Cannibalism in the Andes | 1972 Plane Disaster Documentary | Trans World Sport

In December 1972, a chartered aircraft carrying a Uruguayan rugby team was found 72 days after it crashed in the Andes. Incredibly, there were 16 survivors, who managed to stay alive by eating from the bodies of their dead team-mates. This is the incredible story of "The Miracle in the Andes".
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[@ElizabethT45]

It is inexplainable how Nando and Canessa spent 10 days in below zero temperatures, sometimes in snow up to their waists, climbing up and down rocky cliffs - and while wearing only layered sweaters and trousers with their leather rugby boots and socks for mittens. They had a 'sleeping bag' sewn from insulation ripped from the plane, but it barely kept them warm in temps of 30 below zero at night. The odds were absolutely stacked against them. I'll never fully understand how they made that trek.

[@matt2522]

And he had a broken skull

[@davesmith6432]

That part is a full movie in itself

[@robertslydell6990]

I finally got to see Nando Parrado speak in person in August 2015. One of the few things on my bucket list. He insists he's not a hero, which I simply can't accept. He is a hero.

[@carola7624]

Robert Slydell how is a shameless cannibal a hero??

[@carola7624]

Robert Slydell I'm neither. These guys have cashed in on this story through books, movies , speaking engagements etc etc in which complete suckers pay to go and listen to. How many years later and they're still babbling on and on with their BS. It's indeed ' vile' people who endlessly take advantage of a tragedy. And are you saying they weren't cannibals? That's precisely what they were no matter the circumstances.

[@robertslydell6990]

It's the latter. Canessa is a heart surgeon, Parrado took over the family business and is a successful businessman in his own right. They "babble" because they are asked about it to this day, it's a great survival story that inspires people. Fuck off.

[@carola7624]

Robert Slydell Ok so it's a side job.. or should I say a side Con. Anyway if this crap made your bucket list then no offense but you need to upgrade that list...maybe to having ice cream for breakfast . lol sounds a little more exciting I'd say.

[@robertslydell6990]

Keep your misery to yourself. Fuck off.

[@garryfrost6293]

The most amazing example of human survival I've ever heard. But this wasn't some "reality show".. This was for real!!!! God bless those people.

[@regil93]

Thats cause you have never heard of the 3 fishermen from Nayarit Mexico that were lost at sea and rescued 9 months later close to New Zeland.

[@yelyharmony2047]

@@regil93 let me guess... you're Mexican? 😴

[@regil93]

@@yelyharmony2047 I'm actually an Irish fisherman, from Wexford.

[@yelyharmony2047]

@@regil93 and I'm an alien

[@regil93]

@@yelyharmony2047 thats grant

[@ellllllllllllllllful]

I can’t even imagine the ptsd they’ve experienced from this

[@mako88sb]

Nando Parrado wrote a book called Miracle in the Andes. In the epilogue he mentions that many experts believed they would need lifelong long counselling to deal with issues they were sure would come up. According to Nando, they pretty well came through it with minimal problems. They all lived successful lives and stay in touch helping each other. A lot of it had to do with their religious beliefs.

[@larrysmith2123]

They didn't because they strong family bonds and faith in a higher force.

[@Nate2003x]

None because cannibalism is natural , maybe from the plane crash tho.

[@daniellee5147]

It blows my mind that they even survived the plane crash in the first place.

[@marygilbertson5347]

What a terrible title for the Greatest Miracle of Our Time ... To say it like that Cannibalism what a slap in the face of the survivors ... They Survived that is the Whole Point ... Cheap shot to get viewers

[@valerinav.8122]

Mary Gilbert Exactly, totally agree, I also made the same point. Shame to even mention "cannibalism" at least before checking out the meaning!!

[@mrmysterious419]

But not wrong

[@valerinav.8122]

@@mrmysterious419 very much wrong!! Look up the meaning of the term! Not at all definig&describing what they had to do!! There's another term for what they did. But the point lies in sensationalist headlines&titles.

[@mrmysterious419]

I know the meaning of the term, they had to eat human flesh to survive which is called canabilism and again not wrong to be used because the did eat them eventually.

[@CajunAdrienne]

It's still cannibalism. Nothing pretty about what they had to do to survive.

[@apriljewell7450]

This story never ceases to amaze me. And everyone of these survivors is a hero in my eyes! That struggle to survive, i cant even imagine.

