Coroner's Finding: Kokholm, Dan
Deceased
Dan Kokholm
Demographics
24y, male
Date of death
1970-04-29
Finding date
2015-10-02
Cause of death
Unknown
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Dan Kokholm, a 24-year-old Australian Army soldier, disappeared while bushwalking in Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania in April 1970. He was last recorded in the Kia Ora hut logbook on 29 April 1970, stating he intended to climb Mount Ossa. Despite extensive searches, his body was never found and the cause of death remains unknown. The coroner found it likely he became lost or injured after 29 April 1970. Police investigation was hampered by delayed notification of his disappearance (discovered weeks after he went missing) and an unfounded assumption he was evading Vietnam deployment. No clinical lessons are applicable to this case.
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Contributing factors
- Became lost or injured in remote bushland
- Delayed notification of disappearance to authorities
- Late commencement of searches in the National Park
- Unfounded police assumption he was avoiding Vietnam deployment
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