Remains of British researcher who died in Antarctica found 66 years later

Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell (far right) during Christmas festivities at Admiralty Bay Base on King George Island in 1958 (BAS/PA) -

The remains of a British meteorologist who died in Antarctica around 66 years ago have been discovered in a melting glacier, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has said.

Dennis “Tink” Bell, 25, died after falling down a crevasse on a glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island on July 26 1959.