September 18, 2007: Nevada Civil Air Patrol Scales Down Search for Steve Fossett

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On this date in 2007, the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol reduced its search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett.

An excerpt from the BBC:

The search for US adventurer Steve Fossett has been scaled back two weeks after his plane vanished over the Nevada wilderness, officials say.

Nevada Civil Air Patrol has suspended aerial searches and put two planes on standby to follow any new leads.

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