Underwater operations begin in search for Amelia Earhart's plane

A local news story from Florida, reported by WFLA Tampa.

Local News · Florida · October 15, 2026

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Wednesday was the day researchers from Purdue University had been waiting years for: finally, the chance to go underwater off a South Pacific island to see if they could find evidence of Amelia Earhart’s airplane and begin answering the question of what happened to the famed aviatrix who went missing 89 years ago.

Reported by WFLA Tampa, October 15, 2026. Read the full story at WFLA Tampa →

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