Decades After Hikers’ Disappearance, A Cold Case Is Reopened

An Expedition in the Snow

Based on the diary of Dyatlov’s group, some information was salvaged, and it became essential in the case. But the diary cut off on February 1, 1959. The rest was up to authorities and conspiracy theorists to decipher.

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Over 60 years ago, a band of skiers trekking through the Ural Mountains in Russia stashed food, skis, and a mandolin in a valley. They were planning to pick the items up on the way back from their snow expedition.

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