Relatives of the victims of the 1959 Dyatlov Pass tragedy are calling for the bodies to be exhumed and the case reopened as a possible group murder investigation, citing missing forensic procedures in the original Soviet inquiry.

Relatives of nine hikers who died in the 1959 Dyatlov Pass tragedy in Russia's northern Urals, represented by lawyer Yevgeny Chernousov, are seeking exhumation of the bodies and a fresh criminal investigation to conduct modern chemical and histological examinations, arguing the original Soviet case lacked essential documentation and that crucial forensic procedures were never carried out.