A group of rescue experts and veteran mountaineers are organizing a renewed search for Steve Fossett, the legendary adventurer who disappeared last September while flying his plane over the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Original missing story:

After a massive search effort for Steve Fosset teh Civil Air Patrol has decided to significantly cut back on its flights and has dedicated only a handfull of resources to be on standby at Minden air field. Steve Fosset has now been missing for three weeks and no information has been made available to suggest his fate.

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Rachel Nixon

at 10:19 on October 1st, 2008

I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.

Rachel Nixon

at 15:47 on October 2nd, 2008

This story is being covered in a more recent article.

Paschen

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at 10:28 on October 1st, 2008

That is some distance from where they where looking for him.

Rachel Nixon

at 11:03 on October 1st, 2008

Indeed it is. It sounds like this is only the beginning of the story, almost.

Christina 123

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at 14:38 on October 1st, 2008

Rob Walker, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Pilot Licence Found - Story Update:

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A hiker in a rugged part of eastern California found a pilot's license and other items possibly belonging to Steve Fossett, the adventurer who vanished on a solo flight in a borrowed plane more than a year ago, authorities said Wednesday.

The number on the pilot license in a photograph sent to the Federal Aviation Administration matches the number on the pilot certificate the agency has on file for Fossett, spokesman Ian Gregor said.

"We're trying to determine the authenticity of the document," Gregor said.

The hiker, Preston Morrow, said he found an FAA identity card, a pilot's license, a third ID and $1,005 in cash tangled in a bush off a trail just west of the town of Mammoth Lakes on Monday. He said he turned the items over to local police Wednesday after unsuccessful attempts to contact Fossett's family.

Mammoth Lakes police investigator Crystal Schafer confirmed that the department had the items, including the ones bearing Fossett's name.