A Lost Explorer Found

IN JUNE OF 1997, A 31-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI man by the name Naseeruddin disappeared into a cave while traveling in the Supat Valley in the mountainous northern region of Pakistan called Kohistan, never to be seen again.

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He left behind a wife and two children, and for years, the family of the missing man searched the area for any sign of him-ultimately, to no avail.

"Our family left no stone unturned to trace him over the years," Malik Ubaid, the man's nephew, told the Agence France-Presse. "Our uncles and cousins visited the glacier several times to see if his body could be retrieved, but they eventually gave up as it wasn't possible." After nearly three decades, the search for Naseeruddin has finally come to an end. This past July 31, a local shepherd in the valley named Omar Khan discovered the missing man's body, with an identification card still on him. But that wasn't the only surprise.