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A 20-year-old American pilot and influence that tried to become the first pilot who flew out on all seven continents was released from Chilean Detention in Antarctica in more than two months.
Ethan ga, with TennisHoping to raise $ 1 million to combat his trip, he was detained in June after he landed in Antarctic Cessna 182Q in Antarctica, stated by Chile’s authorities, saying he provided “false flights plan”.
When he came back in Punta Arenas, chiliOn Saturday, on a military ship, he met with the press, putting on the Chilean national football team, calling his detention as “down” and “with limited freedom”.
“Chilean people were incredibly welcoming, they were fantastic people,” he told reporters. “They took care of me. They taught me Spanish and they treated me as a family.”
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Ethan Gu, Tennessee, who hoped to raise $ 1 million to fight his trip, was detained in June after he landed his Cessna 182Q in Antarctic without permission, said the Chile authorities, saying he provided “false flights plan”. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)
Authorities said he was only authorized to fly over Punta -Arenas in southern Chile, but he continued to fly south to Antarctica.
His lawyer Jaime Baryntas told the Associated Press that he would have to distract from the bad weather, saying that Chile’s authorities had given him permission to land in Antarctica.
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Ethan Gu was detained on King George’s Island in Antarctica. (Getti)
“To his surprise, when he was going to return to Punta -Arenas, he was arrested, in the process, which was in full exaggeration from my point of view,” Baryntas said.
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The allegations against Gu were dropped last month, and on Saturday he was released to the mainland.
It is obliged to donate tens of thousands of dollars that he accepted for a charity for cancer for 30 days and cannot return to Chile for three years. It should leave the country as soon as possible.
On Saturday, he arrived back in Punta -Arenas, Chile. (Getti)
After landing on King George in Antarctica, on June 28, he remained in the base with a temperature much lower than zero with limited communication when the Chile government and his lawyers agreed.
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He turned 20 when he was detained in July.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
