Courage and cannibalism: inside the Andes plane disaster | 7NEWS Spotlight
On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay, along with some of their friends and family and crew, was flying from Uruguay to Chile when it crashed in the peaks of the Andes mountain ranges. The survivors had only a bottle of rum and a few snacks to sustain them. After nine days, they resorted to eating the dead to stay alive. Reporter Alex Cullen spoke to some of the survivors and visited the site of the crash. This story originally aired in 2013.
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Never judge survivors, you will never know what your mind and body is willing to do when it comes to survival.
Yup
indeed
truee.. ITS CALLED SURVIVAL
True
Amen
If i had died in that crash, i would be happy knowing that my body could keep others alive to carry on.
i see you’re an infp
Exactly 💯
@@sandayay9955 bruh how did you know... also infp supremacy gang gang
@@ummm6068 whats infp
@@sekiboombeki1836 personality thing
"Life is more simpler then we think. We make it complicated" This quote made had me crying. Great honorable men who survived and lived their best lives.
Amazing quote. He was so right!
How can you cry for that man ain’t nothing sad ever happen to ya?
You read my mind. This one really resonated with me. It's so simple but so true!
This is so hard,every person who are dying give the permission to eat their bodies to survive
The movie is out
This is not a story of cannibalism, but of grace, super strength and mental fortitude. Blessings on the survivors.
It’s about cannibalism. They ate the first guy within 5 hours of the crash
@BansSamad-wt1ug They decided to eat the corpses on the 8th day, and started doing it on the 10th day, after hearing on the radio that the search had been called off.
@@oldironsides4107 canibalismo no es lo mismo que antropofagia
@@oldironsides4107The one guy to proposed to eat the pilot wasn't came out of coma in 5hrs..
@@oldironsides4107wrong. Absolutely untrue. Nando Parrado was comatose for three days, for starters.
The man woke up from a coma, got hit by an avalanche and still walked the Andes looking for help. All without food 😳
I think joining in on the search was the smart idea being him (didn't want to stay around when they ate his mother and sister).
AYYYYE NANDO!!!!
THEY ALLOWED TO SAY ANYTHING WE ALL KNOW HUMANS LIKE AND EXAGGERATE ESPECIALLY DURING STORIES WHERE ONLY FEW LIVE TO TELL
@@blvxkgxldimperialinc don’t be a hater lmao
He's no man but a machine 👏👏👏
The sad thing is that it was a plane full of family and friends. It would have been less painful to eat a random stranger, but these were people that they knew well
If memory serves me right they ate the bodies of the pilots and cabin crew first. Not that that made it any easier, I'm sure. I can't imagine going through something this traumatizing.
I stop taking the drugs and now the drugs take me -juice wrld
@@phantomjosh2148 what do you mean?can you explain plz!!
My mother's pediatrician was there, he left 3 children with his wife.
@@phantomjosh2148 man you were trippin hard during this huh
This is without a doubt one of the most incredible stories in human history.
🤮
We spent 6 month to cames in Europe in the most dangerous mountains than this. But the media will never show us because we are refugee 😢 to leave our loving countries for some reason. I already faced more then this not just me a million people's is facing this in every year to come in Europe America Australia and Canada
@@Graphics_tvi’m glad you’re here 🤍 wishing safety for all trying to escape the struggles of their government/family/etc.
@@Graphics_tvWhy don't you go back where you came from
@@Graphics_tvYou do understand you can just apply officially for a refugee status in most countries? Why on earth would anyone nowadays escape like that unless you are from North Korea or Somalia? Ahh the Germans and their socials. Looking for work in the closest country is just too hard right? Ive never heard such a BS story before.
Nando's story was heartbreaking. He had to leave because he didn't want to eat his mother and sister to survive. For sure, he also didn't want to see them being eaten. He knew they'll get to them eventually.
That would be terrible if not impossible.
Just watched Carlitos' interview. He said before leaving, Nando gave them permission to eat his mom and sister🥺
@@arseeeyem7587They show that in the movie too. And I hadn’t thought about it this way, that he actually left and didn’t want to return so he didn’t have to see his mother’s and sister’s bodies get eaten. Truly horrid and tragic. In the end his resolve to not return and just keep walking was what saved them tho.
The fact that the one guy who was in a coma is still alive is amazing and shows how strong the body is and can be. Dude got INSANELY lucky
The ice probably saved his life like captain america..
then he's been burried and survived again
I would consider it lucky if all this didn't happen
And survived the avalanche too, and then was the one responsible for saving them.
In his book he says that his brain was swallowen and doctors believe the cold helped it back to normal, and if I'm not wrong I read somewhere that doctors now use something similar to treat patients in the same condition because of Nando's survival.
This was suddenly recommended by KZhead and got interested on this terrifying story.
They had this movie on netflix based on this story of them surviving in the andes, was a pretty interesting movie. Once I watch the movie I binged on youtube for like a week. It's a incredible tale.
@@countrytrash9125 what’s it called on Netflix?
"alive"
@@countrytrash9125 l read the book! It was terrifying
@@countrytrash9125 what country are you from? I think its not yet available in Netflix Philippines. Was interested also of the movie.
