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Third frozen body found on Mexico's Pico de Orizaba | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Mountaineers have discovered the mummified body of a young man on Mexico's highest mountain, the Pico de Orizaba. | Mountaineers have discovered the mummified body of a young man on Mexico's highest mountain, the Pico de Orizaba. |
A local official said the man appeared to be about 25 years old and had been dead for 15 years. | A local official said the man appeared to be about 25 years old and had been dead for 15 years. |
He had been wearing normal clothing and could have been a passenger on a plane which crashed into the mountain in the 1990s. | He had been wearing normal clothing and could have been a passenger on a plane which crashed into the mountain in the 1990s. |
It's the third body to have been found on the mountain in as many months. | It's the third body to have been found on the mountain in as many months. |
Two others - found buried elsewhere - were apparently climbers lost in a 1959 avalanche. | Two others - found buried elsewhere - were apparently climbers lost in a 1959 avalanche. |
It is thought the bodies are re-emerging as glaciers and the ice pack on the mountain retreat. | It is thought the bodies are re-emerging as glaciers and the ice pack on the mountain retreat. |
The latest body has not been identified yet. | The latest body has not been identified yet. |
He was wearing a white shirt, trousers and a grey sweater. His shoes were not found, which indicates he was not dressed for cold mountain terrain. | He was wearing a white shirt, trousers and a grey sweater. His shoes were not found, which indicates he was not dressed for cold mountain terrain. |
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