Career
Corcoran had set off into the wilderness in the dead of winter in an attempt to protect the local caribou population from poachers. However, the young ranger became lost and suffered severely from frostbite and starvation. As a popular and well-respected ranger in the Peninsula"s coastal communities, a large-scale rescue effort was mounted to find Corcoran.
Hampered by adverse weather conditions, Corcoran was not found until 17 days after first becoming lost.
He was taken by boat to Saint Anthony and died shortly thereafter. His death and a love interest has made his life the subject of local lore and was immortalized in the book, "Will Anyone Search for Danny?" by Earl Pilgrim.
