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Helicopter rescues plane from snowy Argentina mountain after emergency landing

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

Technical problems forced the Piper PA-18 plane to land on a frozen lagoon in Chubut province on June 29. The pilot was rescued the next day.

Video shows dramatic rescue of skier after falling more than 1,000 feet

Rescue teams are righting a small plane that landed on a snowy mountain.

Rescue teams pull a plane out of the snow after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Argentina. (IBEX/Reuters)

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IBEX, the company responsible for removing the plane, which offers aviation-related services including mountain rescue, heli-skiing, heli-fishing and tourism, said the rescue operation took 10 hours.

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