Australian team pulls off 'extraordinary' midwinter rescue in Antarctica
2 sources·Updated August 7, 2026
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- BBC World·1h agoAustralian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C.
Read at BBC World → - ABC News AU·8h agoAustralian team pulls off 'extraordinary' midwinter rescue in Antarctica
The temperature on the icy continent was a frosty -43 degrees Celsius when an Australian crew evacuated a polar expeditioner after an "urgent request for assistance".
Read at ABC News AU →
