Lake Vostok : Russian Scientists Drilling At 'Alien' Underground Lake Are Safe

Professor John Priscu told usnews.com in an email that the crews have been working ‘round the clock’ to beat the end of Antarctic summer, which ends Tuesday. Afterwards, temperatures will fall to deadly levels.
He said: ‘I can assure you that they are not lost or out of contact. I never said the Russians were lost.’
The scientists are currently battling conditions of up to minus 66C at Lake