" I didn't look at the mountains, I looked at my steps..." Golden words
So crazy back then how people judged them from the comfort of their beds, in their warm clothes, while eating normal food. Until they face the unthinkable of what those guys faced, they have no room to judge.
its crazy to me that people would judge them. I can' think of any other reasons that it must have been the media portrayed them as cannibals
It’s still wrong, you don’t eat another human being regardless of circumstances.
@@Nicejokeright they were stuck in the andes mountain without FOOD for 72 days , wym "regardless of the circumstances"
@@Nicejokerightshut your mouth mate
@vivi-yq8ee yes, exactly. they literally had nothing, no animals to hunt or any vegetation
I read this book as a young teen. An incredible story of survival but they were treated like criminals on their return. If I die and you need to survive? Eat me. I'm worm food anyway.
Can you tell me the name of the book if you remember brother?🙂
@@SARATHIMAYAA sure it was also a movie, but that wasn't great, the book was called "Alive." I'll never forget it.
@@caznagilder thank you ❤️
Wow you being eaten by the worm, then we can eat the worm anyway hahaha
I watched this movie in 1993 called "Alive" its a team of soccer player from school goes for competition abd it crashed in the Andes mountain and those that survived there last 72 days until two guy went and find helped.
I stand by the passengers. They are survivors, not cannibals. I'm sure their friends would have wanted them to survive.
Exactly, great point
thanks reiner
No, between eating their friends and death they should have chosen death.
@@MartinGjura-ev8ou They want to survive, Its not like they eating for Fun.
@@angelarivera7034 Lloyd 00 0up}p
I just came here after I watched the movie from Netflix, and it was horrible to see exactly what they’ve been through, I cried so hard when they survived and met their family, you can see they still having a trauma and with all the help and everything they still think about their friends as if it’s not happy ending for them💔
Did u hear he said Friday the 13 they never made it. I guess that day is bad luck after all.
same
Same
Beautiful movie !
Me too!
I was a senior in high school when this happened. I remember it well…..how disgusted everyone was that they ate their friends. The more I thought about it, the more I thought I would do the same if I wanted to live. I have great respect for these men and their survival story. The movie Alive is one of my favorites.
You should watch society of the snow its really good, the survivors were saying how accurate it was.
You should watch society of the snow its really good, the survivors were saying how accurate it was.
@@jakeS1472 Thanks!! I’ll check it out.
@@user-kx2zk1os9e 🤣
Watch society of the snow it’s a new movie about the crash
Being in a plane crash is the worst situation of all, but surviving in a plane crash and get bashed and a news spread rapidly saying about them turning into cannibals are even worst.. Media has no respect for the people who was just trying to survive for 2 months surrounded by Ice.. I wanna see this movie
I feel devastated for them
Czancx Exactly. I don't call that cannibalism. If I had died in the crash I would want my remains to be eaten. Their souls have gone.
@@pamela7462 Their soles will haunt you foeever
it was a beautiful story of survival .. one must be generous so that others could live. just like their companion who permitted others to eat his flesh if he die. Alive is the movie title
Is this based on the movie "Alive"?
You can never judge someone who had to go through this as you never know what you would do if put in the same situation.
Wussup
You'd all be snacks
@@mannycalavera121 what if we are already a snack
@Blood in the Water Me too.
Yes I do, I'd eat Manny.
This is the ONLY book I have ever read from cover to cover, without stopping. That's how incredible this story of survival against all odds was. The most moving account of the entire book for me was when one of the men was dying, he began to cry. When his brother asked him why he was crying, he answered: "I am not afraid to die. I am only happy that my body will allow you to live one more day." I will never forget this story until the day I die.
The survivors find the book 'Alive' quite accurate to the real story, but don't agree with the way Pancho Delgado is depicted. They think it's not fair to point out one person as the one who tried to 'steal' things because, in reality, all of them secretly tried to get some more 'food', cigarettes, etc at some point. In the book, the word 'parasites' is used to refer to the people who did no chores, and it inaccurately says that the group considered not to give them food. Actually, it was only one person who just sat and not even tried to protect himself from the freezing cold, Bobby Francois. He refused to eat and drink because he believed it was unfair for those who did work hard, but was forced to by his friends. For the survivors, taking care of such a kind and affectionate friend was a way of feeling good and keeping their mind busy. Nowadays, Bobby knows that his behaviour in the mountains was due to a severe depression.
SAME!!!!
what's the title of the book? I wanted to read it too
@@enZaneable Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
@@enZaneable "Alive."
"Nothing is tougher than to die sitting there." Words of courage.
The fact when they ask them what they eat to survive and they just stay quiet because they thought they was going to judge them or look at them differently ...... it broke me
Soo what did they eat that? Oh😳
@Mr. Laverty yes because leather shoes are going to feed 20 men. Also, not to mention, if you don’t eat for those 21 days, you’re gonna be weak to the point where you can’t do anything in the first place. They did the right thing
@Mr. Laverty It wasn't included in this doc but in a different one the survivors do talk about eating wallets and shoes etc, they did not start eating people until it was a genuine last resort and with how cold weather and high altitude affects the body by using much more energy they actually couldn't go 21 days without food they were also quite active trying to find an escape by trying to find the tail of the plane in the mountains which had a battery they hoped would help them send a rescue message through the radio, while that didn't work they did find extra insulation that the 2 that took the trek would wear to stay warm.
