The Craziest Plane Crash That Turned Survivors Into Cannibals

This is one of the craziest survival stories of all time. A plane crashed in the Andes and the survivors were stranded for a total of 72 days! But how did they survive the frozen wild for that long?
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[@TheInfographicsShow]

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?

[@officialhikikomori]

Wen people like ur show but not ur comments lol 😂

[@JayChecksFacts]

In their position the only thing that matters is sustenance and frozen meat is exactly that, whatever its source as long as it doesn't involve killing someone.

[@chilledout4555]

I saw the movie 3 years ago

[@DLSPRO-ip4yh]

Life

[@fieryimmortal5907]

They left on Friday the 13th. That was their first mistake

[@finnpust8869]

how can people hate on them for trying to survive

[@mr.jeffmann376]

Respect for survivors

[@Ggggggggg631]

Well that’s South America and they are pretty much religious 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@skyoung4620]

@@mr.jeffmann376 thanks for hall to me

[@Herman-ix7tv]

@@Ggggggggg631 Not like its the only religious place on earth...

[@miguelcanabrava4414]

@GYPSY KING FURY u clearly no nothing about Christianism

[@Juan-gd7nd]

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.

[@yanelafabra9127]

Eso lo leí en el libro de parrado. Si no lo leíste,te lo recomiendo 👌

[@rockyblackwidow3762]

Which survivor did you meet?

[@coloradoinc]

rocky blackwidow I’m pretty sure he’s lying.

[@yanelafabra9127]

@@coloradoinc probably he's not. Uruguay is very small... it's easy to know people here

[@Aleinwhisper455]

Awsome story

[@Cheskis24]

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.

[@markross2124]

Thank you for mentioning him, also these people were incredibly brave and did this for unselfish reasons in order to return to their families.

[@luizfelipeferro2679]

Dude was so nice to strangers. A true hero

[@jffry890]

Based

[@Adifgreat]

He had to ride his horse for over 10 hours, and then got in a lorry/truck for a couple of hours more to get to the nearest police post to ask for help.

[@TheSubpremeState]

I thought they trekked down the mountain? And if they had gone the other direction there was a road not far from where they crashed

[@dudeusucc8817]

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

[@lazarus8018]

Not to mention that a lot of these hypocrites would start cannibalizing each other after a few hours.

[@rebekahwolkiewicz449]

People who have likely never felt the feeling of TRUE starvation. Who like to say ‘Oh, I’m starving.’ and think they’re actually starving. I will admit, I’d be sad if a family member of mine was eaten… but I would try to block it out, work on my understanding. Sometimes it happens… it’s not pretty for either side, people are acting like the survivors enjoyed it because the dead couldn’t. I wouldn’t have a grudge against those who had to do it, I would be sad for everyone involved with just a little more sentimentality towards the one I knew personally who didn’t survive.

[@RageOfTheTiger]

People find it easy to judge when they are living so comfortably.

[@NAME-yg8sl]

"How could they eat humans? There's always another way!" They say as the adjust the temperature on their AC. Opening their 5th packet of Oreos, snuggled in a blanket.

[@jasonjuneau]

Cannibalism is taboo, but do what you have to do to survive.

[@andysaulnier2995]

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

[@MokohiChan]

Agreed. It's just a body. I would be dead, and I would much rather someone use what remained of me to live than for them to die due to trying to show respect for the dead. I would be much happier to know I saved a life.

[@lightupdarkness]

Worm food or someones survival food hmm

[@dandrejohnson1522]

They probably ate someone who was still alive

[@JakeStateFarm420]

Dandre Johnson they didn’t stop assuming and trying to make them seem like Bad people

[@numa2k147]

@@JakeStateFarm420 but still that's the thing. We didn't know if they were already dead.

[@Virru112]

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

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

True

[@CalebRoyal]

Virru112 Truth

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

@@CalebRoyal ur mum

[@sensarmy]

ikr

[@Eshkanama]

Exactly

[@renalopez2578]

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.

[@valerioharvey7289]

He died at 91? That's crazy

[@Lawesp]

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.

[@mako88sb]

The Shackleton expedition rescue is also pretty extraordinary. If you’re not familiar, check it out. On the other hand those were hardened experienced men well used to cold weather and knew what they were getting into. Not like the Andes survivors who all came from a country with a pretty mild climate. Many had never seen snow firsthand before suddenly finding themselves stranded in that desolate wintery wasteland.

[@jeskvell3254]

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

[@tanshersingh7372]

then 50 cent made it famus

[@OfficalGrim]

50 wants his money by monday.

[@alibabapirce9782]

do or do not there is no trying

[@snoopbeerus4091]

You wanna go to nandos

[@chillofy2311]

True

[@YODAMAN305]

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

[@richardinis]

Exactly You do what you do to survive and all that were eaten were already dead

[@viktoriasru1800]

@@richardinis o

[@sylvie9485]

So true, so true 😔

[@bubblegumpop078]

@@viktoriasru1800 survival of the fitest

[@Tier1Norseman]

We live in a society more and more every day that unless folks are in YOUR shoes, they'll never understand sadly.

[@victoriahickling4091]

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💜

[@aaronballer2131]

That’s inspiring

[@Gillan2Cold]

@@aaronballer2131 😂😂 💀

[@aaronballer2131]

@@Gillan2Cold jit inspired me ☠️

[@matthew4057]

What country was that plane crash?

