Witness account · Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)

Inuit of the Pelly Bay and King William Island region, as reported by John Rae: Described a party of white men seen dragging a boat south over the…

Described a party of white men seen dragging a boat south over the ice, and later the bodies of a group of men on the mainland and an island, some showing signs that the living had eaten the dead.

Reports 1

John Rae collects Inuit reports of the expedition's end

Event

EVT

Cites 1

Unravelling the Franklin Mystery: Inuit Testimony

SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Inuit of the Pelly Bay and King William Island region, as reported by John Rae: Described a party of white men seen dragging a boat south over the… [Witness account WIT0D59JYW47ZWB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/WIT0D59JYW47ZWB

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  title     = {Inuit of the Pelly Bay and King William Island region, as reported by John Rae: Described a party of white men seen dragging a boat south over the…},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Witness account, catalog key WIT0D59JYW47ZWB},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/WIT0D59JYW47ZWB}
}