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Article: Adventurer Steve Fossett is declared dead
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- 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 yesterday, 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.
At the request of his wife, Peggy V. Fossett, a judge declared
Mr. Fossett legally dead in Cook County Circuit Court as a step
toward resolving the legal status of his estate, said her lawyer,
Michael LoVallo.
Judge ...