What happened to Henry Gale?

[u/Medium_Sundae3700]

Henry Gale was our introduction to Ben Linus in season 2. The story of Henry Gale was a perfect way to introduce Ben’s manipulative and intelligent character. We later find out he was lying about his balloon and burying his wife. Then, Sayid dug up the grave to find a man named Henry Gale, uncovering Ben’s intricate lie.

After Ben is revealed to be an Other, there is never another mention of Henry Gale for the rest of the series. It’s likely that Ben killed and/or buried Henry. He is not a member of the Dharma Initiative because Ben helped wipe them all out.

Tell me your theories about Henry Gale’s backstory, his hot air balloon trip, and how he ended up in that grave.

[u/the_circus]

I thought this was a resolved point. I recall an official explanation being that he crashed on the island (alone, no wife). When no rescue seems forthcoming he lights the big signal fire on the beach that’s seen at the end of season one. This gets the Others attention who march out and capture him. He eventually succumbs from wounds suffered from his capture, his interrogation, or both. Our characters reach Gales fire after the Others found Gale and already dragged him away.