PhotoBuzz Aldrin, the adventurer, the former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the moon, was evacuated from Antarctica on Thursday after falling ill while visiting the South Pole with a tourism group. The statement said Mr. Aldrin, 86, was then flown to Christchurch, New Zealand. In an earlier statement, the tour operator said that Mr. Aldrin’s condition had “deteriorated” after his tourist group arrived at the South Pole. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhite Desert said Mr. Aldrin was then handed over to the United States Antarctic Program before his journey to New Zealand. Mr. Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., had for days been tweeting enthusiastically about his trip to the South Pole.

Source: New York Times December 01, 2016 15:40 UTC