US teen pilot detained in Antarctica during attempt to fly solo to all seven continents
US teen detained carrying out bold plan to fly solo to seven continents
- Teenage pilot Ethan Guo, 19, was detained by Chilean authorities after landing in Antarctica without permission.
- Guo is accused by Chile of submitting a false flight plan, stating he would fly over Punta Arenas but instead proceeding to Antarctica.
- He was attempting to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents, a journey he began last May.
- Guo's flight is part of a fundraising effort to raise $1 million for cancer research, prompted by a cousin's Stage-4 blood cancer diagnosis.
- He was detained at the Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Base in Chilean Antarctic territory; his lawyer stated he experienced "complications" during the flight.