Det blev afgjort, at alle ofrene var frosset ihjel. - men Rustem og Nicolai havde alvorlige kraniebrud, og Ludmila and Alexander Zolotarev havde adskillige brækkede ribben.
The cause of death of all the victims was listed as hypothermia, but Rustem and Nicolai also had serious skull fractures, and Ludmila and Alexander Zolotarev had several broken ribs .