[@idrk3707]

@@matthew4057 atlantis

[@Kimberlytheresam]

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

[@anirbanchakraborty1464]

The survivors were chilled too

[@acemcqueen806]

Badump cheee

[@TheSubpremeState]

Have you heard the man on the radio calling out the names of the survivors then pauses and breaks into tears as he reads the name of his son. Nando 😢😢❤️❤️

[@iamrockness]

I dont judge them one bit. I would've done the same. It's live or die, and I choose to live.

[@chezshirecat1872]

Agreed, they ate the dead, not killed them to eat them-sometimes you just gotta you what you can to survive

[@fizi7619]

Its a live or die situation

[@stevencarr7605]

I might have done the same thing

[@CarlosSanchez-en6mr]

I wouldn’t do the same honestly but also would not look down towards those who do to survive

[@RoseOnFire]

I agree, but what if it got to the point where they *did* start turning on each other?

[@johnlorenpelayo]

I dont care if you eat me, I'll be dead anyways.

[@xeroxhydra2834]

Penguin King i love you

[@SteveL11]

I think they consumed the other survivors while they still alive.

[@comradeakimov]

True

[@Flowerz__]

Exactly

[@Flowerz__]

Steve L source?

[@XxSaranayxX]

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

[@lyhieu9821]

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

[@JAProductions494]

Only idiots would hate them for trying to survive

[@native307]

The amount of idiots out in the world today is astonishing

[@ang47]

@@native307 what do you mean today idiot. THis was 1972

[@ang47]

@Faranheit I know. Then he's even more wrong. Today is better than 100 years ago, 1000 years ago, and even 10 years ago.

[@susu3148]

Mario Bowser494 exactly as if they tried it

[@abeabe2113]

Little Ears need a tissue little guy you’re acting a bit mad maybe you need a nap 😂

[@RogerNbr]

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

[@BurnRoddy]

And make a radio which is not mentioned in this short. To me that was the most amazing bit of the story.

[@pollypockets508]

For sure

[@nelldavila3261]

Not that hard. When you are isolated from technology the human brain goes into survival and adaption mode. When I did 3 years of prison I learned how to basically improvise and make anything with minimal materials

[@dragonsember]

one of the reasons they didnt all freeze to death

[@cangrejopendejo4909]

@@nelldavila3261 Exactly. When you have nothing else to do and lots of motivation you tend to figure something out.

[@selene497]

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.

[@alkanedust3848]

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

[@totalhysteria]

Exactly! And considering everyone but one is still alive today most of them were probably young when it happened. Which also helps.

[@marianunez9965]

@@totalhysteria Yes they were very young, the youngest was 18 and Parrado was 19 years old.

[@blueyeshadow2738]

Actually of the 16 survivors only like 5 of them were the rugby players from the old Christians team the majority of the team died

[@yaredkokeb5362]

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

[@warcraftcombat1021]

Lol

[@ohsnapplemyapple9794]

I was thinking the same thing. That didn’t make any sense to me as well

[@SStarry_Days]

ah yes "professionals"

[@wietick5677]

Obviously a hard trip but that's funny

[@idkidk5211]

Trained professionals in as seen on TV be like

[@tankshot3256]

If you werent there, then you dont have the right on condemning the acts on how they survived.

[@garycrawford8994]

Well put ❗️

[@mr.anmanator]

Yup are right!!

[@stefanpigford6891]

That can be said for all things.. however eatin the dead guy sitting nxt to me on a plane that crashed doesn't song TASTY AT ALL..

[@gabriellejackson6327]

tankshot 325 EXACTLY

[@johndalton8839]

@@stefanpigford6891 it's not a matter of taste at that point. It's live or die

[@bedikabaruah9889]

When it comes to surviving, your body and mind is prepared to do the most unthinkable tasks! Despite of extreme physical exhaustion, scarcity of food and no basic equipments they managed to get through such difficult path to seek help, this is some commendable amount of willpower!

[@rhythmelf8881]

What an incredible story and such strength of human spirit and will. Anyone who would criticise these amazing people for what they did to survive, do not know struggle.

[@killval849]

I just can't fathom the 72 days part. That's utterly insane.

[@what.6099]

You never know the extent you're willing to go to survive until you're placed in the situation. Desperation leads to some crazy decision making.

[@PietkaMS]

I went camping for a weekend once. On the last day when there was no more bbq meat and beer things got pretty savage. Cannot imagine 72 days

[@firepower7017]

@@PietkaMS I'd practically gone fishing if there's no meat. Unless it took place in a mountain.

[@madelinerincon9628]

This is so sad

[@OptikkMagnum]

Medium raw for me

[@urmumsy420]

They literally had no choice but to turn to canibalism! People are so salty

[@spencergerwing7946]

Ha

[@noosewrld]

ha salty

[@joshvanklei9222]

I see what u did there 👀

[@stefanpigford6891]

boil the salt out of human fleah should help..lol

[@urmumsy420]

These replies are priceless 😂

[@nitro0100]

"It's now Friday 13th and they take off" what

[@jaygunny8402]

Imagine being mad at them after all they went thru, some people are the worst!

[@ClaraRodriguez16]

Hi! I'm uruguayan and wanted to point something out. When the video says that Nando Parrado didn't knew that the small gesture of trading places with his friend would end up saving his life, it's because later after hitting the first mountain peak the plane broke in two *just behind that seat*, the one Nando was sitting on after giving his back seat so his friend could watch the Cordillera. If he had not, he would have flown away on his seat, and that is what happened to his friend. Also, Roberto Canessa, who was 19 and a medical student at the time, was the first to make the cut through the human bodies so they could eat them, as he knew the human body well. He is now 66 years old and a cardiologist. He was and is saving human lives.

