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Pilot and Influencer Ethan Guo Released From Antarctic Air Base After 2 Months

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Pilot and Influencer Ethan Guo Released From Antarctic Air Base After 2 Months

American pilot Ethan Guo poses for the photographer in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, before his take off from Geneva Airport for attempting a world record solo flight to all seven continents. Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile—An American social media influencer who has been stuck in a Chilean airbase in Antarctica for two months after landing a plane there without permission was released on Saturday back to the mainland, where he was to pay $30,000 in penalties.

Ethan Guo, who was 19 when he began his fundraising mission for cancer research, was attempting to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents.

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