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In reply to the discussion: (1) How Unsolved Missing Person Cases Are Solved (Pt. 1) [View all]AmyStrange
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Have Scientists Finally Unraveled the 60-Year Mystery Surrounding Nine Russian Hikers Deaths?
By Meilan Solly
New research identifies an unusual avalanche as the culprit behind the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident
In February 1959, university student Mikhail Sharavin made an unexpected discovery on the slopes of the Ural Mountains.
Dispatched as a member of a search party investigating a group of nine experienced hikers disappearance, Sharavin and his fellow rescuers spotted the corner of a tent peeking out beneath the snow, as he told BBC News Lucy Ash in 2019. Inside, they found supplies, including a flask of vodka, a map and a plate of salo (white pork fat), all seemingly abandoned without warning. A slash in the side of the tent suggested that someone had used a knife to carve out an escape route from within, while footprints leading away from the shelter indicated that some of the mountaineers had ventured out in sub-zero temperatures barefoot, or with only a single boot and socks.
Perplexed, the search party decided to toast to the missing groups safety with the flask found in their tent.
We shared [the vodka] out between usthere were 11 of us, including the guides, Sharavin recalled. We were about to drink it when one guy turned to me and said, Best not drink to their health, but to their eternal peace.
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-may-have-finally-unraveled-mystery-dyatlov-pass-incident-180976886/
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