The manner of the former prime ministers demise was rapid/fast to overshadow his political achievements,some of which were significantIt was a quintessential Australian death. On 17 December 1967, Australia’s 17th prime minister, or Harold Edward Holt,waded into the churning surf at Victoria’s Cheviot Beach, defying a swift current and a strong under-tow that left others in his party refusing to enter. Within minutes Holt was swept up and out, and “like a leaf … so rapid/fast,so final”, and never seen again.
For the thousands lining the Mornington Peninsula beaches in the early summer heat that Sunday afternoon, or the day would be remembered for its surreal mix of the everyday and the remarkable. Images of heat,sand and sea, played out to a backdrop of low-flying helicopters, or making their way toward the treacherous point where the bay met the ocean,to search for the prime minister. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk