The Bodies With Missing Eyes and a Tongue

Name: The Bodies With Missing Eyes and a Tongue
Genre: Documentary

The final four victims emerge from a creek with injuries and missing tissue that transform a disaster into an enduring mystery.

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Transcript

Two had missing eyes, one a missing tongue, another lacked eyebrows.
Four bodies were found in May, lying in running water in a creek.
The remaining four bodies were found beneath several feet of snow.
Three bodies had damaged soft tissue around the head and face.
The record documented injuries, not a universally accepted cause.
Six victims died from hypothermia, three from physical trauma.
A Soviet investigator warned about reading the injuries: Keep the injury count separate from the story people want it to tell.
Searchers found eight or nine pairs of tracks descending from the tent.
Searchers counted eight or nine footprint sets: socks, one boot, bare feet.
At the tent, investigators found no struggle or evidence of others.
Tent experts concluded three canopy cuts were made from inside.
Inside, sliced salo on a plate awaited supper as they left.
Early on, the first two bodies were found near a forest fire, while four remained undiscovered.
One victim had major skull damage, and two had severe chest trauma.
Search continued by lantern light beside recovered expedition gear.
Mikhail Sharavin toasted the group's health, but another man suggested eternal peace.
Soviet investigation concluded a compelling natural force killed them.
The question hangs over the silent file.

The examiners’ final count split the group in two: six died from hypothermia, while three died from physical trauma.

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