The Astonishing Survival Story of Juliane Koepcke: The Teen Who Fell 10,000 Feet and Lived

On December 24, 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke survived a harrowing plane crash when LANSA Flight 508 was struck by lightning over the Peruvian jungle. Ejected from the fuselage during freefall, Koepcke miraculously lived, making her story one of the most incredible survival tales in aviation history.