A life-size model of Ötzi ötzi The. Iceman photograph By Robert, Clark National Geographic a report Ötzi oetzi ötzi the iceman has 19 genetic relatives Living in austria is the latest in a string of surprising discoveries surrounding the famed. ice mummy. The Iceman has living relatives. Living links to the Iceman have now been revealed by a new DNA study. Gene researchers looking at unusual markers on the Iceman's male sex chromosome report that they have uncovered at least 19 genetic relatives of Ötzi ötzi In'austria S tyrol. region