Not only the Dyatlov group: 4 of the most mysterious accidents in the history of domestic tourism

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The mysterious death of Igor Dyatlov's tourist group has been discussed for half a century. A huge number of articles have been written about that case, many television programs have been filmed and even a television series. But it is worth noting: the case with the Dyatlov group is far from the only one in the history of domestic tourism. And they are all associated with the almost mystical death of people.

Igor Dyatlov's group

The mysterious death of the tourist group of Igor Dyatlov is still the subject of research. When the tourists did not return on time, the alarm was not immediately sounded, and the search for the missing tourists began only a few days later. Until that moment, everyone hoped that there was an unexpected delay on the way and soon nine people would arrive at the place and explain everything. Unfortunately, the long search for the group left no hope: the search parties began to find the bodies of the dead. And after the snow melted, there were even more questions about the reasons for the death of tourists.

Strange cuts were found on the tent, and rumors of the murder began to circulate, although there were no signs of violent death on the bodies of the dead. Later, local residents started talking about an incomprehensible phenomenon - fireballs that appeared near the scene of the tragedy. But even today the secret of the death of the Dyatlov group has not been revealed.

Petr Klochkov's group

Thirteen years after the mysterious death of Igor Dyatlov's group, in July 1972, six climbers led by Pyotr Klochkov disappeared without a trace in the Pamirs. The group was last seen in the village of Muk, and then the climbers' path lay to the pass, after which no traces of the travelers were found. All that the search teams could find was a drop with food near the village and a note on the pass.

It is assumed that somewhere in the vicinity of the Khadyrsha pass or the glacier of the same name, a collapse occurred, and the whole group ended up in an abyss. Unfortunately, it is simply impossible to conduct prospecting work under the huge snow blockages. It is impossible to say exactly where the bodies of six climbers are, who decided to conquer the mountain ranges of the Pamirs.

Group of Lyudmila Korovina

In 1993, seven young people went through the Khamar-Daban pass in Buryatia. The group was headed by the master of sports Lyudmila Korovina. Suddenly worsening weather conditions forced the group to linger in the parking lot due to strong winds and continuous snow and rain. When the tourists were about to move on, one of the expedition members felt bad, his ears suddenly started bleeding, and the group leader, telling the others to go downstairs, tried to help the guy. But even then, panic began in the group, and what happened today cannot be explained. Only one member of the expedition, Valentina Utochenko, managed to escape.

She went down the slope and spent the night somewhere under a boulder. In the morning, returning to the scene of the tragedy, she found only Lyudmila Korovina alive, but she could no longer even move. The only thing that the leader of the expedition managed to do was to show Valentina the direction where she needed to go. By the river, where she reached, the girl met other tourists who helped her. The surviving member of the expedition could not give any comments about the death of her comrades, and the true cause of what happened today remains unknown. Death from hypothermia is possible, but for some reason the group members undressed and took off their shoes, and the existing sleeping bags were left without use.

Chivruay tragedy

At the end of January 1973, 10 skiers-tourists were killed on the Kola Peninsula in the Lovozero tundra. All of them, in fact, froze, but the circumstances of their death still raise many questions. For some reason, the tourists, already in the dark and after a rather difficult day's walk, decided to climb the pass, despite the fact that the air temperature was very low, and a strong wind blew in the back of the travelers. Then they split into two groups, one of which left the equipment and went on reconnaissance or for help, and the rest could not even put up a tent and died. Those who went on reconnaissance did not survive either.

On the fact of the death of tourists from Samara (Kuibyshev at that time), an investigation was carried out and a conclusion was given: the death occurred precisely because of hypothermia. However, it was not possible to find out the details of the investigation. There are no materials of this case in the archives, they seem to have disappeared.

Adventurers and famous explorers often embarked on perilous journeys. Such expeditions have always been carefully thought out and prepared. However, experienced people sometimes disappeared without a trace under very, very mysterious circumstances.