Stuck in ice True\n\n On Rae's third expedition in 1854, he obtained information from the local Inuit communities. They reported that both Terror and Erebus became icebound off King William Land (now known to be an Island). The boats were eventually crushed and sunk. The crew went south by foot and died on the way.
The monster makes short work of them, and Hickey severs his tongue - which is part of the Netsilik ritual to bind a person's soul with the Tuunbag - but the monster rejects his tainted soul and bites his arm off. Hickey is soon torn in half, and Cozier wraps a chain around the monster's neck and chokes it to death.