@Mr. Laverty jokes on you. God isn’t real and you are wasting your ONE and only life worshiping a fictional character. Looks like you’d be a meal for the rest of us in that situation, so at least you aren’t useless in your entirety.
@Mr. Laverty Ok cool just wanted to elaborate more on the story for you.
I cannot believe that the survivors who went through so much during more than 2 months were judged by others who were sitting in their homes eating warm food and sleeping in warm beds for eating human meat!! I always say that as human beings we don’t know what we are capable of in a given situation until we are faced to that situation, don’t judge!
When forced into a situation like that your morals and everyday thinking are pushed over the edge of reality. I'm amazed that so many were still alive. I personally think that news reporters had no right or consideration to all to ask such questions. For what? Curiosity? To sell some papers. Luckily they were healthy, to begin with, and I hope their nightmares get washed away with time.
Well them ppl stayed home they deserve to sit and eat they warm meals tf
@@brazymoneybaggmelo2398 her point is people in live threatening scenarios like this, their actions cannot be judged by those who havent themselves experienced such an extreme situation.
They were throwing "people burgers 🍔" on the grill. Lol 😆
@@carbon6951 boy u wild😄😆😁
Roberto's optimism, motivation, and intelligence, while Nando's determination made them the perfect duo to go through the mountains.
As an Uruguayan I hate the word cannibalism used on their case is so fricking offensive
They were ashamed of themselves for having to eat their friends but they had no choice which is heartbreaking 💔
I'm sure their friends wouldn't have minded
Seems like guy is enjoying 10:45
@@siarafi2119 😅😥😥
@@Eye_Radiate_Light Yes it was eat or die.
How is there no choice 🤣😂😂
It takes a lot of courage to be open about something like this the fact that they have to live with it for the rest of their life is terrifying.
@fullstop true 😭
No it’s not. They did nothing wrong. If anything, it must have been very difficult for them to do it. But that’s all!
@@coolrunnings3 Wouldn’t it be hard for you knowing you ate a damn human?
@@sondersonics7534 Not a damn human, SORRY, probably a friend who I’d know would agree with me doing so. So no. Just at the moment it would be the most difficult thing ever for me, afterwards, again, no. Like Nando told the other survivors, if necessary you can eat my mother’s and sister’s body. . . N I would have said the same thing especially if it was about my own body.
Imagine when you got home from the disaster but then the Media judged you for cannibalism
Couple of miracles. It’s a miracle they even survived the crash. The absolute chances the fuselage broke like it did and slid perfectly is unbelievable in itself. The other part of the miracle is the guy on his horse who just happened to be at the river at that time. Had he not. They would have had to have trekked another 16 miles to the nearest village and that’s IF they went in the right direction. Otherwise they would have missed the town completely and ended up in the foothills tropics which is a jungle 100 miles wide. Very remarkable what they went through but the chances they defied is also remarkable.
Yes, some people who watched that scene scoffed at it as they didn’t know it was based on a true event. I’m not sure how much further Roberto could have gone. As determined as he is, he’d become pretty ill. That one river they came across would have restricted which way they could have gone. Not sure if it would have eventually brought them to safety or made the situation worse? At any rate, just incredible that any of them survived considering the harsh environment they were in and how little prepared they were. Not sure if your aware of this but there’s a 4-part series on KZhead titled Alive: Back to the Andes that has 4 people attempt to recreate that trek out. They had proper winter gear and clothing including tents and a support team but only raw meat for food. They also had a support team with doctors.
Just surviving the plane crash was insane. I dont have words to describe what these men did. Incredible spirit. My heart goes to all, survivors and non survivors. ❤
people ridiculed them as if they had a choice or even wanted to eat their friends. no one WANTS to. this is ridiculous.
most normal people would die before eating a person coz how would u live with that
@@thalias6945 bro at a certain point it's just about life or death, not morality
@@thalias6945 I would do it to survive, and since I had no real choice I would not regret anything
@@thalias6945 the strongest human instinct is to stay alive , you would loose morality and survival mode would kick in, instincts would take over and you would do what you must to survive.
@@thalias6945 You have no clue what you’re talking about. Speaking from a position of comfort. Only those who experienced it can tell the truth about making a decision like that.
It's not like they murdered people just to eat them. They ate their friends who had died. So sad.
That doesn't make it any better
@@rx_jaydot7532 You would eat or be eaten, and I hope you aren't too lean.
@@rx_jaydot7532 what would you have done
@@rx_jaydot7532 ifkr
@@rx_jaydot7532 Bet you wouldn't say that if you were on that situation
Greatest respect to these survivors, purest form of heroism. So sorry for your loss.
I genuinely think about this story everyday, I could talk about it for hours. It’s absolutely incredible and without a doubt one of the most touching stories EVER. It’s so sad that they were judged for what they had to do to survive, but I’m so glad they made it
No one gonna talk about the farmer, he instantly gave them his bread the moment he realized
He was a hero to them surely, lifted their spirits in such times of adversity and hopelessness, plus a man with a heart to offer whatever he can then and there. Idk if he had more of a role in helping them have those rescue helicopters or if it was a coincidence to have those helicopters right there in this encounter. I that's the only one bit of detail which is unclear to me.
@@jadidahmed8411 The farmer is the one who called for the rescue helicopters, he is definitely a HERO.
oooh waw, bread! pfff.
