HogNose Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 This got me thinking of that Brazilian preist that floated off. Whatever happened to him? They found some balloons in the Atlantic. Anyway this is a clear case of survival of the fittest. Anyone that straps helium balloons to their person should expect not to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwbiggs Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 How can they declare him dead if there is no evidence to prove it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Steve Fossett's ID papers reportedly found A hiker from Mammoth Lakes came across the papers in the Sierra wilderness, according to police. The adventurer vanished in September 2007. By Amanda Covarrubias, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 11:10 AM PDT, October 1, 2008 Identification papers believed to be those of missing adventurer Steve Fossett were found today by a hiker in the Sierra wilderness, according to a spokeswoman for the Mammoth Lakes Police Department. The ID papers were found on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains by a hiker from Mammoth Lakes, officials said. The papers reportedly carried the name of James Steven Fossett and the same date of birth as the adventurer, who vanished in September 2007 after taking off by plane from a remote Nevada ranch. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 This got me thinking of that Brazilian preist that floated off. Whatever happened to him? Last seen floating over the ocean miles from the coast, going out to sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 They found some balloons in the Atlantic. Anyway this is a clear case of survival of the fittest. Anyone that straps helium balloons to their person should expect not to come back. One would think if one were going to launch oneself with bolloons one would figure out which way the wind was blowing, and not attempt the feat a few miles from the ocean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMetal Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Eerily reminiscent of DB Cooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_RedskinsFan Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Sheriff: Search teams find Fossett wreckage in California mountains http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3621811 MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. -- A Madera County sheriff said Thursday that search teams have confirmed that wreckage found in the rugged eastern mountains of California is that of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's airplane. An aerial search late Wednesday spotted what appeared to be wreckage in the Inyo National Forest near the town of Mammoth Lakes, sheriff John Anderson said. Ground crews were sent to verify the sighting, and they confirmed it was Fossett's single-engine Bellanca plane, Anderson said. The search began after a hiker stumbled upon three identification cards and cash apparently belonging to Fossett in the area. The IDs provided the first possible clue about Fossett's whereabouts since he disappeared Sept. 3, 2007, after taking off from a Nevada ranch owned by hotel magnate Barron Hilton. The Fossetts lived part-time in Beaver Creek, Colo. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I heard this morning they found the wreckage of Fossett's plane. They did not discover any human remains, but the rescue worker said nobody walked away from that crash. I don't know if Fossett had a parachute, or if the animals got to his body. The area of the crash is very remote, and is supposed to be covered by snow in the next few weeks; so any investigation is going to have to occur pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 I think he's living on a boat somewhere as Rory B. Bellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 NTSB: Remains found at Steve Fossett wreckage site MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators say they have found body parts amid the wreckage of a missing adventurer's airplane in the mountains of eastern California. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that searchers found enough at the crash site of Steve Fossett's plane to provide coroners with DNA. National Transportation Safety Board acting Chairman Mark Rosenker won't say exactly what searchers found. But he says it was not surprising how little they uncovered, considering how long it had been since the crash. Fossett was 63 when he vanished a little more than a year ago. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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