Rescue mission to extract María Corina Machado from Venezuela.

An American private rescue team led by Bryan Stern of the Grey Bull Rescue Foundation spent 15 to 16 hours extracting Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado from her country amid rough seas to reunite her with her family in Norway, where she was to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. The operation, involving over two dozen team members, was funded by private donors and executed independently of the U.S. government, with close coordination to avoid risks. Despite the risks posed by Machado’s high profile and the Maduro regime, the successful rescue marked a challenging yet rewarding mission for the team.

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