Paul Alexander Banko is missing
Paul Alexander Banko is missing
"Longueuil police search for man, 41, last seen on kayak in Bas-Saint-Laurent"
The well-known collector Paul Alexander Banko has been missing since last Thursday.
He had left for a kayak excursion.
The well-known collector Paul Alexander Banko has been missing since last Thursday.
He had left for a kayak excursion.
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Oh no !... already 6 days...
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/longueuil-p ... -1.6408482
Hopes he will be found safe.
Alex is a good friend I meet every year in Juvisy.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/longueuil-p ... -1.6408482
Hopes he will be found safe.
Alex is a good friend I meet every year in Juvisy.
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Wow! He often comes to Japan for buying specimens...
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https://euro.dayfr.com/local/amp/276342
Sorry to share bad news but just posted. I really hope he is ok.
Sorry to share bad news but just posted. I really hope he is ok.
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Re: Paul Alexander Banko is missing
The dangers of insect collecting do not only apply to tropical jungles.According to his relatives, he wanted to explore the islands of the estuary in order to find rare insects.
Hopefully he is safely stuck on one of those islands, after his kayak floated away, and will be found soon.
Adam.
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I'm sure that many of us knew Alexander well. Let's hope he is safe.
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I hope he comes back safe and sound! It's always so scary when someone goes missing. Gotta keep our fingers crossed for Alexander!
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His body was recovered today. I’m sorry to report. Here is the local outlet who broke the story first.
May he rest in peace.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... tid=qC1gEa
May he rest in peace.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... tid=qC1gEa
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A sad outcome. I'll miss seeing him at Juvisy.
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Oh dear, very sad news. I am sure the whole community will join in sending condolences to his family.
Adam.
Adam.
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We’ve lost a very good friend !
We will miss you Alex !
We will miss you Alex !
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A terrible loss, and too early. Though, it seems like he certainly had a life well lived and enjoyed.
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This is sad news. Alex was a long time friend.
I first met Alex and his family when he was working with Stephane Le Tirant at the insectorium in his home town of Montreal, Canada.
He was a keen collector and he regularly exibited at Juvisy, Paris and Tokyo, Japan where he made many friends with fellow entomologists.
He travelled extensively to collect specimens, and I had chance meetings with him at various places, in Vientianne, Laos with Jingke Li; in Honaria, Solomons with Jerry Pand: and in Iquitos, Peru with Javier Lopez.
I had many weeks with him collecting in Australia when he toured 4000km along the east coast in a campervan visiting many remote locations.
Alex had a vast collection and intimate first hand experiance in lepidoptery and coleoptery.
RIP Alex
Colon
I first met Alex and his family when he was working with Stephane Le Tirant at the insectorium in his home town of Montreal, Canada.
He was a keen collector and he regularly exibited at Juvisy, Paris and Tokyo, Japan where he made many friends with fellow entomologists.
He travelled extensively to collect specimens, and I had chance meetings with him at various places, in Vientianne, Laos with Jingke Li; in Honaria, Solomons with Jerry Pand: and in Iquitos, Peru with Javier Lopez.
I had many weeks with him collecting in Australia when he toured 4000km along the east coast in a campervan visiting many remote locations.
Alex had a vast collection and intimate first hand experiance in lepidoptery and coleoptery.
RIP Alex
Colon
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