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UPDATED Oct 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM ET
Oct 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
Researchers say suspected Earhart wreckage was trees
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An expedition investigating a satellite-image anomaly on a remote South Pacific island ended without recovering Amelia Earhart’s missing plane. Researchers said the object they had hoped was the aircraft was likely a collection of large trees that had washed away, leaving a single Y-shaped segment.
WHO: The researchers
WHAT: The researchers said the suspected plane was likely washed-away trees, and the expedition ended without recovering wreckage.
WHEN: Reported Oct 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM ET
WHERE: South Pacific
WHY: The anomaly investigated by the expedition was likely a collection of large trees that had washed away.
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