They planned to film polar bears for about a month. But five weeks later three filmmakers are still on Wrangell Island in the Arctic, trapped by ferocious blizzards. And now they're running low on food. Russian island residents living 70 miles away -- who are short on food themselves -- have been unable to reach the trio by snowmobile. On the mainland, a rescue helicopter has been ready to pull the three to safety for weeks, but fierce winds and snow have kept it grounded.
Arctic Misery
They planned to film polar bears for about a month. But five weeks later three filmmakers are still on Wrangell Island in the Arctic, trapped by ferocious blizzards. And now they're running low on food. Russian island residents living 70 miles away -- who are short on food themselves -- have been unable to reach the trio by snowmobile. On the mainland, a rescue helicopter has been ready to pull the three to safety for weeks, but fierce winds and snow have kept it grounded.
