What did the survivors of the Andes flight disaster do to escape death by starvation?
The disaster happened on the 13th of October, 1972
It is horrible, but the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 had nothing left to do!
They had only a few snacks and chocolate bars. They divided the food into very small amounts, but it was not enough as they were isolated for more than 72 days. The thing is that there were no animals or plants in the area. The plane crashed into the snow-covered unnamed peak. The only way to survive was to feed on the bodies of the dead passengers. Most of the dead were the survivors' close friends.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
50 Comments
Kathryn A. Cobb
I hope I never have to be in that position..I would starve as I can't even eat an animal that I saw alive! I know it haunts them always!!!
Timothy Chapman
I want to say this. I myself was in a coma when I was 18 three months an a day. When I woke up my mom told me that I was eating stuff that I would have turned my noise up at. She could of not are it either. She would feed it to me an before she got the spoon to the bowl I was motioning to give me more. So in the case of those poor people that did what they did. I can say that the instinct to servive trumps EVERYTHING ELSE. Evan if you have to eat someone else. I'm sure that it did mess with their heads big time thou.
Ike Hinlo Caceres
Knew this from the movie "Survive!".
Kevin Coleman
Raw meat... Human Tartar!
Naked Kitty Slave
Most people know this. There have been books written by some of the survivors, movies based on the events. There's so much more to the story than just the cannibalism.
M. Baker
Had the opportunity to hear Nando Parado speak at length about this ordeal. Parado was one of the survivors who was able to find help. It was a chilling and powerful story!
Steve McVey
Patricia Thomas, Really? How many centuries do you think they've been flying planes across the Andes? Duh!
Sheila Cohen
Horrible question
Karin Johansson
Ray Metoyer, of course you could, if it was a question of life or death
Karin Johansson
Sara Bharati, then they eat you
Karin Johansson
Patricia Thomas, that was the only way to survive. Doesn't matter how you live the rest of the life. If it is a matter of life or death you do that. They are there 72 days, no other food can be fresh so lobg
Karin Johansson
Karin Kohler, watch the movie "alive"
anthonygriffin
Kathryn A. Cobb & Dawn Heistand, it basically, comes down to a matter of life or death in the moment.
anthonygriffin
The thing about "human instinct" means to survive, is by "any means possible" to stay alive. Ironically, there have been two movies made, based on actual events that took place, about the soccer team's means of survival in the cold, after the plane crash happened.
Jack Kircher
Im with Kathryn. I would starve to death before I'd cut open another human being. I realize the passengers hit desparation but, just the thought of dinning on the flesh of others haunts me!
Terry Osborn
They ate it as a frozen meat popsicle. Raw.
Kirk Yates
Survival, not murder, not really canabalism....just living long enough to be saved.