People Who Have Been Lost In The Wilderness And Lived To Tell Their Tales

Andes Palen Crash

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In 1972 a plane full of rugby players, along with their friends and families, was headed to Chile for a match when their plane crashed into the snowy Andes Mountains. Of the original 45 on the flight, only 27 had survived the crash. After a few days, others were killed by an avalanche or had died of natural causes. Due to a lack of food and energy, the remaining group was forced to resort to cannibalism of the deceased in order to survive. Their entire ordeal lasted 72 days, and only 16 people were left alive at the end to tell the story. The film Alive was inspired by the horrific circumstance.