They Survived a Plane Crash, Slept at -30, and Ate to Death. A Terrifying Story of a Miracle in the Andes
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On the evening of October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane disappeared in the Andes. On board flight 571 were 45 people — members of the Old Christians rugby club from Montevideo, their relatives and five crew members. The car is supposed to reach Santiago, Chile, but due to bad weather it stops in Mendoza, Argentina. The next day, the flight was resumed. On approach to Santiago, the crew began a descent without the aircraft having crossed …
ON October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes, carrying 45 passengers and crew, including a rugby team from the Old Christians Club of Montevideo.
It is known as “Tragedy of the Andes” or “Miracle of the Andes” to the accident starring the Uruguayan Air Force plane 571 on October 13, 1972 in the Mendoza department of Malargüe, on a glacier surrounded by mountains 3,600 meters above sea level and near the border [...] La entrada ¡Liven!: 54 years from the “miracle of the Andes” was first published in First Edition.
Fifty-four years ago, a plane carrying the Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the snowy Andes. Of the 45 people on board, 33 survived the crash, but rescuers were unable to find them for more than two months. The sixteen who eventually survived managed to get out of the mountains on their own.
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes, carrying 45 passengers and crew, including the Old Christians rugby team from Montevideo.
To survive the tragic crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, passengers ate the flesh of their dead companions. The story of this 72-day ordeal in the Andes will leave you horrified.
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