DNA Tests Confirm the Body Found on a Swiss Glacier Is of a German Mountaineer Missing Since 1986

DNA Tests Confirm the Body Found on a Swiss Glacier Is of a German Mountaineer Missing Since 1986
The Matterhorn mountain above the Alpine resort of Zermatt in Switzerland on Aug. 8, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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GENEVA—DNA tests have confirmed that the body recently found on a glacier southeast of the famed Matterhorn peak is that of a German mountaineer who disappeared 37 years ago, police in southwestern Switzerland said Thursday.

Increasing glacier melt has spurred a recent increase in discoveries of the remains of hikers, skiers, and other Alpinists who went missing decades ago.