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Show Ala The Salt Lake Tribune WORLD Thursday, December 3, 1998 __ _ - we. Film Crew Chills Out After Rescue Six weeks trapped in arctic cabin wasn’t harrowing, but they are gladto befree THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — Aftersix weekscooped upin a dark, arctic cabin, a three-member documentaryfilm crew returnedto civilization Wednesdaylittle the worse for wearbut happyfor a changeof scenery I'm happythat we'renot buriedin that hut under the snow,” Japanese producer Tatsuhiko Kabayashi told reporters after he and his international crew arrived at a Moscow airport. The three had gone to Wrangel Island, off Russia's far northeast coast, to film polar bears in September andhad intendedto leave Oct. 15. But early, severe winter weatherstranded themuntil their helicopter rescue Tuesday At that point. they were down to their last five days’ nus foodrations, temperatures were down to mi and thelong arctic night was beginning to take its toll It was practically complete darkness and snow storms. and we had nothing to do but stay in our hut,” Kabayashi said. “So we sat in the darkness because we had to save fuel Wewere sitt therelistening to the sound of the snowstorms out. side. It drove me to despair Theother membersof the crew wereconsiderably bout the experience, which was cush- generator, satellite telephone ande-mail Still, they acknowledged that it got a bit boring For my part, the experiencehas beenoneinvolv ing a lot of patience anda lot ofwaiting, but not one of great hardship,” said cameraman Rory McGuinness of NewZealand. “If not for the fact that we werestuck, I thinkit would have beena verypositive experience Russian crew member,naturalist Nikita Ovsyanger. 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