On this day in conspiracies

Searchers recover a homemade paddle and, nearby, a wallet wrapped in plastic containing names, addresses, and photographs connected to the Anglins. In the following days pieces of shredded rubber thought to be from the raft and a deflated life vest are found in the bay and along the shore. No bodies are recovered.

The Upadhyay-Ranabhat committee delivers its report after interviewing scores of witnesses, including palace staff, guards, and survivors. It concludes that Crown Prince Dipendra carried out the shooting and then shot himself, and describes him as having consumed alcohol and hashish that night. It reaches no formal conclusion on motive.

He asks a taxi driver to recommend a quiet beach where he could swim. The driver suggests Rosses Point and drives him there, then brings him back into Sligo. It is his first documented visit to the beach where he will later be found.

McConnell is admitted to a hospital on a Sunday morning. His office confirms the hospitalization but does not give a reason, saying only that he continues to improve and is working with staff on Kentucky and Senate matters.

Two helicopters collide in mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all six people aboard the two aircraft. Brazilian aviation authorities confirm the crash and open an investigation. Oliver Tree, 32, is later confirmed among the dead.