Tag: Andes crash

• Friday, May 9th 2025 - 09:53 UTC

  Flight 571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch dies aged 77

  

  Uruguayan Air Force Flight #571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch died in Montevideo Thursday, aged 77. He was 26 in 1972, at the time of the accident which inspired books and film productions worldwide. He became the fourth survivor to pass away, following Javier Methol (2015), José Luis Inciarte (2023), and Álvaro Mangino (2025).

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• Monday, March 31st 2025 - 08:38 UTC

  Andes crash survivor Álvaro Mangino dies in Montevideo

  

  Álvaro Mangino Schmid, one of the 16 survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash, passed away in Montevideo just one day before his 71st birthday due to respiratory issues from pneumonia.