An aircraft that had made an emergency landing on a snowy <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/latin-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mountain in Argentina</a> was rescued by specialized personnel and a helicopter.

The aircraft, a Piper PA-18, had to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters/transportation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">land on a frozen lagoon</a> in the province of Chubut on June 29 due to technical problems. Its operator was rescued a day later.

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<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/07/1200/675/Argentina-plane-rescue.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="A rescue crew pulls a small plane back to its correct posture after it landed on a snowy mountain." width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>A rescue crew pulls a plane out of the snow after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Argentina.</span> <span>(IBEX / Reuters)</span></p></div></div>

According to IBEX, a company that provides aeronautical services such as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6357451994112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mountain rescue</a>, heli-skiing, heli-fishing, and tourism, and which was in charge of the aircraft removal, the rescue operation took 10 hours.

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.{ai:summary}<p>Specialized personnel rescue a Piper PA-18 aircraft that made an emergency landing on a snowy mountain in Argentina. The dramatic rescue was completed by a helicopter after the operator spent a night in the frozen lagoon. #outdoors</p>

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