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21 August 2026

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

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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.

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