Two workers found dead at Antarctica science station
Two technicians working on a fire-suppression system at an Antarctica scientific station have died after being found unconscious on the floor.
The National Science Foundation said on Wednesday the two had been working in a building at McMurdo Station, which is on Ross Island.
They were found on the floor by a helicopter pilot who had landed after spotting what appeared to be smoke from the building on Tuesday.
Both were taken from the building and given CPR. One died at the scene.
The other was flown to a clinic and pronounced dead shortly after.
They were employed by a Virginia-based subcontractor.
The foundation says it is not immediately releasing any personal information about the pair. The deaths are under investigation.
