Daniel Fernandez Straush, one of the 16 survivors died

Daniel Fernandez StartochIt is known that he is one of the 16 young men Snow community They survived the plane crash in the Andes Mountains in 1972, and died on Thursday, May 8 in Montevo at the age of 79.

Fernández Strauch was part of a group of passengers who She managed to survive for 72 days in harsh circumstancesAfter a plane accident in the middle of the Andes.

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News of his death It was confirmed by relatives and the generation of farewell messages Either in Uruguay and in other countries.

Reactions after the death of Daniel Fernandez Straush

Spanish director Ja Bayuna, who brought the accident date to the cinema in Snow communityHe said goodbye to a message on social networks.

“Daniel left, but not before he fights it, as he did throughout his life, for example,” he wrote, highlighting his strength and role in history.

Bayona also remembered that Fernández Strauch had a very complex task through The days that passed in the mountain.

“On the mountain, he had to assume a very difficult role,” he said, referring to his role in distributing food to the survivors of the accident.

For his part, journalist and writer Pablo Ferisiand The author of the book on which the film is based, He confirmed the death of Agence France -Presse.

“I was sick for a long time,” he said, although he did not give more details.

The story of Daniel Fernandez Straush on the mountain

In 1972, when the accident occurred, Daniel was 26 years old. I traveled with the members of the other rugby team The Old Christians Club and its relatives. In the mountain rangeAlong with their cousins, Eduardo and Edolfo Strachuch, took over the difficult task of organizing food among the survivors.

In an interview, France Presse gave in 2023, Daniel admitted that this was “the most terrifying task For everyone.

The group, which faces hunger and cold, He had to make extremist decisions to survive, andNCLUDING consumption of the human body. In total, 29 people died as a result of the accident.

Fernández Strauch was an agricultural expert by the profession and became the fourth survivor of the “Andes Mountain Miracle” that dies. In front of him, they died Javier Methol in 2015, Jose Luis Ingarta in 2023 and Varu Mangino in March 2025.

Faro Mangino Schmid, another of the young people who lived the tragedy, He recently died, on March 30.

The news has been shared by Old Christian Cluband The team to which both belong.

“Stella Maris College and the Old Christian Club, the depth of deep pain in the departure of Alvaro Mangino Schmid,” the Foundation published on their social networks.

Farewell the actor who explained him

Francisco Romero, who played the role of Daniel Fernandez Straush In the movie Snow communityAlso join the farewell messages. Through Instagram, share a picture with the real Fernensez Strauch and wrote:

“Daniel, how difficult it is to find words. Thank you for sharing your amazing story and the story of your friends and all of us.

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