Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:43:41 GMT

Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited islandA US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart has said an object they suspected to be her plane was a clump of washed-up trees.“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find that smoking gun,” said Steve Schultz of Purdue University, standing on the sand in front of a blue lagoon on the atoll of Nikumaroro, about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. Continue reading...

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