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National Post
National Post
25 Sep 2024


NextImg:DNA used to identify remains of Franklin expedition sailor, find descendants

Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North’s most enduring mysteries, finally have a name.

Scientists have managed to identify bones belonging to a member of the Franklin expedition, a 19th-century voyage of exploration and discovery that ended in disaster, starvation and death. James Fitzjames — only the second member of the expedition’s crew to be identified by DNA — captained one of the expedition’s two ships and served as second-in-command after Sir John Franklin’s death.