1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Survivors Recall the Storm That Grounded the Flight

Survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster tell the story of the crash that left them lost in the Andes mountains in this excerpt from the PBS special STRANDED. They recall the flight and the weather that took their airplane down. On October 13, 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed, leaving the surviving passengers no choice but to resort to cannibalism to stay alive until their rescue on December 23, 1972.

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