Oregon CAP Assisting In Search‏ for Steve Fossett

A spokesman says additional Oregon CAP aircraft and aircrews remain on standby alert to also assist in search operations.

CAP Pilot Lt. Scott Bakker conducts a media interview during a recent search mission in Portland for local pilot, Courtland Mumford. Bakker and his search team left Friday morning for Minden, NV to assist in search for missing aviatior, Steven Fossett

(BROOKINGS, Ore.) - A Cessna 182 search aircraft and 3 man aircrew from the Oregon Wing of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol from the South Coast Unit based in Brookings, Oregon is presently involved in the search for Steven Fossett.

Lt.Col. Thomas Traver, the Oregon CAP Public Affairs Officer, says the aircraft was sent to the Nevada CAP Incident Command Center for search assignment Friday morning, "To augment aircrews who have been conducting an intensive search for the missing aviator for nearly 2 weeks."

The aircraft and 3 man aircrew including pilot Lt. Scott Bakker, scanner Lt. William Bakker and observer Lt. James Metcalf will remain under assignment to the Nevada CAP base at least through the weekend as they conduct searh operations southeast of Minden, Nevada and also in areas around Yosememite, Traver said.

Additional Oregon CAP aircraft and aircrews remain on standby alert to also assist in search operations.

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