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WATCH: Helicopter rescues plane from snowy mountain after emergency landing

A Piper PA-18, a small plane, that had to make an emergency landing on a snowy mountain in Argentina was rescued by specialized personnel and a helicopter.

An aircraft that had made an emergency landing on a snowy mountain in Argentina was rescued by specialized personnel and a helicopter.

The aircraft, a Piper PA-18, had to land on a frozen lagoon in the province of Chubut on June 29 due to technical problems. Its operator was rescued a day later.

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According to IBEX, a company that provides aeronautical services such as mountain rescue, heli-skiing, heli-fishing, and tourism, and which was in charge of the aircraft removal, the rescue operation took 10 hours.

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