Antarctic Rescue in Extreme Cold

Friday, August 7, 2026, 5:35 am

Friday, August 7, 2026, 12:03 pm

The plane flew in -43 degrees Celsius.

In short:

A US person in Antarctica needed help, so an Australian plane came to get them.

It's very rare for planes to land in Antarctica when it's very cold.

What's next?

The US person is in a hospital in New Zealand and is very sick.

An Australian team did a very brave rescue in Antarctica.

The Australian plane company, Skytraders, got a call for help and sent a plane.

The plane tried to leave once, but the weather was too bad, so it left the next day.

The plane took the sick person to New Zealand for help.

The plane landed in Antarctica in the dark and very cold.

The crew of the plane helped the sick person and then left Antarctica before the weather got worse.

The plane then flew to New Zealand where the person got medical help.

We don't know why the person needed to be rescued.

The plane landed in New Zealand.

Flights in winter are much harder.

The pilot said the rescue was successful because of good planning and teamwork.

The ice runway in Antarctica is very important, but it's hard to use in winter.

The conditions were very extreme.

The team's main goal was to keep the sick person and crew safe.

The pilot hopes the sick person gets better soon.

The Australian Antarctic Program uses the same plane for flights to Antarctica.

The plane usually stops flying to Antarctica in March.

The plane was able to land in Antarctica because of a small window of good weather.

The rescue was very special and shows Australia is good at helping in Antarctica.

The US asked Australia and New Zealand for help to get the sick person to New Zealand.

The sick person is in the hospital and is very sick.

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The US thanks Australia and New Zealand for helping to save the person's life.

The US has a presence in New Zealand.

It's very hard to rescue people in Antarctica in the winter.

The weather in Antarctica is very bad in the winter.

People who live in Antarctica in the winter have to deal with very cold temperatures and no sunlight.

It's very rare and dangerous to rescue people in Antarctica in the winter.

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