CARLOS PAZ, ARGENTINA – In 1972, a plane carrying 45 people, including amateur rugby players, crashed in the Andes, leaving 16 survivors who resorted to consuming the flesh of their deceased friends to stay alive. Now, nearly 50 years later, one of the survivors, Roberto Canessa, has opened up about his decision to engage in … Read more
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Roberto Canessa, a survivor of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 plane crash in the Andes mountains, played a crucial role in helping his fellow survivors endure 72 days of extreme hardships, including starvation, freezing temperatures, and avalanches. The now 70-year-old Canessa, who was 19 at the time of the crash, … Read more
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The 1972 plane crash in the remote mountains of the Andes led to a horrific ordeal of survival, in which victims resorted to cannibalism to stay alive for 72 days before being rescued. This harrowing tale of tragedy and resilience has now been adapted into a new Netflix film called Society … Read more
Mendoza, Argentina: Survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains, who resorted to cannibalism in order to survive for 72 days, have shared their harrowing ordeal in a new documentary. Coche Inciarte, Eduardo Strauch, and Fernando Parrado, among others, were passengers of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 that crashed in the Andes … Read more