Flight 571 facts
While investigating facts about Flight 571, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Uraguay flight 571 crashed in the Andes in the 70s; survivors waited 2 months for help, all while being forced to eat the raw flesh of dead passengers. Two men walked 10 days and 40 miles through the mountain to safety
The survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash mutually agreed that if they died, the others could use their bodies for sustenance. At the beginning they only managed to eat skin and muscles, but in the end they also ate hearts and brains.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 6 of the best facts about Flight 571 I managed to collect.
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In 1972 when Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes mountains killing 29 of the 45 aboard, passenger Eduardo Stauch survived but his wallet was thrown from the plane. In 2005, a man from Colorado named Ricardo Peña found it and returned it to him with money and papers intact.
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Survivors of the Uruguayan Flight 571 in 1972 resorted to cannibalism to survive 72 days before being rescued.
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About the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Crash and the things the passengers had to do in order to stay alive.
