Search Efforts
Search Efforts #2
Survival
Hiking Out
The Rescue
Other
100

What arrives on December 12th?

 A C-47 plane promised by the Uruguayan Air Force.

100

What does Paez Vilaro do to find the lost rugby players?


Mounts his own search.

100

 What does one morning bring?

A fog bank.

100

How soon do Canessa and Parrado awake after a rest?

Many hours.

100

The helicopters climbed how many feet before reaching the summit and moving down the opposite side?

13,500 feet.

100

How was a democratic state created?

The Colorado party president defeated the conservative party.

200

What are the parents doing as Canessa and Parrado hike through the Andes?

They are busy searching.

200

 Can airplanes be flown low in the mountain range?

No.

200

Who took turns sleeping in the exposed area near the opening?

The strongest among the survivors.

200

 With whom do the survivors talk and eat?

The Andinists.

200

How many survivors are flown to San Fernando?

Eight.

200

What are the Chilean military police called?

Carabineros.

300

Why do the parents hire another plane to take them to Santiago?

They are unwilling to waste any more time waiting for the first plane to be fixed.

300

What does the Air Force do to the parents?

They refuse the parents' petition.

300

From what does Enrique Platero suffer?

A gaping stomach wound.

300

How far are Canessa and Parrado from the nearest town called San Fernando?

A two day ride.

300

Where are the survivors brought?


Hospital: St. John of God

300

When do the excited passengers begin to arrive at the Carrasco airport for their departure?


October 12th

400

Was the information from Ponce de Leon accurate?

Yes.

400

Why do the parents try to locate a peasant miner?

It is rumored that he saw the crash.

400

Who found himself covered in snow?

Roy Harley.

400

For how long did the survivors watch the hikers' progress?

For as long as possible.

400

Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?


Want news to travel fast for the sake of their friends at the Fairchild.

400

 What does Paez do upon receiving this news?


Runs to tell friend Rodriguez who is already on the plane.

500

. What does the record amount of snowfall in the Andes mountains do to the SAR's search?

It pushes it back from January to February.

500

Back in Montevideo, how are the women feeling?


Impatient with lack of progress.

500

Who is among the last to be found?

Pedro Algorta and Javier Methol.

500

What do the boys do when they come across a paradise of sorts?

They give thanks to God and rest.

500

Why has Dr. Canessa not yet returned to Montevideo?


Stopped at a friend's house.

500

. Is it easy to slip back into the lives the men had left behind?


No.

600

Who is contacted when the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?

The SAR.

600

How does Croiset feel about the passengers?


He doubts there are survivors.

600

Canessa and Parrado remained at the Fairchild and attempted to do what?


To make the cockpit radio functional.

600

Where do the hikers take shelter?


An animal corral.

600

Who do the helicopters carry?


Commander, Mechanics, Nurse, Orderly, Doctor, Andean Rescue Corps

700

What mountains does the refined search area surround?

The Tinguiririca, Sosneado and Palomo mountains.

700

What is Gustavo Nicolich's role during this tragedy?

He is the organizer.

700

What had the men rigged?


A transistor radio.

700

On whom does Parrado focus?


His Father

800

What do the parents hear on Ponce de Leon's radio?


A snippet of conversation about a plane being found.

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