The Mystery of the Tatra Mountains

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On a summer morning in 1925, a Polish family set out on a planned hike through one of the country’s picturesque mountainous regions. Beset by uncharacteristically poor weather conditions, what happened to them next remains unexplained to this day. Join us this week, as we delve into, the mystery of the Tatra Mountains.

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[amHlam]

Can we just stop, give a nod in the direction of, and props to, the man who over-hears a missing family's – and total stranger's – plight, in a tavern, only for him to mount his own rescue mission the next day? Brig. Gen. Zaruski, I salute you, sir.

[PedanticGaming]

Believe it or not, this was not the first time Mariusz Zaruski had rescued a lone female survivor of a lost party in the Tatra mountains. In 1914 he led a rescue party that saved Maria Bandrowski, after she had lost her brother and his fiancee to a fall. I feel Wasserberger also deserves praise, his actions to help the family cost him his own life.

[necrophadian]

one thing i like about bedtime stories is that they treat the unfortune people caught in these events with a degree of respect and consolation.

[anon]

I was up in the Tatra Mountains with two friends this summer. It is a super beautiful area, but as with all such mountain areas one should be really careful not to be too ambitious with the route one chooses. The route we intended to go turned up to be closed for descend in the direction we were heading, so we had to choose an alternative route. This one turned out to be much much longer than we anticipated, and none of us, especially my female friend, were super good with traversing that kind of terrain. At the same time the weather changed suddenly, starting to rain and thunder, making it semi dangerous to climb on the mountain. We were all beyond exhausted when we finally made it back to the starting point, and I am just happy that nothing bad happened which it easily could have.

[Digidi]

we used to visit the tatras when I was a kid with my parents and as an adult I went there a few times by myself, and I always had an ominous feeling while hiking there
once I went to the "Great Hincovo Tarn" and the next day I heard on the news that a guy fell and died not far from where I was, it still gives me chills when I think about it

[Dutch_Prepper]

I love seeing all these stories that I would otherwise have never heard of. Thanks for doing all the research.

[thegoldenorder]

If this show was on Netflix, it would absolutely explode. Nothing comes close to its originality or attention to detail. Bravo 👏

[Skullbeecal]

it’s a tiredness that weighs heavy in the chest. It happened to me one time after losing my dirtbike in a valley and having to walk back to the road in full gear and misty wet conditions, with the sun going down . Near the top of the mountain ridge out of the valley I immediately became too tired to walk, then after sitting down in the mud I began to feel so tired I wanted to go to sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, mentally something was telling me it would only be a minute of rest, & I began to mentally freak out. kept Trying to wake up and keep my eyes open. It felt like I went from being okay, hiking steady to deathly intoxicated and wanting to blackout. After about what felt like an eternity of this struggle I crawled to my knees and then to my feet, and walking another 20 feet or so I felt normal again. Checked my phone & I had been there about 20 minutes. In another 100 feet I felt strong again and jogged the way down the other side of the mountain. I was a running athlete at the time this happened, I was well hydrated and I had been having healthy snacks all throughout the day. My gear wasn’t too heavy either about 30lbs total with boots, pack, helmet, clothing, water and snacks.
You get so tired you can’t control yourself.

I got my dirtbike back after a week, I double rode in with tools and fixed the problem. My bike is a 97 and it lost ignition from the conditions being too wet when the lighting coil wire got damaged and lost its water seal.

[mirandagoldstine]

I have a theory: could it be possible the three victims accidentally drank tainted water from a stream or brackish pond? If the Tatra mountains had mining going on at the time there could have been runoff from hypothetical mines that got into the water or else some kind of algae. The three victims, wanting to refill empty canteens might have refilled from what they thought was clean water only to have it laced with heavy metals or algae blooms which affected all three victims. Depending on how much water they drank the father and son could have been the first and second victims due to their heart conditions with the third hiker being the last to finally pass away. After all it was noted he was in good health. Of course it could also be possible they accidentally consumed a poisonous fungi or berry. I’m not at all familiar with the Tatra mountain region (I’m from America) nor do I know a lot about what can cause the body to go into the state the victims were found in so if a person familiar with heart conditions and the Tatra mountains (specifically if there was ever any mining and what type of flora can be found in that area) that would be great.

[Rukasu.]

I'm from Poland and I were many times in Tatra with my parents and brothers. And I seriously never heard of this story. This gives me a little chill to my spine

[ninavale.]

I have never, ever heard of this story in my life and I live in Poland...then again in a completely different region than Tatras are in. It's over 4 hours drive from my city(372km/231.15 miles). We have a different mountain chain closer tho and that's where people go for weekend trips. Tatras is more like Winter Break/Vacation place. It is picturesque tho...I've got to agree. Air is certainly a bit cleaner up top.

[ForsaknBreed]

Reminds me of a 411 case where father and son got lost while hunting and the son became very weak for no reason then disappeared while his father was moving towards what he thought were headlights

[AriAri-koll]

Kasznica is actually pronouned 'cash-knee-tza', but other than that - another great episode <3 So awesome to hear you cover a story from my home country!

As for the case itself, it's pretty much solved. Nothing out of ordinary was ever found, the media coverage targeted the woman (by the way - her name was Zofia, not Waleria) for sake of pure muckracking. The hikers did not die at the same moment either. Granted, they all perished within 15 to 20 minutes of one another, but given the harsh weather conditions and their extreme exhaustion, it doesn't seem that unsettling. It's actually just the sex of the sole survivor that blew this case out of proportion.

[Polyphemus]

I'm late to the party, having just discovered your channel a couple of days ago, but I'm sure enjoying bingeing! Well researched and written stories with beautifully rendered illustrations, and intelligent, professional narration. SO rare these days, and so welcome.

[jameshooper]

I just want to say how much I love the closing music. Such a creepy tag to the tale. It's the unsung hero as it gives the story's mood and close a moment to sink in rather than just have the next YouTube recommendation load in with some moment killing advert. Brilliant channel.

[Salty_der_Regenmacher]

Tatras are a really dangerous mountain range that is often underestimated by tourists.

[herluka]

I used to go to the Tatra mountains as a kid with my family and school. And back then, there were no mysteries as everything could be explained by tourists being ill-equipped or wearing flip-flops on a mountain hike 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[highdesert]

Alcohol is a vasodilator. So, given they were likely dealing with hypothermia, the body restricts blood flow to the extremities to keep the core warmer. The alcohol reverses this process. She did not ingest the alcohol and it likely saved her life.

[catxborsuq]

Wow, I live in Poland and never heard of this story (I jokingly expected that you were about to talk of the "mystery" of why people go up those mountains in shorts during winter; which happens amazingly often...), thanks for making this video about it^^

[annaak]

I’m from Poland and have hiked alone in Tatra mountains many times. Never heard of these stories before. This area is absolutely stunning and very much lush fairy tale vibes. Although I’m sure I won’t hike alone again after hearing these stories. Thank you for doing such amazing research and sharing this with us.