Fear Sets In at Remote Base in Antarctica as Team Member Is Accused of Attacking Colleague
‘I remain deeply concerned about my own safety, constantly wondering if I might become the next victim,’ a staffer said in an email to authorities.
A South African research team, confined for more than a year in an isolated base in Antarctica as winter sets in along the Southern Hemisphere, is living in fear, not of the harsh conditions, but of a member who’s accused of sexual harassment and assaulting the base leader.
Issues among the staff at the SANAE IV base first surfaced in an email to authorities from one team member pleading for help. The email was obtained by the South African newspaper the Sunday Times.
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