Harold Holt Disappearance

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On the 17th of December, 1967, the prime minister of Australia, Harold Holt, disappeared. Harold Holt had been the prime minister of Australia for about 22 months before he disappeared. He went out for a swim with three friends and two bodyguards, hoping to catch sight of Alec Rose, who was attempting to sail around the world. However, he swam alone, with his friends and bodyguards remaining on the beach, despite having medical issues, and disappeared. The mystery of Harold Holt's disappearance has sparked multiple theories, like a drowning accident, cheating on his wife, committing suicide, and even disappearing in a Chinese submarine, and it is still mystifying people around the world. The first theory of Harold Holt's disappearance was that he drowned by accident. Harold Holt had several medical problems and the doctors had advised him to stay away from the water. Among his problems, there was a vitamin deficiency, a heart condition, the fact that he was 60 years old, and he had shoulder problems. Even besides his medical issues, swimming in Australia is still dangerous. He could have hit an underwater rock, he could have been pulled down by an underwater current, and he …show more content…

Numerous people assume that Harold Holt had disappeared intentionally. Some say that he was assassinated, or that he was cheating on his wife and ran away with her. Other theories say that he committed suicide, or was secretly working for the communist parties in China, and that when the people of Australia started to suspect him, he went to China in a Chinese submarine. Although many of these theories don't have any evidence, the only realistic one is that he was assassinated. Before the accident, a bullet hole had been discovered in one of the windows in Harold Holt's office. The shooter has never been identified, and some suspect that he may have somehow assassinated Harold Holt while he was

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