Search Efforts
What arrives on December 12th?
A C-47 plane promised by the Uruguayan Air Force.
What does Paez Vilaro do to find the lost rugby players?
Mounts his own search.
What does one morning bring?
A fog bank.
How soon do Canessa and Parrado awake after a rest?
Many hours.
The helicopters climbed how many feet before reaching the summit and moving down the opposite side?
13,500 feet.
How was a democratic state created?
The Colorado party president defeated the conservative party.
What are the parents doing as Canessa and Parrado hike through the Andes?
They are busy searching.
Can airplanes be flown low in the mountain range?
No.
Who took turns sleeping in the exposed area near the opening?
The strongest among the survivors.
With whom do the survivors talk and eat?
The Andinists.
How many survivors are flown to San Fernando?
Eight.
What are the Chilean military police called?
Carabineros.
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.
What does the Air Force do to the parents?
They refuse the parents' petition.
From what does Enrique Platero suffer?
A gaping stomach wound.
How far are Canessa and Parrado from the nearest town called San Fernando?
A two day ride.
Where are the survivors brought?
Hospital: St. John of God
When do the excited passengers begin to arrive at the Carrasco airport for their departure?
October 12th
Was the information from Ponce de Leon accurate?
Yes.
Why do the parents try to locate a peasant miner?
It is rumored that he saw the crash.
Who found himself covered in snow?
Roy Harley.
For how long did the survivors watch the hikers' progress?
For as long as possible.
Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?
Want news to travel fast for the sake of their friends at the Fairchild.
What does Paez do upon receiving this news?
Runs to tell friend Rodriguez who is already on the plane.
. 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.
Back in Montevideo, how are the women feeling?
Impatient with lack of progress.
Who is among the last to be found?
Pedro Algorta and Javier Methol.
What do the boys do when they come across a paradise of sorts?
They give thanks to God and rest.
Why has Dr. Canessa not yet returned to Montevideo?
Stopped at a friend's house.
. Is it easy to slip back into the lives the men had left behind?
No.
Who is contacted when the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?
The SAR.
How does Croiset feel about the passengers?
He doubts there are survivors.
Canessa and Parrado remained at the Fairchild and attempted to do what?
To make the cockpit radio functional.
Where do the hikers take shelter?
An animal corral.
Who do the helicopters carry?
Commander, Mechanics, Nurse, Orderly, Doctor, Andean Rescue Corps
What mountains does the refined search area surround?
The Tinguiririca, Sosneado and Palomo mountains.
What is Gustavo Nicolich's role during this tragedy?
He is the organizer.
What had the men rigged?
A transistor radio.
On whom does Parrado focus?
His Father
What do the parents hear on Ponce de Leon's radio?
A snippet of conversation about a plane being found.