[@brandonrogers7380]

I just

[@sumtingwog1273]

I heard this story hundred times. Every time it comes up on my recommendations I watch it respect

[@leratohajie5893]

I met Roberto Canessa and he actually tried to sell us his house that was for sale. He is such a wonderful man and he signed his book for me

[@blacklatina7266]

Did he try to eat you?

[@texastoast2961]

black latina7 That’s a very distasteful comment! Have some respect.

[@katinelis_kapibara]

@@blacklatina7266 do you have any respect?

[@figueiredocelia39]

​@@blacklatina7266 very bad comment.

[@lovesickblueslovesickblues5198]

Infographics brought me here

[@mooshu4716]

Lovesickblues Lovesickblues same

[@fortniteboy3595]

Same here

[@mushroomtip9331]

Same

[@uddhavsanyal7310]

Same here

[@lesleyriviera8454]

Infographics January 30 2020

[@valeriaardanaz4180]

“Cannibalism”? You should be more respectful to the story, the survivors, and the dead. Miserable title.

[@Andrew-eo2cw]

If it is not cannibalism, what is it?.. they did eat human flesh didn't they?

[@rockedred]

So is there another word for eating humans?

[@valeriaardanaz4180]

@@rockedred There is another way of paraphrasing. And focusing the whole story ONLY on that, is extremely disrespectful. The story is not that they had to eat their friends and family. The story is that they survived 72 days in the most inhospitable place on earth. That they had to rescue themselves because society had abandoned them. The story is that they had to walk across the andes with no mountain training nor equipment whatsoever. The human flesh eating was just a consequence of all that and another anecdote to the whole story. If you knew anything about them, you'd know that they dislike the fact that people only focus on that. There is so much more to it. So yes. They had to do cannibalism. No one is denying that. But It doesn't make it any less disrespectful to use that title and focus the attention only on that.

[@rockedred]

@@valeriaardanaz4180 ??????????????????

[@rockedred]

@@valeriaardanaz4180 Its still cannibalism. cannibalism saved their lives...

[@joehaddad3622]

I cant Imagine a worse situation nor harder choices....

[@mrararatovich]

Really?

[@SivvCiB]

@@mrararatovich you can? describe your worse situation nor harder choices

[@mrararatovich]

@@SivvCiB someone's kidnapped one's child and demands to do an atrocity for returning him/her (this one of many more)

[@SivvCiB]

@@mrararatovich so whats the ultimatum?

[@mrararatovich]

@@SivvCiB Use your imagination. I'm sure you can come up with something sufficient

[@trauermusik]

Fantastic document! The quality of the footage is incredible.

[@thatcherschild]

Amazing and heartbreaking story.

[@stephenc8]

It was pilots error, instead of continuing on and eventually turning right touching down in Chile, the pilot turned right half way across taking them into the heart of the Andes, in to a Valley surrounded by mountains, the plane was white in color and couldn’t be seen from the air

[@sirih4085]

@@sirhigh2967 actually this time it was the pilot's error. There was nothing wrong with the plane.

[@elilope5478]

@@sirhigh2967 u serious? 🤦

[@bvnshee6749]

Sir High shoutout those pilots who saved them by not knowing the proper path and descending 10 miles early

[@christopherfritz3840]

@@sirih4085 wonder if they sued for.. damages 😒

[@TripleDCrook]

How about don’t blame anybody? It’s really easy to say what YOU would have done when you’re not in an airplane full of passengers plummeting towards the ground.

[@traceymacneill9879]

The title should be Love Is Stronger Than Death; Nando Parrado & Roberto Canessa: Heroes Against All Odds

[@NCinflitratingNinja]

Why? It's a story about cannabilism. Its an accurate title.

[@magorzatazapert9955]

@@NCinflitratingNinja this is NOT story about cannibalism... This is story about love, friendship, solidarity, hope and amazing strength and courage...

[@749260]

Best teamwork skills ever... 😳

[@auntbenben]

Alive 1 of my favorite Books & movies of all times ! They survived against all odds. An moving story of survival like nothing else.

[@francescabissanti8766]

Wow, I already got chills from this story.

[@Hasnainsafeer77]

Worst air crash ever just hatsoff those survive nd RIP those lost lives . . .

[@asafaaderemi4799]

Hasnain safeer they are hero

[@themafia3119]

I don't know sept 11 was pretty bad aswell.