@@JSB-2Z-2K He didnt just give them food, he called for their rescue, he was the reason the helicopters found them, so yes, he is their hero
He could probably see how malnourished they were.
It's so sad that he lost his mother and sister he must have felt so guilty and that's what motivated him to leave, because he was so afraid to eat them .
No, what motivated Nando to leave was seeing his father. He's said this in every interview. He gave the group permission to eat his mother & sister, if they needed to do so. He wasn't in charge of cutting/rationing the food; only the cousins who survived the crash knew who was being eaten.
Correction: He's talked about his father's being his motivation in *numerous* interviews. I shouldn't say ALL; I'm only 3 min in, but I'm guessing by your comment that Nando doesn't get into why he was desperate to get out of the Andes.
@@You.Tube.Sucks. part of his motivation was not to eat his family.
@@Stalkrrr he he...nice
@@You.Tube.Sucks. he also said what she said
Huge RESPECT to all the survivors! Already watched ALIVE last year, and now just finished SOCIETY OF THE SNOW! Remarkable story indeed!
You can add one more step and read the book "Alive" from Piers Paul Read.
Insane how they climbed that much with zero experience at -25 and no special clothing, shoes, etc. Just unbelievable. Glad the shepherd could read. Also, Roberto seems like a very wise and kind person.
And with barely any food, plus a bad nutrition
survival instinct is a hell of a thing. Its hard to imagine from the comfort of your home, but humans faced in a life or death situation resort to the primal urge to stay alive at all costs.
You need to look into Otzi the Iceman. Because I got news for you humans have been climbing over mountain ranges for thousands of years tens of thousands of years with no special equipment.
I think after the first week their bodies probably uncomfortably adjusted to cold and were used to it by that point. I imagine they were aware of it but were numb to it
@@dallascopp4798Indeed. Our bodies are capable of incredible things that we don't think idms possible until we go through it. 70 days in a certain climate, there bodies were well adjusted without them even knowing/realizing. I still don't think my body would've survived that tho 😅
I'll never complain about being stuck in traffic again
I say the same about it being cold
@@richardelliott1985 I say the same about not eating my food
Lol, sooo funny! After this i never complain about anything mate hahahhaa
You might eat the traffic enforcer
😂
“I don’t look at the mountains, I look to my next step because there’s a lot of things that are uncertain in life and you don’t know ... if you don’t take the step you will never know how far you’ll go. - Mr Roberto Canisa
this man is truly everything wise and more
Imagine if they had just stopped going forward after seeing the view of endless mountains from the firs mountain they climbed
"What do we learn from your experience roberto?" "That in life your plane might fall once you must be ready for your plane crash. We receive from life lots more than we need and we do lots less than what we can"
@@rivkiwahyudiamran88 thanks for repeating something I just heard by WATCHING THE VIDEO.
@@DementedSheepCrap in a 20 minutes video, yeah thats definitely really helpful.
This amazing story is proof that human mind adapts to crazy things. Never judge survivors, you have no idea what it was like for them. A salute to the troopers that came out alive and a toast to the fallen
I came here after watching Society of the Snow (10/10 but you WILL cry). Very tragic and sad, yet inspiring and moving movie & story. I'm so glad the survivors managed to not give up hope, but I'm so sorry for the trauma they had to face during those 3 months. God was truly with them.
here too from just watching Society of the snow. This story is really incredible, wanted to know more.
Sergio Catalán (the guy that rescued them) was one of my family members. The survivors never stopped being grateful and they never forgot him. Every year, they would visit him in Puente Negro and make a big Asado. Till the day he died, they always kept in contact.
Feels like cap
@@Yves._. I was born in San Fernando 🤷🏻♀️ that's a small city some kilometers away from Puente Negro. Part of my family lives in Puente Negro, I go there every year. There's like a hundred houses there and everyone knew Sergio. When they rescued the survivors, they went to San Fernando Hospital. It's not a lie lmao
What's "cap"? I don't feel like going to Urban Dictionary. I believe you, OP. Thank you for sharing. It doesn't surprise at all that the survivors kept in contact with Sergio.
@@You.Tube.Sucks. Cap means lie
Un héroe para los uruguayos es, gracias!
All these men look like they’re so kind hearted. RIP to the rest of them....
Not the pilot, he made a bad mistake. He turned North way to soon.
@@donkeyslayer4661 you said mistake and somehow still made it sound like a conscious choice
They never put the real people They must be actors
@pepsan It was.
@@parkkooklietjeonjimeo6214 what part are you talking about
These were some extraordinary men. Even just listening to the things they would tell themselves to keep moving forward and not give up is absolutely amazing. Most people wouldn’t have last more than a couple of weeks these men survived more than 2 months
They are extraordinary men. They benefitted from being athletes in their physical prime also and also the intelligence and educational background of some. The team members came from affluent families in Montevideo, Uruguay.
There were some boys who didn't make it because of mental anguish. They were hallucinating which was feeding into their fears and they died 😢
"If you never take the steps, you will never know how far can you go!" That hit me way too deep...
"Life is really simple, we make is complex" - Never a truer word spoken from someone who has looked death in the face. Legends, all of them. RIP the non survivors.
I agree. The older I get, the more I see that complexity is usually something unpleasant, not something admirable or aspirational. Seriously. There's nothing wrong with simplicity. Some of the best things in life are simple (and sure, some are complex). Neither is inherently better or worse, but making things more complicated is a choice.
