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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Mathilde Grandjean

Remains of British man who died in Antarctica found in melting glacier 66 years later

Dennis 'Tink' Bell (far right) during Christmas festivities at Admiralty Bay Base on King George Island in 1958 -

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

Dennis "Tink" Bell, then 25, perished on July 26, 1959, after falling into a crevasse on a glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island.

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