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John Franklin leaves Britain with 129 men, and 2 ships to find the Northwest Passage. None return.
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John Torrington died and was put in a coffin and buried on Beechy Island.
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The first note was left on King William Island, written by Franklin's crew.
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The 2nd note was left on King William Island, also written by Franklin and his crew.
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Searchers found 3 graves on Beechy Island.
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2 notes were found on King William Island.
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Dr. Owen Beattie found one of Franklin's crew members on King William Island. He collected bone samples and found lead. This is what he assumes drove the crew mad.
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Dr. Owen Beattie goes to Beechy Island with a team of researchers from the University of Alberta to prove a theory and find evidence.
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Dr. Beattie and his team try, and succeed at getting into Torrington's coffin to look at his body for samples of lead.They found his coffin on Beechy Island
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By: Beatrix Chronos
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Searchers go and find John Franklin's First Ship on September 1, 2014.
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Searchers go and find John Franklin's Second Ship.
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Now, both ships are discovered, and we can see exactly what Franklin was sailing in!
