The body of Nasiruddin, missing since 1997, was discovered almost perfectly preserved near the edge of the melting Lady Meadows glacier in Northern Pakistan. He and his brother had fled to the mountains after a dispute in their village. His brother made it out alive, but Nasiruddin fell into a crevasse.

Over the last 28 years, his family searched for him, often revisiting the glacier in the hope of finding signs, clues—anything. They never found any. They mourned and processed Nasiruddin’s passing, thinking they’d never see him again.

It wasn’t until July 31 of this year that a shepherd stumbled across his intact remains, still dressed and carrying an ID card on him. His clothes weren’t even tattered and torn. After nearly 30 years, he had finally been released from the glacier he had be

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