How many players survived that were not on the plane during the marshall plane crash?

In the aftermath of the 1972 Andes flight disaster involving the Uruguayan Rugby team, 16 out of the 45 passengers and crew survived the crash, but they were all aboard the plane. No players or individuals associated with the team survived who were not on the flight. The survivors faced extreme conditions and made the harrowing decision to resort to cannibalism to stay alive until their rescue.