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lake, and there is speculation that Alvar suddenly decided to row out in a boat. During the investigation, all the boats in the lake were checked, but one is said to have been overlooked by its owner due to its bad condition. That Alvar could not swim suggests he would not have entered a boat, but if he had, his lack of ability to swim could have become fatal.
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That Alvar would have been alive during the week-long search and later died has been dismissed by most sources. If he had died in an accident, it would most likely have happened early Sunday, and the location of his death would have been the lake. It is just short of a kilometre from SundslÀtt to the
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and using his dental record, this theory was confirmed. The island was searched thoroughly but the only other finding was two row boats whose owners soon contacted the police and it was concluded Alvar could not have used either of the boats to get to the island.
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