Amelia Earhart mystery solved?

[Brian G Turner]

Did Amelia Earhart die a castaway? Eerie evidence suggests she did

• Earhart disappeared from radar on June 2, 1937 over the Pacific Ocean

• She was trying to find Howland Island, near Honolulu

• But a group says she landed on Gardner Island, 400 nautical miles away

• Over 100 radio calls, supposedly from Earhart, were heard

• A skeleton, ultimately identified as female was found on the island

• And 1930s-appropriate wreckage has been found there

• But the plane wasn't found - it may have sunk into the sea

• The group plans to return with submarines next year

 

[2DaveWixon]

Did Amelia Earhart die a castaway? Eerie evidence suggests she did

I don't recall that I've ever heard about those purported radio transmissions, before... Interesting, if true.

But why was this called "eerie"? Have I missed some supernatural aspect of this?

 

[BAYLOR]

Did Amelia Earhart die a castaway? Eerie evidence suggests she did

It's very plausible .

 

[hopewrites]

Eerie probably because explanations regarding her disappearance are always prefaced with "eerie."

Of course the ones I've heard range from alien abduction to still alive today.

Perhaps it's eerily mundane.

 

[2DaveWixon]

Eerie probably because explanations regarding her disappearance are always prefaced with "eerie."

Of course the ones I've heard range from alien abduction to still alive today.

Perhaps it's eerily mundane.

I'm waiting for the story that reports that she's been seen alive yet today, apparently trying to keep out of the spotlight...maybe hanging out with Elvis...

 

[Dave]

Well, someone was needed to fly Elvis' WWII Bomber and land it on the Moon.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Sunday_Sport.jpg

More seriously, it is quite plausible that she crashed trying to land on a small uninhabited island. Why did no one believe these radio calls were real though? They sound less likely.

"Eerie" is just to make you read the article. It worked didn't it? Would you have read it if it had said:
"Did Amelia Earhart die a castaway? Mundane evidence suggests she did."

 

[2DaveWixon]

"Eerie" is just to make you read the article. It worked didn't it? Would you have read it if it had said:
"Did Amelia Earhart die a castaway? Mundane evidence suggests she did."

*blush*