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Stolen Amelia Earhart statue from N.L. town has been found — cut up in pieces
A statue depicting Amelia Earhart is shown after being recovered by the Harbour Grace RCMP in this recent handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - RCMP HARBOUR GRACE — Newfoundland police say a life-size statue of famous aviator Amelia Earhart has been found months after it was stolen from a park northwest of St. John's. RCMP say they received a tip that the bronze figure was located in a wooded area about 25 kilometres northwest from where it had once stood in the town of Harbour Grace. They say the statue commemorating Earhart's successful transatlantic flight was cut into pieces, but all of the parts have been accounted for. The parts were returned to Harbour Grace, where Earhart took off from on May 20, 1932, to Northern Ireland to become the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Harbour Grace Mayor Don Coombs is rejoicing that the statue is back home after it was taken in April. He says the statue will be repaired and returned to the stone platform overlooking the airstrip where Earhart began her famous journey. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2025. The Canadian Press
CBC
29-05-2025
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Crew members safe after hydrogen air balloon heading for Europe makes emergency landing in P.E.I.
Three crew members are safe after a hydrogen air balloon on a transatlantic flight path had to make an emergency landing in Prince Edward Island. The balloon landed in a swamp near Cardigan, where crew members became stuck, said the Halifax-based Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC). The rescue centre said a local EMS team treated one crew member for minor injuries, and all three are safe. JRCC is no longer involved after assessing the situation, the centre told CBC News. The Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer was aiming to be the first craft of its kind to cross the Atlantic Ocean, according to the group's website. A post on the site said the balloon, "piloted by Bert Padelt and co-piloted by Peter Cuneo and Alicia Hempleman-Adams, will take flight as part of an audacious adventure of old friends on a journey that will look for new scientific discoveries while aiming to become the first ever flight of an open basket hydrogen balloon across the Atlantic." The project's website said the balloon took off from Presque Isle, Maine, on May 5. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been made aware of the landing and is collecting data and assessing the incident, the federal agency confirmed. RCMP were called to assist, but are no longer involved as there is no investigation, police said. In the hour before the emergency landing, many Prince Edward Islanders noted the white aircraft in the sky and posted photos and questions about it on social media.
