Navy captain dies after falling overboard in Antarctica
Spanish Commander Javier Montojo Salazar died after falling from a polar research vessel in Antarctica. (Spanish Defence Ministry)
A Spanish navy captain has died in Antarctica after accidentally falling into the sea from a polar research vessel.
Javier Montojo Salazar disappeared from on board the Hesperides near the Juan Carlos I base on Livingston Island on Friday, the Spanish navy said yesterday.
His body was found after a six-hour search.
It will be taken to Ushuaia in southern Argentina, and then repatriated to Spain.
The exact circumstances of the incident were unclear.
The Hesperides is a key element of Spain's polar research program and has been ferrying material and personnel to its bases in the area for almost three decades.
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