# Simulations using automotive cadaver data reproduce rib and skull fractures without external wounds for a…

> Simulations using automotive cadaver data reproduce rib and skull fractures without external wounds for a slab of the inferred size.

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# Simulations using automotive cadaver data reproduce rib and skull fractures without external wounds for a…

Simulations using automotive cadaver data reproduce rib and skull fractures without external wounds for a slab of the inferred size.

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## What it means

Key question[What caused the rib and skull fractures in Dubinina, Zolotaryov and Thibeaux-Brignolles?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/questions/QST0D79DJMR2EHJ/what-caused-the-rib-and-skull-fractures-in-dubinina)

Most likely: a dense snow slab struck them while they lay on packed skis and gear, which acted as a rigid base

**Most likely** unchanged

Answer this evidence bears on[A dense snow slab struck them while they lay on packed skis and gear, which acted as a rigid base.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/answers/ANS0D79DR0M2NT7/a-dense-snow-slab-struck-them-while-they-lay-on-packed-skis)

Supports2 for, none against

**Most likely** unchanged

## Sources 1

[Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D79D9BW3H96/mechanisms-of-slab-avalanche-release-and-impact-in-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Simulations using automotive cadaver data reproduce rib and skull fractures without external wounds for a… [Evidence EVD0D79DR8E7GCP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D79DR8E7GCP
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