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British Antarctic Survey (BAS) director Chris Rapley said in a statement: "This is tragic and shocking. Named after their spotted coats and fearsome jaws, leopard seals have large, reptilian heads and streamlined bodies. She was based at the Rothera Research Station, a centre for biology, geoscience and atmospheric science programmes.
The news was broken to her parents, company director Tim and his wife Judith, yesterday. According to BAS, initial reports suggest that Brown and her colleague followed all safety procedures and that station staff handled the incident appropriately. Kirsty was a vibrant, dynamic individual, committed to her science and with a promising scientific career ahead of her. Doctors believe she drowned.Although they are formidable hunters, leopard seals are solitary creatures and it is virtually unknown for them to attack humans. We don't know why she was attacked. Rogers, T.L. Miss Brown had joined the Antarctic team on a 30-month contract last summer, after working on expeditions in Greenland and Canberra. Leopard seals are not known for attacking humans, but in 2003 a leopard seal dragged snorkeling biologist Kirsty Brown of the British Antarctic Survey nearly 200 ft underwater to her death. Meanwhile, BAS deputy director John Dudeney will lead an internal investigation to see if there are any lessons to be learned from the incident. "We have a lot of risk assessment and safety procedures in place," she said. This makes them difficult to study.Boyd said, "As with any top predator, like tigers and polar bears, leopard seals are charismatic creatures, but that isn't sufficient to justify the extremely high costs of working with them.
Her death is the first of a BAS scientist on the icebound continent in 21 years.
Leopard seals have been known to attack humans. Kirsty was a great girl and we are all very proud of her.'
Kirsty was a vibrant, dynamic individual committed to her science and with a promising scientific career ahead of her."
"Our scientists have been diving and snorkeling in Antarctica for over 30 years and we've never experienced anything like this. A British scientist died after being attacked by a huge seal while snorkelling in the Antarctic. Brown, whose family lives in West Sussex, in southern UK, has studied at the University of London, Southampton University and the University of Adelaide in Australia. The Rothera station is a center for biology, geoscience and atmospheric science programs, housing 22 research and support staff. Tricky 15-question quiz reveals if you possess 'superior intelligence'Cannabis is bad for your HEART: Doctors warn using the drug can trigger cardiac arrest and strokesLake Tahoe sees record property sales and rocketing prices amid the pandemic as Silicon Valley tech employees work remotely and families flee big cities for refuge in the mountainsHarrowing bodycam video captures hogtied inmate yelling 'I can't breathe' 20 TIMES as five prison guards and a nurse hold him down - before he's sent to hospital and diesLos Angeles County has paid out $55 million in settlements in cases in which sheriff's deputies were alleged to belong to a secret societyPoll reveals 61% of black Americans want the police to remain in their neighborhoods - despite calls to defund them'This is not going to lead to better outcomes for people of color': Black Portland police chief calls for end to the violence on 70th night of protest - and more than 400 arrests since May Have YOU been wokefished? They also eat fish, penguinsâand other seals. "Brown, who was an experienced diver, was researching the impact of iceberg scouring on marine life at the time of the incident.Chris Rapley, director of the British Antarctic Survey, said, "This is tragic and shocking. They propel themselves using powerful fore-flippers, reaching speeds of 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers per hour). 'The Rothera team reacted in a highly efficient and professional manner of which we, and they, can be proud.
But the British Antarctic Survey have been very good and we don't in any way blame them. The Falklands are 1,200 miles away. 'Antarctica drove her on. They are inquisitive, but rarely attack humans. In 1985, Scottish polar explorer Gareth Wood had a lucky escape while walking across a thin ice layer.In his written account of the encounter, he recalled, "Suddenly, the surface erupted as the massive head and shoulders of a mature leopard seal, mouth gaping in expectation, crashed through the eggshell covering. The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal).Its only natural predator is the killer whale. It's an absolute tragedy.' Kirsty Brown, a scientist with the British Antarctic Survey, was killed by a leopard seal while snorkeling near Rothera Research Station on July 22, 2003. Tuesday's incident is believed to be the first fatal attack by a seal since the Scott Expedition of 1912.