Alayna

Yeah. And he said when he opened his eyes, he saw several of his friends' faces who were gathered around him. And that's when he saw that they were surrounded by the wreckage. He was like, what the fuck is going on? So he's like, okay, the plane crashed. And they explained it to him. They said several passengers didn't make it. And they said, unfortunately, including Nando's mother, Eugenia.

Yeah. And he said when he opened his eyes, he saw several of his friends' faces who were gathered around him. And that's when he saw that they were surrounded by the wreckage. He was like, what the fuck is going on? So he's like, okay, the plane crashed. And they explained it to him. They said several passengers didn't make it. And they said, unfortunately, including Nando's mother, Eugenia.

And his best friend, Panchito Abal. And his sister, Susie, was very injured and was laying nearby on the floor of the cockpit.

And his best friend, Panchito Abal. And his sister, Susie, was very injured and was laying nearby on the floor of the cockpit.

Like his whole family's there.

Like his whole family's there.

And Nando remembered crawling over to where she was laying on the floor and curling up beside her. And he said, I stayed with her. I melted snow with my mouth and gave her water because we didn't have anything. We didn't have cups. Oh, my God.

And Nando remembered crawling over to where she was laying on the floor and curling up beside her. And he said, I stayed with her. I melted snow with my mouth and gave her water because we didn't have anything. We didn't have cups. Oh, my God.

He melted snow in his mouth to give to his dying sister.

He melted snow in his mouth to give to his dying sister.

Like, I was just like, damn, Nando. And unfortunately, Susie would die from her injuries on the eighth day. Oh, my God. And Nando said that he had a lot. Like, later is when it really hit. Like, because he said what he said later was that he learned that at those moments, my brain didn't react to anything that was outside survival. I couldn't cry. I didn't feel sorrow. You're in shock.

Like, I was just like, damn, Nando. And unfortunately, Susie would die from her injuries on the eighth day. Oh, my God. And Nando said that he had a lot. Like, later is when it really hit. Like, because he said what he said later was that he learned that at those moments, my brain didn't react to anything that was outside survival. I couldn't cry. I didn't feel sorrow. You're in shock.

And he said they buried her alongside the others that the day after she died.

And he said they buried her alongside the others that the day after she died.

Now, the next day when Nando was able to stand and kind of walk, he went outside for the first time and was overwhelmed by what he saw. He said, I saw the magnitude of the place we were in. It's immense. It's huge. And I said, fuck, this is going to be horrible. How are we going to get out of here? They won't find us here.

Now, the next day when Nando was able to stand and kind of walk, he went outside for the first time and was overwhelmed by what he saw. He said, I saw the magnitude of the place we were in. It's immense. It's huge. And I said, fuck, this is going to be horrible. How are we going to get out of here? They won't find us here.

I mean, I don't know, like, how would I don't even know how they were found. And well, and it's worse because he was right. There was very little chance of anyone having found them on that ridge because when the plane failed to arrive in Santiago, the Chilean Air Search and Rescue Service was alerted and they started searching by the air.

I mean, I don't know, like, how would I don't even know how they were found. And well, and it's worse because he was right. There was very little chance of anyone having found them on that ridge because when the plane failed to arrive in Santiago, the Chilean Air Search and Rescue Service was alerted and they started searching by the air.

But the problem was the plane had come to rest at an elevation of roughly 12,000 feet. And it was tucked into a valley, which is not very visible from the air anyway. And also the fuselage was white. So it was just blending into the snow. I didn't even think of that.

But the problem was the plane had come to rest at an elevation of roughly 12,000 feet. And it was tucked into a valley, which is not very visible from the air anyway. And also the fuselage was white. So it was just blending into the snow. I didn't even think of that.