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Feb 8, 2023 · In 1972, a plane crashed into the Andes and the survivors resorted to cannibalism to stay alive. This is the story of the 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which was chartered to take an amateur rugby team from Montevideo to Santiago, Chile, and ended up in tragedy (and miracle).
- Why It Was called 'Miracle of The Andes'
- Starvation Drives Survivors to Resort to Cannibalism
- Survivors Set Off to Find Help
- Rescue at Last
Seven of those on board had been sucked out of the fuselage before the plane had crashed; four more, including the pilot and Parrado’s mother, were killed upon impact; and by the time Parrado regained consciousness, a further five had also perished—including the co-pilot and Parrado’s friend Abal. There were now 29 survivors, alone in the bitter co...
Those with the strength and awareness to do so immediately began tending to the more seriously wounded. They piled up airplane seats to create shelter in the broken fuselage, where they huddled day and night. They used aluminum from the seat backs to warm up snow and provide a steady stream of drinking water. But their rations were woefully inadequ...
On the 18th day, disaster struck. An avalanche all but buried the fuselage, killing another eight, and strengthening the conviction of those remaining that they now had to strike out across the mountains in search of civilization and rescue. It seemed an impossible task: None of them were mountaineers. All were horribly weak. And they had no suitab...
The following day, they were greeted by three more, and Parrado, unable to make himself heard above the roar of the river, tried to explain who he was by miming an airplane crashing. Even as he did so, he worried the men would think he was a lunatic and leave. Instead, one of the men tied a note to a rock and threw it across the river: “Tell me wha...
Feb 25, 2016 · Four young men — freezing cold, starving and struggling to survive following a plane crash — stood over their dead friend, armed with razor blades and broken glass.
Dec 23, 2017 · The flight, which carried a well-known rugby union team, landed at an altitude of over 3,600 meters, but sixteen hardy men survived to tell the tale. The story of the survival against all odds is known locally in the Miracle of the Andes. Here’s how it unfolded.
Oct 14, 2022 · Two survivors of the Uruguayan plane that crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972 remember the accident that left them stranded in the snow for 72 days and forced them to eat the...
Jan 11, 2024 · The Uruguayan rugby team’s 1972 plane crash inspired the new Netflix film. It tells a story of disaster, endurance, death—and cannibalism.
Santiago. Montevideo. Mendoza. class=notpageimage|. Location of the crash site in west central Argentina. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972.
