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Victoria Bekiempis

Man found frozen in Pennsylvania cave nearly 50 years ago identified

On left, a sketch of man with long hair beard, and an image of man with brown long hair and beard on right side
Nicholas Paul Grubb was found frozen in a cave in Appalachian mountains in 1977. Photograph: Berks County Coroner's Office

A man who was discovered frozen in a Pennsylvania cave almost five decades ago was finally identified after police tracked down long-lost fingerprint evidence, solving a mystery that had long baffled authorities in mountainous Appalachia.

The Berks county, Pennsylvania coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the man as Nicholas Paul Grubb, 27, of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, CNN reported.

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