• IronBird@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    i’m too lazy to look into, but did he actually starve starve to death or was there some medical complication? it takes a long time to starve to death

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      5 months ago

      His emaciated decomposing body was found by hunters. Time of death couldn’t be determined accurately.
      The last 4 entries in his diary were just a date and a dash (-).
      He had a bag of plant seeds with him that contained a toxin which causes paralysis.
      His diary contained entries documenting his dwindling food reserves and unsuccessful hunting attempts.