3 people from U.S. base in Antarctica evacuated in high-risk rescue operation: "Nothing short of heroic" | NYGazet

New Zealand's air force carried out the perilous operation in freezing temperatures and total darkness. U.S. officials called the mission "nothing short of heroic."

American scientists on the hunt for the oldest ice in Antarctica Three people needing medical care were evacuated from an American research base in Antarctica, New Zealand's air force says, during a perilous rescue operation carried out in freezing t... [2949 chars]