11 July 2024

Mummified climber found in Peru 22 yrs later

By Redoy K

American climber William Stampfl’s body, missing since 2002, was recovered in Peru’s Huascaran National Park as glaciers retreat. Found at 5,200 meters altitude, the mummified remains were well-preserved. Peru’s tropical glaciers, among the world’s most vulnerable, have decreased by 56% in six decades. The retreating ice is exposing long-buried artifacts and bodies.Source:Daily Star