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US teen influencer detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents

Headline from East Idaho News

(CNN) — A teenage pilot, who is attempting to fly all seven continents solo, hit a patch of rough air this weekend when Chilean authorities detained him for changing his flight plan without their permission and landing in Antarctica.

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  1. East Idaho News

    US teen influencer detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — A teenage pilot, who is attempting to fly all seven continents solo, hit a patch of rough air this weekend when Chilean authorities detained him for changing his flight plan without their permission and landing in Antarctica.

  2. CBS News

    American teen detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents (opens CBS News)

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    A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who say his flight to the frozen continent was unauthorized.

  3. New York Post

    US teen Ethan Guo detained in Antarctica while venturing on solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research (opens New York Post)

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    Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old aviator from Memphis, was detained and charged with submitting a false flight plan before traversing towards the South Pole on June 28, the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Prosecutor’s Office.

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