DisappearanceUnsolved
The Disappearance of Percy Fawcett
Mato Grosso, BrazilMay 29, 1925
Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, a renowned British explorer and surveyor, disappeared in the Amazon jungle of Brazil in 1925 while searching for a mythical ancient city he called "Z." He was accompanied by his son Jack and Jack's friend Raleigh Rimell. Numerous subsequent expeditions searching for the trio resulted in more disappearances and deaths. His fate inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World" and remains unsolved.