Bellot 's expedition was unable to locate Franklin , and it was not until 1853 that an expedition led by Rae ( equipped with `` two beautiful Halkett boats '' ) located a group of Inuit who recounted seeing men dragging a boat four years earlier , and later finding their bodies .
It was not until 1853 that an expedition led by Rae ( using with `` two beautiful Halkett boats '' ) found a group of Inuit who told them that they saw men dragging a boat four years earlier .