Juliane koepcke

When LANSA Flight 508 broke apart and fell into the Amazon, everyone on board was presumed dead. Somehow, however, there was one survivor: Juliane Koepcke.

Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian jungle when her plane was hit by lightning, she plummeted two miles to the jungle floor and survived

It was not just strong will that helped Juliane in the jungle; it was also her knowledge of wildlife and basic survival skill set that kept her going without food, shelter, or safety. #Juliane #womanempowerment #womeninbusiness #inspirationalstory

On December 24, 1971, Juliane Koepcke and her mother boarded a flight in Lima bound for Pucallpa, the city airport closest to Panguana, to visit her father for Christmas. By her own accounts, the first half of the LANSA Flight 508 was smooth and uneventful. And then they flew into a thunderstorm. A strike of lightning hit the wing of the Lockheed L-188A Electra aircraft, causing it to break apart.

For a 17-year-old girl named Juliane Koepcke, a 3km plunge to the ground was just the beginning of an incredible survival story.

Julianne Koepcke, now 58, was on a flight from the Peruvian capital of Lima to a remote jungle outpost on Christmas Eve 1971 when disaster struck.

On December 24, 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke boarded Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S.A. (LANSA) Flight 508 at the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru with her mother, Maria. She had her whole life in front of her, the two having just attended her high school graduation ball in Lima the day before, and now they

Juliane Koepcke was seventeen and desperate to get home. She had just graduated from high school in Lima, and was returning to her home in t...

These brave souls faced deadly situations head-on and lived to tell the tale.