International Herald Tribune:
Helicopter crashes in Antarctica, killing two
The Associated PressPublished: March 3, 2008
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: A scientific research helicopter has crashed in Antarctica, killing its German pilot and a Dutch technician.
Jan Boon of the Netherlands Institute for Undersea Research says the cause of the crash is not known. Three others were injured in Sunday's accident, which happened under clear skies.
The helicopter was shuttling between the German ship Polarstern and German research base Neumayer II on the icy continent when it crashed.
The survivors are waiting with the bodies of those killed for evacuation to Cape Town as soon as weather permits a plane to land.