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Just 16 young men survived the 1972 Andes plane crash, but in the weeks that followed, they resorted to desperate measures to stay alive in the snowy mountains after the search mission was called off

Just 16 young men survived a catastrophic plane crash in the Andes in 1972, later dubbed the 'Miracle of the Andes', after they went to extreme lengths including cannibalism

When a Uruguayan plane carrying 45 passengers crashed into the remote Andes mountains in 1972, survivors were forced to resort to cannibalism in a desperate attempt to stay alive

Only 16 out of 45 passengers managed to survive the 1972 crash and faced a grueling 72-day wait before their eventual rescue

The 16 survivors of Flight 571, which was set to take a team of amateur rugby players and their supporters to Chile, reunited to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their grisly ordeal.

THE survivors of a plane crash over the Andes in 1972 who were forced to resort to cannibalism to stay alive have said they "got used to eating human

The 50th anniversary marking the crash and survival of 16 passengers from Uruguayan Flight 571 was marked by them recounting what it was like to eat human flesh.