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LOOP News 9 MAY 07: OFFICIAL: IT'S A POLAR FIRSTPOLARFIRST helicopter pilots Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill have finally made it to the North Pole in their Bell helicopter. The pair were stuck at Eureka in the Arctic for a week waiting for a gap in the weather and finally made it to the Pole on Friday 20 April. The pair told LOOP they felt on top of the World and have a huge sense of relief. "We had been stuck at Eureka - about 600 nautical miles from the Pole - for a week," said Jennifer. "There were moments when the record attempt looked in jeopardy. So the weather window we got felt like a miracle, although it didn't last all the way to the Pole and 80 miles out visibility was terrible. To say the North Pole leg of the journey was terrifying in parts would not be an exaggeration." The pair were due to fly from the North Pole via the UK but due to bad forecasts, they have decided to head out down through Canada. This means that the Jennifer and Colin won't be coming to the UK as planned. They are disappointed but still on schedule to complete the trip and land back at Fort Worth, Dallas, on 23 May. W: www.polarfirst.com |                      | ||||||
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