‘He’ll be insufferable now’: Buzz Aldrin, 86, learns he actually DID become the oldest person to make it to the South Pole as he recovers in hospital
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Buzz Aldrin, who is continuing to recover in a New Zealand hospital from his medical evacuation, is the oldest person to have reached the South Pole, it’s been revealed.
Aldrin, 86, was visiting Antarctica as a tourist when he fell ill this week.
He was flown to Christchurch from McMurdo Station, a U.S. research center on the Antarctic coast.
Tour company White Desert said Aldrin has fluid in his lungs, but was responding well to antibiotics.
His manager Christina Korp, who accompanied him, said he was in good spirits.
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Buzz Aldrin, 86, learns he actually DID become the oldest person to make it to the South Pole https://t.co/nDuon4KWhI
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) December 3, 2016
Amazing that Buzz Aldrin can even undertake such an expedition at his age. I’m 22 years younger and I won’t leave the house when the temperature is below 40 degrees!
God bless Buzz Aldrin and best wishes for his speedy recovery.
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