Amelia Earhart Search Finds No Wreckage

Bethany Whitfield

Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 08:48 PM ET

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Amelia Earhart in her Lockheed Electra

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A recent $2.2 million expedition by Tighar to locate Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage near Nikumaroro island, based on their emergency landing theory, concluded without finding any aircraft remnants.
Tighar's hypothesis is supported by alleged findings like human remains, 1930s artifacts, and a blurry historical photo showing what they believe is landing gear, despite widespread public skepticism.
The group attributed the lack of findings to the challenging underwater terrain but will continue to analyze collected high-definition video and sonar data for further clues.

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Seventy-five years after the famous aviator’s disappearance, one team’s renewed search for the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s airplane has come up empty handed.

The $2.2 million effort, undertaken by the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (Tighar), involved a five-day search of the waters surrounding the Pacific island of Nikumaroro.