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Hunters for Amelia Earhart plane wreckage excited by sonar image

By Malia Mattoch McManus | Reuters 10 hours ago

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"It is unique, and suggestive of being man made. It is in the right place, but whether it's a fuselage or a wing is difficult to say," Glickman said. He added that "there is always the possibility" the image is of part of a boat that had nothing to do with Earhart. Richard Gillespie, executive director of TIGHAR, has theorized that Earhart's plane was washed off the reef by surf after Earhart and her navigator landed on Nikumaroro. Gillespie has said circumstantial evidence collected on previous trips to Nikumaroro makes a strong case for his theory that Earhart ended her days as a castaway, ultimately perishing in the island's harsh conditions. Items that have been discovered include what appears to be a jar of a once-popular brand of antifreckle cream from the 1930s, a clothing zipper from the same decade, a bone-handled pocket knife of the type Earhart carried, and piles of fish and bird bones indicative of a Westerner trying to survive. TIGHAR did not say on its website when the group expects to be able to return to the island. (Reporting by Malia Mattoch McManus; Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Eric Beech) @yahooph on Twitter and Facebook
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