Couple Discovers a Mysterious, 5,300-Year-Old Iceman While Hiking in the Alps

The Body Gets a Nickname

5300 year old iceman
IMAGE BY: YouTube/Smithsonian Channel

The discovery of the frozen body made for quick headlines. Soon, people around the world became fascinated by the strange story. One reporter in Austria nicknamed the body “Otzi the Iceman,” after the area in which he had been found.

 

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