You think DNA is something simple ?
@@reinaldomanuel8488 animals have DNA. Animals are often simple - compared to humans at least.
@@transp0rter1 That’s not my question. I didn’t asked if animals have DNA, I know every form of life has DNA. I asked if you think that DNA is something simple
@@reinaldomanuel8488 lol simplicity can coexist with complexity.
These people are not cannibals, they are survivors, no one knows what they would do in order to survive in a such a horrible situation. If you wouldn’t eat people meat to survive, then you would’ve died out there.
nnnoooooo, their both cannibals and survivors
I agree with you .. they did it because they did not have a choice. while cannibalism they hunt for human.. my opinion you don't like it shut up 😒.. sorry John I mess up your comment 😔
Eat or be eaten
They are cannibals .
thats so dark
“Life is simpler than we think. We make it complex.” Couldn’t be more true
My mother in my childhood once told me that every human being is a fighter and survivor even when inside the womb. These people were the true example of that. This story is truly inspiring for me teaching me never give up. I didn't like those articles written about them but now after reading the comments I feel that many sensible people are out there. The world is still a better place and our lives are worth fighting for.
Everyone’s fixated on the cannibalism but we should appreciate how strong and brave they were to carry on at all.
exactly??? some of the comments make me feel sick
@@twinityy you're sick at the comments but not at the eating of human flesh? Lol
@@seweetgirlnay i didn’t say that? all i said was that the comments make me sick lol but yeah the thought of eating human flesh makes me sick too but if i was in a life or death situation i hope id be able to get over that and yk. eat someone
how is it brave to eat your fellow man?
@@blob5907 you missed the point of the video
Like he said: if you were there, you would’ve done it. We underestimate our own survival instinct until we have to face it. They were really courageous.
I wouldn't have done though.
@@hootgotthegood5413 you said that because you havent been through that. I know i would too even tho i didn't wanted to.
@@hootgotthegood5413 Nop we all do
@Azir i u thought lol you probably think you'll never do it cause you never actually experience it
@Azir i 👏👏👏
I just watched it last night. I cried at the end of the movie and it was sooo worth it. I’ve never cried over a movie before!! Truly heartbreaking what they have gone through. I felt sad for the people who died and extremely happy with those who survived. I just hated the part where the people stopped looking for them and they had no choice but to suffer for that long and survived on their own even without water and food My heart goes to them!!
Society of the snow
I cried too
Is that your cat? He/she is pretty
I am watching it now, and when the rescue helicopters flew over their heads, tears began flowing from my eyes. This was heartbreaking and so very sad. God bless those who survived and those who didn't.💔🙏
Watch the older version it’s much much better
Nando played a huge role in getting them out. He was determined to live and get back to his father so his father would still have family.
That must have been incredibly difficult mentally for them, during and after. And that’s the understatement of all time.
But what if you like to eat people? Lmao
@@everythingrc2324 wellll you do you. And please don’t host bbq’s.
They were changed spiritually for the better though.
@@everythingrc2324 Not funny jackass
Overstatement maybe. Are people being serious when they say these things?
...”Survival of the fittest” for their situation. I don’t blame the survivors for cannibalism. I can’t even imagine putting myself there. This is very inspiring story.
Survival is instinct. When starving, it wouldn’t even matter
Why did I heard bloodhound in my head saying it 😂
You would be the first one on my plate 😉
@@MikeyGi I could be on your plate. But can I have a wish at least? My wish is “I just whispered it to myself” 🤭 ☺️ if I reach it, then you can put me on your plate and I'll be the happiest meat dish ever. I edited this comment, as my wish was never mind. I just wanted to cheer up myself.
What the actual hell are these replies
I still remember my 4th grade teacher telling the class this story and it kept me up at night for a week straight. I never really looked into the actual survivors and I'm glad this video got recommended. I have immense respect for these people and i better understand why they had to do what they did.......
Kindness,appreciation and love for life radiates from these gentlemen’s eyes. Such trauma will never leave them. But such gratefulness for their survival and respect for those that didn’t, will always be a peace for them. True gentleman who have embraced love and life. Inspirational ❤
When they originally left and arrived at the peak, the man actually said a great quote. Even when faced with certain death in an act of desperation, he did not look to these giant mountains with loss of hope or fear. “I didn’t look at the mountain- I looked to my next step.”
Without that mentality who knows? Maybe they give up and go back to the crash site and they all die. Kinda crazy to think that might have saved all of them
imagine the guy you run into is a serial killer and tortures you all further..that would be a real horror movie
17:46
This story is one of the most inspiring survival stories for me. It's horrible that that media criticizes their choices when they had no other hope. They were reluctant to do it but it's their last resort. It's the only way they could survive. People are criticizing but they couldn't go a day without eating a meal.
Its literally ramadhan
They had a choice to either all die or to survive and they choose survival and I know the people that died in the plane crash would want them to eat them. And it’s funny how the media criticized them with a full belly and a warm home to go to
@@saturnturik oh I didn’t know you go two months straight without eating. These guys had to go days without food until they realized they had to either eat the bodies or go the rest of the time they had left starving.