[@stefanpigford6891]

Clara Rodríguez yuck 😵😱... cannibalism

[@NinjaTyler]

@@stefanpigford6891 it's what they had to do to survive there was literally noway else to survive

[@Helljumper7200]

Stefan Pigford Jesus would approve.

[@--------352]

@@stefanpigford6891 yuk hipocrite

[@hi-yh2ov]

Stefan Pigford they did it to survive what would you do then die?

[@iron60bitch62]

Imagine finding a use for a dead body to keep others alive no different than someone donating her organs when they pass away

[@stefanpigford6891]

brainwashed ...go dig up dead ppl & CHOW DOWN

[@danielmaher2388]

A use for a dead body, especially one whose organs cannot be used for transplants, it to be eaten, so someone else can survive long enough to be able to donate their organs

[@YPM498]

It’s actually not the same because one has to consent to have their organs donated after death but I get what you mean

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

@@stefanpigford6891 there is a culture that eats their dead loved ones who pass away to natural causes.

[@IceBlueLugia]

@@YPM498 the survivors said there was a pact between them that once they died, they gave permission for the others to eat them, another comment mentioned this

[@rishabhdhiman6637]

Even though I am vegetarian now, but if I was in their place, I would have done the same to survive. Judging someone is easy when we can't feel what they had gone through.

[@bjchit]

The reason why people got mad at them after that newspaper report was because initially, the survivors hid the fact that they feasted on the dead, claiming they had cheese and were able to find plants. The only person they told was a priest in the sanctity of confession. Almost as soon as they were rescued rumors started floating around that they killed some of their friends so they could eat them, so the report along with the hiding of the fact made some people think they were savages.

[@jack-kun381]

The human body is capable of doing things you could not imagine when it is trying to survive.

[@alimohsin496]

You mean the brain. lol. The human body has no control over itself.

[@jack-kun381]

@@alimohsin496 thanks sherlock

[@noburu6410]

@@jack-kun381 what do you mean

[@alimohsin496]

Music Mask if you think that whatever I said is smart, you must be dumb to not realize what a brain is.

[@Xelann]

Our bodies only use the bare minimum when functioning day-to-day. It's only when in survival mode can we do seemingly impossible things.

[@Ignatius1972]

One of the survivors lives in my city, Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, near Uruguay. He is married with children and a new life. He hates to talk about the tragedy, rarely accepts to be interviewed. But when he does he always says the same thing: there was no other way to stay alive and he had chosen to live. That's says all.

[@richardinis]

Does he speak portuguese? And Olá amigo!

[@Ignatius1972]

@@richardinis olá, Richard. yep, he speaks Portuguese. Há uma grande comunidade de uruguaios e argentinos vivendo nos Estados do Sul do Brasil, assim como há uma quantidade considerável de brasileiros na Argentina e, principalmente, no Uruguai. Isso é histórico, já que há inúmeras cidades que ficam no meio da fronteira, tendo uma rua ou praça como "national border", o quê, na prática, significa a circulação livre de argentinos, uruguaios e brasileiros entre esses três países. No caso do Brasil e Uruguai isso é ainda mais intenso: milhares de pessoas são "doble-chapas", têm dupla cidadania e inclusive pode participar de eleições, tanto no Brasil, quanto no Uruguai. O Uruguai já foi parte do antigo Império do Brasil e essa ligação entre o Uruguai e o estado brasileiro do Rio Grande do Sul continua fortíssima, aliás, infinitamente maior do que a ligação do Rio Grande do Sul do que com os demais Estados brasileiros.

[@richardinis]

Certo!

[@bawoman]

Which one is he?

[@angelinamainetti8596]

@@bawoman Yes, I would love to know which one. Qual deles?

[@felix72634]

The title of this video is not adequate for such a sensitive story. It was a tragedy and the survivors faced incredible challenges and made difficult decisions to remain alive and to return back with their families... This is a story of human resiliency, teamwork, faith, courage and survival. The way we describe and remember such events should be done with respect and sensitivity, honoring those who survived and those who did not make it, as well as their families.

[@AFFTFOMSICHTS]

“Would you have done the same? Tell us in the comments” Yes, I would’ve. and it looks like no one here in 2020 is criticizing their choices and is completely empathetic....so it’s great to see how far humanity and society has evolved mentally and emotionally since the 70s.....

[@raxberrytea5832]

“The back of the plane is the safest” *gets torn off the plane*

[@Ntyler01mil]

Structurally, I believe the wingbox is the sturdiest part of the plane. However, you're also right by the fuel tanks.

[@joshmcgarvey1805]

Then eaten 🤗

[@id10cyy]

*next video: is BRIGHT SIDE a liar?*

[@dedman1096]

Gacha_Katie I am your 1k like your welcome

[@juicebdg1718]

Gacha_Katie do i look like a joke too you.

