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Austrian Police Return 1963 Crevasse Backpack to Family

8/29/2026

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Austrian police returned the 1963 backpack to the 86-year-old mountaineer’s family after glacier recovery.
A hiker recovered the gear on Sulztalferner glacier (2,955 m) in July 2026.
Police identified him from a barely legible name in a weathered folder inside the pack.
Because he was too ill to travel, an officer gave the items to his son on 25 Aug 2026.
He abandoned the gear on 4 Aug 1963 after falling into a crevasse.

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Story summary

Austrian police returned the 1963 backpack to the 86-year-old mountaineer’s family after glacier recovery.
A hiker recovered the gear on Sulztalferner glacier (2,955 m) in July 2026.
Police identified him from a barely legible name in a weathered folder inside the pack.
Because he was too ill to travel, an officer gave the items to his son on 25 Aug 2026.
He abandoned the gear on 4 Aug 1963 after falling into a crevasse.