Published Apr 26, 2001 10:14 am : Updated Jan 31, 2009 5:41 pm
A rescue plane carrying an ailing American doctor from the South Pole has now left Antarctica for Chile —
the final leg of a dangerous journey.
The six-hour flight will carry Doctor Ronald Shemenski to the southernmost tip of South America. From there, he is
expected to get a commercial flight to the United States.
He´s been diagnosed with an inflammation of the pancreas, which could be a life-threatening
ailment. But doctors say he´s in stable condition.
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