Nine young people set out on a hiking expedition to the Ural Mountains in early 1959. None of them made it back alive. Although many have tried to explain what happened to these unfortunate young people and why their bodies and gear were found in such a strange state, no explanation comes any nearer than the conclusions from the official decision to close the case, nearly sixty years ago. This official resolution concludes that they were set upon by “an overwhelming force [they] were not able to overcome.” This has come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident, and it remains unsolved today.

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