Sign Up. +598 2 487 5808, Roberto Canessa 2016. But when they did, they had to face an awful truth. "The Triumph of Human Spirit over Adversity", "The potential that we all have is rarely fully used and although the helicopters rescued our teammates, at the same time I learned that I had to go walking to tell them where we were. Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta, M.D., (born 17 January 1953) is one of the 16 survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972, and a Uruguayan political figure. He later married Laura Surraco, and they had two sons and a daughter. Canessa was a candidate in the 1994 Uruguayan presidential elections but he failed to gain public support. After the rescue, Canessa recounted how his drive to escape from the mountains was fueled by the thought of his mother and his girlfriend. Other. Roberto Canessa survived a plane crash in the Andes and 72 days battling extreme weather, hunger and the fear of dying while stranded in a frozen mountain range. They and 17 of the other passengers were members of a Uruguayan rugby team. Roberto Canessa was a 19-year-old medical student when the plane went down. 32 personen praten hierover. Roberto Canessa was born on January 17, 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay as Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta. Dr. Roberto Canessa., is one of the 16 survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. Roberto CANESSA of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (UC) | Read 63 publications | Contact Roberto CANESSA No Pages to show. Roberto Canessa MD Roberto Canessa is known worldwide for being one of the 16 young men of a total of 45 who survived 72 days in the Andes under extreme conditions, when the plane he and his rugby teammates were in crashed into a mountain in the middle of the snow-capped Andes Cordillera. Photos. Favourites. No Pages to show. Select from premium Roberto Canessa of the highest quality. Roberto Canessa is known worldwide for being one of the 16 young men of a total of 45 who survived 72 days in the Andes under extreme conditions, when the plane he and his rugby teammates were in crashed into a mountain in the middle of the snow-capped Andes Cordillera. Duration: 2 minutes This clip is from. Join Facebook to connect with Roberto Canessa and others you may know. About: Roberto Canessa. His fianceé was Laura Surraco, the daughter of a doctor. I met a man that survived this experience, and I … Roberto Canessa, Self: Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains. Now, the 67-year-old cardiologist has vowed to take on the coronavirus pandemic in his native Uruguay by building ventilators. Dr. Roberto Canessa, Andes crash survivor His fianceé was Laura Surraco, the daughter of a doctor. When the Fairchild crashes, Friday, October 13, 1972, the Uruguayan rugby team mourns the losses of their family and friends and begins to panic. They have three children. Roberto Canessa was born on January 17, 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay as Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta. Roberto Canessa and Nando Parrado were two of the 45 passengers who boarded Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 on Friday, Oct. 13, 1972. ", Paul Harris 1722, Montevideo 11500, Uruguay, +598 2 600 7976 i expected religious belief to be the reason for his endurance, but, in fact, it was love for both his family and his girlfriend, and later wife, Laura. Roberto Canessa made history for being one of the two men who stunned the world for surviving after walking eleven days and climbing 15.000 thousand feet in the Chilean snow capped Andes Cordillera, to guide rescuers back to 14 friends still trapped in the mountains 72 days after their plane crashed. Together with Fernando Parrado, he spent 10 days trekking through the Andes in search of help for the survivors. All rights reserved. Dr. Roberto Canessa, Andes crash survivor Born in Uruguay, on January 17, 1953, Roberto Canessa is best known for being a person. Log In. 31 personen praten hierover. Between 1971 and 1979, he played eight matches with the Uruguay national rugby union team, and was also selected in 1980, for the South American Jaguars tour of South Africa. Favorite Success Quote “Don’t wait for the helicopters to rescue you ... think about the one thing that you need to do today. Other. i expected religious belief to be the reason for his endurance, but, in fact, it was love for both his family and his girlfriend, and later wife, Laura. Sign Up. I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives, “Canessa references the life-and-death decisions that prepared him to become the most delicate of doctors.… Riveting.”, “Readably inspiring from beginning to end.”, “The champion of the underdog, Canessa was the legs of those unable to climb out of the cordillera, and he is the heart of the unborn, comporting mothers facing their worst nightmares.”, “By becoming a pediatric cardiologist, he could save the lives of the truly helpless and also honor all those, both living and dead, involved in the traumatic birth of his ‘second life.’”, “This is the magnificent story of my brother (“brother”) Roberto, of his resilience, redemption and superhuman effort not to give up.”, “Canessa radiates an energy that suggests he knows more about life and death than most of us.”, “You will need this book to remind you how beautiful life is.”.