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Which Australian prime minister drowned off the coast near Portsea?
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Harold Holt, in 1967- he disappeared whilst swimming and his body was never recovered. Searches by Scuba divers found nothing, so he was probably either dragged out to sea by a powerful undercurrent, or attacked by a shark which carried his body far from the scene.
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∙ 12y agoNo Australian Prime Minister drowned in 1966.
Harold Holt of the Liberal Party was the Australian Prime Minister who apparently drowned in 1967. He served from 26 January 1966 until 19 December 1967 (officially).
On 17 December 1967, Holt went swimming at Cheviot Beach on Point Nepean near Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne. After diving into the notoriously rough surf, Holt disappeared. He was never seen again, and theories as to his fate have abounded since then. The most commonly accepted theory is that he drowned, although his body was never found. He was declared dead on 19 December 1967.
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