30 Celebrities Who Disappeared Mysteriously—Their Fates Still Unknown Today
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Although he’s mostly known for writing the famous children’s novella The Little Prince, Antoine was also a journalist, aviator, and poet.
It was his knowledge of aviation that eventually led to his disappearance in July 1944, as he embarked on a reconnaissance mission from the French island of Corsica over the Mediterranean, in preparation for the Allied invasion of southern France.
Saint-Exupéry did not do this mission out of love for his country, however, as historians record he was strong-armed into the position by Charles de Gaulle, a French general of the Vichy Regime, which Exupéry did not support.
The novelist reportedly became depressed by his appointment and began drinking heavily, with members of the air force discussing his expulsion due to his deteriorating physical and mental health.
While his body was never recovered, a fisherman found his silver identity bracelet in September 1998. The wreckage of his airplane was subsequently discovered in May 2000 and is currently displayed at the French Air and Space Museum.
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The former NBA player disappeared on July 7, 2002, during a sailing trip in the South Pacific.
The 33-year-old took a trip from Tahiti aboard his catamaran, the Hakuna Matata, accompanied by his girlfriend, Serena Karlan, as well as his brother, Miles Dabord, and the ship’s captain, Bertrand Saldo.
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