New Search for Fossett Set to Begin in Nevada

SelectPlusNew Search for Fossett Set to Begin in NevadaNew Search for Fossett Set to Begin in NevadaThe Associated PressThe search for Steve Fossett resumes today in a remote, wooded area of Nevada. The multimillionaire adventurer disappeared last September while flying a small plane and was declared legally dead in February. (July 14)Declared legally dead in February --- five months after his plane disappeared --- the search for Steve Fossett was called off.But now a 10-member team of athletes and mountaineers are hoping to do what search planes and satellite imagery could not....Find Fossett's body. They'll begin a new search today --- focusing on these remote, wooded areas --- where it's believed the multimillionaire adventurer's plane crashed. Officials believe the terrain could be hiding the wreckage ---Because the search area has peaks ranging from 10,000 to more than 11,000 feet high.Also, other searches have taken decades to find the remains of missing people and planes crashed in the area.The team says the search is independent....and all members are paying their own way.Fossett's widow, Peggy, issued a statement saying she's not involved in the latest search activity and has "no further plans for additional searching." ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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