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Russian prosecutors close the Dyatlov Pass review, citing an avalanche

When: 11 Jul 2020
Where: Dyatlov Pass, Russia
Sources: 2 public sources

The Dyatlov group's tent as searchers found it in February 1959 Anonymous / Soviet investigators, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Andrei Kuryakov of Russia's Ural prosecutor's office said the reopened inquiry found the nine hikers who died in 1959 fled their tent in a storm fearing an avalanche and froze. Soviet investigators' 'unknown, compelling force' wording had fed theories ranging from military tests to aliens.

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PressProsecutors say avalanche killed Dyatlov group in Urals in 1959 (opens in a new tab)TASS / 2020-07-11
PressRussian officials reportedly close investigation into mysterious 1959 hiking disaster (opens in a new tab)RFE/RL (Current Time) / 2020-07-12

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