[@elmarcus300]

Hello I'm from Uruguay and I had a meeting with one of the survivors where he told us the complete story. I don't expect them to have all of the details but some important details are either wrong or missing. One of the details he gave me about the rations was that by day 3 (I believe) they heard on the radio that the search and rescue party had found the location of the plane, so everyone started feasting on the food like there was no tomorrow. It turned out that the S&R party mistook the plane crash with another thing (I can't remember with what but they didn't have a clue where the plane actually was). Also, a detail that they forgot to mention was that, both pilots, had made a mistake. They told the passangers that they had just flown over the city of Curicó, Chile when instruments were telling them otherwise. They mistook it with another city and thus when the survivors were trying to locate themselves, they assumed their position was elsewhere rather than where it actually was. Another thing I remember was that when they decided to resort to eating the dead, they all had agreed that if one of them was to die, the rest could feed from the recently deceased survivor and they were to tell the story to their relatives. Last, I recall him saying he didn't like the idea of flying on a Friday 13th, becasue he was superstitious and all.

[@BrandonCockridge18]

@@lucasigne8752 He got all of that information from the movie.

[@haziqsamsudin4394]

Lucas Igne its a new comment

[@Galt4570]

Interesting, thank you for the information.

[@aubreys7549]

Elmarcus300 wow just wow that’s amazing

[@elsnipersanchez2581]

K

[@FredoSantana90]

Man U really can’t make those judgements as a person who’s never experienced such situations. Your whole mentality changes when faced with death. It’s almost like your brain reprograms itself and will have u doing things you would never have imagined. I applaud those men for their bravery and not turning on each other

[@olivernikolic9362]

No judgement from me, they did what they had to do to survive.

[@SalMan-fd4mo]

Still the same. we all die

[@id10cyy]

*yep. yet they get hate for trying to live. how cruel are people. they’re cruel.*

[@--------352]

@@id10cyy no weebs allowde

[@businessmail4929]

@@id10cyy those who hated them were just filthy fat people that never had to survive or struggle in their lives besides paying for taxes or having enough money to buy a new phone. Spoiled brats. Seriously the world needs a new Epidemie or an actual apocalypse.

[@hydroreviews3305]

@@businessmail4929 no it doesn't

[@DarkWarchieff]

The unnamed Glacier got renamed Glacier of Tears after the incident. Let that sink in...

[@camiq1358]

Nando named the mountain that he climbed after his dad, because thinking about his depressed father back at home (who thought almost his entire family was gone) was his main motivation to go on, but I'm not sure if the name became official.

[@DarkWarchieff]

@@camiq1358Google Earth names the glacier, the Chile border point nearby AND a river ''x of tears'' a short search will get you there on maps.

[@sterben8869]

Hmmm I wonder why?

[@Jay-cn3js]

Deep

[@kaiserlaniusvulpes2759]

@@camiq1358 Mount Seler

[@vegaaltair8478]

This is my first time knowing about this story,and honestly, you can't really blame them for eating other human, escpesially that they eat the one that already died. For the very,very least,they're not killing unwilling survivor to eat them, and remember that option is their last resort. Thanks to that,they have enough strenght to live for another day. Never understimate when human have their survival instinct kicked in. Also,thanks for their sheer determination and mental strenght, they defeat all of the odds and get themself rescued.

[@gennericrapperalt2120]

Cat

[@joshvernon2352]

A classic infographic video thanks a lot! I'm always excited to see another video from this well-established KZbin staple.

[@goatsy3685]

*Great, I’m going on a plane today.*

[@moztaz1237]

vipers loco i’m going on plane tomorrow

[@visunashokkumar1782]

I hope everything goes fine

[@talnashi2795]

Rip

[@lvs8768]

@@talnashi2795 wow it's not like they're gonna die

[@timbuckthe2nd642]

One in 11 million chance (similar to the lottery) to crash in a commercial flight

[@movementman9777]

I give y’all permission to eat me if I’m dead and you’re all starving.

[@xwxasmr7686]

We can't eat bleach dude but I guess if the bleach turn into Ice bleach we could try ;)

[@sevensins3584]

Thanks! I was going to do it anyways tho..

[@xwxasmr7686]

@@blizzbee Sound really expensive bro

[@mikaylaisawesome1353]

I can’t eat you, you’re bleach. 😂

[@vincecloudchaser2486]

We will survive this man!

[@livskmj]

watching the documentary on this with like actual survivors makes my heart break, it is so easy for other people to judge them when theyre looking in

[@CiibrCat]

These stories are absolutely amazing.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

You morally have to choose life. The spirit is gone it is now a sack of kilocalories

[@rezbarbie24]

@@garrysmith1029 huh?

[@itskjj_]

I have seen the movie

[@garrysmith1029]

@@rezbarbie24 auto correct I just meant honor goes down

[@Sam-sb2sq]

WhT r u talking about

[@mohdfarhan5255]

True enough

[@buzzfeedteen]

0:00 "Imagine you and your best buddies are-" *Bold of you to assume I even have buddies*

[@laetitiakapaiwai1499]

Hence, "Imagine". 😂😂😂

[@yokisullivan8647]

Can't even imagine what a buddy is.

[@jeremiahcall1722]

Lolz much less best buddies 😂

[@brianv.8055]

Well, rather imagine you and a few "bodies" would suit it more I guess haha

[@emilybusby6922]

Hahaha- right? I’m watching this alone on a Friday night. At this point it’s a stretch to assume I even have PEERS.

[@RailsofForney]

1:29 You did amazingly good when animating the plane. That is after all similar to what a Fairchild FH227D looks like.

[@jacka3280]

Pls don’t forget to mention the dude who found them road over 130 km on horse to notify the authorities….. he definitely deserve to be on this video. His name was Sergio Catalan.

