The man disappeared in 1997, with 31 years. He was next to his brother touring a mountain when he entered a cave and never came out.
The thaw of a glacier in Pakistan allowed the finding of body of a missing man 28 years agoin 1997 in Kohistan, one of the branches of the mountains of the Himalayas near the border with Afghanistan. The man’s family claimed to be relieved.
“Our family did everything possible to find it over the years.” Malik Ubaidhis nephew, to the AFP agency to affirm that everyone is relieved.
The man found, whose last name is Nasiruddin, at that time he was 31 years old and crossed a mountain with his brother Kathiruddin when he fell into a crack.
A frozen body in a glacier was missing 28 years ago
Kathiruddin told the BBC that they had reached the valley that morning and near noon his brother entered a cave. When he saw that he did not return, He searched inside the cave without success, and then asked for help in the surroundings to expand the search. But they never found Naseruddin.
Thus, only one managed to return to his village. “Our uncles and cousins were several times to the glacier to try to recover their body, but they had to leave due to the lack of necessary equipment at that time,” he added.
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Gentileness: Snow places
The man, who was married and had two children at the time of his disappearance, finally came to light naturally in the glacier Lady Meadowswhere the thaw was accelerated due to climate change. Police reported that the two men left their home after a family dispute, according to BBC.
His remains were discovered on July 31 by some shepherds and on Wednesday he was buried by his relatives. The body, kept by the ice, was found intact and accompanied by its Identity card.
Freezing mummification
As explained by the professor Bilal MuhammadChief of Environment Department of the Comsats University of Islamabadwhen a human body falls into a glacier, extreme cold freezes it quickly. The lack of oxygen combined with moisture can cause it to be mummified rapidly.
Pakistan has more than 13,000 glaciers, a figure that exceeds any other country outside the polar regions. But the increase in temperatures in the world, related to climate change, is causing a rapid thaw of glaciers.
Source: Ambito
