Hiker receives lost backpack 63 years after he fell into Austrian glacier
The long-lost belongings were preserved in glacial ice high in the Austrian mountains, but its melting led to their discovery last month by a hiker.
An 86-year-old Austrian hiker has finally been reunited with his backpack after it was lost in a glacier 63 years ago. The long-lost items were discovered last month in the Sulztalferner glacier, situated at an altitude of 9,700 feet. The owner, who had abandoned the backpack, an ice axe, a camera, and a pipe during a mountaineering emergency in 1963, was identified through further research.
His family later received the items, as the man was unable to travel due to health concerns. The region's history is rich, with numerous relics emerging from melting glacial ice, including coins, weapons, diaries, and even remains of soldiers who fought in the First World War.
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