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Bodies of 2 Belgian hikers missing since 1992 uncovered in melting Swiss glacier
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Key Points:
- The melting Trift Glacier in the Swiss Alps revealed the remains of two Belgian mountaineers who vanished in 1992, authorities confirmed.
- A hiker discovered the remains on July 26, and DNA testing identified the men, aged 39 and 41 at the time of disappearance.
- The remains were sent to a forensic institute in Sion for identification, with Valais police maintaining missing-person records dating back to 1925.
- Authorities noted that glacier retreat is causing previously hidden remains to surface, with similar cases reported recently in Switzerland.
- In 2023, a German mountaineer’s remains found near the Matterhorn were identified through DNA after disappearing in 1986.
