Antarctica “under control” after the researcher accused a colleague of the attack, South Africa says

Johannesburg – It looks like a horror movie plot. The researchers adhered to expressing a search base for remote in Antarctica sending an email to the world, and begging for assistance as a colleague of assault.

But this was true. Urgent email was sent by an isolated Sanae IV researcher in South Africa in Antarctica A man, one of the nine team members, was accused of becoming violent and unstable mentally. In the email sent to a journalist in South AfricaThe Sunday Times, the researcher, who was not publicly identified, requests immediate action to ensure the safety of the team.

According to the Times, the researcher claimed that the male team member had physically assaulted a teammate, threatened to kill a different teammate and sexually assault. However, South African officials later said that the sexual assault report was not true.

“His behavior has become increasingly terrible, and I am facing great difficulty in feeling safe in his presence,” the newspaper quoted the writing, adding: “It is necessary to take immediate action to ensure my safety and safety of all employees.”

The South African Ministry of Forests, Fisheries and Environment issued a statement saying that the alleged attack on al -Qaeda was reported on February 27, which led to a response plan that witnessed that the government agency uses “trained professionals” to mediate. The department said that these brokers continued to communicate with the team at al -Qaeda on a daily basis.

According to the agency, the alleged perpetrator showed “good mind in making more psychological evaluation, and he showed remorse, which is a good way to follow any recommended interventions.”

The statement went on to say that the perpetrator had written an apology to the victim and was ready to “verbally apologize to the other team members.”

On Tuesday, South African Environment Minister CBS News said that “the situation in Al Qaeda is still calm and everything is under control.”

“I will remain in close contact with the base to ensure that it remains in this way,” said George.

When pressing what he can do to ensure the safety of the team, George said he was “thinking about the available options.”

These options may be few, as harsh weather conditions have completely cut the base from the sea. Al-Qaeda is located on the pillars of the Edge of the abyss-row from the buildings where the team will remain until December, the heart of the summer in Antarctica, when a South Africa ship was appointed to take a 15-day trip.

The emergency evacuation, at a large cost, will be asked to remove the team before that.

The Ministry of Environment said that it also activated “the process of legal work relations to investigate (claim) of physical assault and alleged sexual harassment.”

There were several incidents in the past with the team members at the remote base that threatens violence, and at least two members of the team were evacuated during previous missions.

The last incident feeded discussions on the reliability of the cyclist tests provided to the team members before it was published at the isolated station. Scientists have previously spoken to Al Qaeda and others like her, surrounded by eggs and silence, and cut off from the rest of the world, and the losses that can take on a person’s mental health.

Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter is CBS News with a prize -based award in Johannesburg, South Africa. It has worked with CBS News since 1997, after independent institutions of institutions including the New York Times, National Geographic, PBS Frontline and NPR.