American pilot and influence released from Chile Air Base in Antarctica

The American pilot Ethan Gu was released from the Chilean airbase in Antarctica after two months for being allegedly illegally imprisoned in the Chilean territory.

On Saturday, Mr. -Nu, 20 years was released. He was ordered to pay a $ 30,000 donation (22,332 pounds and it is forbidden to enter the Chilean territory for three years.

The young pilot and the influence are accused of dropping off their plane without permission after giving officials a false flight plan when he made a solo trip for all seven continents to raise money for cancer research.

Mr. Gu does “pretty well”, his lawyer Jaime Baryntas Ramirez told the BBC CBS News partner.

“Of course, we disagree with the legal process that opened against him, but he was already closed by the type of dismissal,” his lawyer said, CBS News reports.

It is expected that for 30 days he donates punishment for childhood cancer. It should also leave the country as soon as possible.

BBC turned to Mr Baryntas Ramirez for comments.

Ethan Gu was 19 when he went on his way to become the youngest man who flew a solo for each continent, and at the same time hoped to raise $ 1 million (740 300 pounds) on the study of the Cancer Hospital St. Judo in Memphis.

Visiting six of the seven continents, in June, he flew out his small Cessna 182Q aircraft from Punta -Aarenas, near the southern Chile point, to King George Island off the Atlantic coast.

On the island of Chile is also approved in honor of the King of Great Britain George III.

Mr., who came from Tennessee, was taken into custody after landing on the island, where a number of international scientific stations and their staff live.

Authorities said he had submitted a plan to fly through Punta -Aarenas, but not by the borders, according to CBS News, an American partner of the BBC.

On June 29, he was charged with allegedly transmitting false information on the control over ground and the landing without permission, but the judge refused last month.

He previously stated that he wanted to continue his original mission if he could leave the military base.

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