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Franklin along with 129 men set sail from Britain to Northwest Passage. None returned.
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John Torrington died at the age of 20
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First note left by Franklins crew saying that their ships were frozen and 24 men, including Franklin, had died and 105 survivors were heading south.
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Note saying there ship was frozen and survivors are walking south. There had been 24 deaths, including Franklin, and 105 survivors. The note was left the year after the 1st note.
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3 Graves are found on Beechy Island, one being John Torrington
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Some puzzling clues turned up on King William Island
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Beattie discovers bones on King William Island with of a high dose of lead. Still, not enough evidence to comfirm lead poisoning.
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Dr. Beattie looks to confirm theory of high doses of lead.
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Dr Beattie sets up camp on Beechy Island. They hope to find a more complete body than the skeletons they found earlier. They hacked through ice that was covering Torrington's coffin for days. Once inside the coffin, they used warm water to melt the ice around his body, uncovering John Torrington 138 years after his death.
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Year that article was released into public for everyone to see and explains how all crew members died and what clues they got from the aftermath.
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A Canadian team from the Victoria Strait Expedition found two items on Hat Island. A month later, Stephen Harper confirmed the wreck was the HMS Erebus.
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