Civil Air Patrol cuts back Fossett search

MINDEN, Nev. (AP) — The search for missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett in the rugged and remote high Nevada desert was cut back Monday.

The Civil Air Patrol, which had 20 planes and 60 searchers aloft over the weekend, suspended further flights and left two planes and a small team on standby at the airport here.

Volunteer CAP pilots made 245 flights searching for Fossett, 63, who disappeared on Labor Day while flying his plane.

The search has covered an area twice the size of New Jersey.