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After living for two months in the Andes mountains of Chile, Fernando Parrado has a drink of water Friday, December 22, 1972 at Los Maitenes, Chile

Video. Chile plane crash survivor recalls the 'Miracle of the Andes'

Updated: 09/01/2024 - 10:21 GMT+1

To mark the release of Juan Antonio Bayona's new film 'Society of the Snow' Euronews Culture revisits Fernando Parrado, a survivor of the 1972 'Miracle of the Andes' plane crash to discuss the chilling pact he and fellow passengers made to stay alive.

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