The school bus made famous by Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild and the 2007 film has been air lifted out of the Alaskan bush.
The Alaskan National Guard used a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to relocate Bus 142 from the Stampede Trail near Healy after concerns that it had become a dangerous draw for tourists.
The shell of the 1940s school bus, dubbed the "Magic Bus" in the book Into the Wild was the site where 24-year-old Chris McCandless' body was found after a misadventure into the Alaskan interior. Authorities had become concerned that it was becoming a "perilous attraction" after increasing number of tourists, inspired by the story had made the pilgrimage to the site.
The State of Alaska recorded 15 "bus related" search and rescue operations in the past 10 years. Most of those rescued are international tourists with little experience in the bush.