[@Horrormedia_80]

I would've resorted to cannibalism if my plane was just delayed for half an hour.

[@clayel1]

There’s plenty of bodies in the terminal!

[@DiamonDust]

LOL

[@lonnieg2055]

Yeah that airport food is expensive

[@anxiouscreep]

Uh, I held up way longer then you then, 4 hours.

[@IOFIsickness]

That's when I enter "no Russian" mode

[@2kn111]

Killing people to eat them is one thing, but if there's already bodies and you're going to starve, go for it.

[@flygod.]

No not really if it isn't fresh you could get sick and still die.

[@2kn111]

@@flygod.Maybe in a desert island scenario. But in this case, the cold temperatures could preserve the bodies. My family used to put the Thanksgiving turkey outside in the snow if we didn't have room in the freezer. Obviously we made sure it was protected from animals or other contaminants, but sometimes we left the turkey outside for up to a week.

[@J.DeGroot]

@@flygod. Where they crashed it was below freezing every night and most of the day so the bodies stayed preserved and didn't rot.

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

@@2kn111 for real, eat the dead people not the the living weak guys

[@nurdin6433]

It’s even allowed in Islam ❤️✌️

[@voyager8187]

My 1st ever infographics show video Which made me addicted to the other videos Thank you!😁

[@goochmcduck4285]

I watched three of the men in recent years be interviewed and speak about this. Incredible ppl thriving at life.

[@TheNobleNoobs]

Cannibalism is more of an ideology, a cannibal is a person who chooses to consume another human being for pleasure or out of compulsion. When done purely for survival the label has no merit for me, never underestimate the human will to live nor shame the actions of those who have faced these do or die situations.

[@breadskate4622]

If they suffered no conditions from eating human I would say they deserved to survive

[@kitsulu8576]

It is considered cannibalism either way, but if they didn't do it they would have most likely all died. I don't know if I could do it although I'm sure the choice would be much easier to make in their position.

[@sleepn_on_me2473]

@K A honestly there's more of a science behind it Once humans turn feral we become the most dangerous animal on the planet

[@sleepn_on_me2473]

That is exactly right Donner/reed party is a great example of this

[@brsoccerstar24]

Very well put

[@rubenhayk5514]

People who mad at them for eating human meat never starved.

[@equestriangirly2296]

Sure they did. But they could always eat rats, ground bark from trees, birds and even insects. Starving on land where there is generally plants and animals is one thing. Starving on a high mountain where there are no rats, no trees, no plants, no birds and not even insects is quite another. Their *religion* made them criticize these survivors. They considered cannibalism as a "unforgivable sin" because the Bible condemns it. And Uruguay is a Catholic country.

[@hush7359]

@@equestriangirly2296 for me it's not about religion... it's just that i can't eat my friends even if they're dead soulless i just can't... maybe if i was dead i would be cool if they ate me...but not the other way around i would just keep looking for something to eat until i collapse and die...and even in my religion (islam) if you only have that as ur only chance to survive it's cool...so it's not really about religion

[@frightenedsoul]

AMV / EDITS - easy to say, but you haven’t been put in that situation.

[@ankitramteke1628]

@@hush7359 oh wow! Nice spirit idiot ... what estranged mountain ranges have you ever been stuck on?

[@mohammedfaheem4264]

Ankit Ramteke didn’t you understand what he said?

[@waynestone1897]

also forgot to mention how incredible it was that only three people that weren’t buried by the snow and managed to save 13 other people who were buried in the snow in only two minutes 🤯

[@lyenye7018]

Eating flesh would never be easy, but my survival instincts would have overwritten anything else. Its the most primal instinct that tells us to eat and stay alive. They did what was needed to survive.

[@OyashirosMiko]

Honestly if I'm dead and someone needs to eat me just to survive...go ahead. I'm dead, I'm sure my family would be sad there's no body but at least another family won't have to be sad about having someone dead. At least my death won't be in vain. I honestly don't understand why people would judge someone for resorting to cannibalism of someone already dead when there's no other choice except death.

[@cev_1226]

this is sad

[@aubreysummers1729]

I agree, but if I was the one eating, I honestly might consider just starving.

[@promero14]

@@aubreysummers1729 easier say than done

[@keikomital5571]

I Agree it’s not cannibalism actually , these people are already dead before they eat them and other survivors that died gave them authority to be eaten by them for the people to survive because they starve like them

[@MrHistory269]

Agree it’s sad to think about that tho

[@RaymondLo84]

Moral of the story: Don’t go cheap on flight tickets.

[@dominickjustave3558]

Pilots messed up

[@bjjap9169]

@@dominickjustave3558 na his point still stands

[@withluvmia]

I cannot imagine having to do what they did. The emotions they went through, having to eat their loved ones like their friends/family to be able to survive. They were strong mentally, to be able to do that. They were smart too, having stitch up a blanket using wires.

[@justinroux365]

You at a certain point have to be able to turn off emotions and push through it

[@sunkenninja9516]

How anyone could judge them is beyond me . Amazing story of will

[@faeezparkar9731]

Atleast they were fit players who had capacity to survive .

[@teijaoksanen7232]

And no basic fatties eatin da food

[@ethanrenahan7452]

Although in some cases that can be bad because with quite a few athletes they'll have very low body fat

[@dogs4life217]

That's actually worse, the more muscle mass you have, the more macro and probably micro nutrients your body requires. Your muscles simply waste more energy than a person who is not physically strong/big.

