Search team finds no sign of Steve Fossett

Associated Press - July 20, 2008 1:23 AM ET CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has eliminated a big chunk of unsearched terrain but with no sign of missing adventurer Steve Fossett. The 10 searchers packed up their gear Saturday after taking a day to explore a steep canyon in Nevada's Wassuk Range. That followed six days of hiking in the Sweetwater Mountains and Bodie Hills to the west on the state's border with California in the search for the multimillionaire or his plane. The search team won praise from local authorities whose lean budgets have kept them from continuing the extensive search that followed Fossett's disappearance during a solo flight last September. Fossett gained worldwide fame for his scores of attempts and successes in setting records in high-tech balloons, gliders,... [read full story]