The Andes Plane crash: Cannibalism for Survival
On October 12, 1972, a bunch of schoolmates boarded a charted airforce plane for a rugby tour. Air Force Fight 571 flying from Uruguay to Chile. Nando Parrado (One of the survivor) also called his mother and sister to accompany him to his Rugby match but what they didn't know was the disaster coming straight at them. The plane has a crew of 5 members and there were 40 passengers on that flight. After they took off from the Uruguayan Capital they soon ran into a storm due to which they have to stop in Argentina. On the very next day, they decided to continue the flight but they never reached their destination. The Pilots made a fatal miscalculation as they taught they have passed the highest peak of the Andes but they were on the wrong side of the mountain range. The clouds hid the peaks and then it happened. The Plane hit one of the peaks and destroyed its tail and wings in the impact. In the impact, 12 people died and only 33 left. Nando hit his head and went into a coma for few...