Naked Nomad Victor Flanagan leaves multi-million dollar estate

An Australian man who rejected possessions and walked around Australia naked has been declared dead, leaving his sister to inherit an estate worth millions of dollars.

Victor Flanagan, also known as the “Naked Nomad”, was declared “presumed dead” in the Supreme Court in Perth last week – more than a decade after he last spoke to his sister.

His sister, Violet Georgina 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.

In 1995, Flanagan told a reporter that his naked adventures had attracted a lot of interest from travellers and police, but many were willing to give him and his dog food and water. “When I get hungry I hold out my plate and when I get thirsty I hold out my bottle for water for me and my dog,” Flanagan said. He said his goal was simply to be in touch with nature.