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| An inspector examines the belongings found alongside the couple. |
In the News: Swiss Couple Missing For 75 Years Found Frozen In The Alps
A Swiss couple who disappeared from their farm in the Alps during World War II have finally been found, 75 years later, mummified in a glacier.
Marcelin, 40, and Francine, 37, Dumoulin went
missing on August 15, 1942, after leaving to milk their cows in a meadow
near their home. They never returned to their family, including their
six children.
A worker found the frozen bodies of a man and a
woman last week during routine maintenance. The corpses were preserved
in the receding Tsanfleuron glacier, near a slew of trendy ski resorts at 2,600 meters (8,500 feet)
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| Francine and Marcelin Dumoulin went missing from their Swiss farm in 1942. |
When he got closer, he noticed a collection of frozen accessories -- backpacks, watches, mess kits, a glass bottle and boots -- all of which dated back several decades.
Decked in World War II-era clothing, the duo was frozen close together. Their bodies have since been airlifted from the Alps.
The couple's youngest daughter, 79-year-old Marceline Udry-Dumoulin, told Swiss paper Le Matin their children had never stopped looking for them.
