Mystery AtlasDisappearance of Harold Holt
The 17 December 1967 loss of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt while swimming at Cheviot Beach, Victoria, followed by one of Australia's largest search operations, which recovered no body.
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Theories & Explanations
Disappearance of Harold Holt has proposed explanation Holt Accidental Drowning Explanation — Supported by the January 1968 joint police report and formally confirmed by the 2005 Victorian coroner's inquest, which found no suspicious circumstances.
People
- Harold Holt1908-1967 (disappeared)
Disappearance of Harold Holt had as a victim Harold Holt.
Events
- Disappearance of Amelia Earhart2 July 1937
Disappearance of Harold Holt is frequently compared to Disappearance of Amelia Earhart — Both are high-profile disappearances of prominent public figures, resolved by investigators as accidental, that nonetheless generated persistent, evidence-poor alternative theories.
Places
Disappearance of Harold Holt occurred in Cheviot Beach.