A half century after their plane crashed into the Andes, the survivors who resorted to cannibalism to stay alive came together this week in Uruguay to remember their grisly ordeal.
APBettmann ArchiveThe story was turned into the bestselling book"Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors" by Piers Paul Read and then later turned into a movie.The group made their decision after consuming the food they had on the plane, which included eight chocolate bars, a tin of mussels, three small jars of jam, some almonds and dates and several bottles of wine
Today, the 16 survivors are a close-knit group who also meet each year on December 22, the day the rescue began, for a barbecue – of beef steaks and pork sausages. The plane slammed into a mountainside in rough weather when the pilot veered off-course. It had its wings ripped off on impact, leading to the immediate death of 12 passengers and crew. Seventeen more would perish from their injuries and an avalanche, according to reports. After ten days the group of survivors heard on a radio that the search for them had been called off.
Roy Harley, one of the 16 survivors of the 1972 plane crash. The survivors meet every year on the anniversary of the rescue on December 22.“Thinking of the suffering that must have caused our families at home made us even more determined to survive,” said Sabella. “Eating human flesh doesn’t taste like anything, really,” said fellow survivor Carlitos Paez, the son of an Uruguayan artist.“I’ve done six million miles on American Airlines,” he said. “I’m condemned to tell this story for evermore, just like the Beatles always having to sing ‘Yesterday.'”
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