Claim: American poet Arthur Upson drowned due to his boat capsizing on August 14, 1908 and his remains were recovered two days later.
Evidence: Arthur Wheelock Upson (January 10, 1877 – August 14, 1908) was an American poet. Upson died at age 31, drowning after falling from his boat in Lake Bemidji, Minnesota, on August 14, 1908. The boat which he fell from had capsized and had lacked one of its oars. His body was found after he had been missing for two days.