OnewasnamedVesnaVlaovic, whosurvivedfallingover 10,000 m outof a planeafter a bombhadgoneoff.
I alreadymadeanentirevideoabouther, whichyoucouldwatchlater.
Sothisvideoisabouttheothersurvivor, a womannamedGiulianaKoepka.
Andthisisherstory.
OnChristmasEve, 1971 a groupof 86 passengerswerewaitingaround, frustratedinsideoftheairportinLima, Peru.
TheywerewaitingtogetonboardLonzaFlight 508 thatwasdepartingtowardsPucallpa, Peru, anditwasrunningsevenhourslatebehindschedule.
EverybodywaitingaroundwaseagertomakeitbackhomebeforeChristmasthefollowingday, includingthesixcrewmemberswhowouldbeservicingtheflightintotalthatmadefor 92 peoplethatweregoingtobeonboard, whoalljustwantedtomakeitbackbyChristmasDay, a factthatwasnotlostonthemanagementatLonza.
SodespiteknowingthattherewasgoingtobesomeprettyroughthunderstormsalongtheflightpathtowardsPucallpathatwouldthreatenthesafetyoftheflight, themanagementatLonzapushedtheflightaheadanywaytomeetthetightholidaydeadline, whichwouldultimatelyprovedtobecomeoneofthemostdisastrousdecisionsthat a companyhasevermade.
Andsureenough, just a fewminutesaftertakeoffwithall 92 peopleonboard, theplaneenteredinto a violentthunderstorm 6400 m abovesealevelandbegantostruggle.
GiulianaCocawasonly a 17 yearoldgirlwhowassittingin a middleseatontheflightalongsidehermother.
Butshewasneverabletomakecontactwithanyofthemthroughthedensecanopyofthejungle, andafterwalkingsomedistance, sheeventuallydiscovered a creekthatshedecidedtoewaydowntowardswhatshehopedwouldeventuallybecivilizationsomewhere.
Itwasherfirstsignofactualcivilizationinthepast 10 days, andshediscovered a pathnearbythatledto a crudelittlehutclosebyinthejungle, whereshefound a motorand a leaderofgasolinethinkingquickly, shepouredthegasolineintothedeepwoundonherrightarm, whichhadbecomeinfestedwithmaggots.
Lonzaitself a companywhichalreadyhad a terriblereputationevenbeforethedisasterofFlight 508 wentoutofbusinessjust 11 daysafterthecrashtookplace.
Ironically, ontheexactsamedaythatGiulianaCocowasrescued, thePeruviangovernmentcitedthatintentionalflightinto a hazardousconditionswastheprimarycauseforthecrash.
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