Tuesday, 11 October 2011

A TRUE SURVIVAL STORY!!!!!- The Andes Flight Disaster.

Now this was one story that caught me wondering and thinking a lot. its so amazing how far the human will can take you. the Uruguayan Stella Marris College rugby team were going for a match in Chile when disaster struck. In the end, only 16 lived to tell the tale. The others died during the crash, in the days soon after from injuries or cold, and eight succumbed to an avalanche on the 17th day. The stranded survivors were left with no option but to eat the flesh of their dead teammates and adapt to living in the extreme conditions. The remaining men were found almost 10 weeks following the initial crash when two members went on an expedition and flagged down a passing Chilean horseman.

Read more: 
http://historyimages.blogspot.com/2009/09/survival-cannibalism-andes-flight.html

2 comments:

  1. they what!!!! ate their team mates flesh to survive???? i cant imagine the horror. wow crazy.

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  2. Anonymous17:24

    read this some years ago and i still cant believe what they did. but who can blame them?

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