Lead by Igor Dyatlov, an experienced mountaineer, the group proceeded as planned. Over the next few days, the group traveled to the city of Ivdel first by train, then proceeded to Vizhay by bus. On January 28 one of the hikers, economics student Yuri Yudin, had begun to feel quite ill. Sverdlovsk, formerly known as Yekaterinburg after the wife of Peter the Great, was founded to exploit the mineral resources of the Ural mountains. The next three bodies were found at varying distances between the tent and the cedar tree, covered by snow.

Source: Forbes February 01, 2019 19:21 UTC