Case file · High strangeness

Baron Toll vanishes in search of Sannikov Land

Eduard von Toll and three companions left their ice-bound ship for Bennett Island in 1902 and were never seen again.

1902 CE · 76.73, 149.00 · status: explained

The account

A search party led by the young Alexander Kolchak found Toll's notes on Bennett Island in 1903, saying the group was heading south over the sea ice. No bodies were found.

The sceptical view

They are assumed to have died on the sea ice; there is nothing mysterious beyond the lack of remains.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Eduard von Toll
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