Daniel Fernández Strauch, survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash, dies at 79
Fellow survivor Zerbino said, 'In the mountains, he was a bulwark. A great friend, always positive.'
One of the Fairchild Hiller FH-227B aircraft used in the production of the 1993 film "Alive", painted to appear as the aircraft involved in the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)