00:00Peruvian police and mountain rescue workers recovered the body of an American climber
00:08who went missing in 2002 as glaciers in Peru's highest mountain.
00:13In a statement, police said the body of William Stamfel was recovered on July 5 at an altitude
00:19of 5,200 meters above sea level.
00:22The 58-year-old Stamfel had been trying to climb the 6,768 meters of Mount Huascaran.
00:30Police said the mummified skeletal corpse still had well-preserved climbing boots, crampons
00:35and clothing, as well as a driver's license and passport.
00:39Stamfel is suspected to have died in an avalanche more than 20 years ago.
00:44It was reported Stamfel was with his friends Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine when
00:49they attempted the climb.
00:51Erskine's body was found shortly after the avalanche, but Richardson's is still missing.
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