{"id":118611,"date":"2026-08-21T15:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/118611\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:32:19","slug":"bodies-of-belgian-climbers-who-vanished-in-1992-found-in-swiss-alps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/118611\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodies of Belgian climbers who vanished in 1992 found in Swiss Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-key=\"413kx\">DNA testing confirmed the remains belonged to the men, who were aged 39 and 41 when they went missing in the Weissmies region.<\/p>\n<p>                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"swiss alps.jpg\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/swiss_alps.2e16d0ba.fill-800x600.jpg\" width=\"704\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                      AFP<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"iyq4t\">The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"3c3na\">ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/m.ecr.co.za\/news\/news\/vryheid-post-office-turned-into-shisanyama\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vryheid post office &#8216;turned into Shisanyama&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"1kdh3\">On July 26, a hiker reported finding two bodies on the glacier in southern Switzerland, near the Italian border, the regional police in Wallis canton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"c5hur\">The bodies had been taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Wallis Hospital in Sion for identification.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"cf8id\">&#8220;A direct comparison of DNA profiles has formally established that these are two mountaineers who went missing in the Weissmies region in 1992,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"35nct\">The two Belgian men were aged 39 and 41 when they disappeared.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"1g7q4\">Wallis police maintain a list of missing persons dating back to 1925, primarily in high mountains and rivers.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"15ebp\">Climate change has accelerated the melting of glaciers, with the retreating ice releasing bodies of climbers it has held for years, often decades.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"1r8hk\">Last year, the bones of a Swiss mountaineer who disappeared in 1994 were found on a glacier on the Ober Gabelhorn mountain, also in Wallis.<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"newswatch new banner 1\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Listen_to_latest_ECR_news_1.original.png\" width=\"1820\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"b9p6s\">Find us on social media<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"45o4c\">Follow the ECR Newswatch\u00a0WhatsApp channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaHdsR835fLtVoUbM71R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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