American social media influencer Ethan Guo has been released from a Chilean military base in Antarctica after spending two months in detention following an unauthorized landing.

The Tennessee native, who was 19 when the journey began, was freed on Saturday and transported to mainland Chile aboard a Navy vessel where he faces $30,000 in penalties and a three-year ban from Chilean territory.

Newsweek has reached out to Guo via email on Saturday for comment.

Who Is Ethan Guo?

The now 20-year-old is an Asian American pilot who began his aviation journey at age 13 and earned his private pilot license at 17.

With over 700 flight hours and instrument flight rating certification, he has flown to all 48 contiguous U.S. states and crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times.

His ambitious seve

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