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DNA Identifies More Franklin Expedition Sailors and Clarifies Their Final Hours
Key Takeaways
- Researchers identified four more Franklin expedition victims through genetic matches with living descendants.
- Three were from HMS Erebus and one was a captain from HMS Terror, the first from that ship identified by DNA.
- The findings suggest the identified Erebus crewmen were not alone when they died.
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