Items belonging to missing aviator Steve Fossett were found by hiker Preston Morrow along a trail near Mammoth Lakes, California in late September 2008. Less than a week later, his remains were discovered about a mile and a half from the crash site. SFGate.com: DNA links bones near plane crash site to Fossett (November 3, 2008) Los Angeles Times: Steve Fossett's ID Papers Reported Found (October 1, 2008)