Saved from icy water in Antarctic

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-11-29 09:44

A member of China's Antarctic research team was saved after falling into the sea on Friday and is out of danger.

He fell into the icy water after ice broke as he was moving sleds and snowmobiles to the Antarctic Zhongshan Station of China on a snow scooter.

The team's icebreaker Snow Dragon became stuck in ice on Monday, and had to unload its cargo on Thursday before moving it to the station, 41 km away.