[@lauruguayitausa]

@@themafia3119 but that was a totally different story!!! That was on purpose, and there were hundreds of volunteers trying to rescue the most people they could. And many died trying. They were also heroes, on their own way. These kids were teenagers in the middle of nowhere... knowing rescue teams wouldn´t come, and they had to survive by themselves or die trying.

[@Monkey-Magic]

@@lauruguayitausa he said worst plane crash , this was a tragedy but when you look at 9/11 then not much comparison , the amount of lives lost and it resonated around the world. 9/11 Worst plane crash to date, in my view .

[@prinzdodo]

RIP all the victims. May all the survivors be forgiven for doing so. They did it for survival. They did it so they have a story to tell. This is a great experience of mankind.

[@NCinflitratingNinja]

I believe the Pope went out of his way to bless and absolve them, and assure them the Lord would not judge them.

[@amina-pr8xt]

They don't need forgiveness, they did nothing wrong

[@michamash]

I read the book a long time ago before there was KZbin. Very inspiring story of survival.

[@hawaiianprestigecars8493]

what book

[@michamash]

@@hawaiianprestigecars8493 The Andes plane disaster.

[@hillbillykip1873]

One of the greatest stories for many generations.

[@cecelove6043]

I remember when this occurred and I remember hearing the search had been called off. It was sad .... then when they were found it was like unbelievable ! There is beauty in this story.

[@conymadridlazo7201]

The title...you could do better

[@Gonken88]

What? It's pretty accurate?

[@luciavarela6095]

This story changed my life.

[@averma6347]

Words fail to describe the feeling of these players, who fought bravely to survive..

[@madelinerincon9628]

This is so sad

[@lolapaisley2250]

if you’ve watched the film your a legend

[@zezeNice]

i wonder how the families of the ones who died felt about them eating their loved ones

[@mmmrrr7455]

They were understanding and said it was fine they had 2 choices to survive and do what they had to or died of starvation its sad to know they did it but it was the only way

[@kjlandon9140]

I mean it’s necessary. I think the only people who would be against it are religious, like jehovah witnesses

[@speroskoufis7505]

Like organ donors

[@ourtravelingzoo3740]

They were all Christians if not Catholics and took it like that sacrament. No one had a problem with what they did nor should they

[@janmichaelesode611]

The body that was eating was already died..the weak is become a food

[@loveGG3]

I hate that "cannibalism" is what everyone remembers this story. It also gives the impression that they killed each other to eat each other in order to survive. That's not what happened! They ate the bodies of those who had already died! And what about the incredible survival or these people banding together? What about the amazing bravery of those 2 who ventured out into the unknown for help? Why can't we remember this about that story?

[@Pradeep.Poonia]

8:40 looks like they were chilling out there

[@Riso-ej3qd]

maybe that was when they got rescued

[@siegridthomas9674]

????????...that is all you have to say !

[@BiteSizedScenes]

documentary: miracle in the Andes also documentary: cannibalism in the Andes

[@hithitnaw]

The title is wrong. Imagine in that situation.

[@heatherfults5369]

I can’t believe they haven’t changed it. Beyond disrespectful.

[@amina-pr8xt]

3:00 In 1972 most suitcases were made of leather. Up there in the Andes they had long discussions if eating parts of them would be a kind of nutrition... but they realized it would bring more harm than use, due to the chemicals

[@backyardFoods]

Imagine the PTSD the survivors had to live with.

[@lilianpagola4862]

Lamentable!! el titular!!!

[@NikeZ-mr727]

Had to come here after watching Alive, great movie, amazing story of survival

[@alexthelargue3089]

hace unas semanas fallecio el arrriero que los encontro , tenia mas de 90 años toda una leyenda , saludo desde chile

[@Oanesmimi]

What a terrible title.

[@NCinflitratingNinja]

*accurate

[@hafann]

@@NCinflitratingNinja *terribly accurate

[@ronradcake8585]

@@NCinflitratingNinja disrespectful* the correct term is anthropophagy

[@rebecaaguilera3512]

How were they able to get pictures of the incident and they smiling?

[@alejandrovaco1]

They found a camera on the remainings ir the plain

[@chloerodgers692]

amazing the resilience, persistence, faith that these people demonstrated while fighting for their lives but rescuers gave up...probably because of $$.

[@Jaecht88]

Teambuilding and survival training in the highest level that's even possible

[@adambrown1654]

That’s a horrible title , they were young respectful guys who were starving, have some respect

[@michelestinnett2708]

What a miracle they got out and how sad for them...

