Itromso.no gave the world some very sad news today. Two employees of the Polish Polar Station, a woman and a man, died tragically. Two crew members of the Polish polar station in Svalbard, a Norwegian province in the Arctic, set off on Friday. They didn't come back at the specified time. The search has begun. According to the latest information, Poles fell from a high snow-covered rock. The bodies were found east of the station.
How did the tragedy happen?
According to the present findings of experts, the injured probably climbed the snow-blown snow embankment, which collapsed underneath them. The bodies were quickly identified and the families informed.
Profile of the activity of the Polish Polar Station
The Polish Polar Station Hornsund deals with professional, year-round research - it is the northernmost permanent Polish scientific institution. The facility is managed by the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The research team consists of scientists in the field of glaciology, seismology and atmospheric physics. As you can see, it is a group of qualified, extraordinary specialists, and their work is very important.
