Anotorious real-life 1972 plane crash in the Andesis the inspiration behind the new Netflix adventure drama "Society of the Snow." The disaster happened on Oct. 13, 1972, when Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which was carrying an Uruguayan rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, ...
The story of the team’s experience has been told, most notably in the 1993 movie “Alive,” but this film is different because viewers are taken to the real site of the crash, mirroring what really happened. Nineteen people survived more than two months after the plane went down.TODAY “...
The plane crash disaster occurred on 13 October 1972. It involved Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, a chartered flight with 45 people on board. Those on board included a rugby union team, their loved ones, and associates. The disaster was dubbed the Miracle of the Andes following the rescue o...