@@KobaltBlue680 Ok sir Franz. Way to debunk my joke
@@saturnturik oh
“If you were there, you would have done it” 100%. You are in survival mode and will do anything to survive. These men have levels of courage and strength many don’t.
It's because of modern media influence over the population which made people super disgusted about cannibalism. Mostly because of the English culture influence.
"appreciate simple things in life" that was inspirational words from one of the survivors
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Killing people in war makes you a hero but eating human for pure survival and still getting criticized and judged is very sad for me
Patriotism and cannibalism ! Yes, a valid point !
You can't compare the 2. They're very different
@@princessas7950 It's not really different...People do them both for survival
@@rolex1syn963 they are different. They're completely different
@@princessas7950 How? Explain.
I’m amazed by how a mentally and physically traumatic event like this can happen, yet the survivors look as healthy as ever now. You can never tell what someone has gone through just by looking at them
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They had extra cells in em
Fun fact: there are no mountains or snow in uruguay, so they had 0 experience in this environment
Yes. Nando had done a student exchange to somewhere in the states and experienced cold and snow while there. For most of them, this was the first time for them. Plus the high altitude yo adapt to.
here after watching society of the snow movie. First time hearing this story and its beyond incredible. the two men who decided to leave on foot to find rescue is the most extraordinary story that I ever heard. I have no clue how far that they had to go but it was insane love & intensity for their friends back at the crash site. I wanted to see their journey more from how they survived on foot for 10 days long to where the snow melt. Incredible to see how after they're survival that did not take life for granted, even if we never experience it. His advice is amazing to me, to cherish the simple things, food, water and warm bed. I'm going to venture on to read the book.
I’m assuming you are referring to the book titled Alive? Excellent book but I would highly recommend Nando’s book, Miracle in the Andes. Easily the best book I’ve ever read about survival situations. The epilogue alone is worth the price of the book imho.
The moment choppers arrived at the crash site gave me chills 😩🙏
"Using only materials found in the aircraft wreck, they climbed 839 metres (2,753 ft) from the crash site up 30-to-60 degree slopes to a 4,503-metre (14,774 ft) ridge to the west of the summit of Mount Seler. From there they trekked 53.9 kilometres (33.5 mi) for 10 days into Chile before finding help. On 22 and 23" got it from wikipedia 😮 unbelievable
"Don't look at the mountain look at the next step" A great life lesson from a survival.
I feel that you can see in their eyes that they still struggle with the reality of what happened and that they survived. I have massive respect for them for being able to survive that long.
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It's a freaking miracle they survived
This is the best documentary of all, "The Snow Society" (La Sociedad de la Nieve) is with original audio in Spanish but with English subtitles, by far a documentary, much better than even the movie, there are several of the survivors !!!
@dancemaniaco Yes. That's the best documentary on this incident. It was made by a close friend of the survivors', and actually, it is one of the very few where the 16 survivors appear, since Bobby Francois and Pancho Delgado, unlike the other 14 (now 13) never give interviews nor conferences. The director interviewed all of them alongside the author of the book 'The Snow Society' (Pablo Vierci), also a close friend of theirs, so the book is a much more detailed version of the documentary. In the words of the survivors, the book 'Alive' tells the facts, and 'The Snow Society' describes their feelings. Regarding the film 'Alive', the survivors find it disrespectful because it is not true to the real story.
It truly is a miracle that anyone survived this. Their courage is astounding
An unbelievable survival story. I enjoyed very much seeing what incredible things these guys have achieved following the crash. I am sure such an experience will humble a person and teach you to appreciate each moment.
These people were not cannibals. They had no choice. I don’t even wish a moment like that on my worst enemy. God bless the survivors. And my condolences to the lost lives of this tragedy.
No one is accusing them of cannibalism. They had to survive
eating another person = canabalism
@@blob5907 Yep, what they did was a "cannibalism", but they still were not "cannibals". I think the closest example is a self defense (another example of an act of survival). After the victim "murdering" the attacker, the victim is not classified as a "murderer" because he/she had no choice.
They had a choice. Its Either to die, or take the hands of the devil.
@@thategg993 so 72 days no food in a frozen tundra u would have just died slowly
i would be fine with my friends eating me to survive. that’s just like donating my organs after i die.
They could have cooked their leather boots.
@@jacob.barr01 they had no fire..
rocket9244 no, they did. How do you think they survived the cold with no fire, most of them were smokers too so they had lighters and matches etc. combined with flammable items on the plane the documentary saying they had no fire either means they didn’t think about it or they lied
@@jacob.barr01 ???? lmfao i dont think you can eat leather boots mate
@@alexskvortsov4188 I think so since it’s made of cow skin. The Donner Party boiled and ate leather before resorting to cannibalism.
Read the book & saw the movie, but was still moved to tears watching this. The courage and fortitude of these guys is just awe inspiring ❤
I recommend: - The new film 'Society of the Snow', the true story told by the 16 survivors and the families of the deceased. - The book 'Society of the Snow' by Pablo Vierci. - The documentary 'Stranded', which is on YT as Documental La Sociedad de la Nieve (with English subtitles).
here after watching the Netflix movie; these people are true heroes, doing whatever it takes to survive , very inspiring. Never Give up people! Keep it pushing
imagine he was in coma for days, yet remained the strongest for climbing those rocks to ask for help, he needed that extra bread 😅
The luck he had with his head on cold ice.
