Antarctica Rescue!

Buzz Aldrin Health Crisis: South Pole Evacuation

'Ailing' 86-year-old astronaut adventuring to the end!

By J.R. Taylor

Dec 1, 2016 @ 11:16AM

Buzz Aldrin Health Crisis: South Pole Evacuation

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South Pole here I come! #antarctica #WhiteDesert #GYATAntarctica pic.twitter.com/PPjfmKvanZ

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) November 29, 2016

Buzz Aldrin, the American hero who walked on the moon with Neil Armstrong in 1969, refuses to slow down at the age of 86. But the aging astronaut may have gone on one adventure too far with his trip to the South Pole, as an emergency medical crew was sent to evacuate the "ailing" Buzz from an isolated research station on icy wasteland!

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The National Science Foundation shocked the world with an announcement on Dec. 1 that it was scrambling to provide a "humanitarian medical evacuation flight" after Buzz had fallen ill while at the isolated location. In a fortunate twist for Buzz, Antarctica is at the start of its summer season, which made for slightly easier traveling for the medical rescue mission.

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No statement was made about Aldrin's condition besides that he's "ailing." Plans were made to fly him to the Antarctic coast "as soon as possible," and Buzz was then flown to New Zealand. The tourist firm overseeing his trip to the South Pole has since reported that Buzz's “condition was described as stable.”