This week the girls cover the story of A Fairchild plane carrying a Rugby Club which crashed into an Andes mountaintop. Stuck in freezing conditions with no rescue in sight, the survivors resorted to extreme measures to stay alive. The girls also pose some intimate questions as well as discuss the dangers of peer pressure.
This week the girls cover the story of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountains. The plane was Fairchild twin-engine turboprop carrying the Old Christians Rugby Club from Montevideo to Santiago when bad weather forced it to land in Mendoza, Argentina. The team and their supporters spent the night exploring Mendoza before attempting the journey across the Andes. Despite warnings of dangerous turbulence, the pilots decided to proceed. However, the plane crashed into a snow-covered glacier in the Andes, leaving 32 survivors in dire conditions. With no help on the way and facing extreme cold and hunger, the survivors endured unimaginable hardship. They eventually faced the grim decision to resort to cannibalism to survive, as their struggle continued amidst the harsh environment.
Sources: Miracle In the Andes by Nando Parrado