they found him two years ago or at least a good part of the poor crewman. As I kid I climbed in the area and we knew of the existence of him and the cracked up a/c miles away back in the 60's and the reports then were so subtle and quiet about leaving the dead lay respectfully. hope this does not cause a backlash of thrill seekers. I know kings canyon and inf act quite abit of the sierra as this is where I honed my craft for many many years. It is rugged as it is beautiful way in the back-country. right now this is going to be rushed if they want to excavate. Snows start dumping at Augusts end into September. My relatives are already up there as I write this ........... wishing I was there right now. E ~ :digitalcamera: am sure the photos are in earnest
The military will want to recover the remains as quickly as possible. They might have them out in as little as a week. Hopefully the remotness of the location will keep the souviner hunters away until the recover team arrives. I'd also guess they will some extra people to search close by for any other remains of the other crew.
Interesting story, thanks for sharing. Probably more bodies will be found in the future all over the world with melting glaciers ans global warming.
The ones in the glaciers were frozen and sort of momified, those in the seas are gone I'm afraid too. Yet there are some classified submarine graveyards, such as the Lancastria wreckage . Other MIA's who are buried in the ground are sometimes found after years
"All four were given a military funeral in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, but for decades the servicemen's families have struggled to find closure. Mustonen was laid to rest in his hometown last year." At last, they get to go home.
