US EditionRemains of British Meteorologist Found in Glacier Identified as Dennis 'Tink' Bell
KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA, AUG 12 – Dennis Bell's remains were identified through DNA analysis after being uncovered by a melting glacier, ending a 66-year mystery and providing closure to his family and researchers.
- Exposed by a receding glacier, the remains were discovered by a team from the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station on January 19.
- Falling through a concealed snow bridge, Bell died aged 25 after falling into a crevasse at Admiralty Bay on July 26, 1959, while with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey.
- Professor Denise Syndercombe Court at King’s College London found remains with over 200 items, including radio equipment and an inscribed wristwatch, 'more than one billion times' more likely related to Bell’s siblings.
- Professor Dame Jane Francis said, 'This discovery brings closure to a decades-long mystery and reminds us of the human stories embedded in the history of Antarctic science,' and David Bell, 86, said he could not believe his brother was found after 66 years.
- Highlighting climate change impacts, the find underscores the sacrifices of early Antarctic scientists and is commemorated by a memorial at the British Antarctic Survey honoring those who lost their lives pursuing polar science.
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The remains of a British meteorologist who died during an expedition in Antarctica in 1959 have been found in a glacier after six decades, the British Antarctic Survey announced on Monday.
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