An Intrepid Meteorologist Spent 66 Years Trapped In Ice. Scientists Finally Found His Body.
created: Aug. 18, 2025, 1:24 p.m. | updated: Aug. 21, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The body of 25-year-old meteorologist Dennis “Tink” Bell has been found after being lost in a glacier for 66 years.
After 66 years lost to the ice, the body of a 25-year-old British meteorologist who fell into a glacier off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula has finally been found.
But earlier this year, a new chapter was added to the story of Dennis Bell.
British Antarctic Survey Festivities for personnel from Admiralty Bay Station, c.1958.
The BAS’ press release notes that Bell Point, located at 62° 06′ 41” S 58° 51′ 56” W on King George Island, is named for Dennis Bell.
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