Overview

• Local shepherd Omar Khan discovered the remarkably preserved remains on August 1 in the Valle de la Dama region as the glacier receded
• Police identified the body as Naseeruddin, who vanished in a 1997 snowstorm, after recovering intact identification documents
• Researchers from COMSATS University Islamabad say the glacier’s extreme cold, low oxygen and humidity produced natural mummification
• Environmental experts link the find to declining snowfall and rising temperatures that have accelerated glacier retreat in Kohistan
• Authorities have informed Naseeruddin’s family and are gathering local testimonies to reconstruct the circumstances of his original disappearance