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Missing Canadian Hockey Player Found Frozen in The Alps
What Happened to The Canadian Hockey Player Found Frozen in The Alps?
Hockey Players' Body Found After 14 Years
The body of a Canadian hockey player who went missing in Austria in 1989 was found frozen in the Alps.
BBC 9 SEP 2023
The body of a Canadian hockey player who went missing in Austria in 1989 has been found frozen in the Alps.
A man grooming the snow found Duncan MacPherson's body last week 40 km south of Tyrol, Austria. The 23-year-old had been snowboarding on the Stubaier Glacier when he disappeared.
His parents, Bob and Lynda MacPherson, will leave for Austria later in the week. The body was discovered with identification, but his mother says she has to see for herself.
"We have to see Duncan's body to be certain in our minds that it is him," said his mother.
MacPherson had been a 1984 National Hockey League first-round draft pick when he went missing. He played three pro seasons in the American Hockey League before accepting a position with Scotland's Dundee Tigers.
After his disappearance, officials told the family his rented snowboarding equipment had been returned. His parents and girlfriend spent six weeks in Europe searching for MacPherson.
But the equipment was found with the body.
His mother says they are glad to finally know what happened to their son. They hope to have an autopsy done and bring the body back to Canada.
UPDATE
Authorities maintain his death was an accident. But The Fifth Estate and top forensic specialists broke new ground in his case.
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