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Who Is Amelia Earhart's Death?

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Have you ever wondered how someone can just disappear? Or how they died? Why they died? No one quite knows what happened to Amelia Earhart. There are many different theories that support what might have happened to her. To understand the mystery of Amelia Earhart, one must know about her life before the flight, the theory about her dying as a castaway, and the theory of her dying when she crashed into the ocean. Amelia had a very interesting life before she started aviation.
Flying was very important to her , and she wrote many books.
“As a lecturer, author, and airline industry vice president, she preached her message that flying would soon be an accepted part of everyday life.” (Amelia Earhart 4) Because she was an author at such a young age, and also interested in flying, it made her more interesting. Most people her age wouldn’t even think about flying, so it made her stand out. Overall, Amelia Earhart had a very interesting life before flight. But the big question is, what happened to her?

The theory is that she died from crashing into the ocean. …show more content…

For many years, this was the best theory, because it made the most sense with the limited evidence they had. People thought that she had ran out of fuel, because they could not find the small island that they needed to go on for refueling. Eventually, they ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean, leaving nothing behind. “This is one of the most generally accepted versions of the famous aviator’s disappearance.” (Hanes 1)“According to the so-called “crash-and-sink” theory, the plane eventually ran out of gas and plunged into the ocean, killing both Earhart and Noonan.” ( Hanes 1)This explains the fact that she died in the ocean, because she ran out of gas, so had no choice but to crash.For a long time people thought that this was what happened to her. But new evidence suggests that something else happened to

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