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Two fire technicians at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been pronounced dead following an incident at a generator building that powers a radio transmitter near the station.
The incident, which still is under investigation, occurred on Dec. 12 local time (McMurdo Station keeps New Zealand time).
NSF is not releasing any personal information about the deceased at this time. Their next of kin have been notified.
The workers were performing preventative maintenance on the building's fire suppression system. They were found unconscious on the building's floor by a helicopter pilot, who landed after seeing what appeared to be smoke coming from the structure. They were removed from the building and CPR was administered. One person was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel who arrived from the McMurdo clinic. The other was flown to the McMurdo clinic and pronounced dead there a short time later.
Two contract employees die in Antarctica
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 13 2018, @10:19PM (1 child)
"The contractors and scientists there are oddballs, iconoclasts who are very smart, very adventurous, but don't seem to fit in anywhere else. "
Where do I sign up?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 14 2018, @12:52AM
I visited northern AK in the winter (for the adventure, totally worth it) and talked to a number of people while I was there. Seems a competitive slot if you can get one as many that I spoke with were also trying to get in. -45C is an E ticket ride