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Journey Begins
The ten hikers set off on their planned 22 day trek from the city of Sverdlovsk. -
Yudin Returns
Five days into the hike, one of the members, Yuri Yudin, falls ill and turns back to return home. The nine others continue on. -
Hikers set up camp
The hikers set up their tent on the side of Holatchal mountain. They plan to continue on to mount Otorten in the morning. -
Night of Deaths
Early in the morning, an unknown force causes the hikers to flee their tent into the frigid darkness. All nine hikers died within a couple hours. -
No Return
The hikers are expected to return back home on this date. -
Worried Families
Relatives of the hikers begin to worry, and pressure authorities to instigate a police search. -
The Search Begins
A formal search for the missing hikers begins. A criminal investigation is also ordered. -
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Search and Investigation for the Russian Hikers
During this lengthy search, all the bodies were disovered, and their clothing and items were taken to be analyzed. No real conclusion was made over the cause of their deaths. -
The Search Continues
During a lengthy search process that lasted until May 4th, the bodies of the hikers are eventually discovered. They died at varying distances from the tent, and some were under feet of snow. Most perished from hypothermia, but others had strange, traumatic injuries that couldn't be explained. -
The case is closed off
The criminal case is discontinued, and "an unknown, compelling force" was left responsible for their deaths. The details of the case were unavailable to the public until 1992.
