A recent discovery in the Swiss Alps has uncovered the remains of two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared over 30 years ago. Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a hiker located the remains on the Trift Glacier on July 26, following the melting of the ice.
These remains emerged due to the glacier’s retreat, and forensic medicine experts at a Sion hospital were enlisted to identify them. DNA testing confirmed that they belonged to two Belgian men who vanished in the Weissmies region in 1992, aged 39 and 41.
Valais police maintain comprehensive records of missing-person cases dating back to 1925, with many involving individuals who disappeared in mountainous areas or bodies of water. This case is one of several in Switzerland where glacier retreat has led to discovering remains long concealed by ice. In a similar instance in 2023, DNA testing identified a body found on a glacier near the Matterhorn as belonging to a German mountaineer missing since 1986.
The increased rate at which Switzerland’s glaciers are melting is a growing concern. Some scientists attribute this trend to rising global temperatures.
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