Roopkund: The Secret Behind India's 'Skeleton Lake,' With Over 800 Human Remains!
Close In Himalayas India, a remote Roopkund lake lodged in a snowy valley is found littered with hundreds of human skeletons. The lake is sited 5,029 metres (16,500feet) above sea level underneath a hilly slope on the Trisul mountains, one of the highest mountains in India, Uttarakhand state. The Frozen Lake The remains are littered around and under the ice at the skeletons lake, which was founded in 1942 by a British ranger patrolling in the forest. The lake remains frozen for the most part of the year, expanding and shrinking depending on the season and weather. The skeleton can be seen onl...