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Body of Semen Zolotarev was found at the Dyatlov Pass with two hats, scarf, short, long sleeve shirt, black sweater and a coat with two upper buttons unbuttoned. It was fairly clear that the guy didn't die from the coldness. On the contrary the den was pretty warm place for him. His lower part of the body was protected by underwear, two pairs of pants and a pair of skiing pants. He had a copy of newspapers, several coins, compass, and other few items. His legs were protected by a pair of socks and a pair of warm leather hand made shoes known as "burka". They probably couldn't keep him warm for a long time, but in the den it was sufficient in keeping the man alive. Additionally the body of Zolotarev had a camera around his neck as it it clearly seen on the pictures. We should add that this camera became a complete surprise to Yury Yudin. He assumed the group had only four cameras that were found in the tent. And all of the sudden a fifth camera turned out on the body. Unfortunately melting water damaged the film. But the question still lingers. Why did Zolotarev left the tent with the camera and why did he take two cameras to the trip? One was used on daily basis and everyone saw it. It was left in the tent and discovered there by the search party, but another was hidden throughout a journey and was found only after Semen Zolotarev have died.
- eye balls are missing (1)
- missing soft tissues around left eye brow, size 7*6 cm, bone is exposed (2)
- flair chest, broken 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ribs on the right side, two fracture lines
- open wound on the right side with exposed bone, 8*6 cm in size
Both Zolotarev and Dubinina have an interesting pattern of injuries. They are very similar in direction and force despite difference in shape, height and body composition of the two. This would suggest that whatever caused these injuries was not a single uniform event.
Sheet 349
mountains. Ivdel
ACT number 2
forensic examination of the corpse.
May 9, 1959 According to the decision the prosecutor criminologist
Sverdlovsk regional prosecutor's office on May 7, 1959
sud.med.ekspertom oblbyuro forensics for the Sverdlovsk Region
Renaissance, in the presence of the prosecutor-criminalist of the
Sverdlovsk regional prosecutor's office ml. Counsellor of Justice LN
Ivanova, an expert forensic Churkina GA, indoors infirmary morgue n
/ I number 240, in daylight investigated the corpse gr.Zolotareva
Alexander, 37 years, to determine the cause of death.
Circumstances of the case:
January 23 a group of tourists in the composition of the 9
participants went to ski tour route Ivdel - Mount Otorten. I.II.59,
the group began to climb and in the evening stood at the height of
1079. On the night of February 2, all participants of the march were
killed.
A. External examination:
On the dissecting table lay the corpse of a male clothing: cap on
his head wearing ear flaps, black, trimmed with black fur, sporting
woolen knitted cap in red, with three light stripes. Wool scarf in a
cage of brown and blue with unbuttoned pin, scarf Ponos. Travel
tales mask and green tarpaulin with elastic bands. Fur vest on a
black sheepskin, Ponos much. Brown sports flannelette jacket
buttoned. The left breast pocket without buttons. They are three
buttons in the top two gates undone. The sleeve on the left arm
fastened to one button, while the right unbuttoned. Black cotton
svitr slightly Ponos. Sport cotton with blue-sleeved T shirt, cotton
knitted cherry-colored shirt. Canvas khaki pants overalls with two
patch pockets. In the right pocket of the bulb and coins in three,
five and fifteen cents. Black quilted cloaks, they brown woolen
socks, and on the right foot and a sock on the left two darned sock,
a wool, the other cotton. In the inner breast pocket of the overalls
were a comb and a ball of yarn. In the back pocket of the overalls
rolled up newspaper. Under the coverall torn flannel blue ski pants
with buttons, three buttons on the belt is not fastened down buttons
on the cuffs buttoned. Inside his pockets empty, underneath the
second pants are the same, but on the gums. In the pocket of the
pants pieces of paper and five coins, two to 15 kopecks, two for 2
kopecks.. and 10 kopecks. Grey cotton trunks dressed to the left
side over the blue satin panties. On the left hand wearing a
compass.
After removing the clothes found:. Corpse of a male, a satisfactory
supply of correct body length 172 cm Cadaverous lilovoserogo spot
color, richly arranged on the back of the neck, trunk and
extremities, and on the side of the rib cage on the right. Rigor
mortis was resolved in muscle groups joints. The fronto-parietal
region of balding site.
- 2 -
Available scalp to the touch slides, remnants of hair black color up
to 10 cm in the right parietal region -. Soft tissue defect of
irregular shape with a thinned size of 8 x 6 cm, slightly podmyatymi
edges, exposing the parietal bone.. Skin Face zelenovatoserogo
color. The forehead is low, sloping backwards. The eyebrows are
absent. In the brow and eye sockets soft tissue defect rounded shape
at the site 7 x 6 cm. With thinned edges, exposing the facial bones.
