3 people from U.S. base in Antarctica evacuated in high-risk rescue operation:
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New Zealand's air force carried out the perilous operation in freezing temperatures and total darkness. U.S. officials called the mission "nothing short of heroic."
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It’s dark, it’s icy and there’s no margin for error. That’s what a crew from New Zealand’s air force was up against when it evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica overnight. The World’s Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.
Nearly 20-hour rescue mission brings three Americans from McMurdo Station to safety as New Zealand crew navigates extreme cold and ice landing challenges.
New Zealand's air force carried out the perilous operation in freezing temperatures and total darkness. U.S. officials called the mission "nothing short of heroic."
Amid 24-hour darkness, three people based at the United States' McMurdo Station in Antarctica were rescued by the Royal New Zealand Air Force after requesting urgent medical care.
