Summertime in Finland is magical.

When the long, ice-cold winter makes way from milder days,

everyone wants to get out and enjoy the country's natural beauty.

The sun sets for a couple of hours, and days are long and blissful.

The green landscape makes for scenic hiking trails,

and with no shortage of waterways, summer

activities include fishing, canoeing, sailing, and swimming.

In Espo, west of Helsinki, the summer of 1960 was beautiful, with temperatures peaking

at 20 degrees Celsius.

Bodom Yardiv, or Lake Bodom, was a popular spot with campers from Helsinki and surrounding

areas.

There was a public swimming beach, and although the water was cold, it was calm and clear.

On Witt Sunday morning, local carpenter Esco Johanssen waited for the day to warm up before he

went for a swim.

Around 11 a.m., he headed to the lake, walking through the woods along a headland, from

where he planned to jump into the water. As he walked along, he had a strange feeling. It was

awfully quiet. Too quiet.

The eerie silence engulfed him as he walked along,

and then he noticed a collapsed tent.

It was the only tent at the sight,

and something did not look right.

Confused by what he saw,

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