A 20-year-old American pilot and influencer who was making an attempt to turn into the primary pilot to fly solo to all seven continents has been launched from Chilean detention in Antarctica after greater than two months.
Ethan Guo, of Tennessee, who hoped to lift $1 million to struggle most cancers together with his journey, was detained in June after he landed his Cessna 182Q in Antarctica with out permission, Chilean authorities alleged, claiming he offered “false flight plan data.”
When he arrived again in Punta Arenas, Chile, on Saturday, on a navy ship, he met the press whereas sporting a Chilean nationwide soccer workforce jersey, describing his detention as “mundane” and with “limited freedoms.”
“The Chilean people have been incredibly hospitable, they’ve been fantastic people,” he informed reporters. “They’ve taken care of me. They’ve taught me Spanish, and they’ve treated me like family.”
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Ethan Guo, of Tennessee, was detained in June after he landed his Cessna 182Q in Antarctica with out permission, Chilean authorities alleged, claiming he offered “false flight plan data.” (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone by way of AP,File)
Authorities stated he was solely approved to fly over Punta Arenas in southern Chile, however he continued to fly south towards Antarctica.
His lawyer, Jaime Barrientos, informed the Related Press that he needed to divert as a consequence of unhealthy climate, claiming Chilean authorities gave him permission to land in Antarctica.
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Ethan Guo was detained on King George Island in Antarctica. (Getty)
“To his surprise, when he was about to take off back to Punta Arenas he was arrested, in a process that, from my perspective, was a total exaggeration,” Barrientos stated.
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The costs in opposition to Guo have been dropped final month and on Saturday he was launched to the mainland.
He’s required to donate the tens of hundreds of {dollars} he has raised to a most cancers charity inside 30 days and can’t return to Chile for 3 years. He should depart the nation as quickly as doable.
Guo arrived again in Punta Arenas, Chile, on Saturday. (Getty)
After touchdown at King George Island in Antarctica on June 28, Guo remained on the base with temperatures effectively under zero with restricted communication because the Chilean authorities and his attorneys negotiated.
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He turned 20 whereas he was detained in July.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
