A glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the remains of two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared over thirty years ago. Swiss authorities reported Wednesday that a hiker discovered the remains on the Trift Glacier on July 26, as melting ice exposed them.

The police in Switzerland’s Valais canton confirmed that the remains were recovered and sent to a forensic medicine institute at a hospital in Sion for identification.

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DNA tests identified the remains as belonging to two Belgian men who vanished in 1992 in the Weissmies region. The men were aged 39 and 41 at the time of their disappearance.

Valais police have maintained records of missing persons dating back to 1925. Many of these cases involve individuals who vanished in the mountains or in water bodies. In recent years, Switzerland has seen similar discoveries as glaciers retreat, revealing remains hidden beneath the ice for decades.

In 2023, a body discovered on a glacier near the Matterhorn was identified through DNA testing as a German mountaineer who went missing in 1986.

Switzerland’s glaciers have been melting at a fast pace, a trend linked by some scientists to increasing global temperatures.

Regional police shared a photograph of the Trift Glacier near Saas-Grund, Valais, Switzerland.