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Unfortunately Mike, it is not a rumor. He was on a small Bombardier and went threw somewhere around Manitou Island on Feb 2. He will be missed and the area will not be the same without him. Matt may know some more details.

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Mike,

Don't really know anymore than what lucas just mentioned. I guess he was checking something or packing a road for some miners and he ran over some bad ice with his friend Les Christianson Bombardier on tracks. The whole rig went down and he didn't have a chance to get out. Sad but true. Ted loved the manitou area and anyone who has spent a bit of time on the system has heard or ran into him at some point. I only knew him for 15 years, but I have some great memories of him along with all the old stories he told, I don't know if they were all true, but they were certainly entertaining. I do know he loved the manitou area and most of the people around it, if he had to go and I guessing this would be the way he wanted it - working on the Manitou.

Maybe Robin will have more info.

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This is heartbreaking. I was told they went down in 80 feet of water. I've know Ted & Faye since 1980 when we started our camp on Shikag and they still had Moose Point. I would bet most of the stories you heard were true or at least mostly true. Ted was a larger than life character and was truly a part of The Great White North. We will raise our glasses to him in June and remember him when we open the camp. Our prayers are out to the Davis family. He will be missed...

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Ted's been taking care of my friend's family place for many, many years on the Manitou. He saved me one time with his 20' Alaskan while stuck on a portage. He will be sorely missed and I'm sure we'll toast in his honor once or twice this coming year. God Bless his family.

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Cant believe that! I picked up an email from my brother just now who told me about this and I had to check it out. We met him last year for just a brief handshake - but sure heard alot of stories. I was unclear from the prior messages - did his friend perish as well? Sure sorry to hear this news.

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There was no one in the world like Ted, and I am fortunate to have known him. He was a friend, a mentor and someone who could tell hundreds of stories about the Manitou and his life's adventures. He touched many lives and will be remembered as a Manitou legend I think. We miss him greatly and my heart goes out to Fay and his family. Les is OK, he was not out on the ice that day.

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My family owns Burkhardt Island (aka "Doc's Inn") just north of Camp Manitou. We have known Ted for many many years and were so sad to hear of his accident. Ted not only built the second cabin on our island, but literally made it possible for our ever-expanding family of parents, children, spouses, grandchildren and friends to enjoy the Manitou experience that my grandfather fell in love with before he bought the island in 1953.

I spoke to Andy Young on Vancouver Island this week and understand he's headed up to Fort Frances on Monday. All of us down here in AZ send our condolences to Ted's friends and family and share your sadness and sense of tremendous, irreplaceable loss.

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