DNA analysis identifies remains of German climber missing since 1986 on Swiss glacier

Remains were found on the Theodul Glacier in Switzerland and identified via DNA testing as a German mountaineer missing since September 1986.
Melting glaciers have led to an increase in discoveries of the remains of missing climbers in the Alps in recent years.
Experts attribute accelerated glacier melt to climate change caused by human activity.
The climber went missing during an excursion in 1986 and was 38 years old at the time.
His identity has not been disclosed beyond being a German national reported missing decades ago.