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Crew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island

Researchers believe the island's giant coconut crabs may have played a role in the aviator's 1937 disappearance; the crew is sleeping aboard ship.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere it is, the story we hinted at: researchers searching for Amelia Earhart have reached a remote island, and they will sleep on their ship because of the giant crabs, which can lift heavy weights and split open coconuts.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the BBC says they may have played a role in her disappearance.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, it's a chance to finally close a mystery that has lasted generations.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosed by a crab.

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  1. Archaeologists launch new search for Amelia Earhart · CBS News
  2. Expedition hopes to find Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island · BBC
  3. Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll to test satellite… · The Guardian
  4. Crew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island (this story)

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