Most theories about Amelia Earhart say she died in a plane crash when she attempted to circle the Earth. But a recent research claims the famed woman pilot died as a castaway, not in a crash
Pioneer of the sky
Earhart was the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic ocean. It is believed that she died in July 1937, in a plane crash. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) has been trying to prove that a castaway skeleton found in 1990 belonged to the American pilot, according to CNN. The skeleton was located on the island of Nikumaroro in Kiribati
Wonder woman
Although the skeleton was dismissed as male by some British authorities, TIGHAR and forensic anthropologists later established it was female. Further, the remains were of Earhart’s height and ethnic origin. One of the anthropologists, Richard Jantz found something peculiar in the skeleton
Whose remains?
The skeleton’s forearms were large for a European woman. While analysing a photo in which Earhart’s arms were fully visible, the anthropologists found that the measurements were identical to the skeleton
100 calls
TIGHAR also says she made more than 100 radio transmissions calling for help
Unsolved mystery
She could have made the transmissions only when the plane’s engine was running, thus ruling out the probability of a plane crash
Based on the fish and bird bones found in the area, Earhart survived weeks, maybe even months, in that island. We believe she survived heroically for a period of time, in terrible circumstances. History has to tell her story right