The Economic Times

In 1897, three Swedish explorers disappeared while trying to reach the North Pole by balloon. 33 years later, their bodies were found

The 1897 North Pole balloon expedition led by Swedish explorer Salomon August Andre ended in disaster when his balloon became uncontrollable and disappeared over the Arctic. For 33 years, the fate of Andre and his two companions remained unknown until their remains, diaries and photographs were discovered on a remote Svalbard island in 1930, revealing how the expedition unfolded after the balloon crashed.