Two theories for an unsolved Soviet mystery
Two theories for an unsolved Soviet mystery
What killed 9 hikers in 1959?
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In February 1959 a group of hikers disappeared in the remote Ural Mountains of Western Siberia. A search party found their tent weeks later, abandoned along with all of their equipment. Frozen bodies were found 1,500 meters away, mysteriously…
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One of the things that remains unexplained about the Dyatlov Pass incident is the radioactive substances found on pieces of clothes that Dubinina and Kolevatov were wearing. The expert testimony in the original radiation analysis report makes it clear that the radiation was unusual.
The 1959 analysis included an experiment involving washing the clothes of the hikers — which they found reduced the level of contamination. The expert then emphasized that the bodies were found in running water. Meaning the level of radioactivity detected, which was excessive when the bodies were found, would have been significantly higher at the time of their death.
Check out the original radiation analysis report, along with all of the other case files scanned and translated at DyatlovPass.com, an amazing resource that has compiled many of the original documents related to the case: https://dyatlovpass.com/case-files-371-377?rbid=17743
-Thanks for watching, Coleman
What about the radiation..
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It was definitely an avalanche
None of your theories account for the radiation.
The only thing I don’t like about the Slab avalanche theory is why not take the time to recover more clothes and supplies from the tent? It couldn’t have been so covered by snow that they couldn’t get the supplies, because they never would have been able to escape the tent in the first place.
In soviet russia, ice breaks you
The picture that was taken by one of the hikers remains a mystery, it looks like a very large man or creature standing in the woods looking at them. It is a fascinating picture. And very disturbing.
Yeah but if they were frozen in the snow or in freezing temperatures the whole time since death, the body's aren't going to decompose that quickly.. if at all? I don't know.. I'm not a mortician. but I wonder if the time frame matches up.
[please read all] Imo it was KGB involved, on of them had a specific injuries- mangled neck, a injury behind his ear and injuries on his fists signalizing a fight, Igor diatlov also had the injuries on his fist. The 4 with the injuries were killed by KGB, and the rest five escaped maybe fough one of them while he was looking for them and froze to death. It has one big proof, "Obmotka" in polish language, which was used in those times by military only was found on the scene even tho it WAS NOT noted on the gear list of the hikers. Why no signs of the fight? KGB is KGB, they masked everything perfectly it seems, plus another proof- high rank officers etc. didnt bother to solve this case and already had a made theory for it of what happened there. Which is also a big proof. And the fact that there were so much weird incidents going around this case, people being assasinated or surviving assasinations that were somehow involved into solving this case. KGB 100%.
They tried to tell there story with the photo. But people dont want to believe for some reason…Peace
THEY TOOK THEIR CLOTHES OFF BECAUSE TO THE END STAGES OF HYPOTHERMIA. ONE FEELS UNCOMFORTABLY WARM. NOR UNCOMMON TO REMOVE CLOTHING IN SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.
Whatever happened to cause the panic happened INSIDE the tent. The hikers were escaping the tent not running towards some exterior threat.
very interesting
Let’s park our tent right at the bottom of a mountain covered in snow…..
It was Range 4 Harry up to his old tricks again ….
True detective season 4 ?!🤔
This has since been solved.😅
I could have believed this story unless two things were more specific. The presence of Radio Active Substances found in two of their clothes & the amputation of body parts. These two specific things directly connect to Aline's abduction & amputation theory in history.
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That one guy who has leg or foot pain was very lucky he did not join the group…
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radation
This is by far the best video I've come across covering this event / story… Thanks!
This is basically True Detective season 4
What about the radiation?
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They evidently were trying to take shelter from something from above, as they were headed for the treeline.
I think the slab avalanche is by far the most consistent with the facts and most importantly with how a group of experienced mountaineers would react. The likely scenario imho is that at some point in the night, the tent was hit by a slab avalanche, almost completely covering it with snow. They manage to cut themselves out, evacuating the tent, grabing as much (or little) clothing as they can.
But it's impossible to stay there because of the wind and apparent risk of more serious avalanche, making digging out the tent seem like unacceptable risk. The only logical option is to leave the ridge, reach the forest.
Situation is dire, but they still act logically and doing what they should. A part of the group attempts to make fire, part of the group starts to dig a snow cave or some form or protection. Since the avalanche risk didn't materialize, the third part of the group takes all the clothing that can be spared and attempts to reach the tent. But unfortunately, this is not survivable due to low temperature and very likely debilitating wind. Everyone succumbs to cold and the group that dig the snow cave gets crushed some time after death.
They made a serious mistake attempting to camp out on the ridge. But after that, they did everything right, yet sometimes, even that is not enough.
I can't imagine a wind alone would force experienced mountaineers to just cut throught the then and leave. Strong, even huricane strong winds, while not something you'd encounter every day is not a cause of dire emergency. Similarly it has been suggested that the stove smoked up the tent – similarly this is incredibly unlikely to elicit this kind of desparate reaction.
Also worth noting that the phrase 'overwhelming force' is imho a mistranslation. The original report says 'стихийная сила' which literal translation would be something like 'spontaneous force' and is probably intended to mean force of nature or something like 'immediate and unexpected force'. I think the intended meaning was basically just 'something happened and they were not able to deal with it' rather then suggesting something omnoius.
This seems like it was the inspiration for season 4 of True detective
I think Disney solved this. Seriously, the AI program that made the snow for the movie Frozen explained it
the real question is what made them camp there
Especially Feb 2 is my special day, I didn't know that this happened on Feb 2 and 1
Just gonna ignore the radiation part I guess
2 Avalanches, wild animals, and U-235 rocks in the debris from teh avalanche. IF…and Im amazed this is "unexplained" you view geological maps from 1959-1968, there is a Uranium mine less than 11 miles NE of the "Datlov Pass", as well as recorded deposits as close as 2 miles.
1 Avalanche decimates the tent. As they are trying to get safe, they hear rumbling and assume the next one kills them, and take off.
Wild animals go for soft materials. Not wolves, and the such, but birds and rodents.
And what about radiation? And what about missing film from a camera of one of hikers who was probably an KGB agent?
The author does not know all the strange things about this story.
The criminal case was opened by the investigator on February 6, and the first bodies were found only 20 days later. How could he know that people died? Semyon Zolotorev asked to be called Alexander and wore tattoos typical of the criminal world. However, people who knew Zolotorov said that they had not seen such tattoos on him. And even that not all oddies.
What about the radiation ?I mean that can't be it allnof them died
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