Not really he decided to leave because he didn't want to eat his mom and his sister
@ׁ noooo eating fat is disgusting
Yeah right. And a hot choco drink too.
Cnt imagine.
It must be difficult for some of them to look back on the past. It takes courage to live and tell their story.
But they seem happy
@@zayya9362 👏👏👏👏👏
It’s not as difficult when you’re getting PAID to tell these stories over and over
it's given but the sacrifices was not for nothing, they owe their survival from them, just like the hunter gatherer rule, always pay respect for those who needs to perish to nourish ours.
No onse you go through something youll feel better to tell your past coz you survived and aren't in that situation anymore so psychologically speaking they'd be proud to tell their past and call themselves survivrs
The fact that you know the man knows his buddy Nando so well 'when he winkles you know he is lying' and sure enough he started winking when asked how many pieces of bread the man really gave him lol. The fact thag they are able to speak so normally and be so strong after this horrible adventure. My god. My heart. I would love to meet these men, and shake their hand. Some of the most wise ive ever heard speak. ❤
I felt the same way for so long after I saw the movie in the 90s ...and I couldn't get it out of my mind... that I flew Uruguay and Mendoza mountains and when I got to Uruguay I called Roberto ...he is exactly like what you are experiencing in this video and then some ..😮 the most amazing in every single way... it's not even explainable it's like another level that is so indescribable
They seem like kind gentle people. The story where they got the bread at the River was so cute 🥹🥹🥹🥹
I work at a tattoo shop and the other day a woman came to the shop to make a tattoo on her back, she is in her 50s. She constantly mention that she is old and should have done a tattoo sooner. I asked her why she do it now? She said "my husband died 2 years ago, it changed my life 180degree. I lost 30kg, started to work out, do 3 jobs. Start everyday at 8am and go home at 10pm. The death of my husband makes me realise that life is precious and everything can go away at any moment. So I started doing what I want when i was young. Thats why im getting a tattoo today" I had no word to describe.
life is good - braum
No hate but i think literally every religion would disagree with her lmao Edit: should i just delete my comment cuz my notifactions is just with "@khalid valid @khalid valid @khalid vaild "
@@khalidvalid6024 who cares
This is great
A mid life crisis brought on by the death of her husband.
I hold absolutely no judgment in these men I can’t even imagine being in that position. They didn’t commit murder they just did what they had to to survive.
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This guy just justified almost all criminals
Like stealing
that’s why many say the system is black and white
@@Closse are all criminals trapped on a mountain with no food and water? No excuse for it if you live in a big city with access to HELP.
Roberto and nando are amazing people. Its the reason they survived. Very strong men.
The reason why they survived was extraordinary teamwork. Watch the new film 'Society of the Snow', the true story told by all of the survivors and the families of the deceased, and you'll see what I mean.
this is insane. insane strength, insane bravery, insane circumstances, insane chances. i cannot wrap my head around this, and their calm energies are so reassuring. this is a one in a million chance that happened to the people who knew what to do. (and did anyone catch that they left on friday the 13th? like damn the odds of the bad luck)
When he said “Fernando starts blinking when he’s lying...” they cut to him and ask how much bread he was given... *blinking answer 😂 that was great
That was weirdly wholesome for such a tragic video lol
Poor man can't lie in peace
@@joanrutto3537 they weren't interrogating him.
I watched this movie in 1993 called "Alive" its a team of soccer player from school goes for competition abd it crashed in the Andes mountain and those that survived there last 72 days until two guy webt and find helped.
I fuckin died
The fact that Roberto still in the brink of tears talking about it speaks a thousand unspoken words about what they had gone through. Alhamdulillah, they made it, and was able to tell the story and inspire so many about life, survival and death.
For real, forced cannibalism is one of the worst traumatic experience ever.
Alhamdulillah Indeed.
@@brokennotdefeated9625 boom 💥 💥
@@smokeylebear1062 what do you mean??
@@smokeylebear1062 That doesn't make sense but alr
Whenever things get tough and I feel like giving up in life I always think of these amazing people and what they went through and how they survived and I push myself and keep going. They are all inspirational people ❤❤.
You can see in their eyes they see they still carry the trauma of that horrible experience. Great documentary, wish it was longer
These people are survivors. I love their story but I hate that the news always defines them as cannibals. It doesn't need to be part of the headline.
At least two of them also had experiences with God 🙏 they put cannibalism for sensational morbid reasons....
It’s just an Headline to Attract watchers tho. I also came here because of the Headline. 🤡
yeah ikr like there are things that don't even need to be mentioned kinda hate that part because of the news
Very true
@@margaretgill4330 I guess a bunch of them had an experience with god considering they died.
Imagine entering a room of people who want nothing but you to talk about the worst part of your life…
Well he chose the enter the room no one forced him in to
im sure they asked these people if they wanted to come and talk about it, it wasn't forced
It's not like they asked them just about this tragedy. Survivors talked about their family, their jobs. And, as I can see, they're okay with talking about this plane crash
Its worst moment, but you survive. Making you impressive.
No one forced them to do it tho
Fabulous men!!!! I’m so happy they had such positive lives after the horror they endured. “Life is more simple than you think. We make it complicated” What great, wise words. Thank you for this amazing story.
