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Stranded while trapping along Hudson Bay where shrub trees give way to open tundra, the Chookomilin Indian family-Albert, his wife, Helen, and his sis(...)
Stranded while trapping along Hudson Bay where shrub trees give way to open tundra, the Chookomilin Indian family-Albert, his wife, Helen, and his sis(...)

Stranded while trapping along Hudson Bay where shrub trees give way to open tundra, the Chookomilin Indian family-Albert, his wife, Helen, and his sis(...)

Date11/5/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stranded while trapping along Hudson Bay where shrub trees give way to open tundra, the Chookomilin Indian family-Albert, his wife, Helen, and his sister Margaret-show the beaver and mink pelts they've trapped to Corp. Bob Aba of the Ontario Provincial Police. Aba Jumped form an OPP helicopter on the banks of the Sutton River and searched the wilderness for two days for the Chookomilins, completing the first OPP rescue mission with its own $209,000 helicopter.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0027446F