When they were found, they were celebrated for the heroism of their doomed two-month struggle to reach populated areas and were seen as having selflessly perished for the ideals of science and progress.
Когда же их нашли, то стали восхвалять за героизм, проявленный в двухмесячных попытках вернуться к цивилизации, и воспринимали этих людей как самоотверженно погибших во имя идеалов науки и прогресса.