The Harshbarger Family

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA

In 2006, a family left the USA for a hunting trip in Newfoundland. Not all of them would come back.

Read the award-winning long-form article from Outdoor Canada
https://www.outdoorcanada.ca/harshbarger/
Scroll to halfway down the page to see the link to download the PDF.

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Credits:
Research: Gemma Harris
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams   
Disclaimer voiced by the host of True
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams  

Music credits:

Kai Engel – Aspirato, Nothing
Chris Zabriskie – Cylinder Two, Cylinder Five
Kevin McLeod Incomptech – Immersed, Bittersweet
S. Cheremisinov – Fog
Scott Gratton - Had You Been
Other tracks and theme Music by We Talk of Dreams

Resources used in this episode:

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2. LONG FORM ARTICLE: https://www.outdoorcanada.ca/harshbarger/

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