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Naked Nomad presumed dead; left multi-million dollar estate
Let's set this straight. According to hard evidence I have gathered, Victor Flanagan, an Australian also known as "Naked Nomad," didn't walk around naked all the time. He wore a sarong when walking through towns and a pair of thongs for when there were too many prickles on the road. He spent at least the last decade living in Papua New Guinea, where he walked from Australia sometime in the 1990s. And, he was found dead lying in a canoe – without any clothing -- in a PNG jungle, news.com.au reports.
Last week, more than a decade after he last spoke to his sister, the Supreme Court in Perth declared Naked Nomad "presumed dead". This is a relevant piece of information because he left all his property--primarily the multi-million dollar beachfront property near Busselton--to his sister. Flanagan had inherited the property after their father's death but didn't have much use for it since he primarily just wanted to be in touch with nature and spend his life walking around naked.
Naked Nomad really isn't that different from multimillionaires, after all. Multi-million beach front property is only fun if you can do nothing all day, but walk around naked.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
ken Apr 15th 2008 2:18PM
He could have made an impact with his money to
help other who loved wild life like he did.
mrsmelissamartin Apr 15th 2008 2:34PM
Well said and very true. Could have shown what OTHER millionaires can do with their money versus buy senseless automobiles, homes with thousands of useless square footage and over the top lifestyles.
Bryan Apr 15th 2008 5:23PM
You need to remember that all those 'useless' items are products, produced by workers to be marketed and sold. The only truely wasted money, is that which you burn. The rest goes into and enriches all aspects of the economies of the producers.
dddjr Apr 15th 2008 2:31PM
give us a break if the guy wanted to do that and showed respect in towns then let it go . Why does his money have to be left for "a humanitarian effort" . My opinion is you go guy and the best is with you.
for the rest who feel they should get some of it ...GET YOUR OWN AND SEE WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE
Gerald Martens Apr 15th 2008 2:38PM
Everyone knows how best to spend another persons money. Amazing comments.
mathmanbill Apr 15th 2008 2:40PM
The article states he was found dead in a canoe, and that he was declared "presumed dead" by the courts.
If he was found dead, why did he have to be decared dead by the courts? Does not seem like much of a presumption to me.
SmartAngel Apr 15th 2008 4:28PM
In response to mathmanbill... There were more details about his "death" on the link in the middle of the article.
"Mrs Jenkins said loggers at a remote camp found a dying Caucasian man lying in a canoe – without any clothing – and that she believed it was her brother.
The man’s body had been buried in a mass grave in the PNG city of Lae, where other unidentified people were laid to rest, she said.
Supreme Court Justice Andrew Beech ruled that it was fair to say Flanagan, who would have turned 57 this year, was dead."
garnett109 Apr 15th 2008 2:50PM
Lets Get Naked!
nan Apr 15th 2008 2:52PM
wish he would have left some of us poor people 1% of his money would make life a little less complicated
ash Apr 15th 2008 4:57PM
quit spending so much time on the computer and get a job. You will be amazed at what you can accomplish - then seee if you are so willing to give it up.
Dana Apr 15th 2008 5:24PM
if your sooo pour why r u on the computer i hate it how everyone expects him to have been some stuck up who is going to spend all his money i give him props for not changing weather he had money or not he knew what to do with his life
Gregg Apr 15th 2008 3:06PM
I remember reading and seeing a story on the news a few years ago about a young man who had done the same thing in the United States, only he was wearing a white robe and carrying a cross and was walking across the entire country. Has anyone ever heard of him again?
stego Apr 15th 2008 4:00PM
last i heard, he died for our sins.
tat2dmike Apr 15th 2008 4:01PM
yeh he was hanging around on a hill
stego Apr 15th 2008 4:41PM
yeah but don't worry, dude is alive and well. i heard he rose again on the third day.
Tom Apr 15th 2008 3:26PM
It amazes me how many people feel they are entitled to a hand out from some wealthy person's money. I was raised to believe that if you wanted sometrhing, you'd get up off your dead butt and earn it. Only Dermosocialists fail to see that confiscation of one person's assets to give to others is nothing more than legalized robbery. Tom
GC Apr 15th 2008 3:32PM
he didn't squander his money, its still in the family ....... so stop being holier than thou. I think maybe the people who feel they should have gotten a share of this guy's money DID squander theirs or they're sitting on their butts waiting for handouts.
Doug Apr 15th 2008 3:59PM
He lived the life he wanted to live nude and free and did not need to sell it for clothes. And he allowed the land left to him by his father to pass onto his sister and keep it in the family.
eric Apr 15th 2008 3:46PM
Well said Tom !
Lon Horiuchi V Apr 15th 2008 4:46PM
CHRISTIANS are the best hoarders I've experienced. They talk their talk, but don't walk their walk. They "pray for you" but don't give so much as an inconvenience. They say God gave them their money because they're righteous, and not to others because they're sinners. Not all that different from those "Lovers of the LAW".
They watch people suffer but don't help however they can. They say that if people are alive, all of their needs are met.
Their God told them to "Sell everything they have and give ALL of the money to the poor". They don't. But they want me to be one of them. I'll pass.
DE-FUND "Professional Christians" and ignore wealthy Christians. They're just actors. Only their poor are true.