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US mountaineer buried by avalanche 22 years ago found preserved in ice, police say

two people carry a body on a stretcher on an icy mountain
Police carry a body that they identify as US mountaineer William Stampfl, in Huraz, Peru, on 5 July 2024. Photograph: AP

Police have found the well-preserved body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes.

Police in the Ancash region found the body of William Stampfl on Friday near a camp 5,200 meters (17,060 ft) above sea level. The 58-year-old Stampfl had been trying to climb the 6,768-meter Mount Huascarán.

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