Death
When Rawhide ended, Fleming took part in a Doris Day vehicle The Glass Bottom Boat where he played a suave spy, and then was signed to star in High Jungle, an MGM adventure film shot in Peru. During the final stages of shooting, Fleming's dugout canoe overturned in the Huallaga River. Actor Nico Minardos managed to swim to safety, but Fleming was swept away by the current and drowned on September 28, 1966. Fleming was 41 when he died. He had planned to marry Lynne Garber and become a teacher when the film was completed. His will left money to his mother, his cousin and a friend but specifically excluded his father from any bequest. He was buried on the grounds of the University of Peru in Lima, Peru.
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