[@adels.185]

@@ethanrenahan7452 Well your body will eat muscle instead of fat so you'll survive for around the same amount of time as the person with high body fat, but in this situation you want as much muscle and strenght as possible so...

[@mrcraft64]

@@adels.185 Your body never eats muscle instead of fat, once your body starts to eat it's own muscle it means you are now in starvation mode.

[@joshsplosh]

You can't judge them unless you've been in that situation yourself, to the point where you're so hungry, your brain simply switches over into survival mode.

[@stefanpigford6891]

HolyHank CRAZY INSANE MODE

[@stefanpigford6891]

survival mode says eat shoes & snow

[@allen62]

Stefan Pigford that’s a great idea let’s eat non edible shoes and eat snow that’s basically water genius

[@skelworthvods984]

BBAppleCrunch yeah but if you eat snow you will die because the snow will just make you feel more dry until you eat enough to die from it

[@lauruguayitausa]

@@stefanpigford6891 and they tried... snow cut their lips, to the point of bleeding and shoes, have so many chemicals nowadays that is impossible to eat them! Read the books and watch the documentaries before giving your clueless opinion!

[@TZB2011]

If you are alive...then only you can live! So try hard to be alive first! Thanks for this touching video!

[@wpgjets4life]

-22F is freezing where I am from in Canada. I work outdoors, and you have to wear layers of clothing in an 8-10 hour day. To survive overnight, without being dressed for the elements would be a nightmare. Without food, warm clothing, and medical supplies, it's amazing anyone survived those conditions.

[@mako88sb]

Yes but unfortunately numerous people seem to think that they should have attempted to walk out almost right away. In early spring when the crash happened the Andes was still covered in snow from a winter that had more snowfall than had been seen in decades. What’s not mentioned in the video is that they got the insulation from the tail they found about a month after the crash. By the time the sleeping bag was sewn together it was late spring and the snow had melted a fair bit plus the temperature had moderated enough that they had a chance. Btw, if you’re not aware, they made a movie about this incident in 1993 that was filmed in the Canadian Rockies not far from the Panorama ski resort. Weather permitting they would fly by helicopters every day shooting the movie scenes on a glacier. The actors experienced a small sampling of what those survivors went through. Nando was a consultant for it as well and often joined them on the glacier. The name of the movie is Alive starring Ethan Hawke.

[@That_Son_Ofa_Itch]

If Im dead, i dont care. Eat me. Live and freeking prosper. If my dead husk can keep someone whos still alive going Idc eat me. Its the least I can offer right?

[@rain_drops2723]

Agreed

[@jxguarfn9939]

I don't think I would had ate their bodies

[@TheNobleNoobs]

@@jxguarfn9939 Would it really have been better to die though? Is there really some nobility to it? Because to me it just seems sad to accept a meek death if their is hope for an alternative.

[@That_Son_Ofa_Itch]

@@jxguarfn9939 and thats fine, you dont have too. Just know that if that situation comes up that MOST people would want you to eat them. Its up to you to make that call on whether or not to do such.

[@loveislove2359]

Agree, why would anyone care if it's cannibalism, it's just survival.

[@megalogo3000]

Interesting fact: there's a memorial on the exact place where the plane crashed

[@hai6089]

And you can hike there

[@bigpapipapa256]

@player1 do u just live in a random cabin in tha middle of nowhere??

[@Assassinq]

@@bigpapipapa256 I’m actually his next door neighbor

[@c-dubb3505]

@@Assassinq where do you live if ur his neighbor??

[@gennericrapperalt2120]

@Glitcheroony woooosh is what the survivors heard

[@jdpazmino2010]

The movie on this story is out on Netflix now called Society of Snow, amazing portrayal of what happened nominated for an Oscar 💪🏼👏🏼

[@milliereyes371]

the fact that it happened friday 13th just blows my mind

[@cjpatz]

You should see the movie “Alive” with Ethan Hawke. It is about this event.

[@alexemail9030]

Clint Patac fr?

[@cjpatz]

Yup. You should see it! It was really interesting.

[@AMPCOD4]

Aw its not on Netflix

[@driftracerepeat7334]

i can now rewatch this again thanks for the info

[@yohans777]

@@AMPCOD4 it is available on France region

[@pequefynn4719]

I’m from Uruguay and one day Roberto Canessa came to our school to talk about what happened, it was an incredible story, a true miracle. I recommend to watch the movie ALIVE, it is about this

[@j-dog3170]

I've watched it

[@tj-qo2od]

I've watched it too, definitely a recommended.

[@RIPToNateDoggIHadToRegulate]

Did his breath smell like dead corpse?

[@TryToLearn101]

@@RIPToNateDoggIHadToRegulate get out

[@RIPToNateDoggIHadToRegulate]

@@TryToLearn101 The movie?

[@user-ci2vc2mc8n]

Watching a infographics video is the best way to keep entertained the full day

[@christerrain3789]

Who else is here because they just watched the movie

[@tobeslmao]

Me

[@Luisn_n]

Those guys are the toughest of the tough. Dudes did beyond what even military forces today would dare to do. These people have my upmost respect and should be awarded something for their bravery

[@sleepysikk]

Their life is a good enough reward, plus I doubt they want people to know them in person especially after everything man

[@andrewmaclean9810]

And the crazy thing is these were just some random average kids. You or me or just about anyone could have been on that plane and would have probably done the same. It's crazy what just average everyday people are capable of to survive when put in a life or death situation. There is a beast in all of us, we just succumb to our comforts.

