Decades-long mystery solved: DNA tests confirm identity of missing German mountaineer found on Swiss glacier

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Decades-long mystery solved: DNA tests confirm identity of missing German mountaineer found on Swiss glacier
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DNA tests have confirmed that the body found on a Swiss glacier is that of a German mountaineer who went missing in 1986. The discovery is part of a recent increase in findings of remains due to glacier melt, which scientists attribute to global warming and climate change.

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