**SEO Title:** Juliane Koepcke: How She Survived LANSA Flight 508 and Eleven Days Alone in the Amazon
**Meta Description:** In 1971, Juliane Koepcke fell from a plane that broke apart over the Amazon. She survived the fall and eleven days in the rainforest alone — this is how.
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**Category:** Extraordinary Survival
**Thumbnail Hook:** A plane broke apart above the Amazon. A 17-year-old fell three kilometers. Then she had to find her way home.
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**Source Ledger**
*Sources consulted and their status:*
– en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LANSA_Flight_508 — Full flight details, crash cause, passenger/crew count, Koepcke’s injuries and jungle journey, rescue, total casualties, official investigation findings; read in full
– en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke — Biography, Panguana, later life, memoir, film, personal details; read in full
– en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LANSA_(Peru) — Airline history, three crashes and their dates/death tolls, operating certificate revocation; read in full
– en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panguana — Station founding, location, research output, size, legal protection status, Juliane Diller’s role; read in full
– digfir-published.macmillanusa.com/smg10e/smg10e_ch2_60.html — Attributed quotes from Koepcke, fall mechanics theories, jungle trek details, emotional aftermath, her father’s grief and reconciliation, her journey to Germany; read in full
– rarehistoricalphotos.com/juliane-koepcke-surviving-story/ — Childhood and Panguana background, crash and fall details, injuries, jungle trek including body identification scene, rescue, later life; read in full
– migflug.com/afterburner/juliane-koepcke-lansa-508-jungle-survivor/ — Background, crash, jungle trek, Werner Herzog details, rescue, later life; read in full
– thehiddenhistory.substack.com — Attributed New York Times 2021 quote (“The childhood memories have helped me”); BBC 2012 quote (“Suddenly, the noise stopped, and I was outside the plane”); crash and survival details; read in full
– professionalmoron.com/2022/09/14/wings-of-hope-herzog-documentary-1998/ — Herzog documentary details, his near-miss with Flight 508, Koepcke’s return to crash site; read in full
– snopes.com/fact-check/juliane-koepcke-plane-crash/ — Verified confirmed vs. uncertain facts; Guinness record for highest lightning death toll; disputed photograph; read in full
– the-line-up.com/juliane-koepcke — Mother’s survival and death, psychological aftermath, Koepcke’s attributed quote about haunting question; read in full