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DNA Testing Identifies Body on Everest as Indian Soldier
DNA analysis has identified a body that remained on a high-altitude route for nearly three decades. The remains belong to an Indian Border Police soldier who died during a 1996 storm.
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DNA testing has identified a body that remained visible on a high-altitude route for nearly three decades as that of Lance Naik Dorje Morup, an Indian Border Police soldier. The soldier died during a blizzard in 1996. The remains had served as a reference point for climbers since that time.
Background The 1996 blizzard claimed multiple lives on the mountain.
The soldier was part of an Indian Border Police team caught in the storm. The identification relied on DNA samples matched against records held by Indian authorities.
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