actually almost all of the group died from the lack of food or freezing temperatures
That was the Donner Party. A group of pioneers who resorted to cannibalism to survive.
Unfortunately, yes. It was either do this or die in the wilderness.
Yes! Unfortunately, the desperate situation these pioneers found themselves in forced them to either, as gross as it may be, eat each other (the already deceased members) or die in the wilderness.
Ossian Donner died in 1957.
Margaretha Donner died in 1774.
Matthäus Donner died in 1756.
Otto Donner died in 1909.
Edward Donner died in 1934.
Anders Donner died in 1938.
William Donner died in 1953.
Patrick Donner died in 1988.
André Donner died in 1992.