Case #227: The Timiskaming Canoe Tragedy

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic canoe trip in 1978 where only 15 out of 27 boys returned due to inadequate training and equipment.

In 1978, 27 teenage boys embarked on a three week canoe trip, organized by the Canadian boarding school they attended. The adults with them were untrained, the equipment used was inadequate, and as a result, only 15 of the boys would return from this trip. -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod

People in this episode

Hosts: Ood, Sage, Leon, Richard

Topics covered

• tragedy
• teenage boys
• canoe trip
• boarding school
• inadequate training
• survival

Keywords

• Timiskaming
• canoe tragedy
• 1978
• teenage boys
• boarding school
• survival
• accident

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian boarding school

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