Steve Fossett Declared Dead

Parallax Blue writes "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."

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Stand By Me

[necro81]

from Stand By Me:

Vince Desjardins: I'll tell you how they're gonna find him. Ten years from now, some hunter's gonna go in the woods to take a leak, wind up pissing on his bones.
Charlie Hogan: I bet you a thousand bucks, they'll find him before then.
Eyeball: Bet you two thousands dollars, they don't.
Charlie Hogan: Well, asshole...
Billy Tessio: Hey, what's the big deal? Who cares?
Ace: Will you two just shut the fuck up? If either of you assholes had two-thousand dollars, I'd kill you both.

Re:The man died with open eyes doing what he loved

[jjohnson]

It doesn't take courage to tempt fate for fame. It doesn't take courage to pursue one adrenaline rush after another, or another moment in front of the cameras. It takes willful blindness and a profound disrespect for the value of a human life.

You know what your "this is no tragedy" reminds me of? That seven year old girl who died taking off into a thunderstorm with her father and flight instructor, trying to become the youngest cross-continental pilot in America. That's exactly what her mother said on camera as grief fought with the realization that her family's thrillseeking had cost her a daughter and a husband.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Dubroff