Simon dies in Chapter 9 of "Lord of the Flies". In this chapter, Simon awakens from his faint and makes his way to the beast sighting on the mountain. He finds the paratroopers body and realizes that the boys have mistaken it for the deadly beast that has plunged their entire group into chaos. Simon tries to tell the boys about the true identity of the beast sighted on the mountain but can barely make himself heard over the storm and the boys now frenzied chanting. Overcome by its own momentum, the group turns on Simon as if he were the beast and kills him. The rain pours down, and the wind lifts the parachutist and sails it toward the boys, who run screaming. Simons body washes out to sea.