A survivor of the Andean tragedy is accused of molesting two women

In recent hours, Roberto Canessa, survivor of the Andean tragedy, was accused of harassing two women during a conference he gave in Mexico. Pictures of the moment went viral on the networks and users devastated the former Uruguayan rugby player.

The cardiologist who spent 72 days in the Valley of Tears after the plane crashed into the mountain range on October 13, 1972, spoke about what happened. “Nothing important. Hug,” she said, without providing further details.

Andean tragedy survivor Roberto Canessa has been accused of groping women during an event in Mexico. The scandal exploded on the networks after several video clips spread in which he appeared hugging two young men and moving his hand until he touched their tails.

“I really admired Roberto Canessa until this terrible experience at the time of the photo,” user @renatarmza wrote in a message on X (formerly Twitter). In the video, Kanisa, 71, is seen sitting in a blue chair on stage hugging a young woman wearing shorts at the peak of her train to take a photo.

This record was not the only one. “More than just inspiration, I was disappointed in this guy who, when taking the photo, put his hands on all the girls,” said another user, with a video of Kanisa clearly showing him touching a woman's butt. Jeans, who approached her to ask for a picture, after hugging her on stage.

According to the Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, the cardiologist refused to make statements to the aforementioned media about the controversy that broke out on social networks, because he confirmed that users were acting in “bad faith.” However, he highlighted the “dozens of letters and letters of gratitude” received by those who attended the various talks he gave in the Aztec country.

Canessa dedicated his life to telling his story and the story of 15 other comrades who remained in the fuselage of the plane for 72 days, in temperatures reaching minus 30 degrees, and were forced by desperation to eat the flesh of dead passengers in order to survive. Furthermore, the recent release of the Netflix film The Snow Society has impacted both those who already knew the shocking story and new generations.

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