Steve Fossett crash-site found
Teams have found 'wreckage of a plane' thought to belong to Steve Fossett
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Thursday, 02, Oct 2008 07:54
Rescue teams have confirmed that wreckage found in eastern California is a plane that belonged to missing adventurer Steve Fossett.
A licence plate proved that that the plane belonged to Mr Fossett, who has not been seen since last September.
Madera County sheriff John Anderson told reporters that no body had been found.
"The crash looked so severe I doubt if someone would have walked away from it," he said.
"There was no body in the plane. We have not found any human remains at the crash site.
"It's quite often if you don't find remains within a few days, because of animals, you'll find nothing at all."
An aerial spotter had earlier located the potential wreckage on Wednesday evening and investigation teams entered into the area to check.
The search started after a hiker discovered items which are thought to have belonged to the 63-year-old.
A pilot's licence, cash and a sweatshirt were discovered on Monday and handed over the police.
Mr Fossett went missing during a solo flight from Nevada in September 2007. He was officially declared dead in February.
In the days following Mr Fossett's disappearance, as many as 45 planes searched Nevada and neighbouring California for the downed plane.
He had apparently taken his final flight to look for locations that could be used for an attempt to break the land speed record.
Mr Fossett had a reputation as an adventurer and had accumulated over 100 world records, including in March 2005, becoming the first person to fly a plane solo, non-stop around the globe.