Link to the archive of all 72 episodes of the plane crash series. Survivors moving account of how andes plane crash victims were forced to eat their friends bodies in story which still haunts the world 40 years on. The exquisite display detailing the trials and tribulations of the team were very informative well displayed plus the insights of the owner made a brief excursion into a lengthy and informative visit. On december 21, 1972, two members of a rugby team from uruguay who had been walking through the snowcapped andes mountains in search of civilization encountered a shepherd. Although the book alive charting the andes plane crash in 1972 and surviving against the odds for 72.
Many of the teams members were university students who played for the old christians, the alumni team of the high school they had attended in montevideo, uruguay. The ordeal of the plane crash and its aftermath was recounted by author piers paul read in his bestselling book alive. Its passengers included the christian brothers, a catholic uruguayan rugby team and their friends and relatives. Surrounded by death following a 1972 andes plane crash, the four men. Museo andes 1972 crash memorial admission ticket we discovered the museum on a walking tour of montevideo. Andes crash survivors story puts hosts struggles in perspective nando parrado shows a level of defiance that should inspire both teams. Uruguayan air force flight 571 alive tells the story of an uruguayan rugby team who were alumni of stella maris college, and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of uruguayan air force flight 571. Uruguay rugby team plays match 40 years after andes crash members of a uruguayan rugby team have played a match that was postponed four decades ago when their plane crashed in the andes, stranding. I will never forget that first incision nine days after the crash, roberto canessa recalls in his new book, i had to survive. Eduardo strauch recalls eating friends after plane crash. Rugby teams fabled survival in andes as uruguay take on. Air force and had been chartered by an amateur rugby team named the old christians. The book starts with a bit of background on the boys, their school and rugby team and the decision to charter a plane.
In the impact, 12 people died and during the first night, 3 more people passed away. The story of the andes survivors is a 1974 book by the british writer piers. The plane crash that wiped out most of a topflight brazilian soccer squad late monday evoked memories of the 1972 uruguayan rugby tragedy that spawned the book and hit. After the plane crashand the cannibalisma life of hope. All of the old christians team players were alumni of stella maris college and as such they had longstanding friendships. Members of a uruguayan rugby team survived the air crash in the andes in. There are so many interesting details that couldnt fit into this writeup, which is already my longest ever. Nprs lulu garcianavarro speaks with him about his story of hope in his book, out of the silence. Members of the amateur old christians club rugby union team from montevideo, uruguay, were scheduled to play a match against the old boys club, an english rugby team in santiago, chile. Andes plane crash survivor roberto canessa on eating his. Cannibalism in the andes 1972 plane disaster documentary. Uruguay memorial for 1972 andes flight disaster sees. Colombia crash reminiscent of 1972 uruguayan rugby tragedy. Of the 45 people aboard the plane, only 16 survived the ordeal.
The story of the 1972 andes plane crash was made into the 1993 movie alive. However, the plane from the uruguayan air force with 45 people crashes on the andes mountains and after the search party, they are considered dead. Paul piers read is the author of numerous, critically acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including a patriot in berlin 1996, ablaze. Story of the 1972 andes plane crash in out of the silence. Ignore the title of nando parrados new book, miracle in the andes. In this book, canessa recalls how the plane crash helped him learn many life. Nprs lulu garcianavarro speaks with him about his story of hope in his book. The team was stranded for 72 days in the bitter cold without only a couple cans of sardines, chocolate, and several bottles of liquor. In 1972, the uruguayan rugby team is flying to chile to play a game. Alive all salon andes book excerpts editors picks life stories mountains plane crash uruguay. Alive, by piers paul read, chronicles the harrowing tale of survivors of an airplane crash. Nando parrado recalls surviving 1972 andes plane wreck. Strauch survived the 1972 andes plane crash of the uruguayan rugby team.
The story of the ordeal was published in a book called alive. October, 1972 a uruguayan rugby team crashed into the andes mountains. Plane that carried rugby team crashed in october 1972 while en route from montevideo to santiago. This number included the old christians rugby team, of which there were fifteen team members, who had charted the plane.
Ive seen a feature film and a documentary about events. The 1972 andes plane crash, stranding the uruguayan rugby team in the wilderness, is infamous. Survivor of the 1972 andes plane crash describes the. Two months after the crash, the sixteen survivors are finally rescued. Uruguay memorial for 1972 andes flight disaster sees another plane crash. In 1972 the old christians club charted a uruguayan air force plane. Uruguayan rugby team plane crash book piers paul read. The plane, traveling from uruguay to chile, went down over the andes mountains after on october, 1972. Also on board were twentyfive friends and family of the team and the planes crew of five. Not immediately rescued, the survivors turned to cannibalism to survive, and were saved after 72 days. Without it, the 16 survivors out of 45 in a famous 1972 plane crash in the andes that decimated a uruguayan rugby team wouldnt have made it through 72 days in. Read captures magnificently the true story of a rugby team from uruguay, along with a few relatives and close friends, whose plane crashed in the andes mountains on the way to chile, where the boys were to play against another rugby team.
