Who was the 17 year old girl who survived the plane crash?
Juliane Koepcke (LANSA Flight 508) One of the most unbelievable plane crashes with one survivor involves the story of Juliane Koepcke. She was only 17 years old when LANSA Flight 508, a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, crashed into the Amazon Rainforest. Based on the miraculous true story of 17 year old Juliane Koepcke, who, on Christmas Eve 1972 was the sole survivor of a plane explosion over the Amazon jungle. Juliane, still strapped to her seat, fell two miles until the canopy of the jungle saved her fall. Her 11 day ordeal that followed is the journey we take.