As this aviator mourns loss of Amelia Earhart statue, there's a $25K offer for justice

As this aviator mourns loss of Amelia Earhart statue, there's a $25K offer for justice

Artists and aviators alike say they remain stunned by the theft of a statue depicting Amelia Earhart in Harbour Grace, while a Newfoundland and Labrador company is offering up a big reward to bring the culprit to justice.

Newfoundlanders Hope Rewards Will Help Find Amelia

The search for Amelia Earhart has shifted from the South Seas to the wilds of Newfoundland, and there’s a total of $25,000 in rewards being offered. Police and the Canadian province’s scrap dealers are urging anyone who has seen the 700-pound bronze sculpture of one of the world’s most famous pilots to report it immediately so it can be returned to its plinth at Harbour Grace. The life-sized likeness was commissioned in 2007 to commemorate the 7…