# RFE/RL 2020: Russian Officials Reportedly Close Investigation Into Mysterious 1959 Hiking Disaster

> RFE/RL, 2020. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Documents the scope limit of the 2019–2020 review.

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# Russian Officials Reportedly Close Investigation Into Mysterious 1959 Hiking Disaster

RFE/RL, 2020. _Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty_.

Independent reporting of the 2020 closure, noting that the 2019 review had been limited from the start to three natural explanations (avalanche, slab avalanche, hurricane) and excluded crime.

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Documents the scope limit of the 2019–2020 review.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The Prosecutor General's Office reopens the case, limited to natural causes](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DGP80A56/the-prosecutor-generals-office-reopens-the-case-limited-to)

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[The Dyatlov Pass incident](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass)

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## Cite it

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RFE/RL (2020). Russian Officials Reportedly Close Investigation Into Mysterious 1959 Hiking Disaster. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-officials-reportedly-close-investigation-into-mysterious-1959-hiking-disaster-dyatlov/30722068.html
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