[decimon]

Polar apposites ping.

Another search, another bupkis.

[HereInTheHeartland]

” Last week, representatives from Parks Canada announced the results from their search this summer, which proved unsuccessful.”

I'll bet no survivors were found.

[Krankor]

I’ve read they were blocked in by the ice, so they set up a base with their seven years worth of provisions. They apparently came in contact with some indigenous creatures- perhaps polar bears- and the resultant offspring are what we now call “Yeti” or “Bigfoot”

[Noumenon]

For a brilliant piece of writing on the subject, highly recommend Dan Simmons' The Terror

One of his best, IMHO

[BuckeyeTexan]

Dan Simmons wrote a great historical fiction on the Franklin Expedition called “The Terror.” It was an excellent read.

[Aqua225]

Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!

[libbylu]

I saw a documentary about this. The waters froze them in for a couple of years, and the canned food was a new thing and contained lead I think it was that made them sick.

[Dryman]

Maybe they found proof for the Ancient Aliens and were not supposed to be found.

Yet.

[calex59]

Just a guess mind you, but their ships got caught in the ice and were eventually crushed. The men probably were not as well equipped for the cold as they thought and their reported irrational behavior(Eskimos supposedly reported this)was a result of extreme cold causing them to die from foolish acts.