Comments on: Human Remains Found Amid Fossett Wreck

Wreckage Of Millionaire Adventurer's Plane Located In Calif. Mountains; He Went Missing Over A Year Ago

[txgrouch2006]

Considering his age, it sounds like he suffered a stroke or cardiac arrest in flight. He would have trimmed the plane to hold a steady course and altitude without corrections from the pilot. The plane would have continued on in a straight line to impact, carrying its deceased occupant with it.

Or, he might have been caught in a sudden downdraft just as he reached the mountain, especially with thunderstorm activity in the area. Air currents are treacherous around mountains.

[txgrouch2006]

I wonder why they are covering up some of the details they found.
Posted by LMartinK at 07:46 PM : Oct 02, 2008

Out of respect for the family. It''s this old-fashioned thing called "decency." I know, it''s mostly disappeared in the past sixteen years.

But there are still a few hold-outs.

[meinnv]

It looks like they have updated the story since this morning when I posted. Now, according to the news report "Federal investigators say they have found body parts amid the wreckage of a missing adventurer''s airplane in the in California''s rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the he vanished on a solo flight."

As far as the lack of blood, rain can wash it away, which it more than likely did. He could have died from "internal injuries" and there would not be any blood. That has happened as well. I am sure the investigators will examine the plane, even if it means calling in forensic experts to determine what happened.

[random_radar]

"Alaska: where men are manly men, but women win the Iditarod and hold the highest political office.

Posted by U2PlayNice at 04:54 PM : Oct 02, 2008"

In Alaska, the men are men, and the women are too!

[momofdaisy]

R.I.P. Mr. Fossett

[slim1h2o]

$1000 is small time for drug dealers whether they''''re transporting drugs or cash, so I highly doubt he was running drugs as some of you folks implied.


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Posted by Displeased at 04:32 PM : Oct 02, 2008

I''m glad that you knew your grandfather, mine had passed away before I was born. Back in the 50''s.

Actually I was the one to say that he was a drug runner. Sarcastically of course, but I was going on the assumption that most police do now-a-days, if they pull someone over, and that person has a large amounts of cash on them, then they''re into drugs.

LOL,, So I figured, I would do the same. Of course, Like I have said, I do not believe that he was a drug runner. But it had been fun to see some of the responses though.

[slim1h2o]

How exactly does one "run" a cross-country dog-sled race in Alaska?

And $1,000 is chump change for a multimillionaire...


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Posted by montanaman9 at 03:52 PM : Oct 02, 2008

It''s a figure of speech. Like the phrase that Texans are noted for on cattle drives? The phrase "Get along lil'' doggies"?

Now, on the Iditarod, thats the only place where that phrase would make sense. However, you do run the Iditarod, just like a downhill skier runs the swallum, (however you spell it) or a kayak er runs the rapids.

See? ,,It''s all in the phrasing...

Oh, BTW, if you carry around that much cash now-a-days, you certainly are a chump. So I guess you are right!

[displeased]

BTW, not sure really how old you are, but guessing that you are somewhere in your 40''''s thru 55. I guess you''''ll let me know if I''''m close, but I''''m in that age group, and I was thinking of my grandfathers time, and when he lived,,to respond to your post.
Posted by slim1h2o

You guess well. I am 40. My grandfather''s scenario was about 10 years ago. Anyway, there are still places today that don''t accept credit or debit cards, cash or check only. I also have experienced broken ATM''s. You never know when you need cash, especially when traveling.

$1000 is small time for drug dealers whether they''re transporting drugs or cash, so I highly doubt he was running drugs as some of you folks implied.

[tippy201]

I''''m reminded of..... WHO IS JOHN GAULT?

Posted by wickedtwiste at 02:11 PM : Oct 02, 2008


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Could this be the beginning?

[downtowner97]

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