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Bodies of hikers who disappeared 3 decades ago in the Swiss Alps discovered after glacier melts
New York Post • • general
Key Points:
- The bodies of two Belgian hikers who went missing over 30 years ago in the Swiss Alps have been discovered on the Trift Glacier after melting ice exposed their remains.
- DNA analysis confirmed the remains belonged to two men who disappeared in 1992 near the Weissmies mountain region; both were Belgian nationals aged 39 and 41 at the time.
- The discovery was made on July 26 by a hiker, prompting a recovery operation by regional police in Wallis canton.
- The remains were sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Valais Hospital in Sion for formal identification.
- Authorities noted that accelerated glacier melting due to climate change is increasingly revealing the remains of people who went missing decades ago in mountainous areas.
