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The earliest known female sole survivor is Linda McDonald. On 5 September 1936, she survived a Skyways sightseeing plane crash near Pittsburgh that killed nine other people, including her boyfriend. She was 17 at the time. [2] The youngest sole survivor is Chanayuth Nim-anong, who on 3 September 1997, survived a crash when he was just 14 months ...
Flight 85, a Boeing 707, was hijacked to Rome; all 47 on board survived. [60] December 2, 1969 Flight 54, a Boeing 707, was flying over Omaha, Nebraska when it was hijacked to Cuba; all 28 on board survived. [61] January 8, 1970 Flight 802, a Boeing 707 was hijacked to Beirut where the hijacker surrendered; all 20 on board survived. [62] June 4 ...
The sole four people who survived a Japan Airlines crash in 1985 were seated in the aft section when the plane slammed into a mountainside. 520 others died.
Survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash including Dr. Roberto Canessa amid a new Netflix movie "Society of the Snow" that recounts their ordeal including eating human flesh to stay alive.
The two men lived there alone and survived on coconuts, fish, and seabirds, exactly as the boys did back in 1965. In summer 2020, Cerezo released a documentary of his experience with Kolo and a book detailing the 15-month ordeal of the castaways.
One of the sole remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack that launched World War II disobeyed orders and fought back. Now 100 years old, he continues to share his stories.
Vesna Vulović was born in Belgrade on 3 January 1950. [1] [2] Her father was a businessman and her mother was a fitness instructor. [2]Driven by her love of the Beatles, Vulović travelled to the United Kingdom after completing her first year of university, hoping to improve her English language skills.
The incredible feat took 19 days to complete – and seven years of preparation. The duo used only their hands and feet, with ropes designed only to catch them when they fell.