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Article: Adventurer Steve Fossett declared dead
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- February 16, 2008
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-16-2008
Adventurer Steve Fossett declared dead
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 02-16-2008, Saturday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
Biographical: STEVE FOSSETT
CHICAGO — Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who risked his life seeking to set records in high-tech balloons, gliders and jets, was declared dead Friday, five months after he vanished while flying in an ordinary small plane.
The self-made business tycoon, who in 2002 became the first person to circle the world solo in a balloon, was last seen Sept. 3 after taking off in a single-engine plane from an airstrip near Yerington, Nev., heading toward Bishop, Calif. He was 63.
His ...