Recovering from the club's tragic plane crash late last year, Alan Ruschel vows to live life to the fullest, and cheer on the Chapecoense football team. The fairy-tale rise of Brazil's Chapecoense -- from small football club to national heroes -- was cut tragically short as the country mourned the loss of one of its most endearing sports teams. Only stewardess to survive Chapecoense plane crash 'still suffers nightmares' year after tragedy ... Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror ... out a week before the crash … Chapecoense plane crash: Brazilian football joined in mourning by rest of the world. Alan Ruschel, one of the six survivors of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of 71 passengers, was seen walking and talking in a new video from … The plane's fuselage appeared to have broken into two upon hitting the mountain top, with the nose facing downward into a steep valley. Survivor remembers Chapecoense plane crash Jump to media player One of the six survivors of the Chapecoense plane crash in which 71 people died ... Video Survivor remembers Chapecoense plane crash.