Juliane Koepcke's story will have you questioning any recent complaint you've made. This woman was the sole survivor of a plane crash in 1971. After the plane went down, she continued to survive in the AMAZON RAINFOREST among hundreds and hundreds of predators. It took 11 days for her to be rescued and when you hear what Julianne faced within those 11 days, you will be a changed human.
When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke
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1998. Wings of Hope. Directed by Werner Herzog. Performed by Juliane Koepcke.
Koepcke, Juliane, and Beate Rygiert. 2011. When I Fell From the Sky: the True Story of One Woman's Miraculous Survival. Translated by Ross Benjamin. Green Bay, WI: TitleTown Publishing, LLC.
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United Press. 1948. "2 Britons Among 30 Dead In Colombian Air Crash." New York Times, December 16: 16.
Wigg, Richard. 1972. "Girl's ordeal starts a jungle search." The Times, January 6: 5.
Williams, Sally. 2012. "The woman who fell to earth." Daily Telegraph, March 17.
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