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Danish Explorer Koch Recalls Greenland Crossing Cannibalism Feat
Copenhagen dispatch recounts Koch the Danish explorer and three companions crossing Greenland. After ponies and rations failed, the party faced starvation and resorted to cannibalism to survive the 750 mile trek to the west coast, with one man held back by injury and one killed for food.
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Copenhagen
Koch
Greenland
Sigurdsop
Jypland
Seuss Toen
Wagener
Thalr
Bim
Inet