This is the Antarctica research crew trapped in icy hell with co-worker who snapped and started attacking them

Nine members of an Antarctic expedition are locked up together at a research station 2,000 miles from civilization.And one of them is a madman — accused of violently beating, threatening and sexually harassed at least two of his teammates.The Post can reveal that the South African crew of three women and six men includes a glamorous doctor with her own skincare line and a deputy team leader who helped produce a short horror film during a previous stay at the station — along with engineers and a meteorologist.The researchers on South Africa’s SANAE IV outpost won’t be relieved until December when temperatures at the South Pole are at their warmest for the year and seasonal ice storms pass.In happier times, the colleagues were all seen smiling together before they set off on their extended mission.Pictures show the crew looking chummy together last November, shortly before they set off on the ill-fated 13-month mission on the base in Queen Maud Land, which is surrounded by a glacial ice sheet.But the broad smiles and thumbs-ups they flashed as they posed for pre-mission photos proved short-lived.According to urgent emails fired off to authorities from the remote base, an unidentified male member of the South African crew stuck at SANAE IV became “deeply disturbed” within weeks of arriving.Though, the complainant alleged, authorities were warned about his behavior even before they left South Africa on Feb.1.

The message, which was sent Feb.27, alleged the crew member assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues, and even threatened to kill one of them, creating “an environment of fear and intimidation,” The Guardian reports.“His behavior has escalated to a point that is deeply disturbing.

I remain deeply concerned about my own safety, constantly wondering if I might become the next victim,” the email said, as first reported on by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper.The identity of the crew member believed to have snapped was not released.But t...