>> this is "nightline." >> tonight, subway death. protest after jordan neely's funeral. >> a citizen was allowed to be the judge, the jury and executioner. >> his choke hold death causing a national debate. >> anybody who has ridden the subway may come into contact with someone who is having a mental health episode. >> a family member speaking to abc news. plus, prisoners of the snow. inside the plane crash that captivated the world.

>> i could not believe we were crashing. death was my next chapter. >> the survivors left without food, facing death, making an unimaginable choice. the story inspiring the hit series yellow jackets. >> what do you think really happened out there? >> the first-hand accounts of their fight for survival 50 years later and remembering jim brown, a legend and civil rights activists. and a acid reducer that relieves occasional heartburn all day. other brands can't do both. pepcid complete.

>> we begin tonight with a new york story. a man who died on a subway train who was homeless, struggling with mental illness and allegedly being disruptive. another passenger put him in a choke hold, causing his death. today, his

>> people get ready. there's a train coming. don't need no baggage. slot to thisto remembergrf, th. >> you did not die for nothing. >> if you will permit me. >> jordan neely laid to rest after being choked to death on a subway by a fellow passenger. >> a citizen was allowed to be the judge, the jury, and the executioner. >> they put their arms around all of us. all of us had the right to live. >> he was a subway performer that struggled with mental

illness. he lived on the streets of new york city. his death sparking outrage. >> no one has the right to take the life of another person. >> triggering >> because people are constantly given this narrative that people are dangerous, people think they can take matters into their own hands. it is the lifeblood of the subway. we want to do it safely. >> it was may 31st when he stepped into a northbound asked train. >> there were accounts that said he had been acting aggressively

towards passengers and other passengers felt they were under threat. >> he spoke with the violent language. >> he had not become violent and had not threatened anyone in particular. according to the d.a., daniel penny approached him from behind, placed him in a choke hold, taking him down to the ground, holding him forsera. he stopp moving and he continued to hold him. police questioned penny and he told officers he wasn't trying to hurt him but only hold him until police arrived. after questioning, he was released. >> i would have ordered the same thing that happened here. that is what usually happens in these situations.

you don't know because you don't have all of the information. >> prosecutors have been trying to identify everyone who may have been involved. it is possible additional criminal charges may be filed. >> jordan was sweet. he liked to be loved and he loved people he was very friendly. >> his great aunt helped raise him after his mother died. she said her nephew struggled but found joy performing around the city as a michael jackson impersonator. >> did the family have a sense of where he was physically and mentally? >> not to my knowledge. >> i would not consider him homeless. he just liked to be out.

he had aunts and uncles. >> he was on a task force in charge of reaching out to most at risk residents. neely had been arrested more than 40 times. some of those incidents were assaults. >> you have illness, criminality. they don't connect all the time. it does mean you have to survive on your own. >> daniel penny surrendered to authorities nearly two weeks after the incident. >> dealing with the situation with the sort of integrity and honor that is characteristic of

who he is, is honorable service in the united states marine corps. >> he was charged with manslaughter in the second degree. >> they don't think daniel penny set out to kill him. they thought it was reckless to put him in that choke hold and maintain it for so long. >> he earned several in a statement, the law firm says he stepped in to protect himself and fellow new yorkers, going on to say he risked his own life and safety for the good of his fellow passengers. >> anyone who rides the subway has come into contact with someone having a mental health episode. the mass majority of those people do not pose a threat.

>> anthony can understand how passengers might feel. he encounters people in crisis daily. >> we met him back in december. he said the work is personal, sharing past struggles with mental illness. >> i know what it is like to live in the street, to go without a shower, food, a place to stay. as someone who was depressed and they are saying more acutely. >> part of the job includes responding to calls aboutas man. he assesses the individual and tries to isolate them. >> you are talking to them, everything is good and they try to punch you in the face.

