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SGT Carlos Roque González

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SGT Carlos Roque González

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29 Oct 1972 (aged 24)
Departamento de Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina
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Carlos Roque González served as a Sergeant in the Uruguayan Air Force, specializing as an aircraft mechanic on the Fairchild 571. He was the sole surviving crew member on the tragic Andes expedition after the plane crash, managing to endure the first night despite disorientation and incoherent speech.

Regrettably, Carlos Roque succumbed to the avalanche on October 29, 1972, at the age of 24, which buried the plane's fuselage. His son later reached out to survivors seeking insights into his father's mountain experiences.

In the 2023 film "The Society of Snow," directed by J.A. Bayona, actor Emanuel Parga portrays the character of Carlos Roque.
Carlos Roque González served as a Sergeant in the Uruguayan Air Force, specializing as an aircraft mechanic on the Fairchild 571. He was the sole surviving crew member on the tragic Andes expedition after the plane crash, managing to endure the first night despite disorientation and incoherent speech.

Regrettably, Carlos Roque succumbed to the avalanche on October 29, 1972, at the age of 24, which buried the plane's fuselage. His son later reached out to survivors seeking insights into his father's mountain experiences.

In the 2023 film "The Society of Snow," directed by J.A. Bayona, actor Emanuel Parga portrays the character of Carlos Roque.

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