Morbid
Episode 630: Fan Favorite: The Unbelievable Survival Tale of Juliane Koepcke
Mon, 23 Dec 2024
This episode is a fan favorite that was originally published as Episode 476. We hope that you have a happy and safe holiday! 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 KoepckeList of books to help with fear of flying OR just education on flying and flying mechanics! Cockpit Confidential by Patrick SmithSoar by Tom BunnThank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support!ReferencesBBC. 2012. Juliane Koepcke: How I survived a plane crash. March 24. Accessed November 30, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17476615.1998. 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.New York Times. 1951. "Colombia Plane Crashes: 27 killed when Lansa Craft Falls." New York Times, March 22: 13.—. 1970. "Peru panel studies crash fatal to 99." New York Times, April 13: 2.—. 1971. "Plane Carrying 93 Missing Over the Mountains of Peru." New York Times, December 25: 20.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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Who is Juliane Koepcke and why is her survival story remarkable?
I can see the whole aisle to the cockpit, which is below me. People are screaming in panic, shrill cries for help. The roar, this is the part that I was like, oh, the roar of the plummeting turbines, which I will hear again and again in my dreams, engulfs me. This part gets me every time.
The last thing she heard, which she said was clear as glass over everything, was her mother saying quietly and calmly, now it's all over. Oh my God, how chilling. And immediately afterwards, the plane went into a sharp nosedive right after she said that. And she said, she said, the turbines, I couldn't hear them. I couldn't hear anyone else screaming. I just heard my mother say, now it's all over.
Oh my God.
I am literally, my entire body is lit up. I am covered in chills.
Oh my God. And to hear your mom say that.
Now it's all over.
And your badass mom who you have seen face everything in this world and do everything she could.
Not even to cry it. Just calm. Not even to yell it. Just quietly and calmly say, now it's all over.
A lot of people say that, like, the moment before you realize you're about to die, it's weirdly calm.
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