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A Mammoth Lakes hiker claims to have found adventurer Steve Fossett's identification papers near the area of Minaret Lake.
An Inyo National Forest official confirmed that the report had been made, but the items had not been turned over to local police yet. Police officials have not responded to phone calls. Reports from people in Mammoth Lakes indicate there was a sweat jacket and a small amount of money. None of those reports have been confirmed.
Colleague Cyndee Fontana and I wrote a story about Fossett's disappearance for the Lost Flights series.
Fossett has been missing since Sept. 3, 2007, and was declared dead in February. He was reported missing after he did not return from a flight he made over Nevada.
Searches by volunteers on the ground and in the air turned up nothing. Even after the official search and rescue was called off, people have continued to look for Fossett.
