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Episode 10: The Andes Survivors

Episode 10: The Andes Survivors

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In 1972 a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the Andes. With no rescue coming, their only chance was to save themselves.

This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners.

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SOURCES:
Alive (book) by Piers Paul Read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160403-andes-uruguay-rugby-cannibal-plane-crash-canessa-ngbooktalk
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/09/731044367/story-of-the-1972-andes-plane-crash-in-out-of-the-silence

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