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

Attempt to Excavate

5300 year old iceman
IMAGE BY: YouTube/Smithsonian Channel

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The police asked a lodge keeper nearby for help in excavating the body. Using a small jackhammer and ice axes, the group began the difficult task of trying to free the body from its icy prison.

 

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