'Miracle in the Andes' crash survivor dies

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 29, 2023 12:08 am

MONTEVIDEO: Uruguayan Jose Luis Inciarte, one of 16 survivors of a 1972 Andean plane crash immortalized in the film 'Alive,' died in his home city of Montevideo on Thursday aged 75, a friend told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Inciarte, known fondly as 'Coche,' was part of an amateur Uruguayan rugby team flying to play a match in Chile, accompanied by family members, when their plane crashed on Oct. 13, 1972.

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