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[Regnum] The remains of British meteorologist Dennis "Tink" Bell, who disappeared without a trace in 1959 during an expedition, have been found in Antarctica. This was reported on August 12 by the British publication LADbible.
Bell, who worked for the Falkland Islands Dependent Areas Survey (now the British Antarctic Survey), went with colleagues and two dog teams to climb the glacier when he disappeared on 26 July 1959.
According to reports, Bell, 25, was riding ahead of the group, trying to encourage the tired dogs, when he fell into a crevasse. An attempt to rescue him with a rope was unsuccessful: the rope was tied to his belt instead of his body, causing him to become stuck in a narrow space, the belt snapped, and he fell deeper. His cries were no longer heard after that, and searches were unsuccessful.
In 2025, a team from the Polish Antarctic station named after Henryk Arctowski on the same island discovered the body of the explorer along with more than 200 personal items - radio equipment, a flashlight, ski poles and a watch with an Erguel engraving.
The remains were returned to the Falkland Islands by the research vessel BAS Sir David Attenborough and then flown to London. DNA testing confirmed the identity of the deceased, matching samples with those of his brother David Bell and sister Valerie Kelly.
"We were shocked and amazed when we learned that our brother was found after 66 years," said the brother of the deceased meteorologist.
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