Bones found in South Pacific 'likely' Amelia Earhart's, researcher says

A collection of lost bones discovered on a South Pacific Ocean island "likely" belonged to famed aviator Amelia Earhart, a new study claims.

Richard Jantz, an anthropology professor at the University of Tennessee, determined the bones found nearly 80 years ago "have more similarity to Earhart than to 99% of individuals in a large reference sample," a university statement said.

Put simply, Jantz said, "until definitive evidence is presented that the remains are not those of Amelia Earhart, the most convincing arguments is that they are hers." In the same statement, the university said the bones "were likely" Earhart's.

The study was published in the Winter 2018 edition of the journal Forensic Anthropology, which is published by UF Press at the University of Florida.

Theories abound on what happened to Earhart and her navigator Frederick Noonan once they disappeared July 2, 1937, during an attempt to fly around the world. One speculation supported by Jantz is Earhart found herself a castaway on Nikumaroro Island, located east of Papua New Guinea.


Source : usatoday