KarlB737 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 2929 posts, RR: 9 Posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1891 times:
I know this topic was discussed at great length. I find it weird that no trace of Steve or his aircraft has been found to date. I hope this new effort comes up with the answers that so far have eluded all that have searched.
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With Snow Melted, Search Resumes For Steve Fossett
BOStonsox From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 1887 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1809 times:
Hopefully they will be able to find him with the snow gone. I know that a person is not declared legally dead until they have been missing for seven years. It surprises me that even in America someone can just disappear like that. Are they doing an aerial or ground search, or both?
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9 Reply 2, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1746 times:
I believe they are going to do both Air and Ground, problem with the ground is that the area that he was believed to go down in, or thought of going down in is rather mountainous.
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SW733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6072 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1734 times:
Quoting BOStonsox (Reply 1): Hopefully they will be able to find him with the snow gone. I know that a person is not declared legally dead until they have been missing for seven years
I thought his wife was able to get him declared? I think as long as you can convince a judge, they can be declared dead. Clearly, she could...it's kind of tough to argue he's out there living Bear Grylls style in the Sierra Nevadas
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19715 posts, RR: 56 Reply 4, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1694 times:
I hope they can find something, but I wonder who is footing the bill for this. I would hope it's not the taxpayers.
-Mir
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Nwafflyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1050 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1360 times:
Why so bitter? We might learn something by finding Steve Fossett that would help in future seaches. Sure, his wife had him declared dead, but I suspect she had no choice in order to survive financially, I am very interested to hearing the end of this story, although the end in all liklihood will be a crashed plane, and a dead Steve Fossett, let's take this to the end for future information and research
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19715 posts, RR: 56 Reply 7, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1303 times:
Because if this were the average Joe Pilot, the search would have lasted six weeks at best. If this search is going to be funded privately, more power to them, and I really do hope they find what they're looking for. But the taxpayer should not be footing the bill for this.
-Mir
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NwaLAS From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 94 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1180 times:
I just think that he had a major heart attack and crashed somewhere inaccessible. I do wonder if the airplane he was in had enough fuel to make it to the Pacific Ocean.
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TSS From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 2870 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (4 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1169 times:
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 2): I believe they are going to do both Air and Ground, problem with the ground is that the area that he was believed to go down in, or thought of going down in is rather mountainous.
And VAST, and outside of developed areas almost completely unpopulated. I've flown over the area where he was thought to have gone down numerous times and I certainly wouldn't want to have to look for one small airplane in all that wild terrain.
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