>> if de-escalation fails, he calls for police for back up. he sees many of the same people stuck in a cycle of crisis and a revolving door of care. services are provided as a temporary fix. we brought somebody to the hospital and three hours later they were in the street again and we picked them up and brought them to a different hospital because we hoped that hospital would treat them. that was not the case because they were out that night again. >> 160,000 bed deficit. the number of psychiatric beds available declined by nearly

2,000 since 2014. regardless of what resources may have been available to help, his death was preventable. >> if you are afforded the opportunity to remove yourself from the situation, and do that, call 911. don't take it upon yourself to try and mitigate someone who was having an episode. >> daniel penny is free on bond and is expected to plead not guilty. he is already garnering support to pay for his legal battle. >> what do you hope happens with this case? >> i hope he goes to jerry and spend some time in prison. if he walks away with it, it will make him a hero. >> prisoners of the snow.

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>> what would you do to survive if you were trapped in the andes mountains without food or water, facing death. the men beat -- the members rugby team did that and inspired yellow jackets. they detail their ordeal to stay

alive. >> survival fascinates people because people ask themselves how would i react in a situation like this one. what i find some special features in my character that would allow me to survive or i would collapse and die. i was 21 years old when the crash happened in the andes mountains in 1972. >> before the crash, i was a student and now i have grands grandsons. they ask how grandpa climbed the mountains to save his friends. amica,nefhealvanizings of the t. >> most of the boys were between

19, 21, 22. they shared a common background, from a higher class society. >> rugby bonds you tight to your team, like playing football without pads. it is a violent and brutal spo sport. >> they were going to fly over the andes, play this expedition. it was going to be fun, low pressure. the mood on the airplane is great, a party atmosphere, everybody is excited. >> i recall my friend hitting me, look. i looked through the window and saw clouds. i saw the rocks and a mountain

going by. from that moment is the moment of impact, two or three seconds left, not more than that. >> we hit the mountains and we were crashing. i realized that death was next chapter. >> the accident occurred on friday 13th. on sunday, they saw two planes fly over and one of them dipped its wings >> and they pass the site of the crash and they don't realize we are there. >> so yes, there are rescue missions and they find nothing.

>> the first ten days, they would get a little chocolate or a cracker with a little bit of fish. a capful of wine. >> hunger is the worst fear a human being can have. not knowing when you are going to eat again is horrible. >> they realize they are going to die quickly without food. >> you will never understand the deep anxiety of hunger until you feel your body fueling itself. and you feel it, consuming yourself. >> the subject is raised, if we are not rescued, what are we going to do about food? >> the only thing we have left is to eat the bodies of our friends and that was difficult. we solve them.

we started to realize it was the only way if we wanted to live. we could overcome the taboo, but my body, it was very >> giving your life or your friend, there is nothing more beautiful than that. >> it was so hard to eat the flesh of your friends, but you get used to it. at last, we just eat it like we were eating rice or chicken. >> it would be the most talked about the thing about their survival and to this day, they feel burdened by the quality of the conversation, but there was no other way. >> i can assure you and everybody watching that being in

that place in that moment, on that plane crash, they would have done the same thing. >> for more on their story of survival and escape, you can watch prisoners of the snow here on abc monday night. coming up, remembering jim brown, a trailblazer on and off the gridiron. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis keeps flaring, put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable, i got rapid symptom relief with rinvoq. and left bathroom urgency behind. check. when uc got in my way, i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when my gastro saw damage, rinvoq helped visibly repair the colon lining. check. rapid symptom relief. lasting, steroid-free remission. and a chance to visibly repair the colon lining. check. check. and check.

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>> remembering the life and legacy of jim brown. >> he was an nfl unstoppable running back for the cleveland browns. helping them win their last nfl title in 1964, retiring while in his prime to become an actor. he was famous for his power. after the 1965 season, considered the greatest football player of all time, he would retire. >> i exhausted my ability to play football. i didn't want to play anymore. when i left, it was cool. >> he would star in 30 films. any given sunday in the late 90s, and there would be significant in drama.

he was accused of multiple incidents of assaultving in the end, his talent on the field remained unquestioned. his number, 32, retired by the team. he would say it is important to give back. >> you have to enjoy quality of life and put something back into society. >> our thanks to david. that is "nightline" for this evening. we will see you here same time