Lord Mountbatten Injuries
Lord mountbatten lost his legs in the blast and was pulled out of the water alive but died of his injuries.
Lord mountbatten injuries. Throughout lord mountbattens life and in the years after he died in an ira bombing on august 27 1979 rumors swirled about his extramarital affairs. The 79 year old war hero and mentor to prince charles died of his injuries along with his 14 year old grandson nicholas knatchbull and crew member paul maxwell 15. Nicholass paternal grandmother dorothy brabourne later died from her injuries in the hospital bringing the bombings total death toll to four.
He appeared to have died from his injuries rather than drowning. Mountbatten had set to sea in his 30 feet long wooden boat shadow v with his eldest daughter patricia later 2nd countess mountbatten of burma 1924 2017 her husband john 7th lord brabourne 1924 2005 and his elderly mother doreen dodo the dowager lady brabourne 1896 1979. His daughters mother in law.
In short it happened under very similar circumstances. The bomb also wounded mountbattens daughter her husband her husbands mother baroness brabourne who later died from her injuries at the hospital and another son who survived. There were several other on board with the statesman including his teenage grandson.
Lord mountbatten was killed from injuries suffered in a bomb explosion on his private boat in mullaghmore county sligo in august 1979. Lord mountbatten was the ultimate symbol of. The boat was destroyed by the blast and lord mountbatten was pulled alive from the boat but died of his injuries when brought to shore.
The body was very badly. Lord mountbatten was killed by a bomb in county. Mountbattens legs were almost blown off and he was rescued from the water by local fishermen but succumbed to his injuries before they reached.