How Did Edgar Evans Die?

Evans died that night – most probably of brain damage, incurred during a fall that no one else had witnessed. The party was still hundreds of miles from base camp and, the weather closing in, the four survivors had to spend days huddled in their tent as gales howled and their food dwindled.

What happened to Edgar Evans?

Edgar Evans succumbed to the cumulative effect of his physical and cold injuries on the 17th of February 1912. He started the day pulling the sledge but soon was walking alone and falling behind.

How many died on Scott's expedition?

Scott's advance party of five died on the return journey from the pole; some of their bodies, journals, and photographs were found by a search party eight months later. The expedition, named after its supply ship, was a private venture financed by public contributions and a government grant.