WATCH: Newly Released Footage Shows Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado’s Rescue from Venezuela in December Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was rescued from the Maduro regime in early December by Grey Bull Rescue, a nonprofit veteran organization. Newly released footage documents the more than 15-hour operation, which involved meeting Machado on a boat in the middle of the ocean. The rescue occurred before the U.S. military arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

• Opposition leader María Corina Machado was rescued from Venezuela in early December.
• The rescue operation was conducted by Grey Bull Rescue, a nonprofit veteran organization.
• Newly released footage shows the 15-hour operation, including Bryan Stern meeting Machado on a boat.
• Machado confirmed she was alive, safe, and grateful after boarding the rescue boat.
• Grey Bull Rescue has conducted over 800 missions since its founding during the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021.
• Machado had been in hiding for almost a year, fearing persecution by the Maduro regime.
• The rescue took place shortly before the U.S. military arrested Nicolás Maduro.
• Machado was safely transported to Norway to reunite with her family.