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154 Notable deaths
 by drowning

Gottfried Kottmann

Swiss rower and bobsledder (1932-1964).

Born October 15th, 1932 in Zurich.

Died November 6th, 1964 at 32 years old in Rüdlingen (drowning).

Mikhail Bondarenko

Soviet wwii ace and twice hero of the soviet union (1913–1947).

Born October 20th, 1913 in Bohdanivka.

Died July 27th, 1947 at 33 years old in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (drowning).

Nicolai Kiær

Norwegian gymnast.

Born April 2nd, 1888 in Christiania. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1934 at 46 years old in Oslo (drowning). [ref]

Adlan Varayev

Russian olympic wrestler (1962–2016).

Born January 2nd, 1962 in Sadovoe.

Died May 4th, 2016 at 54 years old in Chechnya (drowning). [ref]

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