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A member of the South African research team in an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological assessment After his colleagues accused him of physical attack and sexual harassment, government officials said.
The situation in the basis of Sanae IV was first reported in South Africa The Sunday Times newspaper, saying that E -mail from a team member saw the authorities who pray for help.
In E -adoring, she claimed that the man attacked the base leader and made a threat of death, described the behavior of a team member as “escalated to a point that is deeply disturbing.” A member of the team expressed his ue -“deeply worried about my own safety” and “I keep wondering if I can become the next victim.”
The Ministry of Environment in South Africa, which supervises the research mission, replied to a report in a statement on Monday night.
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The frozen part of the Ross Sea is shown at the Scott Base in Antarctica on Saturday, November 12, 2016. (Mark Ralston/Pool Photo by AP, File)
The alleged attack was reported on February 27, the Ministry said. Officials and advisers intervened at a distance “to mediate and renew the relationships at the base”, talking to nine team members almost daily, the statement said.
“The alleged perpetrator willingly participated in further psychological evaluation, showing remorse and willingly cooperative,” the Ministry said, adding that it had written an official apology to the victim of the alleged attack.
A look at the frozen sea from Queen Maud land. (This/Ullstein Bild via Getty Images, File)
Investigation also studies allegedly sexual harassment, although reports of Sexual attack They were false, the Ministry said. No team members were identified, and officials said that none of the incidents demanded that any team member be returned to Cape Town.
Fox News Digital reached for the Ministry of Environment in South Africa for details of what led to the alleged physical attack, but he was not heard immediately.
Tim, which includes Scientists, doctors and engineers, They arrived at a remote base on February 1st and is expected to remain for about 13 months, the authorities said.
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The base is on the cliff in Queen Maud, and is surrounded by an icy ice leaf, more than 2,485 miles from South Africa.
Ponguins walk on the Bahia Almarantazgo coast in Antarctica on January 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)
The team will endure living in close districts through the enemy winter of Antarctica, which has six months of darkness that begins in June.
The Ministry has announced that each team member undergoes an assessment, including psychological and medical, to ensure that they can cope with the “extreme nature of the environment in Antarctica”.
“Although all estimates and evaluations do not show concern, it is not uncommon for individuals to arrive in extremely remote areas with scientific bases, the initial environmental adjustment of the environment is needed,” the Ministry said.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