Hollow gape. The eyeballs are absent. Bridge of nose straight. The
bones and cartilage of the nose to the touch intact. The nose is
flattened at the bottom. nose holes are compressed. On the upper lip
on the right-preserved remains of a brown mustache, lips
blednoserogo color. Teeth are smooth, white. On the right side of
the upper jaw tooth and two crowns of white metal, four crowns of
white metal on the lower jaw. Mouth wide open. The mucous membrane
of the mouth zelenovatoserogo color (putrid changes). The openings
of the mouth and the ear passages clean. The neck is long, thin. The
rib cage is cylindrical in shape. The stomach is located below the
chest level. External genitalia are formed correctly. From traces of
the anus release the stool. In the area of fingers and toes "bath
skin". Covers the trunk and extremities serovatosinyushnogo color
with slipping surface layer of skin, the epidermis. His fingers
half-bent brushes. At the rear of the right hand at the base of the
big toe tattoo "Gene". At the rear of the right forearm in the
middle third of the tattoo with the image of '' beet and letters + C
"on the rear of the left forearm tattoo with the image of" GS
"DAERMMUAZUAYA" five-pointed star and the letters "C", the letters G
+ C + C = D "and figures 1921".
B. The internal survey:
Skin patches of the scalp with the inner surface of the wet, dull, blednokrasnogo color. The bones of the skull base and vault intact. The dura mater sinyushnozelenovatogo color, poor blood supply. Pia thin, muddy. Brains and brain sulcus poorly distinguishable. The gray matter of the brain poorly distinguishable from white. The contours of the brain ventricles are not distinguishable. Vessels base of the brain without features. The subcutaneous tissue of the body is developed satisfactorily. The position of internal organs proper. The pleural cavities contained up to I liter of liquid of dark blood. The pericardium contained up to 15 cm 3 turbid, amber-colored liquid. Heart size of 13 x 10 x 6 cm. The heart muscle in the dark red color of the cut. The right and left half of the heart contained up to 50 cm3 dark liquid blood. The valves of the aorta and pulmonary artery of the heart somewhat thickened by closing the line. Coronary heart free, passable. The inner surface of the aortic smooth and clean. Light from the surface sinyushnokrasnogo color fluffy to the touch. In the context of lung tissue temnovishnevogo color. When pressed with the cut surface in multiple flows foamy bloody fluid. The lumen of the larynx and bronchi free. The hyoid bone is intact. The mucous membrane of the esophagus, trachea and bronchi sinyushnokrasnogo color. The stomach contained traces of a slimy mass blednokrasnovatogo color. The mucous membrane of the stomach bluish-red color with a barely visible folds. Pancreas on melkodolchataya sectional krasnovatozheltogo color.
- 3 -
The liver surface is smooth, dull. In the context of the fabric of
her burokrasnogo color with a bluish tint and poorly distinguishable
pattern liver. liver size 26 x 15 x 10 x 7 cm. The gallbladder
contained traces of brown liquid. Mucous its brown color. Spleen
loose to the touch. Capsule her wrinkled. spleen size of 10 x 7 x 3
cm. In the context of the spleen tissue of dark cherry color. Pulpas
cut surface gives a great scraping. In the lumen of the small
intestine contained a slimy mass of dirty yellow color. The mucous
membrane of the intestine sinyushnozelenovatogo color. In the lumen
of the colon fecal burozheltovatogo color. The mucous membrane of
the intestine sinyushnoserogo color. Kidneys from the surface
smooth, dull, capsule kidney removed easily. right kidney size 10 x
6 x 3 cm., Left 9.5 x 6 x 3 cm., and cerebral cortical kidney poorly
distinguishable layers. kidney tissue in the dark red color of the
cut. Cortical and medullary layers of the adrenal gland discernible
bad. The bladder contains 500 cm3 turbid yellowish liquid. After
removing organocomplexes of the thoracic and abdominal cavity
defined fracture II, III, IV, V, yi ribs on the right okologrudnoy
and mid-axillary line with hemorrhage into adjacent intercostal
muscles.
For chemical and histological examination of the corpse is taken
from the specified portion of the internal organs.
The medical examiner - the signature (revived)
Prosecutor criminologist - signature (Ivanov)
oblprokuratury
Ml. Counselor of Justice
Forensic Expert (Churkin)
CONCLUSION:
Based on the research of a corpse c. Zolotarev, 37 years old, I
believe that his death was caused by multiple rib fractures on the
right to internal bleeding into the pleural cavity in the presence
of the low temperatures. The above multiple rib fractures in
Zolotarev with the presence of bleeding into the pleural cavity
appeared during his lifetime and are the result of a large force to
the chest area Zolotarev at the time of his fall, or compression of
the drop. Injuries of soft tissues in the head Zolotarev, and the
presence of "the skin of bath" in the fingers, upper and lower
extremities are the postmortem changes of the corpse Zolotarev, who
was in the last time before it is detected in the water.
Death Zolotarev violent.
The medical examiner - the signature (revived)