Searchers Think They Found Amelia Earhart's Debris Field

Last month's search for Amelia Earhart's plane seemingly ended in failure, but forensic investigators now think they might have actually uncovered evidence of a plane wheel and landing gear, reports ABC News. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) wasn't able to analyze its high definition camera's images while at Nikumaroro Island, but since then the group's imaging specialist thinks he has been able to identify a debris field in the pictures.

"We don't know whether it's her plane, but what we have is a debris field in a place where there should be a debris field if what we had put together based on the evidence that we had is correct," said TIGHAR executive Ric Gillespie. But don't expect future expeditions to miraculously turn up a whole plane, as the waters around Nikumaroro are treacherous and subject to mudslides, Gillespie noted. (More TIGHAR stories.)