They handled the situation very well and respectful towards the non survivors when talking to the reporters.
Bruh if I died in an incident like this, you’re free to eat me. My body will just go to waste otherwise, so if it gives you a chance of survival, I’ll gladly be food lmao
Well are you tasty ?
@@anujagrawal306 depends
@@anujagrawal306 dude...😂
Well at least for once in your life you can tell that you are lookin like a snacc?
@@anujagrawal306 bring salt or pepper will ya
Its easy to criticize but you can never know until you experience yourself
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What a miracle! The way Nando's eye twitched when he was asked about the bread🤣🤣🤣
Surviving a plane crash and being alive for 72 days that too on a mountain with snow everywhere around you...ohh my God. .what great courage and spirit..coming back from coma..absolutely the greatest survival story ever..hats off to all the survivors..true miracle..the Miracle of Andes
I guess I’ll never complain about never having food in the kitchen again ... but seriously these people are so strong!!!! I can’t even imagine
Why do you have to stop complaining?
@@Kablowshky because i could be stuck on a mountain for 2 months freezing to death and surviving on human remains ...so in retrospect little life probs arent always as bad as it seems..
@@sierracurtier8083 girl that’s not a right mentality to have, please don’t PUNISH yourself just because other people suffered.
@@slamacatgt4296 It's not punishing yourself to realize you're actually lucky in this world to be able to complain about food that you have in abundacy.
@@Dotsetc still doesn’t mean you should ‘Never’ complain
Survivors: "The media judged and ridiculed us for eating our friends to survive" 7News: 'Courage and Cannibalism'
That was back in the 70s. Now people know the details and understand why they did it.
@@scarvello it’s called survival, the body goes into a mode that will literally do anything to survive in this situation, it might seem wrong but you don’t know what they went through first hand
Angel exactly v vendetta you would have done the same if you were in there situation because they had no food left and they didn’t want to eat there friends but they didn’t have a choice
Ayo if its the pilot ill be like : *ugh flip it its yall fault anyways-*
FUNNY... SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING "THE VIEW" OR "CNN" WOULD DO.
Robert’s quote is so true!!!! May God bless all the survivors and help them continue to heal This story will forever,❤ be bitter sweet
Imagine within those 72 days the urge to want to give up.... mad respect is what we should all have for them 👏🏼
Guy said that he didn't want to die. And in that situation dying is giving up, but i bet there were others who wanted to give up
Dude I don't even want to explain to you why this comment is immaculate, but those dudes, they were RUGBY players, they don't give up on anything.
@@martinfernandez9412 thank you 🙏🏽 man ! They deserve all the respect for their resilience
@@linnear8571 totally I feel like I would want to live but I’ll choose to die
@@linnear8571 I can’t say for sure but I believe I’d just give up Eating another person is inconceivable in my opinion but you never know
This was awful. I could never judge the survivors and I am sure it haunts them to this day. Most humans will do ANYTHING to survive and I am just so sad for the ones who died. It is unfair, but when was life ever fair?
in the perspective of Human, life is unfair. But God's view is different. what is unfair to us, is a fair in the eyes of the Creator.. We cant never understand it, to be able to comprehed the philosophical nature of it, you just have to feel it, see it from bigger picture
@@abdur1300 You creationists are soo weird.
@@abdur1300 True.
@@jasonanderson7232 Yeah Even cats and dogs think we are weird when we do stuff. I respect that u don't believe in a god but we aren't really capable of rationalising every think we see. Or believe
@@jasonanderson7232 oh so u believe the universe came from nothing and that's not weird😂
What an amazing story of strength, willpower, and determination to stay alive!
Saw the movie Alive 30 years ago, when I was 8- never thought to look for survivor interviews. Absolutely unforgettable and fascinating story of human survival!
What’s the movie name??
I love to hear directly from the survivors. It’s been years since this accident. I was only in my 20’s. I am now 68. Thank you for sharing and doing what you had to do to survive.
6 of the survivors of written books that are available in English. There are ‘Miracle in the the Andes’ by Nando Parrado ‘I Had to Survive’ by Roberto Canessa ‘Into the Mountains’ by Pedro Algorta ‘Out of the Silence’ by Eduardo Strauch ‘Memories of the Andes’ by Coche Inciarte ‘After the Tenth Day’ by Carlitos Paez
@@Zozette27 thank you. I will visit my library Friday. Did u read them all?
@@jennyl.5730 Book "Alive"; The story of the Andes survivors is a 1974 book by the British writer Piers Paul Read, documenting the event of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Jenny there is also a DVD call Alive. Both I found very interesting, hope this is of some help if you are interested in these very brave boys. I believe to survive something like this means your life journey is not complete.
“Alive” is my favorite movie.
@@jennyl.5730 - I have read the first four of those I listed. I own the other two but I have decided that I will start to reread ‘Alive’ by Piers Paul Read on 13 October (50th anniversary of the crash) and following that to read both Coche’s and Carlitos’ books. On the 12 December (50th anniversary of Nando and Roberto setting out on their walk out) I will start to reread Nando’s book. Roberto’s book does cover the crash and their survival but it is mainly about his later life of being a paediatric cardiologist. Of the survivors’ books I think I liked Pedro’s the most though I think most people’s favourite is Nando’s. I think before you read any of the survivors’ books it is best to read ‘Alive’ first.