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Juliane Koepcke; the Sole Survivor

July 07, 2024 • Courtney and her cool friends • Season 4 • Episode 12

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Have you heard about Juliane Koepcke? At only 17 years old, she became the sole survivor of one of the worst aviation disasters. Juliane Koepcke was aboard LANSA Flight 508 on December 24, 1971 when it was struck by lightning, causing her to plummet 10,000 feet to the Amazon rainforest below. The plane was enroute from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru. Juliane was flying with her mother the day after graduating, making their way to her parents' research area in the Amazon.
After the plane was struck by lightning and torn apart, Juliane awoke still in her seat with severe injuries. Somehow, she not only survived the fall, but was the only passenger to survive the upcoming days.
Listen in for this short and sweet story of survival that would honestly be a featured story on Beyond Belief that I would assume was fabricated.