When Was Otzi the Iceman Killed?

The famed mummy died from an arrow to the back on a high Alpine mountain pass 5,300 years ago.

When was Ötzi removed from the ice?

After four days of trying, Otzi's body was finally removed from the ice on September 23, 1991. Sealed up in a body bag, Otzi was flown via helicopter to the town of Vent, where his body was transferred to a wooden coffin and taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Innsbruck.

What did Ötzi do before he died?

We know quite a bit about Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old individual whose remarkably well-preserved remains were found in the Italian Alps in 1991. ... In the new study, researchers were able to determine that shortly before he was killed, Ötzi chowed down on cooked grains and cured meat.

Alexander Ross

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