Copenhagen, Aug. 24.
The Greenland Administration announced to-day that the explorer, Mr. H. G. Watkins, the leader of of the Greenland Air Survey, per-Gshed on August 20 in a canoe acident—Reuter, London Aug. 24.
Britain has lost a brilliant young explorer by the death of Mr.
A message now received from Angmagsalik, Greenland, states that} Mr, Watkins went out seal hunting while simultaneously a motor boat belonging to his expedition departed with a surveying party. In the! afternoon the party in the motor boat found the kayak Mr. Watkins: had been using filled with water drifting along the coast. The party searched for him but without euecess until midnight that day and, the whole of the following day, when they found his trousers ing on an ice floe.
"Mr, Watkins and his three com-
ket out for their base 100 miles to in August and after collecting stores anions reached Angmagsalik early
the north.
Those accompanying the late Mr. Watkins on his hazardous. enter-meteorologist n_R. Ryn rise Jneluded Mr. Quinton, Riley, Taoveyor trid Mr: Fe Spencer Cha an, Dhotographer and—ornithovas only last June that Mr. Watkins, was" presented with the
graphical Society for. exploration Founders Meaat of the Royal Geo-research work in the Arctic and itis believed that he ie the youngest man ever' to receive this medals Te will be Femembered that Jed the relict expedition which went to Greenland to fetch out August Courtauld "who two years ago was marooned in the Arctic Zor several months, He was also. responsible for the British "Arctic alr route €xpedition of 1930 and. 1031, Mr. Watkins became engaged, to Miss "Margaret Graham shardly fore he set out on his last trip and, Miss Graham is unaware the tragedy. She on @ yachting expedition on the west coast of Scotland and her mother has so far failed to get into touch with her, Vi not knowing her" whereabouts. Aug.
In connection with the 4 th of Mr." Watkins, his father, Colonel H.'G, Watkins, "hag received the following message from Lord Lon. iNire"On behalf of the Ate Counci derry, Secretary of State for the
T offer the deepest sympathy on the death of your son as the result of tragic accident in Greenland. Tt has brought to an early elo career which Was full of pro and has deprived the country of a Keen and resourceful explorer. He endeavoured to find a workable air Foute betwoon Great Britain and North America. T greatly deplore bik loss."—Wireless Through Reuter.
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