American influencer Ethan Guo has been launched after being caught in an Antarctica Chilean airbase for 2 months.
Guo, 20, was despatched again to the mainland on Saturday, September 6, the place he's set to pay $30,000 in penalties. He was requested to go away the nation as quickly as potential and is banned from getting into Chilean territory for 3 years.
After he landed at Punta Arenas aboard a navy ship on Saturday, Guo described his expertise as “mundane” with “restricted freedoms.”
“The Chilean folks have been extremely hospitable, they've been implausible folks,” he stated, per the Associated Press. “They've taken care of me. They've taught me Spanish, they usually've handled me like household.”
Guo has since spent months residing within the base with restricted communication amid freezing temperatures. The influencer landed a aircraft in Antarctica with out permission in June, making an attempt to turn into the youngest particular person to fly solo to all seven continents.
Chilean authorities advised CNN on the time that Guo allegedly broke “a number of nationwide and worldwide laws” when he modified his flight path with out warning or correct authorization.
Regulation enforcement claimed on the time that Guo submitted a false flight plan, taking off from Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport in Punta Arenas earlier than turning his course and heading to Antarctica. Guo was instantly taken into custody after he landed at Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Base.
Guo's lawyer, Karina Ulloa, shared throughout a press convention in June that he “skilled a sequence of issues” whereas within the air, claiming that he “was conducting an exploratory flight to see if he might observe this route or not.”
Guo was charged in June with allegedly giving false data to floor management and touchdown with out permission, however the prices have since been dropped.
“I stay in Antarctica awaiting approval for my departure flight,” Guo advised Related Press after the decide's ruling. “I sincerely hope they offer it to me quickly in order that I and my aircraft can proceed with my unique mission.”
The influencer began his travels in 2024, elevating cash for most cancers after his cousin's prognosis.
“In 2021 my cousin was identified with most cancers. I love him. He impressed me to take life extra critically and be a part of the struggle towards most cancers,” Guo's web site reads. “I wish to use each alternative to lift consciousness of childhood most cancers and the need to extend analysis efforts to search out prevention and remedy strategies.”
After his launch, Guo has been requested to donate the cash he fundraised for his travels to a childhood most cancers basis inside 30 days.