He disappeared on 17 December 1967 while swimming at Cheviot Beach, Victoria on Point Nepean (near Portsea). He was presumed dead two days later by the Australian government. Apparantly, the surf was heavy that day (with strong currents and rips) and Holt had a medical history that suggested he could not have survived the water if he was hurt. Many strange rumours were spread after Holt's dissapearance, such as the rumour that he was picked up by Russian (or Chinese) submarines or abducted by a UFO. On the 2nd of September, 2005, a coroner found Holt drowned in an accident on the 17th of December, 1967.
Harold Holt was Australia's Prime Minister from January 1966 to December 1967. Holt was notorious for the strange way in which he disappeared.
On 17 December 1967, Holt went swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, Victoria. After plunging into the notoriously rough surf, Holt disappeared. He was never seen again, and there have been many theories regarding his fate since then. These theories include that he committed suicide, faked his own death in order to run away with his mistress, or that he was a Chinese spy.
However, the national Archives of Australia (see the related link below) indicate that "there has been no indication that the disappearance of the late Mr Holt was anything other than accidental".
Despite an extensive search, neither his body nor any trace of his clothes was ever found. He was officially presumed dead on 19 December 1967.
Harold Holt disappeared, and was presumed drowned. He went swimming in December of 1967 in some very rough seas off the coast of Victoria (a southern state of Australia), in the area of the Mornington Peninsula. There was an enormous search for him but he was never found.
Harold Holt was the Prime minister of Australia at the time.
On 17 December 1967, Holt went swimming at Cheviot Beach on Point Nepean near Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne. This is where he disappeared.
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