The remains of a British scientist who died in Antarctica 66 years ago have been revealed by a melting glacier. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) says Dennis "Tink" Bell fell into a crevasse during a glacier survey at Admiralty Bay on King George Island on July 26, 1959.

A British researcher's remains were discovered in a melting Antarctic glacier after he died in an accident in 1959.

The remains of a 25-year-old Antarctic researcher have been found 66 years after he disappeared when he fell into a crevasse in 1959 during a survey mission, officials said. Dennis "Tink" Bell's remains were found among rocks exposed by a receding glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island,