[@ErikE_]

@@andrewmaclean9810 Well, luckily most of the passengers were not totally average kids since they were rugby players in great physical shape. It would’ve been a lot worse if they were a bunch of fat people traveling to a chocolate expo, a school class with children or something other than athletes 😅 Nevertheless, what a horrible experience for all of them. I can’t imagine how hopeless they must have felt with no sign of rescue :( They needed to become their own heroes and that’s what they did with extraordinary powers provided by survival mode! 💪

[@Adifgreat]

They weren't professional athletes, they were amateur rugby players. The team was formed by 19 former students of a Uruguayan school, most of them university students reunited to play a match organised by the captain (the other 21 passengers were relatives or friends who'd been invited to fill the plane and pay less for each ticket). Unlike what is shown in this video, there was no coach. Many of them were heavy smokers, and the ones who weren't started smoking heavily in the mountains because the only thing they had plenty of was cigarettes. Only 5 of the 16 survivors were members of the team, some of the others had previous medical conditions, and one is called 'Fat Francois' (btw he had to be sedated to return to Uruguay after the rescue, and has never got on a plane since). That's why they say 'it wasn't a matter of physical strength, in the Andes if you lost hope, you died'. Most of the survivors give conferences around the world telling their survival story. Thirty years after the accident, they realised that their mission was to help people by sharing their heartwrenching experience, and saying that if they could, anyone can overcome the mountain(s) all of us have in our life. And they also give interviews, especially for the Latin American media.

[@lindyt3942]

@ErikE_ apparently most of the survivors were NOT rugby players - they were regular people who were friends and acquaintances of the rugby players or they had bought tickets since the plane had some empty seats. A lot of the rugby players actually ended up dying until apparently 5 out of the 16 (not sure if 16 or more) survivors were rugby players.

[@muanpuii6419]

The most inspiring thing here for me was the moment they heard that search parties would no longer search for them so they were like “If the world wont find us,then we will” really heart warming.

[@lordalessan]

Carlitos Paez is actually the son of a artist and had an upper-class background. He always noted that he never lifted a finger his whole life, even had breakfast in bed and his own nanny. The crash thrusted him to grow up and he clearly rose to the occasion when he sewed the sleeping bags, contributing to the survival of those who walked out of the mountains.

[@sameermehta9745]

This story was told by my school teacher 20 years back and I still remember it.

[@user-vl6ro1yq3g]

WHY TF WOULD YOU BE MAD AT PEOPLE FOR NOT WANTING TO DIE

[@jarritos-br6ym]

I know right

[@boostergold20]

How CAN SOMEBODY DISLIKE THE VIDEO WHEN IT HASNT EVEN BEEN UP LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH THE WHOLE THING

[@petrikallio2485]

same thing that people give a movie or series rating of 10 or 0 before watching it

[@AJ-jd5je]

JustCall Me Earth there's always gonna be dislike on a video no matter what

[@jeez123]

These people are called haters

[@CarlosSanchez-en6mr]

JustCall Me Earth I don’t even understand how people can even dislike any video, I cant imagine anybody actually giving a like or dislike on every video they watch The only video I have ever actually hit the dislike button on is the 2018 KZbin rewind

[@humphrey-7094]

Bots

[@shirleyjackson3749]

This is now one of my favorite KZbin channels

[@Schwizinberg]

The fact that two of them have conquered one of the local mountains before ANYONE ELSE IN HISTORY while looking for the escape route is just unbelievable. They used their bare hands to dig into the snow to climb it, with no winter clothing, no gear and especially no energy. By the way depicting them wearing jackets or gloves is false, all they had were clothes they wore during flight (until some of their runners rached the back part of the plane where luggage was)

[@erikallen3804]

I am severely disappointed in the people that turned on the group when they confessed that they turned to cannibalism. They had no food! Eventhough it’s a tough and depressing decision, they HAD to eat their friends to survive. Matter of fact, the only person who did die was the one guy that didn’t resort to cannibalism. I know it’s a tough choice, but sometimes you have to eat other people to survive.

[@hokagesama5669]

@jaydon new man that’s what you say right now but if you were in their situation your thoughts would be different

[@patorishiadesu9973]

Yes, maybe I'll do the same if I'm on their situation.

[@ostrich696]

@@hokagesama5669 that doesn’t mean that none of the survivors were traumatized though

[@justthatgirl-ct4jo]

@Summer Kimberly If you are ever starving you'll think differently. I was in a situation where I had nothing but water for 5 or 6 days, and my mind started obsessing over food. I actually considered setting a trap in the yard and eating whatever was in it. I've never killed anything in my life, but I swear at that time, I could have ate a cat or dog. I managed to hold out until I was able to get away, but a few more days, I wouldn't have been able to control myself. There's very few people that would be able to deny food in any form when they are starving. I was there for 5-6 days. It was probably around day 4 that I seriously started obsessing.

[@foolishgoose453]

@@hokagesama5669 Well, my psyche is quite weak so I would've probably took an easy way out in that situation.

[@Ali-Adamantium]

The soul is more powerful then the body. Humankind can survive beyond its limits

[@koonga796]

The brain but whuteva

[@FreddyChoppins]

You're not surviving anything stranded in the mountains in below freezing temperatures with nothing edible within a 25-mile radius.

