Bodies of Two Belgian Hikers Found in Melting Swiss Glacier

The bodies of two Belgian hikers who went missing in 1992 have been discovered in the Trift Glacier in the Swiss Alps after the glacier melted, officials said.

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Bodies of hikers missing for 30 years found after glacier melts

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Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.

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BBC Published 21 August 2026

Bodies of two hikers missing for decades found after Swiss glacier melts

Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.

Sky Published 20 August 2026

Bodies of hikers missing for 30 years found after glacier melts

The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found in a melting glacier.

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