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- Daniel Fernández Strauch, one of the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes involving a Uruguayan military aircraft, passed away at the age of 77 in Montevideo on May 9, 2025.
- The crash, which killed 13 immediately and left 16 survivors including Strauch, occurred on October 13, 1972, when the flight carrying the Old Christians rugby club crashed in the mountains.
- Strauch, an agricultural engineer aged 26 at the time, played a difficult leadership role organizing the group’s survival during the 72-day ordeal under extreme conditions.
- Director Juan Antonio Bayona and fellow survivor Gustavo Zerbino praised Strauch's leadership and humanity, with Bayona calling him “one of the most emotional of all the Andes survivors.”
- Strauch’s death marks the fourth passing of the Andes survivors and highlights ongoing public interest through films like 1993’s Alive and 2023’s Society of the Snow where he was portrayed.
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Daniel Fernandez Strauch, one of the last survivors of the tragic crash in the Andes, has died at 79
The Uruguayan, who recounted his drama in the movie The Snow Circle, died in Montevideo. In 1972, he and sixteen companions survived a plane crash in the Andes Mountains.
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Flight 571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch dies aged 77
Uruguayan Air Force Flight #571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch died in Montevideo Thursday, aged 77. He was 26 in 1972, at the time of the accident which inspired books and film productions worldwide. He became the fourth survivor to pass away, following Javier Methol (2015), José Luis Inciarte (2023), and Álvaro Mangino (2025).
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