Body of Man Who Went Missing 28 Years Ago Found With Clothes, National ID Still Intact
- The body of a man who went missing in 1997 after fleeing a family feud has been found, ending a 28-year-old mystery
- Interestingly, the shepherd who stumbled upon the remains found them well-preserved, with clothing still intact
- Alongside the body was a national identity ID card, which enabled the police to identify the individual
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The body of a man who went missing nearly three decades ago has been discovered in a melting glacier in the remote Kohistan region.
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A shepherd, Omar Khan, stumbled upon the body in the so-called Lady Valley, finding it astonishingly well-preserved, with clothing still intact.
How was Naseeruddin's body found?
BBC News reports that alongside the remains was an ID card bearing the name Naseeruddin, enabling police to trace the body to a man who disappeared in June 1997.
The missing man is believed to have lost his life after falling into a glacier crack, leaving his family searching for answers.
“What I saw was unbelievable,” Khan told the media. “The body was intact. The clothes were not even torn.”
According to authorities, Naseeruddin had been travelling on horseback with his brother, Kathiruddin, when he vanished.
How did Naseeruddin disappear?
The two men, fleeing a family feud, had arrived in the valley that morning. Kathiruddin said his brother stepped into a cave but never returned.
After a desperate search that yielded nothing, the family mourned and processed Nasiruddin’s death, concluding they would never see him again.
CBS News adds that Naseeruddin, who left behind a wife and two children, had remained preserved in the glacier for 28 years until shifting ice revealed him.
Since the discovery, residents have come forward with fresh information about his disappearance.
The case has not only closed a decades-old mystery for the family but also served as a stark reminder of how a changing climate is rapidly reshaping the region’s frozen landscapes.
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Why didn't Naseeruddin's body decompose?
Experts say the discovery highlights the impact of climate change on the region’s glaciers, which have been melting at an accelerated pace due to reduced snowfall and increased exposure to sunlight.
“When a human body falls into a glacier, the extreme cold freezes it fast, preventing decomposition,” explained Prof. Muhammad Bilal.
The passionate environmentalist added that bodies often become mummified due to the lack of moisture and oxygen in the ice.
Missing Uasin Gishu man found dead at Sosiani River
In an unrelated case from Uasin Gishu County, Edwin Kiplimo Samoei's remains were discovered after nine days of being missing.
Kiplimo was last seen on the evening of Tuesday, May 27, near Testimony School in Eldoret, after which news of his disappearance was shared on social media.
Friends and family embarked on a frantic search mission, only for his lifeless body to be found near Simat, dumped along the banks of the Sosiani River.
The body was taken to the mortuary for postmortem examination as police launched investigations into Kiplimo's disappearance and ultimate death.
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