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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
1974 non-fiction book
¡Viven! – Spanish-language edition | |
| Author | Piers Paul Read |
|---|---|
| Original title | Alive.
The Story of the Andes Survivors |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | J.B. Lippincott Company |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
Alive is a 1974 book by the British writer Piers Paul Read documenting the events of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.
Alive biography
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Main article: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Alive tells the story of an Uruguayan rugby team (who were alumni of Stella Maris College), and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.
The plane crashed into the Andes mountains on Friday 13 October 1972. Of the 45 people on the flight, only 16 survived 72 days of sub-zero temperatures.
The search went on for eight days, although bad weather prevented searching for two days.
The survivors found little food in the crashed