World | USA
Adventurer Steve Fossett declared legally dead
Missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett was declared legally dead on Friday by a Chicago court, five months after the aircraft he was flying went missing over Nevada.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:21 February 16, 2008
Chicago: Missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett was declared legally dead on Friday by a Chicago court, five months after the aircraft he was flying went missing over Nevada.
His wife, Peggy Fossett, had asked Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois to make the declaration in November. Her petition for a judicial finding of his death said investigators had concluded that Fossett's plane was destroyed in a fatal accident.
The self-made business tycoon, who in 2002 became the first person to circle the world solo in a balloon, was last seen on September 3 after taking off in a single-engine plane from an airstrip near Yerington, Nevada, heading toward Bishop, California. He was 63.
Share this article
Related Articles
News Editor's choice
-
King Tut's tomb set for project
Observers note strange brown spots marring lavish wall paintings
-
Thieves caught with Dh6m in gold bars
Twenty-five gold bars were stolen from the luggage of a Malaysian tradesman
-
What to expect at the Dubai Airshow
We preview what types of aircraft to expect at the Dubai Airshow
