Has anyone vanished in the Bermuda Triangle lately? There were many reports of mysterious incidents back in the 70s, but since then the whole subject has simply dropped out of sight (grin). Is the mystery any closer to being solved? I’m thinking of sending my in-laws on a permanent vacation. –K.T., Saint Louis, Missouri
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In December 1945, five Navy planes took off from Fort Lauderdale on a routine training mission. After reporting that their compasses were acting up and everything looked “strange,” the five lost contact with their base and were never seen again. Another plane sent out to look for them vanished as well. No wreckage from any of the planes was ever found.
These and many other incidents were blamed on everything from UFOs to electromagnetic fluctuations in the space-time continuum. Fortunately a few level-headed folk also looked into the matter, among them Lawrence David Kusche, who wrote a book entitled The Bermuda Triangle Mystery–Solved in 1975.
