# In river experiments, banded bundles did not survive six months and did not travel far intact; the bands on…

> In river experiments, banded bundles did not survive six months and did not travel far intact; the bands on the Cooper bundles were intact.

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# In river experiments, banded bundles did not survive six months and did not travel far intact; the bands on…

In river experiments, banded bundles did not survive six months and did not travel far intact; the bands on the Cooper bundles were intact.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The bundles washed down a tributary (the Washougal) into the Columbia and were deposited on the bar by the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXMRT6419/the-bundles-washed-down-a-tributary-the-washougal-into-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). In river experiments, banded bundles did not survive six months and did not travel far intact; the bands on… [Evidence EVD0D6SXN8E0S5K]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D6SXN8E0S5K
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