# Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-19T04:43:41+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/amelia-earhart-purdue-expedition-clump-of-trees-nikumaroro-kiribati
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/amelia-earhart-researchers-leave-remote-atoll-empty-handed-after-plane-4d7b82/

Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island A US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart has said an object they suspected to be her plane was a clump of washed-up trees. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find that smoking

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