Melting Glacier Reveals Remains of 1986 Missing Climber

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Islamabad: Melting glaciers near Switzerland’s famous Matterhorn mountain have revealed the remains of a German climber who went missing in 1986.

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, the remains of the missing climber were discovered earlier in July by climbers crossing the Theodul Glacier in Zermatt, Switzerland. They saw a hiking boat and the crampons were coming out of the snow.

The remains of the climber were confirmed by DNA. The climber went missing 37 years ago, at which time a massive rescue operation was carried out to find him but no trace was found.

Police did not release additional information on how Kohima died or what his name was, but they said the German climber was 38 years old when he went missing while hiking in September 1986.

Authorities released a photo showing a black hiking boot with red laces and some other equipment.

University of Innsbruck, Austria Glaciologist Lindsey Nicholson told that glaciers are melting faster due to climate change which could lead to the discovery of the remains of climbers who went missing decades ago.

According to the report, the wreckage of the plane that crashed in 1968 was recovered from the Aletsch Glacier last year.

Also in 2014, a helicopter pilot discovered the remains of missing British mountaineer Jonathan Connell while delivering supplies to shelters on Matterhorn.

British mountaineer Jonathan Connell has been missing since 1979. His family tried for years to find the climber but no trace was found. They finally believed that Jonathan had died in the mountains.

In 2015, the remains of two Japanese climbers who went missing in a blizzard in 1970 were discovered on the edge of the Matterhorn Glacier.