A survivor of the uruguayan rugby team plane crash reflects. The plane crashed into the andes mountains on friday, october, 1972. Survivor, and rugby team member nando parrado has written a beautiful story of friendship, tragedy and perseverance. Andes plane crash survivors mark 40th anniversary with rugby game this article is more than 7 years old uruguayan rugby team, who were forced to.
The story of the andes survivors book by piers paul. Im familiar with the story of the plane crash in the andes involving a young rugby team from uruguay on their way to a match in chile. The flight carried fortyfive passengers, including fifteen members of the old christians rugby team. A rugby team from uruguay faces stark choices when the plane carrying them to a match in chile crashed on october, 1972. On december 21, 1972, two members of a rugby team from uruguay who had been walking through the snowcapped andes mountains in. The fairchild f227 left carrasco airport and landed in mendoza. Four young men freezing cold, starving and struggling to. Surviving a deadly plane crash would be considered by many to be a miracle. The story of the heroes and victims of chernobyl 1993, on the third day 1989, and a season in the west 1989. Eduardo strauch is one of the plane crash survivors who finds his way home. In october 1972, a plane carrying a uruguayan rugby team crashed in the andes. The story of the andes survivors alpine expeditions. Members of a uruguayan rugby team survived the air crash in the andes in 1972 by eating the frozen remains of those who had died.
Reading the crash was so well explained i felt i was experiencing it too. A rugby team from uruguay faces stark choices when the plane carrying. We laid the thin strips of frozen flesh aside on a. Now, hes written a book about his gruesome experience, which lasted for months. In december 1972, a chartered aircraft carrying a uruguayan rugby team was found 72 days after it crashed in the andes. A rugby team resorts to the unthinkable after a plane crash in the andes. Then the journey, the crash, their time on the andes, the expedition, their rescue, and the aftermath. Alive tells the story of an uruguayan rugby team who were alumni of stella maris college, and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of uruguayan air force flight the plane crashed into the andes mountains on friday, october, of the 45 people on the flight, only 16 survived in subzero temperatures. Spirits were high when the fairchild f227 took off. The story of the andes survivors by piers paul read. This true story from one of the men who found his way home is harrowing and unforgettable as he covers not only the tragedy but his struggles in its aftermath. For one, the aircraft that was being used to charter the rugby team, the fairchild, had a very poor safety record at the time. The story of the andes survivors, which details a uruguayan rugby teams crash aboard uruguayan air force flight 571 into the andes mountains on october, 1972.
Along the tapajos by fernando vilela, translated by daniel hahn. Anyone familiar with this planecrash survival story either from the original news accounts, piers paul reads bestselling 1974 book alive or the movie that dramatized it knows that the experience illustrates the triumph of rationality, not the blessings of blind luck. Gustavo zerbino andes plane crash, rugby team, montevideo. Get 9 books for free on amazon today to celebrate world. Eduardo strauch survived the 1972 andes plane crash of the uruguayan rugby team. Andes plane crash survivors mark 40th anniversary with.
Alive tells the story of an uruguayan rugby team who were alumni of stella maris. Uruguay rugby team plays match 40 years after andes crash. Alive is a 1993 american biographical survival drama film based on piers paul reads 1974 book alive. The aircraft carried 40 passengers and 5 crew members. 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.
Eduardo strauch was one of the few passengers to live through a 1972 plane crash above in the andes. Masterfully written for piers paul read, about the journey of survivors for save yourselves. As uruguay take on england, sky speaks to one of the uruguayan rugby players involved in a miracle tale of survival in the 1970s. When was the stella maris college rugby team airplane crash. Mr parrado who goes by nando and 44 others from montevideo, uruguay, were flying to chile on friday, october, 1972, when their plane crashed in. Although the crash is known for involving a rugby team, only 6 of the 16 survivors were rugby players. He was later to make an unsuccessful bid to become president of uruguay. Stella maris college rugby team airplane crash 1972. Roberto canessa relives a plane crash in the andes 45.
Books survivor of 1972 andes plane crash recalls how victims were forced to eat friends bodies in new book i had to survive. Club president daniel juan chartered a uruguayan air force twin turboprop fairchild fh227d to fly the team over the andes to santiago. Then, 70 days after the crash, two bearded and emaciated boys appeared in chile, coming on foot out of the andes and declaring themselves to be passengers of the lost plane. Both were challenging to watch, but i had no idea about the real extent of this tragedy. This is the true story of the 1972 andes plane crash that left a uruguayan rugby team stranded for 72 days. This is the story told by the history channels 2010 documentary film i am alive. Roberto canessa md roberto canessa is known worldwide for being one of the 16 young men of a total of 45 who survived 72 days in the andes under extreme conditions, when the plane he and his rugby teammates were in crashed into a mountain in the middle of the snowcapped andes cordillera. Southeastern psychologist links andes crash and survival. Roberto canessa relives a plane crash in the andes 45 years ago. Is a magnificent book, for a hard story, the story of rugby team from uruguay, after your plane crashed on the andes mountains in october of 1972. A history of air disasters involving sports teams the. A documentary explores the crash of the plane carrying the.