Chivruay Pass incident explained

Native Name:Чивруайская трагедия
Native Name Lang:ru
Date:27–28 January 1973
Venue:Chivryay Pass
Location:Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Type:Multiple deaths
Participants:Ski hikers from Kuibyshev Aviation Institute
Reported Deaths:10 dead from hypothermia

The Chivruay Pass incident (Russian: Чивруайская трагедия,) is the death of ten ski hikers in the Lovozero Massif in the Soviet Union between 27 and 28 January 1973. The trekking group, who were all from the Kuibyshev Aviation Institute, had been hiking the slopes of Lovozero Massif in an area of Chivruay Pass.

After the group's bodies were discovered, an investigation by Soviet Union authorities determined that all ten had died from hypothermia.

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