The story of Dennis “Tink” Bell: A corpse waiting 66 years frozen to be revealed

The relics of British meteorologist Dennis “Tink” Bell, who had disappeared in Antarctica in 1959, were found after more than six decades. Dennis Bell had disappeared at the age of 25 when he fell into an ice slit during his mission. His bones came to light only in January 2025, when a glacier, after melting, revealed the relics along with personal belongings, such as his watch, radio and pipe. The news of the finding particularly moved his family, with his brother, David Bell, stating that “his brother finally returned home.” It was a group of Polish researchers who identified Dennis’s bones in melted ice and stones at the base of the Ecology glacier on King George island. Scientists have made four separate trips to carefully retrieve Bell’s relics. In an official statement, the team emphasized that ‘all necessary efforts were made to make Denis […]
Source: News Beast

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