Search for the glacier victim is still underway

The search for the remains of Chinese adventurer and glacier hiker Wang Xiangjun is still underway in Lhari county of Nagchu, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, after his presumed death, according to a report by thepaper, a Shanghai-based online news portal.

Known as "Glacier Bro" on social media, Wang reportedly died after falling into a glacier waterfall on Dec 20. On Saturday, his younger brother confirmed the death with a statement on social media.

The 30-year-old glacier-chaser had photographed more than 70 glaciers in Southwest China over the past seven years. In December 2019, Wang was invited as a guest speaker to the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 to share his experience of shooting glaciers.

He made it his mission to get up close and personal with glaciers, hoping to raise awareness in China and beyond about climate change and global warming.

Right after Wang fell into a glacier waterfall in Lhari county at 1 pm on Dec 20, a rescue team was deployed by the local township government, with police, firefighters and emergency management personnel performing search and rescue work. Wang has not been found, so far, said a member of the county's emergency bureau as quoted by thepaper on Monday.

"The casualty is likely to be under the floe. The depth of the water is between 10 and 20 meters," said the member.

The terrain of the place is complex, with no communication signal and less human activity, and there is not a proper road yet.

The county bureau of emergency management said it would update the search process in a statement later.