Officials Doubt Fossett Sought to Escape Fame -- Fruitless Search Grinds On in Western States

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RENO, Nev. - Authorities investigating the disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett said Thursday they've ruled out some of the more unlikely explanations for why they haven't found his plane, including the possibility he wanted to vanish.

No trace has been found of his single-engine plane despite a small air force that has scoured the canyons and hillsides along the Sierra Nevada's eastern front for 11 days, raising the prospect that he's just not there.

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Officials Doubt Fossett Sought to Escape Fame -- Fruitless Search Grinds On in Western States

Rich, famous and apparently happy in his pursuits of adventure, Fossett had been flying on a sco...

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