[@thattastedpurple4246]

@@FreddyChoppins You just saw a video of people who survived that :)

[@mr.basketball4238]

Frédéric Chopin you literally just watched a video of them trekking 37 miles in harsh conditions to get to civilization 😑

[@thefancasthub6862]

Frédéric Chopin please be joking you literally just saw them able to do that. The human body truly makes you fill its Limited and fragile but you are strong 💪 nothing can beat your mind. YOU are the only person to beat your mind because no one controls it

[@nathannoll6145]

The fact that they tried to eat leather something that has little to no nutritional value and like he said would probably poison them instead of resulting to cannibalism shows that they obviously didn’t want to do it as most of us would. Survival is tough and it’s even worse when you don’t have any food to be honest they Shouldn’t have even made it out of there at all

[@intentionexp976]

Never question a man who had been pushed to the limits of his existence 🤚

[@alvaro761991]

I remember when reading the book : They ate the pilot first as it was his fault that they crashed. lol

[@vidvidvid2012]

Alvaro Olaechea it’s because they don’t know them.

[@adrianaw4011]

Alvaro Olaechea which book did you read?

[@alvaro761991]

@@adrianaw4011 I had to survive

[@cookingsauce8274]

They obviously would start eating the pilots first bc they aren't their friends.

[@adrianaw4011]

I read "A Sociedade da Neve" (in Portuguese), prior to reading the book, all I knew about the story is that they ate people. What I loved about the book though was the fact that this is not the main topic, it was a means to survival, and this is what the book focused on, the individuals and survival. Amazing book!

[@RIPToNateDoggIHadToRegulate]

If I die, you can hollow out my body and make a skin suit. To keep you entertained while waiting for rescue. You're welcome.

[@greenamogus]

thx

[@hajimehinata7113]

Xande I will t-bag you

[@monsiuersmartypants3391]

wouldnt be the first time i was inside you

[@crispcracker8739]

Thanks man

[@--------352]

@@monsiuersmartypants3391 phrasing

[@kkDaddy]

This movie is incredible. Watxh the interviews of the survivors befor you watch it. The human body is truly amazing.

[@emilysaenz8832]

It’s crazy I fall asleep to so many of your videos, and I just listened to a podcast about this whole situation and I come to watch more videos about it, and I’ve already watched this apparently😂😂

[@Emma.S.]

The real thing is, nobody knows if we’d turn to cannibalism to survive. That’s the last resort, and we cannot be sure of our actions until we’re in the moment.

[@taylorlangley900]

I always wondered what human meat taste like.

[@tamarasmith9060]

@@matthewj1997 😂 Actually, human supposedly tastes most like pork, which is why it is called "long pig". Didn't you ever watch Fried Green Tomatoes?

[@pinkegg3179]

I know I'd turn for sure. Probably start the arm which is the least gross.

[@sydney5126]

as soon as you said it was friday the 13th i knew they were toast

[@mianicole8205]

sydney jackson burnt toast

[@alimohsin496]

Fire toast

[@Danilium]

Weird thing, in Latin Countries the unlucky one is Tuesday the 13th...

[@BrandonCockridge18]

They had to pretend their friends were toast.

[@potatoesareneat746]

Your not going to believe me when I tell you I was born on Friday the 13.

[@scott9294]

I was already familiar with the story but hats off to all of the survivors. It must have been an experience that the rest of us can't even comprehend. Absolute courage and the will to survive went a long way. As horrible as it sounds, I don't see why eating the bodies is so taboo to some people, when the only other option is starvation you do what you have to. Hope that the survivors have never had to endure any more misery in their lives.

[@morphine231]

I'm so angry on those public who accused them of being cannibalistic monsters.. they were just trying to survive and they just ate people who died long back 😣

[@cryo596]

They made an amazing movie about in the 90s it’s called “Alive”. It gives a more in depth visual look to the loss, choices, and physical toll they all took.

[@1000xtati]

but the documentary is better

[@GuadalupeMendoza6119]

I saw the movie, was very real!

[@GuadalupeMendoza6119]

I saw the movie. Was very hard to see some parts of the movie, well, that was for me.

[@bluesira]

@@1000xtati and the book even better

[@vjo6158]

Very inaccurate though, not supported by the survivors. I recommend "La sociedad de la nieve" (documentary)

[@kitty2960]

Well it’s a pretty unforgettable weekend if you ask me🤷‍♂️

[@kitty2960]

King Kong he says it in the intro himself

[@dogs4life217]

@King Kong 72 days is hardly 3 months but yeah, still extremely a lot.

[@cmark7278]

@@dogs4life217 imagine coming back to school

[@stefanpigford6891]

One red Boi hahahaha 😂💯✔️

[@--------352]

@@kitty2960 but this noi is yellow not red

[@MegaSnippezz]

An absolutely phenomenal story. Life always writes the best.

[@SnoBlobber]

For some extra info: the 36 (i think there was) men & woman had all headed out on a trip for football on Friday the 13th (no joke - i watched a news documentary about it and one of the men that actually survived the crash said they left on Friday the 13th) They were Italian men. One guy, who I believe was called Nando, lost both his mother and sister in the crash. on the second day, two planes flews over the Andes but none saw the survivors.

[@PabloCostaDiPasca]

Everything is correct Blo b, except that it was rugby and from Uruguay