Terrifying & True | 1993 Hamar-Daban Mystery: Siberia’s “Dyatlov Pass” Tragedy

A true crime / survival mystery from the Siberian wilds: in August 1993, seven hikers entered the Hamar-Daban Mountains of Buryatia (near Lake Baikal)—and only one walked back out. What happened on that windswept ridge has been called the “Buryat Dyatlov Pass”: a sudden storm, a frantic descent, and then a cascade of bizarre symptoms—foaming at the mouth, blood, panic, and collapse—leaving six bodies scattered on an exposed ledge while a terrified teen survivor staggered to a river and found help. 
Officials ruled hypothermia and closed the case. But the details refused to stay buried: claims of missing eyes later attributed to scavengers, questions about food and exhaustion, and theories ranging from toxic exposure to military testing to the possibility of cold/altitude-related pulmonary edema. 
Inside this episode:

• The trek: Lyudmila Korovina leads six young hikers into the Hamar-Daban range
• The turn: August 4–5 — a brutal storm hits at roughly 2,300 meters
• The collapse: eyewitness survivor account of sudden convulsions and rapid deaths
• The recovery: why the scene looked “impossible,” and what time + wildlife can do
• The official file: why authorities said hypothermia—and what they dismissed
• Theories vs. evidence: separating folklore from what the record can actually support

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