Bodies of climbers who vanished 34 years ago found in Swiss Alps
The bodies of two climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been found, freed from a melting glacier, police said.
On July 26, a hiker reported finding two bodies on the glacier in southern Switzerland, near the Italian border, the regional police in Wallis canton said in a statement . The bodies were taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Wallis Hospital in Sion for identification.
"A direct comparison of DNA profiles has formally established that these are two mountaineers who went missing in the Weissmies region in 1992," the statement said.
The two Belgian men were 39 and 41 when they disappeared.
Wallis police maintain a list of missing persons dating back to 1925, primarily in high mountains and rivers.
"Due to the retreat of glaciers, the … remains of people who disappeared in the mountains several decades ago are repeatedly revealed," police said in their statement Wednesday.