Albert de Winton dies seeking Fawcett

Albert de Winton, a Welsh-born actor, set out from Cuiabá in 1933 vowing to find Fawcett. Reported captured by a local people in 1934, he was later said to have been killed.

1934 CE · -12.20, -53.30 · status: account

The account

Brazilian officials learned that a Kamayurá man had killed him. Position approximate.

Connections in the atlas

• Percy Fawcett vanishes seeking 'Z'

Sources

1. David Grann: images from The Lost City of Z