19 -year -old American pilot and influencer of social media has been imprisoned in Antarctica since June after he allegedly landed his small aircraft in Chilean territory without permission.
According to IndependentEthan Guo was on a solo mission to fly on all seven continents to get $ 1 million to research cancer when his way to a sudden stop. The Chilean authorities blame him for the submission of a false flight plan and a violation of “more national and international” rules regulating the entry into Antarctica and approved travel routes.
Chilean prosecutor Cristian Cristoso claimed that Guo consciously presented misleading flight data, while his legal team claims to have encountered unexpected challenges during the flight. After being charged, he was told to stay in Chilean territory. The heavy winter weather in the southern hemisphere meant there were no flights available, leaving him at a military base for more than six weeks.
11th August the judge canceled the accusation after Guo agreed to donate $ 30,000 a child cancer foundation within 30 days. However, it must also cover all expenses for their stay in the military facility, securing its aircraft and its return journey. As soon as the weather conditions allow him to leave, he will be forbidden to enter Chile for three years.
Who is Ethan Guo?
Ethan Guo is a 19-year-old Asian-American pilot with more than 1.4 million Instagram followers to document its global trips. He started flying at the age of 13, gaining a license of his private pilot at the age of 17 and holding an IFR rating, allowing him to work with only tools. To date, he enrolled over 700 flight hours, crossed the Atlantic three times and visited all 48 neighboring US states. His journey has so far led him to six continents- North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia- with stops in hospitals to support the awareness of cancer.
GUO finances its mission through sponsorship, media cooperation and social media content. He was inspired to take this challenge after his cousin was diagnosed with cancer in 2021.
“He inspired me to take my life more seriously and join the fight against cancer,” Guo says on my website. “I want to take every opportunity to raise awareness of childhood cancer and the urgent need for further research of prevention and treatment.”
(Tagstotranslate) Childhood Cancer
