The mystery of ‘Lake of Skeletons’, situated in the Himalayas

Roopkund Lake, at 16,500 meters in the Himalayas, hides skeletal remains of about 200 people, discovered in 1942. Multiple theories have been proposed about their origin, including a 9th-century pilgrimage group struck by a hailstorm. Recent studies complicate the mystery by linking the remains to both South Asian and Mediterranean populations.