The Village That Doesn’t Sleep at Night - Roopkund Lake

High in the Himalayas, at sixteen thousand feet, lies a place

of ancient, frozen secrets. This is Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake, hidden away from

the world for most of the year. When the ice melts,

the remains of hundreds of travelers emerge from the icy depths. For centuries,

the mystery of who they were and how they died remained a legend.

Scientific tests reveal these bones belong to diverse groups from across the Eurasian continent.

The cause? A freak hailstorm with stones the size of cricket balls,

offering no escape. Today, the skeletons of Roopkund remain, silent witnesses to