# People (Mansi hunters, escaped prisoners, a military or security team) forced the group from the tent and…

> Disputed: People (Mansi hunters, escaped prisoners, a military or security team) forced the group from the tent and caused the injuries.

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# People (Mansi hunters, escaped prisoners, a military or security team) forced the group from the tent and…

People (Mansi hunters, escaped prisoners, a military or security team) forced the group from the tent and caused the injuries.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Footprints other than the group's, signs of struggle, missing valuables, or weapon injuries.

## What would rule it out

- The scene shows only the group's tracks and no struggle, as the 1959 investigators found.

## Evidence 1 for · 2 against

[Beta contamination on some clothing from the ravine bodies has not been explained.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DPSJ4ADW/beta-contamination-on-some-clothing-from-the-ravine-bodies)

Suggestive

FOR

[Investigators found only the group's footprints, no struggle, and nothing taken; the Mansi were questioned…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DP9Y4WBH/investigators-found-only-the-groups-footprints-no-struggle)

Established

AGAINST

[The facial soft-tissue loss on the ravine bodies was judged post-mortem.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DPHR51B7/the-facial-soft-tissue-loss-on-the-ravine-bodies-was-judged)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What made nine experienced ski-tourers cut their way out of the tent and leave it, underdressed, in the dark?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/questions/QST0D79DJCY4S3V/what-made-nine-experienced-ski-tourers-cut-their-way-out-of)

Most likelyA small slab avalanche, released from the wind-loaded slope above the cut the group made to level the tent,…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). People (Mansi hunters, escaped prisoners, a military or security team) forced the group from the tent and… [Answer ANS0D79DP245Q70]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D79DP245Q70
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**ANS** 0D79DP245Q70

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