[@guitarguru.3572]

A few of these guys ended up going to the pope to be absolved for this. It’s easy to judge them from here, but we can’t understand their ordeal. Having to engage in anthropophagy to survive is something no one wants to experience.

Heart breaking

[@henrymccomments]

I’ll survive for you, buddy

[@valentinvalet2916]

Rick and Morty references this event in season 4 ep 8

[@vikhdez9306]

Nobody cares

[@LickMyCrit69]

rick and morty brought me here also

[@thompxn2558]

This is tragic and sad but those men are true heroes

[@quinarravixilyakurniawan1879]

13:30 what emotional part....!!!

[@quinarravixilyakurniawan1879]

@Christine Ccolgate thank's for remind me

[@matiasgabriel321]

wow what an incredible story of survival!...this is the first time i heard such a story like this.😟

[@joeyenicks9620]

On the second day on the mountain Roberto rubbed Suzanne hurt feet.

[@ToneDesh]

What an incredible story. I couldn’t imagine.

[@mrsilence9633]

that is actually unintentional and they should go on living for the sake of their friends who want to meet their family

[@henry23223]

The video should be entitled Heroism in the Andes.

[@Adifgreat]

Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín was sent back to the fuselage when the expeditionaries (himself included) realised that the distance they had to walk was longer than they expected, and therefore, the 'food' they were carrying wouldn't be enough for the three of them. 'Tintín' says that, at the time, he didn't know his backpack was much heavier than Canessa's and Parrado's. It wasn't until many years later that he found out he'd climbed the highest mountain for three days carrying 40 kilos (88 pounds) of 'food' and water.

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Before these boys went on this plane, they were flying from South Africa and they played against a team called 'Patensie'. I know the previous President of Patensie Rugby Club personally, and he told me this story about wat happened. I cannot even fathom what these individuals had to go through!!

[@snoopyjace]

Did any of the survivors go back to the crash site ?

[@yuliawolf4170]

Amazing story of survival! I even bought a DVD movie based on this true story...Phenomenal...I think each of the survivors is worthy of being included in the Guinness Book and for those who didn't survive A HUGE MONUMENT should be erected in the Andes in order it can be seen from airplanes.

[@mohd_ali_1129]

Who is here after Mohit Agarwal sir's video 👍👍

[@aleksandraselakovic7263]

This wos amazing story!! Wery brawe ..yang people...oll of them were..and stay, l bealive the...same and today!!Desteny..;

[@arvindmusical1965]

For any Indian person or who knows Hindi and want to know more about this actual miracle story please search on KZbin for ( SHAMS - HOW THE RUGBY PLAYER SURVIVE AFTER 72 DAYS ) The full story is in hindi language ; here I am just sharing information to spread this to maximum peoples. English caption is also available.

[@natalieps2387]

Was it spring? I always thought being that high up in the Andes it would always be cold & snowy. Also the 10 days they walked what did they eat ?

[@marin5302]

they packed human flesh inside the socks.

[@enriquebarrerita1346]

Increíbles imagenes a color. Nunca las había visto. Donde se pueden conseguir mas?

[@TruMOXIE]

I thought they were go into detail about eating the meat like what parts and if they cooked it or ate raw

[@soulgamer8774]

AMAZING STORY!

[@OTISDAPRODUCER]

Info graphic brought me here

[@andresfonsecasilva2007]

Antropofagia, no canibalismo.

[@lauruguayitausa]

It wasn´t cannibalism it was anthropophagy

[@arai6147]

I looked up the word, it means man eater; cannibals.

[@lukeatterby]

A video about 9/11 brought me here n someone said they should make a movie yada ysda then it hot to this story

[@brandysigmon9066]

There is a movie about the crash, it's called "ALIVE", it's a great movie

[@lukeatterby]

brandy sigmon thanks

[@johnnyofthesticks7260]

please, read the Piers Paul Read book

[@thebestofallworlds187]

"Alive" is pretty historically accurate.

[@ronradcake8585]

it is! but the movie sins a lot in philosophical questions

[@Adifgreat]

The book 'Alive' is. The survivors say the movie is not true to the book, and find it disrespectful because a lot of facts were changed or made up, and quite a few important characters were left out of the story, in order to give Ethan Hawke's character the role of the superhero. Actually, what took those kids out of the mountains was teamwork at its best, and that's not portrayed in the film.

