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Aldolfo Fito Strauch, a survivor of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, recalls what it what like to face the reality of being stranded in the Andes after his flight crashed on October 13, 1972. He recalls what happened after they realized the plane had landed in the snow and explains how they came to accept that cannibalism was their only chance to stay alive. On December 23, 1972 16 of the passengers were rescued after spending 72 days lost in the Andes mountains.

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Survivors of the Andes flight disaster recall the moment they decided to resort to cannibalism about 5 or 6 days after the crash on October 13, 1972. They explain how they first discussed the option of eating the dead and comment on the new world they were forced to create in order to survive. They also remember the spiritual and moral conversation they had about survival versus desecration of the bodies. 16 of the 45 passengers and crew survived the flight with most of them being rescued on December 23, 1972.

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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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Jose Luis Inciarte, survivor of the 1972 Andes flight disaster, recalls his experience making the PBS documentary STRANDED that honored their comrades as he and other survivors traveled back to the site of the plane crash. He explains how he felt when he returned to the Andes and discusses how hard it was to survive after the crash. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 went down on October 13, 1972 while surviving passengers resorted to cannibalism to stay alive until their rescue on December 23, 1972.

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