Islamabad [Pakistan], August 5 (HBTV): The body of a man who went missing in 1997 has been discovered on a melting glacier in the Kohistan mountains of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), nearly three decades after his disappearance. The remains were exposed due to climate change-induced glacial melt, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

The body was found in the Lady Meadows area of Palas, Kohistan, and identified as that of Naseer Uddin, who went missing during a snowstorm while travelling through the remote Supat Valley. His identity was confirmed through a national identity card found in his pocket.

According to local resident Umar Khan, who discovered the body while trekking in the glacier-covered region, Naseer Uddin and his family had fled their hometown in Palas due to a longstanding family feud and were journeying through the area when the tragedy occurred.

Kohistan District Police Officer Amjad Hussain confirmed the recovery and stated that Naseer Uddin likely perished after falling into a crevasse during the snowstorm. Umar Khan temporarily buried the body to prevent decomposition and later traced and informed the deceased's family.

In a separate incident, German Olympic and World Champion biathlete Laura Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday after sustaining fatal injuries in a climbing accident in Pakistan, the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) reported, according to ARY News.

Faizullah Faraq, spokesperson for the PoGB government, confirmed that Dahlmeier died in a landslide in the Baltistan region. A rescue team retrieved her body, and once they descend to the base camp, a government helicopter will transport it.

Earlier, two German female climbers were caught in a landslide in the Shigar district of Baltistan. While one of the climbers was successfully rescued, Laura Dahlmeier tragically did not survive.

(ANI)