This Guy Explains The Swirling Theories Behind The Disappearance Of Soviet Hikers In 1959
by N/A, 9 years ago |
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February, 1959. Nine Soviet students decided to go out for an expedition in the Ural mountains, but when they failed to reach their destination, people began to wonder what had happened to them.
The group set out for the Ural Mountains in Russia...
The nine of them were led by Igor Dyatlov, an experienced mountaineer...
When they failed to make their expected rendezvous 10 days later...
The Soviet government sent in help, fearing the worst...
Five of their bodies were finally found weeks after the expected rendezvous, but it took several months to find the other four hikers...
There are many theories as to what happened–including radioactivity–but still nobody is sure. This strange hiking trip gone wrong became know as:
Watch as Dylan Thuras from Atlas Obscura explains the entire story, and all the theories surrounding it here:
Conclusion? Those crazy Russia winds can make a person actually go crazy.
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