Bodies of two Belgian climbers found in Swiss Alps 34 years after disappearance
After the peak, new reports halved every 19 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
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How it spread - 23 original reports
Wed, 19 August 2026
16 reports- ANSA (Italy)08:53first to report
I resti recuperati dopo lo scioglimento di un ghiacciaio
- France Info (France)08:55
Avec le recul des glaciers, il n'est plus rare que des dépouilles de personnes portées disparues en montagne plusieurs décennies auparavant soient mises au jour.
- thedailybeast.com09:14
His career spanned five decades.
- thedailybeast.com09:17
The actress was found unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment over the weekend.
- Libération (France)09:48
Deux Belges partis sur le glacier du Trift en 1992 ont été retrouvés fin juillet. De nombreuses dépouilles prisonnières du froid ont été mises au jour ces dernières années.
- Le Monde (France)10:09
Les corps de deux alpinistes belges portés disparus en Suisse depuis 1992 ont été découverts sur un glacier du Valais, où la fonte des glaces a récemment permis de dégager leurs dépouilles, a annoncé mercredi la police cantonale.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)11:52
Ein Wanderer entdeckte Ende Juli zwei Leichen am Triftgletscher. Nun wurde die Identität der beiden Männer geklärt.
- Google News - Top Stories12:01
Bodies of Belgian climbers who vanished in 1992 found in Swiss Alps Euronews.com Melting glaciers keep revealing hikers who vanished decades ago NewsNation Bodies discovered in Swiss Alps as melting glaciers reveal remains USA Today Bodies of climbers who vanished 34 years ago found on melting glacier in Swiss Alps CBS News Bodies of 2 Mountaineers Found on Fast-Melting Glacier After They Went Missing in 1992 People.com
- Euronews12:01
Wallis police keep records of people reported missing since 1925, mostly in mountainous areas and rivers.
- Index.hr (Croatia)12:34
POSMRTNI ostaci dvojice belgijskih penjača, nestalih 1992. na švicarskim Alpama, pronađeni su na ledenjaku Trift. Identitet je potvrđen DNK analizom, a pronalazak se povezuje s otapanjem ledenjaka.
- thedailybeast.com12:46
The female black bear and her cubs have not been found.
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)13:49
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)13:58
Lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai causato dalla crisi climatica ha portato alla scoperta dei resti di due alpinisti scomparsi nel 1992 nella regione del Weissmies, nella Svizzera meridionale. Si tratta di due uomini provenienti dal Belgio, che all’epoca avevano 39 e 41 anni. I corpi sono stati rinvenuti il 26 luglio scorso da un escursionista sul […] L'articolo Ritrovati dopo oltre 30 anni i corpi di due alpinisti scomparsi in Svizzera: scoperti “grazie” allo scioglimento del ghiacciaio proviene da...
- Novinky (Czechia)14:08
Turista ve Švýcarsku v červenci objevil na tajícím ledovci Trift těla belgických horolezců, kteří zmizeli v roce 1992. Jejich totožnost ve středu potvrdila analýza DNA.
- RMF24 (Poland)14:12
Wyruszyli na czterotysięcznik i zaginęli. Trzy dekady później znaleziono ciała dwóch alpinistów
- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:40
Remains identified after glacier melt in southern Switzerland
Thu, 20 August 2026
3 reports- Google News - Top Stories00:11
Bodies discovered in Swiss Alps as melting glaciers reveal remains usatoday.com Melting glaciers keep revealing hikers who vanished decades ago NewsNation Bodies of hikers who disappeared 3 decades ago in the Swiss Alps discovered after glacier melts New York Post Bodies of 2 Mountaineers Found on Fast-Melting Glacier After They Went Missing in 1992 People.com Public vote on which Wallace and Gromit character to be storm name Inbox.eu
- La Repubblica (Italy)11:04
Il ritrovamento sulle montagne svizzere, al confine con l’Italia. Uno scalatore ha notato i due corpi e ha dato l’allarme. Sull’Everest sono stati recuperati i cadaveri di Marco Di Marcello e Markus Kirchler, uccisi da una valanga a novembre
- Google News - Top Stories11:49
Melting Swiss glacier reveals remains of two Belgian mountaineers missing since 1992 Fox News Bodies discovered in Swiss Alps as melting glaciers reveal remains USA Today Bodies of climbers who vanished 34 years ago found on melting glacier in Swiss Alps CBS News Bodies of hikers who disappeared 3 decades ago in the Swiss Alps discovered after glacier melts New York Post Melting glaciers keep revealing hikers who vanished decades ago NewsNation
Fri, 21 August 2026
2 reports- BBC News World10:03
Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.
- ANSA (Italy)11:46
Trovati i resti. Era uscito per un'escursione e non è più tornato a casa
Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World14:00
Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heating An 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after the kit emerged from a melting glacier in Austria – more than 60 years after he was forced to leave them there. Items including an ice axe, camera and a pipe dating from the 1950s or 1960s were discovered on the Sulztalferner glacier in Austria’s Tyrol region, at an altitude of 2,955 metres...
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)07:18
W Alpach Sztubajskich lodowiec Sulztalferner zwrócił po 63. latach plecak zgubiony przez alpinistę Alfreda Rothfischera. Zgubę znaleziono 16 lipca 2026 r. na wysokości niemal 3 tys. metrów. Policja ustaliła właściciela, dziś 86-latka, i 25 sierpnia przekazała rzeczy jego synowi.