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Amelia Earhart Plane Search Ends Without New Breakthrough

Difficult conditions, including giant coconut crabs, forced the team to sleep aboard its vessel during the five-day search.

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Expedition to a remote Pacific island fails to find fresh clues in hunt for Amelia Earhart’s plane. Pic via(@CTVNews)

Researchers searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing aircraft have ruled out a suspected wreckage site near Nikumaroro in the remote Pacific Ocean.

A 17-member expedition led by researchers from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute concluded Monday that the so-called “Taraia Object” is likely a cluster of large trees rather than the aviator’s Lockheed Electra. The investigation followed satellite imagery captured in 2020 that appeared to show a fuselage and tail.

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Despite deploying sonar and magnetometers, the team found only a Y-shaped debris section. Researchers also determined that a reflective surface initially suspected to be metal was actually a natural carbonate coating.

Difficult conditions, including giant coconut crabs, forced the team to sleep aboard its vessel during the five-day search.

Expedition leader Rick Pettigrew said the investigation produced valuable data and reaffirmed his commitment to the castaway hypothesis. Earhart disappeared in 1937, and the mystery surrounding her fate remains unresolved.

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