The Craziest Plane Crash That Turned Survivors Into Cannibals

I remember reading the book about it and I was really impressed by their resilience... Do you choose life or morals if you were in their position?

how can people hate on them for trying to survive

Dude the story of the Chilean sheep herder who found them was definitely worth mentioning. His name was Sergio Catalan, he was with his son and when he understood the situation he threw bread and water across the river with a hopeful message. Then he rode his horse for hours to get them help. When he told police they called the rescue team to Santiago who at first didn't believe him, saying he was some drunk cowboy making up stories. He had to convince authorities his tale was real. Survivors visited him for years and some attended his funeral on 2020. He was hero, not some nameless person.

Imagine judging them, while you're just there resting with comfortable life.

The "person" who rescued them his name is Sergio Catalan who was a herdsman and was on his horse when he found Nando and Roberto. He left his kids there to go back on his horse which took him 10 hours he did not stop to get to civilization and get help. The next day Sergio and the army went back to rescue. RIP Sergio Catalan 1929~2020.

I'm Uruguayan, and last year a survivor of the incident came to my school and told us all that happened, and they had agreed that if someone was to die, that person gave them permission to eat them, it was a pact between all of them.

You can't judge until you've been in that position. Your survival instincts take over. Easy to judge while sitting on a couch

This is the greatest survival story ever. The sacrifice, the effort and the hope that these people managed during the most difficult situation is extraordinary.

I also survived a plane crash in 2015, crashed at 94 mph and then plane exploded after. The pilot and I both caught on fire, hair melted, skin burned off on 70% of the body and broke every joint. I am nearing full recovery 5 years later and a living example you can truly heal from anything💜

"We'll die but we'll die trying." A qoute that lost its meaning until Nando and Canessa said it <3

If I had died, I would be fine with my friends eating my dead body to keep themselves alive, I’m already dead.

Here after Society of the Snow. Really appreciated this film and how true the story stayed to the actual event

One of the most amazing survival stories, always gives me chills!!

"Their journey was tracked by professionals years later." draws a line from siberia to senegal

It’s real easy to judge when you’re on the outside looking in

It definitely helped that they were rugby players as they are incredibly strong physically and mentally.

I’ve been hearing about this tragedy since I was a child, courtesy of my parents being Uruguayan. It’s truly crazy how people can judge other for trying to survive while they’re sitting comfortably on their phone. One can truly not judge if they’ve never found themselves in these situations.

no one is going to mention how amazing it is that one of them managed to sew a freaking blanket out of copper wires? thats some mvp hindsight

Only idiots would hate them for trying to survive

mad respect to those men, can't imagine what they have been through