Mystery solved of Japanese climbers missing on Matterhorn since 1970

Swiss police have identified the remains of two Japanese climbers who went missing 45 years ago, months after their bones were found on a glacier under the Matterhorn mountain.

Mystery solved of Japanese climbers missing on Matterhorn since 1970

Swiss police have identified the remains of two Japanese climbers who went missing 45 years ago, months after their bones were found on a glacier under the Matterhorn mountain.

A climber found the remains in September at the foot of the Matterhorn glacier, about 9,200ft above sea level, Valais canton police said. They were taken for forensic examination, and experts put together DNA profiles.

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