Fact: In February of 1959, nine Russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the Ural Mountains in Russia.
Fact: Two weeks later, all nine were found dead.
Fact: What happened to them is a mystery that has baffled investigators and researchers for decades. It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident.
Rumors have attributed their deaths to everything from alien encounters and government conspiracies to supernatural causes. To date, no one has been able to adequately explain wh
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YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 4, 2019: Files seen during a press conference on the investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident case that has recently been reopened. Between February 1 and 2, 1959, a group of nine skiers led by Igor Dyatlov died under unclear circumstances in the Northern Urals. Donat Sorokin/TASS (Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images)
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YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 4, 2019: The head of Sverdlovsk Region's directorate for the supervision over the execution of federal laws, Andrei Kuryakov during a press conference on the investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident case that has recently been reopened. Between February 1 and 2, 1959, a group of nine skiers led by Igor Dyatlov died under unclear circumstances in the Northern Urals. Donat Sorokin/TASS (Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images)
YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 4, 2019: Files seen during a press conference on the investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident case that has recently been reopened. Between February 1 and 2, 1959, a group of nine skiers led by Igor Dyatlov died under unclear circumstances in the Northern Urals. Donat Sorokin/TASS (Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images)
YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 4, 2019: Files seen during a press conference on the investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident case that has recently been reopened. Between February 1 and 2, 1959, a group of nine skiers led by Igor Dyatlov died under unclear circumstances in the Northern Urals. Donat Sorokin/TASS (Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images)
YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 4, 2019: Files seen during a press conference on the investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident case that has recently been reopened. Between February 1 and 2, 1959, a group of nine skiers led by Igor Dyatlov died under unclear circumstances in the Northern Urals. Donat Sorokin/TASS (Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images)
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YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 4, 2019: A member of the Dyatlov group's search team, academician Petr Bartolomei, during a press conference on the investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident case that has recently been reopened. Between February 1 and 2, 1959, a group of nine skiers led by Igor Dyatlov died under unclear circumstances in the Northern Urals. Donat Sorokin/TASS (Photo by Donat Sorokin\TASS via Getty Images)
Siberian Military District, USSR. Captain N.Klemichev, a motorized infantry tank battalion commander, during a drill at the firing range. S.Dyatlov/TASS (Photo by TASS via Getty Images)