Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Items Found Belonging To Steve Fossett

BREAKING NEWS: Hikers have found personal items belonging to Steve Fossett in a rugged region in California.

BEHIND THE NEWS: Fossett disappeared on September 3, 2007 when he took off in a single engine plane from a Nevada ranch owned by Baron Hilton. The search went on until October 2, 2007, but he was not declared officially dead until February 15, 2008 at the request of his wife's petition made on November 26, 2007. The reason for the request was to start the proper procedures needed to resolve his estate.

Seems kind of "fast moving" is you ask me, but now back to the news.

Fossett was a world record holder in balloons, sailboats, gliders, and powered aircrafts. He is known as being the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon (hot air). In 2005, Fossett made the first solo nonstop and unrefueled circumnavigation of the world in 67 hours on a single engine jet aircraft. In total, Fossett set 116 records in five different sports, 60 of which still stand.

Hopefully, good news will come out of all of this when it's all done. I hope for the best.

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