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Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. An Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is returning home on an icebreaker following a daunting mission to rescue him, authorities said Tuesday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is returning home on an icebreaker following a daunting mission to rescue him, authorities said Tuesday.

The icebreaker RSV Nuyina traveled more than 1,860 miles near the end of the bitter Antarctic winter season to get close to Australia’s Casey research station.

The Australian Antarctic Division did not provide any further details about the staff member or their ailment, citing privacy concerns. The mission was “very complex,” Mr. Clifton said.

Australia's Antarctic research agency rescued a sick expeditioner from a research site this month. The Nuyina, a research and supply vessel, traveled more than 1,800 miles to reach the site.

The continent of Antarctica boasts temperatures ranging from 14º to -22º Fahrenheit (-10º to -30º Celsius) year-round, according to National Geographic. Animals that live on the icy continent ...