'' Alive '' tells the story of a Uruguayan Rugby team ( who were alumni of Stella Maris College ( Montevideo ) ) and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which crashed into the Andes mountains on October 13 , 1972 . It was published two years after survivors of the crash were rescued
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Rugby union in Chile