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Jaymie Vaz

At a remote Antarctic base, one researcher is iced out and kept in isolation for 3 weeks after a terrifying episode

A researcher at the Jang Bogo Science Station in Antarctica was recently removed from the facility after allegedly threatening his colleagues with a weapon. This concerning situation unfolded at the remote South Korean outpost, located on the coast of Terra Nova Bay in Northern Victoria Land. 

Per PEOPLE, the unidentified researcher reportedly brandished a weapon toward other team members. According to the Korea Polar Research Institute, which provided a statement regarding the incident, the response was immediate. “At approximately 7:20pm, local time, on April 13, a safety incident occurred at the Jang Bogo Science Station in Antarctica, where an overwintering research member threatened other members with a weapon,” the institute stated.

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