The real-life plane crash in the Andes that inspired 'Alive!' and 'Society of the Snow' Story by thedailydigest.com • 1mo. 1 / 28. More for You.

Álvaro Mangino Schmid, one of the 16 survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash, passed away in Montevideo just one day before his 71st birthday due to respiratory issues from pneumonia.

Álvaro could do little for this society at first. After the crash, he had been trapped beneath the twisted seats. When they got him out he saw his left leg, beneath the knee, was completely loose.