Missing man’s body found on glacier 28 years later

Khaplu: The family of a missing man whose body was discovered on a melting glacier in Pakistan after 28 years said its recovery had brought them some relief.

The body of 31-year-old Nasiruddin was spotted by locals near the edge of the shrinking Lady Meadows glacier in Kohistan region, Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa province.

He and his brother had fled to the mountains after a dispute in their village in 1997 when he fell into a crevasse. His brother survived.

Nasiruddin, who went by one name, was a husband and father of two children.

His well-preserved body, still carrying an identity card, was found on July 31 by a local shepherd and buried on Wednesday. — AFP