how utterly fascinating, I've never heard of this case!
Do we know what the illness was that caused one of the members to leave the group at the start? I'm wondering if there was a toxicology screen done
at all to rule out any sort of drug that could of been ingested unintentionally causing a psychotic episode and hallucinations? Is there an account
of what they'd been doing in the days previous to the incident?
Do we have access to any of the autopsy reports? Was the girls tongue found at all or was it completely missing?
The skiers with the internal injuries could they of fallen or could the injuries have been caused post mortem by the weight of snow that was on them?
If they had fallen its possible snow provided a 'buffer' thus preventing any serious external injuries and as someone pointed out bruising would of
been at a minimum due to the extreme cold....
Looking at the
wikipedia account they seem to suggest that the radiation levels were not
reported in any contemporary accounts and is a later add on...
Its also interesting to note that
Hypothermia can cause disorientation and confusion so I wander if Hypothermia could in fact be
the cause of the initial confusion?
the victim exhibits incoherent/irrational behavior
Paradoxical undressing Twenty to fifty percent of hypothermia deaths are associated with paradoxical undressing. This typically occurs during
moderate to severe hypothermia, as the person becomes disoriented, confused, and combative. They may begin discarding their clothing, which, in turn,
increases the rate of heat loss.
ETA The spirals found in the same general area are interesting too!
edit on 1/4/11 by Versa because: (no reason given)
