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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 8271991" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8268/82232451.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> AFTER  two failed attempts, a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Orion has  evacuated a seriously ill American man from Antarctica and is heading  back to Christchurch. The aircraft, carrying a crew of 12 and three medical staff, landed  at the US McMurdo Station science base on the north Antarctic coast and  rescued the man, whose condition and identity remained undisclosed. The  Orion aircraft refuelled before embarking on a six-hour return mission  just after 2pm (12pm AEST), RNZAF squadron leader Kavae Tamariki said. "It was a pretty good turnaround actually; they were only on the ice for about an hour-and-a-quarter," he said. The  Orion was due to arrive in New Zealand at about 9.05pm (11.05pm AEST)  where the man will be taken by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital,  Antarctic New Zealand spokesman Matt Vance said.Raytheon Polar Services runs the Antarctic station for the US National Science Foundation.Its  New Zealand operations manager Kerry Chuck said the man was suffering  from an illness rather than an injury and it was believed his condition  had not changed since the initial evacuation request was made last  Friday, despite the weather-imposed delays."The medical advice is to get him out of there as soon as possible for hospital care," Mr Chuck said.A  plane bound for Antarctica on Saturday was forced to turn back a few  hours later after receiving reports of blizzards at McMurdo Station.Sunday's efforts were stalled because of strong winds.In temperatures hovering around -35C, the plane left McMurdo at 2.14pm (12.14pm AEST).<a href="http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/rescue-crews-evacuate-man-from-antarctica/story-e6frfku0-1225922407184" target="_blank">news.com.au</a> </blockquote>

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