Two mountaineers were hiking up the Lagginhorn on July 25th when they found a hand and two shoes on the Hohlaubgletscher at 3,500m, said Swiss media on Wednesday, quoting Valais police.Â
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Due to bad weather, the remains could only be retrieved the following day, when a rescue team extracted them from the ice and took them to a medical facility in Bern for identification.
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According to police they are the remains of a German hiker born in 1943 who went missing during a hike on August 11th 1987.
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As Swiss glaciers recede, it is not uncommon for human bodies to be uncovered.Â
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In July the mummified remains of a married couple who went missing in 1942 were found on the Tsanfleuron glacier in the Diablerets massif.
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The pair were later laid to rest by their surviving offspring, who had for 75 years wondered what had happened to their parents.
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