Lone survivor of 1971 crash fell 2 miles (source: CNN)

Written on July 2nd, 2009 by

A Lockheed Electra turboprop flying over the Amazon rainforest on Christmas Eve in 1971 broke into pieces in midair, thrusting 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke into a free fall. She dropped 2 miles into the jungle canopy but survived with only minor injuries; t… (source: CNN) – and Stock Market News on .