Bodies of climbers found after 21 years
Three frozen bodies that have been found on Ecuador’s highest peak may be the remains of French climbers who disappeared in an avalanche 20 years ago, officials said yesterday.
The victims discovered by mountain guides on Saturday were still wearing climbers’ backpacks and investigators hope that a camera found nearby will help to shed light on their identity.
The bodies were found buried in a layer of ice at 18,565ft (5,560m) on the Chimborazo volcano in the Andes, 80 miles south of Quito, the capital.
