The remains of a plane that crashed in the Swiss Alps in 1968 have been discovered in a glacier more than 54 years after the crash, police said Friday.
Several pieces appeared in the Altsch glacier, in the canton of Wallis (southwest), near the peaks of the Jungfrau and Monch.
Police said the remains had been found on Thursday.
"The investigations have determined that the fragments belong to the remains of a Piper Cherokee, registration HB-OYL, which crashed in that place on June 30, 1968. Recovery work will begin as soon as possible."added the same source.
On board the damaged plane were a professor, a medical officer and his son, all from Zurich, according to the newspaper ’24 Heures’. The plane suffered a fatal accident between the two peaks and the bodies were eventually recovered, but not the plane.
"At the time of the accident, more than 50 years ago, technical resources were limited"said the police". With current media and melting ice, it probably is.
According to the newspaper 24 Heures, a mountain guide discovered the remains on an expedition through the area.