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Helicopter crash in Antarctica

by Kris Molle last modified 2008-03-07 19:31

Two people were killed when a scientific research helicopter crashed in Antarctica. The German pilot and a Dutch technician were killed and three others injured in Sunday's crash.

Netherlands Institute for Undersea Research's employee Jan Boon, said that the cause of the crash was not known.  The helicopter was used as a shuttle between  the German ship Polarstern and German research base Neumayer II.

The survivors and the bodies will be flown to Cape Town soon.

Source:

International Herald Tribune