Body of hiker missing since 1986 found near Matterhorn | Switzerland | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/28/body-of-hiker-missing-since-1986-found-near-matterhornGlacial melting had revealed a boot and crampon and other remains that were later identified as belonging to the German climber.
Police from Valais canton said in a statement: “DNA analysis enabled the identification of a mountain climber who had been missing since 1986.”
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Last year, experts recorded the worst melt rate on Switzerland’s glaciers since records began more than a century ago. The glaciers lost 6% of their remaining volume, nearly double the previous record in 2003.
Swiss glaciers lost half their volume between 1931 and 2016, and a further 12% between 2016 and 2021, according to a study published in 2022