The body of a man who went missing in 1997 was found after 28 years under a glacier in Kohistan, Pakistan, said the media reports on Tuesday. The remains were found in the Lady Meadows area of Palas, in the Kohistan mountains of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), and were exposed nearly three decades later due to climate change-induced ice melt.
The man went missing during a snowstorm while travelling through the remote Supat Valley in 1997, according to the media reports. The body was identified via a national identity card found in his pocket.
How was the body found?
Local resident Umar Khan and his friends came across the remains while trekking through the glacier-covered region. According to Umar Khan, Naseer Uddin and his family had left their hometown in Palas due to a longstanding family feud and were journeying through the area when the tragedy occurred, added the media reports.
Kohistan District Police Officer Amjad Hussain has confirmed the discovery of the dead body, informing that Naseer Uddin likely lost his life after falling into a crevasse during the snowstorm.
Umar Khan said he temporarily buried the body to prevent decomposition and later traced and informed the deceased's family.
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