Australian authorities evacuated a researcher who was staying in Antarctica. The man required medical attention, the BBC reported. It was a complex rescue operation involving an icebreaker, two helicopters and a medical emergency team.
Australia launched a rescue operation last week to reach a researcher who had “medical problems”. It is unknown what exactly happened to him. The rescue mission was not an easy task. A medical team, a huge icebreaker and two helicopters were deployed to reach the man who was staying at the Casey research station in Antarctica.
The icebreaker RSV Nuyina, a ship of the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP), departed from Hobart, the capital of the Australian island of Tasmania. The ship has traveled more than 3,000 kilometers. The researcher is currently on his way to Tasmania by boat, where he will be examined further and receive the necessary care.
Medical facilities are limited at the research station in Antarctica. Only twenty people live there during the extreme winters. Before researchers are sent to Antarctica, they must undergo several medical examinations.
Evacuations from one of the most inhospitable areas in the world are often complex, expensive and dangerous. There is a nearby airport, but it is unusable during the winter. Using an icebreaker was the quickest solution to evacuate the man.
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