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Off the Trails

125: Flight 571 - The Price of Survival

Off the Trails · Oct 29, 2025 · 1:03:35

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It should have been a quick flight, just a few hours across the Andes Mountains from Uruguay to Chile. Onboard were members of a rugby team, and many of their friends, and family. Spirits were high, the mood light. But as they crossed into the mountains cloud cover dropped visibility to almost nothing. What would happen next would end or define the lives of the 45 people on board.

Victims 

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Sources 
Rare Historical Photos Britannica Wikipedia BBC All Thats Interesting Mental Floss ABC News Find a Grave


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