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Rescuers scramble as Antarctica helicopter crash leaves 3 seriously injured



Rescuers were in a race against time Monday to save three people badly injured in a helicopter crash in Antarctica, officials said.
The pilot and two passengers were forced to make an emergency landing while returning from a scientific mission to survey a penguin colony Sunday night, the Australian Antarctic Division said.

Stranded more than 170 miles from the nearest major outpost, the casualties were being treated by the crew of a second helicopter which was flying with them in tandem.

The Australian Antarctic Division, which chartered the helicopter, said it now needs to find a gap in the weather so it can land a suitable aircraft and transfer the wounded to Davies Station, its main base in Antarctica around 172 miles away.
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"Because of the nature of the incident and the environment, their injuries are being treated as serious," an Australian Antarctic Division statement said.

"The Australian Antarctic Division is hoping a weather window in the next few hours will allow further positioning of aircraft to assist with the recovery."

On Sunday, Prince Harry and his team set out for their charity trek to Antarctica; uncertain weather conditions have delayed them. NBC special correspondent Ben Fogle reports.

The Australian Antarctic Division dispatched an airplane early afternoon Monday (Sunday night ET), to look for a suitable place to land so they could begin transferring the casualties to Davis Station.