Hikers May Have Found Fossett Items

An Anonymous reader writes "CNN is reporting 'A weathered sweat shirt, cash and a pilot license with Fossett's name were found Tuesday near Mammoth Lakes, police Chief Randy Schienle said.' The license did not have a photo. '"We're not certain that it belongs to Steve Fossett, but it certainly has his name on the ID," Schienle said.'"

Comments

Re:It's a hoax, people.

[TheMidnight]

In other news, a salon discount card with Amelia Earheart's name and picture was found floating in the South Atlantic by a passing schooner.

Re:It's a hoax, people.

[tekrat]

That's 'cause the ALIENS took 'im.

And they kept the plane.

Re:It's a hoax, people.

[Inner_Child]

Nonsense! Everyone knows that aliens use video games to determine the worth of a pilot.

Re:It's a hoax, people.

[plasmacutter]

Ok, so a world-renowned pilot takes off in 2,000 pounds of airplane, steel, fuel, and glass, What's found? A partially burned piece of some of the most flammable things on the plane,

Have you seen the remains of the towers on 9/11? It's bizarre what can come out of a catastrophic event.

I'm not saying it's genuine or fake, but your criteria doesn't prove anything either.

Stewart: "how do you know the twin towers collapsed there?"
Joe: "Well, I found a little plastic card and some chewing gum"
Stewart: "noo.. concrete chunks? no steel fragments?"
Joe: "nope"
Stewart: "with all due respect sir, this structure was several hundred meters tall"
Joe: "It's bizarre what survives a catastrophic event.

Good Samaritan takes stuff

[Walkingshark]

15 minutes later old man comes out of lake after a refreshing swim and says, "Hey, who the fuck took my wallet and my shirt!?"