# Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.

> Disputed: Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.

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Answer · Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

# Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.

Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** Two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The measurements fit a male; the artefacts have sources other than Earhart.

## What would rule it out

- DNA matching Earhart.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Hoodless's conclusion: male, European or mixed, about 5 ft 5 in.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/evidence/EVD0CYPN0TM45RY/hoodlesss-conclusion-male-european-or-mixed-about-5-ft-5-in)

Supported

FOR

[The SS Norwich City wrecked on the reef in 1929 with loss of life.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/evidence/EVD0CYPN12E31C3/the-ss-norwich-city-wrecked-on-the-reef-in-1929-with-loss-of)

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FOR

## The questions it answers

[Whose bones were found on Gardner Island in 1940?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander. [Answer ANS0CYPN0JT0AQ9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYPN0JT0AQ9
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