The body of a missing man has been found in a melting glacier in Pakistan after 28 years. A shepherd stumbled upon the body, which had been well preserved by the cold.
The man had been missing since June 1997, writes BBC News. An identity document with the name Naseeruddin was found with his body. The police have confirmed his identity.
The man was traveling with his brother in 1997. According to the police, the men had fled their home after a family dispute. Naseeruddin was married and had two children. During the journey, the brothers lost sight of each other. Several searches yielded nothing.
Naseeruddin presumably fell into a glacier crevasse during a snowstorm. In the region, snowfall has decreased in recent years, exposing glaciers to direct sunlight and causing them to melt faster. According to BBC News, the discovery of the body shows how quickly glaciers are melting as a result of climate change.
A shepherd traveling through the mountainous region of Kohistan stumbled upon the body. The clothing was still intact and the body had barely decomposed.