Andes Plane Crash

Season 1

A documentary mini-series where the 76 year-old survivor Eduardo Strauch goes back to the place of the disaster, not only explaining the accident but also revealing how 50 years after the plane crash, climate change left the mountains without snow, allowing them to find more remains of the plane that were previously covered by it.

Where to Watch Season 1

3 Episodes

Terror at 30,000 Feet
E1
Terror at 30,000 FeetAn extraordinary story of human survival against the odds. When a Uruguayan rugby team's plane crashed into the Andes Mountains, the survivors faced a shocking dilemma.
Anything to Survive
E2
Anything to SurviveIn the second episode of the remarkable true story, can the survivors find the strength to trek over such a dangerous and inhospitable mountain range?
Escape & Rescue
E3
Escape & RescueFor over a week two of the survivors walked through the mountains trying to find help, with no specialist equipment and no mountain clothes.