For the first time ever, the hero of Uruguayan Flight 571, Nando Parrado, tells his story in its entirety. ![]() ![]() Against all odds one man led an expedition into the mountains in a desperate attempt to reach civilization. Fighting just to stay alive, hope was a cruel mirage in a landscape that offered nothing but despair and death. Trapped in the sub-zero degree temperatures for over 72 days, the survivors faced circumstances that no human should ever have to endure. But for 16 survivors, including 20 year-old Nando Parrado, what they experienced was worse than death. ![]() ![]() For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. On Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains.
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