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American Antarctica Midwinter Medical Rescue

Getting sick in Antarctica is no fun. Getting sick in Antarctica in the middle of winter is another problem. On July 31, an Australian crew flew a cold-weather-configured Airbus A319 Long Range from Hobart to McMurdo Station, answering an urgent call to evacuate a seriously ill American. — Read the rest The post Australian crew pulls off extraordinary Antarctic medical evacuation appeared first on Boing Boing.