Frank Cole (1954-2000) was an award winning Canadian documentary filmmaker, avid surfer who became the first north american to cross the Sahara alone on samel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. This epic odyssey earned Frank a place in the Guiness Book of World Records. His documentary "Life Without Death" chronicled his experience and won him several prestigious awards as well as being released theatrically in Paris. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Frank was murdered by Tuareg bandits outside of Timbuktu, Mali in late October 2000. Timbuktu (Archaic English: Timbuctoo; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; French: Tombouctou) is a city in Tombouctou Region, Mali. ... October 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events October 1 - 2 - Nine Israeli-Arabs are killed by Israeli security forces after a riot/violent demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians under military rule in the West Bank and Gaza. ...

His parents reside in Ottawa as well as his younger brother Peter.

Born in Saskatchewan to a New Brunswick father from the diplomatic field, Frank grew up in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and South Africa. A well educated traveller, he studied languages at Carleton University and later 16mm Film Production at Algonquin College with the legendary documentarian Peter Wintonick. His films include A Documentary, The Mountenays, A Life, and Life Without Death. Obsessed by the death of his grandfather and fear of mortality itself, Frank Cole earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records (French Edition) for his 1990 solo crossing of the Sahara Desert from Mauritania to the Red Sea alone on camel. In 2000 Frank Cole returned to cross the Sahara again, this time his plan was to cross and then return from the Red Sea back to the Atlantic Ocean. In October 2000 he left Timbuktu for Gao on the sand track known as Autoroute National. He arrived in Ber and departed Eastward after speaking with the Malian Gendarmerie under a date tree. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ...

Hours later Frank met one or two bandits who would murder him. Frank fought back but could not overpower the attackers.

Frank died at sunset and was tied to a small desert shrub tree for reasons unknown.

Sadly, his killing included the theft of most of his exposed film recordings and camera gear. The last images of his last trip were filmed in Mauritania and shipped back to his family in Ottawa where they now rest. His camels, bought and tattooed in Mauritania, have never been found.

His remains were cryogenically preserved at the Michigan Cryonics Institute in suburban Detroit's Clinton Township. Theories surrounding his life and unsolved death still circulate to this day however one things is clear, the myth of Frank Cole looms large in the history of Canadian exploration and Filmmaking.

To this day people still remember Frank and refuse to let his murder overshadow his life.