![]() Parrado will share that love story and detail his experience in the Andes during a public presentation Monday, Aug. I tell young people all the time, when you are alone and dying on the top of a mountain, you do not miss your car or your stereo - you miss the loving embrace of your family.” “It is considered by many to be the greatest survival story of all time, but really, it is a love story,” Parrado said. Parrado’s mother and sister were among those who died. More than a quarter of the passengers died in the crash, others succumbed to cold and injuries, and another eight were killed in an avalanche that swept over their shelter. Of the 45 people aboard the charter flight when it took off from Montevideo, Uruguay, only Parrado and 15 others survived the whole ordeal. ![]() On the 10th day, he and Canessa came across a man on a horse, which ultimately led to the group’s rescue after 72 days stranded in the Andes. ![]() “Those were the most intense days,” Parrado recalled. ![]()
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