A married couple who disappeared 75 years ago was found in a Swiss glacier

The remains of Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin (Marcelin/Francine Dumoulin), who disappeared on August 15, 1942, were found in the Swiss Alps in the Tsanfleuran glacier near the ski resort of Le Diableret. The police confirmed the identity of the victims after a DNA test and identification by the couple's daughter. The couple were found lying next to each other along with backpacks, a bottle, a book and a watch.

For 75 years, nothing was known about the fate of the Dumoulins. They were left with seven children, five boys and two girls, who were sent to foster homes after a two-month search for the missing in the mountains led to nothing. There is a version that the couple fell into a crevice in the glacier.

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Source: Daily Mail

40-year-old Marcelin Dumoulin, who worked as a shoemaker at the time, and his wife Francine, a 37-year-old schoolteacher (pictured), left their house in the village of Shandolin on August 15, 1942 and went to the mountains to milk cows grazing nearby in a meadow. Since then, the couple has not been seen again.

Representatives of the Swiss police said that the remains were found in the glacier at an altitude of 2615 meters and officially identified. Monique Gautschy, the couple's youngest daughter, was called in for identification.

The discovery gave the Dumoulin couple's relatives to finally find out what happened to the couple, say goodbye and bury them.

According to local newspapers, the couple was identified by wartime documents. But according to another daughter, Marceline, who was only four years old when she was orphaned, the children immediately realized that the remains belonged to their parents.

"We have not lost hope all our lives, we have been looking for parents. Now we can organize the funeral they deserve," said 79-year-old Marcelin. "After 75 years of suspense and waiting, I can say that this news has brought me peace."

Also, one of the daughters remembered that their mother went for such a walk with her father for the first time. She was pregnant most of the time and couldn't climb glaciers. After completing the search, the pair of children were separated and placed in different families. Although they lived in the same region, the siblings soon became strangers to each other.

"I won't wear black to the funeral. White is more suitable. It symbolizes the hope that I have never lost," Marcelin shared.