dyatlov pass is a famous incident that happened on the night of 2nd february 1959 in the northern Ural mountains in Russia, when 9 hikers who were ski trekking across the mountains to reach Otorten. But sadly never made it. They were meant to have completed the expedition by the 12th of February and sent a telegram to let people know of there arrival at the sports club. But after days went by and still nothing was heard about the parties whereabouts a search party was finally sent out. After 6 days of searching they found some horrifying evidence! The tent had been found collapsed, covered in snow and ripped open from the inside out. With items of clothing like bags, clothing and shoes still left inside- which would suggest they left in a panic and with some struggle. They then carried on the search and found the first two bodies frozen near the dead remains of a fire. Who had been found with only there under wear on and no shoes. Which is the real mystery as the temperature would have been around -30degrees with snow fall under foot. So they must have ran out in a real panic. Also they were found under a large tree that had broken branches nearly 5 meters high as if they were trying to escape from something?
After days passed more and more bodies were found. Some under 4 meters of snow fall that were found up towards were the tent was found as if it was a fail attempt to reach safety back at the tent. However the story get stranger as some bodies were found with no injuries and had basically died due to the cold temperatures. While others had died due to extensive trauma. As one was found with fatal skull fractures and 2 others found with fatal chest injuries. That experts say is the result of a extreme force such as what you would find in a car crash. But how would they get the such injuries like that? Finally there was one body found with horrified external injuries, as they were found face down with cut out eyes, tongue, lips along with parts of their face missing.
But what made them leave the confines of their tent is still a mystery. Soviet authorities stated they died "due to a unknown compelling force" as to today they still don't know what really happened on the fateful night due to the lack of evidence. however what we do know is something drove them out of that tent, but there are some theories out there which range from a avalanche, to extraterrestrial life or soviet military accident the was covered up. As the place was know for parachute mines being tested by the government around the time the hikers was there. The hikers were just in the wrong place wrong time, but these hypothesis would correspond with injuries they received. People think the events were just a big cover up as journalists got hold of inquest reports that said the tent wasn't erected properly which is something experienced hikers like them would not have done.
Although these are just theories and nobody knows what really happened that night, however i think i believe more in the government cover up due to the fact evidence was released in 1990 which is a long time to wait, also some evidence was missing. Which would suggest the Russian military had a involvement of some kind want to hide what really happened.
The spot the hikers were killed was named dyatlov pass after the parties leader Igor Dyatlov!
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