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Article: Steve Fossett is declared dead
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 16, 2008
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CHICAGO -- Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who risked his
life seeking to set records in high-tech balloons, gliders and jets,
was declared dead Friday, 5 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.
At the request of his wife, Peggy V. Fossett, a judge declared
Fossett legally dead in Cook County Circuit Court as a step toward
resolving the legal status of his estate, said her attorney, Michael
LoVallo.
Judge Jeffrey ...