Hundreds of skeletons fill this remote Himalayan lake. How did they get there?
Hundreds of skeletons fill this remote Himalayan lake. How did they get there? Stephanie Pappas © Provided by Live Science Human bones scattered at Roopkund Lake. High in the Himalayas, a four-to-five-day trek from the nearest village, sits an unassuming glacial lake called Roopkund. The spot is beautiful, a dollop of jewel-toned water amid rough gravel and scree, but hardly out of the ordinary for the rugged landscape — except for the hundreds of human bones scattered within and around the lake. These bones, belonging to between 300 and 800 people, have been a mystery si...