Posted on 10/30/2008 6:07:27 PM PDT by RDTF
MADERA, Calif. (AP) - Searchers have found what appear to be two large human bones near the crash site of Steve Fossett's plane in California's Sierra Nevada, along with the adventurer's tennis shoes and driver's license, authorities said Thursday. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said at a news conference that the bones were found Wednesday about a half-mile east of the crash site. Investigators have sent them to a Department of Justice testing lab and should know in about a week whether they are Fossett's.
Anderson said searchers also found Fossett's tennis shoes, his Illinois driver's license and credit cards. The shoes and driver's license had animal bite marks on them.
"This reinforces our theory that animals dragged him away," Anderson said.
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Fox (radio) is reporting “a couple of bones”, tennis shoes with “animal bite marks”
Ping.
His poor wife. Glad they finally found his remains
MADERA, Calif. -- Authorities said Monday they have positively identified some of Steve Fossett's remains: two large bones found a half-mile from where the adventurer's plane crashed in California's Sierra Nevada.
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said DNA tests conducted by the state Department of Justice positively identified the bones as the remains of the millionaire aviator who disappeared last year.
Mr. Anderson has declined to say what bones were found, saying he didn't want to cause the family further anguish.
Mr. Fossett's widow, Peggy Fossett, released a statement thanking authorities for their work. "I am hopeful that the DNA identification puts a definitive end to all of the speculation surrounding Steve's death. This has been an incredibly difficult time for me, and I am thankful to everyone who helped bring closure to this tragedy," she said.
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thanks for the update. so very sad.
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