Russia s Dyatlov mountain mystery unraveled after many decades, unexplained deaths
A series of odd observations during the Dyatlov Pass incident have made it one of Russia s greatest mysteries. It remained classified until the 1970s.
Jan 29, 2021 12:12:40 IST
The mysterious deaths of nine young hikers in the winter of 1959 at a remote pass in the Ural mountains has been an odd fascination for Russia for decades. In that time, it has spawned countless theories from aliens to a botched nuclear test. Now research published Thursday in the journal
Communications Earth and Environment has added weight to a natural explanation for the deaths of the experienced mountaineers, whose frozen bodies were found scattered across the snowy landscape, some with terrible injuries.