A mountain guide found a body in an ice cap in Austria in mid-August, which police on Tuesday identified as likely that of a 37-year-old Austrian man who disappeared more than 20 years ago.
Record melting in the Alps, due to global warming, is increasingly revealing the bodies of people who have been missing for decades.
The body was found on August 18 in Tyrol’s Schlatenkees Mountains, at an altitude of about 2,900 meters, local police said in a statement.
A suitcase containing the bank card and driver’s license was found with the body, allowing investigators to identify the man who was the victim of an accident in 2001.
DNA analysis will be performed to confirm the man’s identity. The results are expected
DNA analyzes will be performed to confirm these elements. The results are expected within “a few weeks”.
At the end of June, other human remains and ski fragments were found in the same frozen area of the Schlatenkees, recording the largest retreat (89.5 meters) in 2021/2022, according to the annual report of the Austrian Alpine Club.
In neighboring Switzerland, the remains of a 38-year-old German climber, missing since 1986, were also discovered in Theodule in July.
Source: DN
