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U.S. Pilot Ethan Guo Released From Antarctic Base Under Court Deal

The court release followed an agreement trading prosecution for a $30,000 donation, with a three-year ban.

Overview

  • Guo was transported by Chilean Navy vessel to Punta Arenas, where he was formally released under a judge’s conditions.
  • He must donate the money raised to a childhood cancer foundation within 30 days, leave the country promptly, and is barred from Chile for three years.
  • Chilean prosecutors allege he submitted false flight‑plan data and flew beyond an authorized overflight of Punta Arenas to land in Antarctic territory.
  • His lawyer says poor weather forced a diversion and maintains Chilean authorities granted permission to land at King George Island.
  • The 20-year-old spent about two months at the Antarctic base with limited communications during winter conditions while on a seven-continent fundraising flight.