[@Jun-rn3td]

Does anybody know the song played close to the end, and at the very end (min 14:10)? On the other hand, saw the movie and the book Alive!, the book is impressive. It may help to understand those who wonder about the smiling photos :) (I find the word "Cannibalism" in the tittle a bit out of place, I have to say)

[@pamklins7934]

The song is "Oh Brother" by Cyrus Reynolds

[@Jun-rn3td]

Got it! Thank you so much :)

[@sadsardine867]

Luis Suarez q and a brought me here

[@campar1043]

Only my fellow Uruguayos..very proud..but...why wait 72 days to trek?

[@sopaaasports1262]

there was a lot of snow, they couldn't walk or even sleep outside the fuselage because the nights were too cold. so they waited December (Summer in South Hemisphere)

[@marcelae9798]

They didn't WAIT. inform yourself, read the book "Miracle in the Andes", watch the movie "Alive", go to their conferences, listen to them. And tell me I'd they "waited".

[@anjlisri]

Sach a inspirational story🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kanuni1979]

10:13 "managed to get a transistaor radio from the cockpit" This is simply false. The transistor radio was inside of a luggage. The Radio from the cockpit wasnt working and they tried everything to get it to work. They took the radio from the coclpit to the tail of the plane, which was several miles away. Roy Harvey tried to repair it, but didnt succeed.

[@Gonken88]

General knowledge brought me here.

[@joannwilderman8921]

Wonder how they decided who to eat..

[@azraah9539]

Why did my English teacher post this link on Google classroom

[@allankiisk8482]

pain and suffering

[@mustang8206]

Donner family: eats each other Everyone: that's disgusting Some rugby team: eats each other Everyone: what a hero

[@willnill7946]

Conner Broeker somewhat true but Donner party seem to have not heeded advice, though so too did the rugby team

[@mysticalhero2460]

You would have done the same thing. It was either eat the dead bodies or die.

[@faker5663]

"Typing this while sitting comfortably in the sofa" imagine if you haven't eaten for days while being in the cold..you would even eat your own body lol.. Unless you're already suicidal then you don't mind death.. But not everyone is like that

[@URTHEBESTONE]

Pls change the title- this should be "Miracle in the Andes"!!

[@Seek1878]

Nah. I don't see what's miraculous about a ton of deaths and having to eat your friends. They weren't saved by any miracles, they had to drag themselves to find help and almost died doing so.

[@Seek1878]

@@solann_ Not a "miracle." Its all about how the plane crashed and it boils down to luck. Snow, the angle, etc, are all factors. Sure wasn't a "miracle" for those who died painfully and slowly, like the woman who's legs were crushed and it took her days to die.

[@NaNa-hk5pj]

The title though🤦🏻

[@ultimatearyafitness]

Who came here after Mohit sir's video?

[@seriousvick]

They should make a movie

[@bryanoconnell7123]

Theres a movie called alive about it

[@margomazzeo1680]

Its called..Alive...

[@santiagoferres1402]

Yes, in my country its on Netflix... There are tons of documentaries on KZbin too

[@Adifgreat]

The film 'Society of the Snow', which will be released this week, does have the approval of the survivors and the families of those who couldn't make it out of the mountains.

[@karthikvenkataraman35]

Change the Title it is "Miracle in the Andes". Period.

[@AB-in5ch]

Here from the Chewy Suarez Q&A

[@dervvy]

Same here

[@Mendoza1414]

What did I do

[@rachelvillarim3279]

Pure miracle

[@LickMyCrit69]

Watch Movie Alive 1993. It was brought me here.

[@lilyjuggy9410]

We studied this in Sociology

[@lauruguayitausa]

And what did they teach about it?

[@mahalaxmimobileaccessories9390]

Plz tell mi related movie name....?

[@mahalaxmimobileaccessories9390]

@@ÆŒŒÆ thanks 👍

[@raaauc]

Why dont they come to the point? I dont care about their rugby stories. But it would be interesting to know how they consumed the corpses. Could they create fire to crisp the meat? If yes, how? Or did they consume the corpses raw? I mean those are some essential surviving tips...

[@Scorpio222x]

Disturbing that you want those details

[@omkarlabde4797]

What is the movies name

[@nimblethimble]

Alive

[@sedezhalierupreo1056]

They are not cannibalism they are the real survivors...

[@nageeye4477]

You call that Cannibalism? Shameful title.

[@thatgirlalways4436]

Wow👏👏

[@billjane3954]

they didn't have ptsd back then, they suffered from gratitude back then

[@kinh0t]

this translation is a joke