New Discovery Could Help Prove Amelia Earhart Died as Castaway

New evidence has been uncovered that could prove that Amelia Earhart died as a castaway on a island after her plane crashed.  

A skeleton of a castaway was found in 1940 on Nikumaroro Island. The remains were originally thought to be male, but later was determined that it was female. One interesting fact about the remains, is that the forearm was abnormally long.

It is believed that Earhart's plane crashed near Nikumaroro Island.   The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) were able to compared the forearm of the skeleton found in 1940 to a photograph the female aviator and found an exact match.

The skeletal evidence supports findings that TIGHAR presented last month, where they suggest that Earhart made over 100 radio transmissions after pulling off an emergency landing on Nikumaroro Island.

Earhart was looking for Howland Island, which is southwest on Honolulu, when it is believed she crashed, according to all-that-is-interesting.com